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Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 102 — let body and wealth go
ਕਬੀਰ ਰਾਮੁ ਨ ਛੋਡੀਐ ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਜਾਇ ਤ ਜਾਉ ॥
kabeer raam na chhodee-ai tan Dhan jaa-ay ta jaa-o.
Kabir, do not abandon the Lord; your body and wealth shall go, so let them go.
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਚਿਤੁ ਬੇਧਿਆ ਰਾਮਹਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਉ ॥੧੦੨॥
charan kamal chit bayDhi-aa raameh naam samaa-o. ||102||
My consciousness is pierced by the Lord's Lotus Feet; I am absorbed in the Name of the Lord. ||102||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: do not let go of Raam, the One. If your body and wealth go, let them go.
My mind is pierced by the One's lotus feet; I am absorbed in Raam's Naam.
Let passing things pass, and hold on to the One.
Hold on to the One, even if everything else slips away.
Raam na chhodee-ai: do not let go of Raam. Tan dhan jaa-ay ta jaa-o: if body and wealth go, let them go.
Charan kamal chit baydhi-aa: the mind is pierced by the lotus feet, the gentle, loving presence of the One, the way an arrow of love goes straight to the heart. Raameh naam samaa-o: Kabir is absorbed in Raam's Naam.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you hold on to what matters most?
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