The Closing Saloks, Savaiye in Praise of Guru Amar Das (the bard Jaalap)
Meet the Guru, and the endless running finally stops.
The Arc
Meeting the Guru changes things. The wrongs of the whole world get washed away. Even people with great powers long for that meeting. You remember the One, and the long journey of running from thing to thing comes to rest. You find the Fearless One, and the round of coming and going is over. When you know the One, the pull in two directions stops. You stop feeling split. You take the Guru's teaching to heart. Countless treasures come just from seeing the Guru. At the center, the opening line: meeting Guru Amar Das, the wrongs of the earth are washed away.
Key Vocabulary
parsee-ai - meeting, touching
paatik - wrongs, sins
abha-o - the Fearless One
padaarath - treasures
Hukumnama
Subject: Meeting the Guru, the running stops Preview: Wrongs washed away, seekers longing, the Fearless One found, countless treasures in one sight.
Today: Meeting the Guru changes things. The wrongs of the whole world get washed away. Even people with great powers long for that meeting. You remember the One, and the long journey of running from thing to thing comes to rest. You find the Fearless One, and the round of coming and going is over. When you know the One, the pull in two directions stops. You stop feeling split. You take the Guru's teaching to heart. Countless treasures come just from seeing the Guru.
Meeting the Guru, the long journey comes to rest.
For today: Sit still for one minute today and let the running stop.
Meet the Guru, and the endless running finally stops.
The Arc
Meeting the Guru changes things. The wrongs of the whole world get washed away. Even people with great powers long for that meeting. You remember the One, and the long journey of running from thing to thing comes to rest. You find the Fearless One, and the round of coming and going is over. When you know the One, the pull in two directions stops. You stop feeling split. You take the Guru's teaching to heart. Countless treasures come just from seeing the Guru. At the center, the opening line: meeting Guru Amar Das, the wrongs of the earth are washed away.
Key Vocabulary
Hukumnama
Subject: Meeting the Guru, the running stops Preview: Wrongs washed away, seekers longing, the Fearless One found, countless treasures in one sight.
Today: Meeting the Guru changes things. The wrongs of the whole world get washed away. Even people with great powers long for that meeting. You remember the One, and the long journey of running from thing to thing comes to rest. You find the Fearless One, and the round of coming and going is over. When you know the One, the pull in two directions stops. You stop feeling split. You take the Guru's teaching to heart. Countless treasures come just from seeing the Guru.
Meeting the Guru, the long journey comes to rest.
For today: Sit still for one minute today and let the running stop.