The Closing Saloks, Savaiye Bhatt Kall in Praise of Guru Arjun, the Fifth
Remembering the One who never dies washes the mind clean.
The Arc
Remembering the One who never dies washes the mind clean. Guru Arjun was born in the house of Guru Ram Das, and the light of the Gurus before him shines in him. Where the Guru is, the restless mind settles and is satisfied. Fear breaks apart, and other people's pain lifts away, like shade on a hot day. The Guru stays joined with the One in the middle of busy work and power. He sees the same Unseen One in thousands of faces. Empty pools fill to overflowing. The Naam is a boat and a bridge across a wild ocean. At the Guru's door, you need nothing else. At the center, the opening line: I remember the One who never moves and never dies, and the dirt of a twisted mind washes away.
Key Vocabulary
achal - unmoving, the One who never shifts
bhagat jog - the way of loving devotion
paaras - the stone that turns iron to gold
bohithaa - a boat
naam - the Naam, the presence of the One kept close
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One and the mind comes clean Preview: A child born in Guru Ram Das's house, empty pools filled, a spear and a flag, a boat and a bridge.
Today: Remembering the One who never dies washes the mind clean. Guru Arjun was born in the house of Guru Ram Das, and the light of the Gurus before him shines in him. Where the Guru is, the restless mind settles and is satisfied. Fear breaks apart, and other people's pain lifts away, like shade on a hot day. The Guru stays joined with the One in the middle of busy work and power. He sees the same Unseen One in thousands of faces. Empty pools fill to overflowing. The Naam is a boat and a bridge across a wild ocean. At the Guru's door, you need nothing else.
Remembering the One, close to the Guru, fills a life until nothing more is needed.
For today: Take one quiet minute to remember the One before the day gets busy.
Remembering the One who never dies washes the mind clean.
The Arc
Remembering the One who never dies washes the mind clean. Guru Arjun was born in the house of Guru Ram Das, and the light of the Gurus before him shines in him. Where the Guru is, the restless mind settles and is satisfied. Fear breaks apart, and other people's pain lifts away, like shade on a hot day. The Guru stays joined with the One in the middle of busy work and power. He sees the same Unseen One in thousands of faces. Empty pools fill to overflowing. The Naam is a boat and a bridge across a wild ocean. At the Guru's door, you need nothing else. At the center, the opening line: I remember the One who never moves and never dies, and the dirt of a twisted mind washes away.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One and the mind comes clean Preview: A child born in Guru Ram Das's house, empty pools filled, a spear and a flag, a boat and a bridge.
Today: Remembering the One who never dies washes the mind clean. Guru Arjun was born in the house of Guru Ram Das, and the light of the Gurus before him shines in him. Where the Guru is, the restless mind settles and is satisfied. Fear breaks apart, and other people's pain lifts away, like shade on a hot day. The Guru stays joined with the One in the middle of busy work and power. He sees the same Unseen One in thousands of faces. Empty pools fill to overflowing. The Naam is a boat and a bridge across a wild ocean. At the Guru's door, you need nothing else.
Remembering the One, close to the Guru, fills a life until nothing more is needed.
For today: Take one quiet minute to remember the One before the day gets busy.