Verse 204 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 146 — become a pebble on the path
ਕਬੀਰ ਰੋੜਾ ਹੋਇ ਰਹੁ ਬਾਟ ਕਾ ਤਜਿ ਮਨ ਕਾ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥
kabeer rorhaa ho-ay rahu baat kaa taj man kaa abhimaan.
Kabir, let yourself be a pebble on the path; abandon your egotistical pride.
ਐਸਾ ਕੋਈ ਦਾਸੁ ਹੋਇ ਤਾਹਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਭਗਵਾਨੁ ॥੧੪੬॥
aisaa ko-ee daas ho-ay taahi milai bhagvaan. ||146||
Such a humble slave shall meet the Lord God. ||146||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: become like a pebble on the path, and let go of your mind's pride.
Whoever becomes a humble servant like that will meet the Lord.
Set down your pride, and the One meets you.
Letting go of pride is how a person meets the One.
Rorhaa ho-ay rahu baat kaa: be a pebble lying on the road. Taj man kaa abhimaan: give up the mind's pride. Taahi milai bhagvaan: such a one meets Bhagvaan, the Lord.
This salok begins a ladder of four. Each of the next ones asks for something gentler still: dust, then water, then becoming like the One.
A Question to Sit With
Where could a little more humility help you today?
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