Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 70 — the wooden pot goes on the fire once
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: I did not meditate on the Lord; that is the big bad habit that has stuck to me.
The body is a wooden pot; once it has been on the fire, it cannot go back on again.
This life is a one-time chance to remember the One.
Raam na dhi-aa-i-o, I did not meditate on the One. Motee laagee khor, a big bad habit has taken hold. Kabir speaks as anyone who keeps putting it off.
Kaa-i-aa haandee kaath kee: the body is a pot made of wood. A wooden pot can sit on the fire once; naa oh charhai bahor, it cannot go on a second time. This life comes once.
Think of a birthday candle. It burns once, and you make your wish while it is lit.
What matters most that you keep meaning to get to later?
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