Salok Sehskritee, Salok 31 — The Same to Friend and Foe
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The saints are patient and gentle. Friend and enemy are the same to them.
Nanak says: it is all the same to them, whether someone offers them every kind of food, or speaks badly of them, or comes at them with weapons.
A heart rooted in the One keeps a calm that other people cannot shake.
It describes good people as patient and kind. To them, friend and foe are the same. Someone may offer them a feast. Someone may say bad things about them. Someone may even threaten them. Their peace stays steady.
Think of a lake with a deep, still middle. Wind may ripple the top, but the deep water stays calm. That is sahaj, a steady, easy peace inside.
This calm is about the inside: other people's words and deeds cannot take it away. Keeping calm inside and keeping yourself safe go together.
Whose mood or words tend to knock you off balance? What might help your calm depend less on them?
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