The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Amar Das (the bard Jaalap)
One heart, set on the One, waking and dreaming alike.
The Arc
You read about the One. You hold the One in your mind and know the One and only One. Your eyes look for the One, and your words speak of the One. You know no other place to rest. In your dreams the One is there, and when you wake up, the One is still there. At seventy-one, Guru Amar Das set out toward the One who never wears away. The One takes a hundred thousand forms and cannot be seen. You can only call it One. So you long for the One and trust the One alone. At the center, the opening line: you read about the One, hold the One in your mind, and know the One alone.
Key Vocabulary
ik - One
pachhaani-o - recognized, came to know
supan - dream
lorheh - you long for
manni-a-o - trusted, believed in
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep your heart on the One, day and night Preview: Eyes and words on the One, the One in dreams and waking, a journey begun at seventy-one.
Today: You read about the One. You hold the One in your mind and know the One and only One. Your eyes look for the One, and your words speak of the One. You know no other place to rest. In your dreams the One is there, and when you wake up, the One is still there. At seventy-one, Guru Amar Das set out toward the One who never wears away. The One takes a hundred thousand forms and cannot be seen. You can only call it One. So you long for the One and trust the One alone.
Long for the One, and trust the One alone.
For today: Before you sleep tonight, take one quiet breath and remember the One.
One heart, set on the One, waking and dreaming alike.
The Arc
You read about the One. You hold the One in your mind and know the One and only One. Your eyes look for the One, and your words speak of the One. You know no other place to rest. In your dreams the One is there, and when you wake up, the One is still there. At seventy-one, Guru Amar Das set out toward the One who never wears away. The One takes a hundred thousand forms and cannot be seen. You can only call it One. So you long for the One and trust the One alone. At the center, the opening line: you read about the One, hold the One in your mind, and know the One alone.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Keep your heart on the One, day and night Preview: Eyes and words on the One, the One in dreams and waking, a journey begun at seventy-one.
Today: You read about the One. You hold the One in your mind and know the One and only One. Your eyes look for the One, and your words speak of the One. You know no other place to rest. In your dreams the One is there, and when you wake up, the One is still there. At seventy-one, Guru Amar Das set out toward the One who never wears away. The One takes a hundred thousand forms and cannot be seen. You can only call it One. So you long for the One and trust the One alone.
Long for the One, and trust the One alone.
For today: Before you sleep tonight, take one quiet breath and remember the One.