Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 152 — a home on the shore of stillness

ਕਬੀਰ ਗੰਗ ਜਮੁਨ ਕੇ ਅੰਤਰੇ ਸਹਜ ਸੁੰਨ ਕੇ ਘਾਟ ॥

kabeer gang jamun kay antray sahj sunn kay ghaat.

Kabir, between the Ganges and Jamunaa Rivers, on the shore of Celestial Silence,

ਤਹਾ ਕਬੀਰੈ ਮਟੁ ਕੀਆ ਖੋਜਤ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨ ਬਾਟ ॥੧੫੨॥

tahaa kabeerai mat kee-aa khojat mun jan baat. ||152||

there, Kabir has made his home. The silent sages and the humble servants of the Lord search for the way to get there. ||152||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Kabir says: between the Ganges and the Jamuna rivers, on the shore of deep, easy stillness,

there Kabir has made his home. The silent sages and the One's humble servants search for the way there.

There is a still place inside where the heart can rest.

The deeper layer

Deep inside there is a still place, and Kabir has made his home there.

Gang jamun kay antray: between the Ganges and the Jamuna, two holy rivers of India. Yogis used these river names for two channels of breath, so the place between them is inside a person, a picture of meditation.

Sahj sunn kay ghaat: the shore of sahj, natural ease, and sunn, deep silence. Khojat mun jan baat: the sages are still looking for the road there.

A Question to Sit With

When do you feel most quiet and settled inside?

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI

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