Verse 247 of 450
Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 189 — the sign of the Guru's touch
ਕਬੀਰ ਗੁਰੁ ਲਾਗਾ ਤਬ ਜਾਨੀਐ ਮਿਟੈ ਮੋਹੁ ਤਨ ਤਾਪ ॥
kabeer gur laagaa tab jaanee-ai mitai moh tan taap.
Kabir, one is known to have been touched by the Guru, only when his emotional attachment and physical illnesses are eradicated.
ਹਰਖ ਸੋਗ ਦਾਝੈ ਨਹੀ ਤਬ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਹਿ ਆਪਿ ॥੧੮੯॥
harakh sog daajhai nahee tab har aapeh aap. ||189||
He is not burned by pleasure or pain, and so he becomes the Lord Himself. ||189||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: you know the Guru has touched someone when their clinging and the fever of the body are gone.
Joy and sorrow no longer burn them, and then they become one with the One.
The Guru's touch shows as a calm heart, steady in joy and sorrow.
The sign that the Guru has touched someone is that clinging and inner fever fall away.
Gur laagaa tab jaanee-ai: you know the Guru has touched someone when mitai moh tan taap, clinging and the body's fever are wiped away. Harakh sog daajhai nahee: joy and sorrow no longer burn them. Tab har aapeh aap: then there is only the One.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you stay steady when things go well or badly?
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