Salok Sehskritee, Salok 34 — Do Not Build on the Shade
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Led by a mistaken mind, people get lost in the world, which is like a mirage, like a city seen in the clouds, like the passing shade of a tree.
Clinging to family is false too. So Nanak says: I remember the Naam of the One, Raam, Raam.
The world we cling to passes like the shade of a tree, so remembering the One is the steady ground.
Marig trisnaa: a mirage, the water a thirsty deer sees in the desert that is not there. GanDharab nagran: a city seen in the clouds, gone in a moment. Darum chhaa-yaa: the shade of a tree, which moves as the sun crosses the sky. Rach durmatih: a mistaken mind builds its life on these.
Kutamb moh mith-yaa: clinging to family as if it would last forever is false too. Simrant naanak raam raam naamah: so Nanak remembers the Naam, Raam, Raam.
What is something you have built a lot of your happiness on that might be more like shade than solid ground?
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