Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 51 — swept away without a Guru
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: those who have no Guru to guide them are washed away; there is no one to hold them up.
So stay meek and humble. Whatever the Creator does, that is what happens.
Without a Guru to guide you, the current carries you off; a humble heart rests in what the Creator does.
The nigusaanayn are those with no master, no Guru. They bahi ga-ay, are swept away, like people crossing a fast river alone. Thaanghee naahee ko-ay, there is no one to steady them.
The way through is deen gareebee aapunee: make humility your own. Then kartay ho-ay so ho-ay, whatever the Creator does comes to pass. Sikhs call this the Hukam, the flow of existence.
Think of learning to swim with a coach beside you. You still do the swimming, and someone steady is there in the water with you.
Who helps steady you when things feel like too much?
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