Verse 223 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 165 — the steep pass of the One
ਕਬੀਰ ਜਿਹ ਮਾਰਗਿ ਪੰਡਿਤ ਗਏ ਪਾਛੈ ਪਰੀ ਬਹੀਰ ॥
kabeer jih maarag pandit ga-ay paachhai paree baheer.
Kabir, the crowds follow the path which the Pandits, the religious scholars, have taken.
ਇਕ ਅਵਘਟ ਘਾਟੀ ਰਾਮ ਕੀ ਤਿਹ ਚੜਿ ਰਹਿਓ ਕਬੀਰ ॥੧੬੫॥
ik avghat ghaatee raam kee tih charh rahi-o kabeer. ||165||
There is a difficult and treacherous cliff on that path to the Lord; Kabir is climbing that cliff. ||165||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: the crowds follow behind on the road the pandits have taken.
The road to the One is a hard, steep pass, and Kabir is climbing it.
The way to the One is a steep climb away from the crowd.
The road to the One is steep, while the easy road is the one everyone follows.
Jih maarag pandit ga-ay: the road the pandits, the learned men, walked. Paachhai paree baheer: the crowd fell in behind them.
Ik avghat ghaatee raam kee: Raam's way is a steep, difficult pass. Tih charh rahi-o kabeer: Kabir is climbing it. Kabir is not scorning learning; he is choosing the harder climb of love over following the crowd.
A Question to Sit With
When have you chosen a harder path instead of following the crowd?
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