Verse 389 of 450
Salok Sheikh Farid, Salok 88 — the body that keeps barking
ਫਰੀਦਾ ਇਹੁ ਤਨੁ ਭਉਕਣਾ ਨਿਤ ਨਿਤ ਦੁਖੀਐ ਕਉਣੁ ॥
fareedaa ih tan bha-ukanaa nit nit dukhee-ai ka-un.
Fareed, this body is always barking. Who can stand this constant suffering?
ਕੰਨੀ ਬੁਜੇ ਦੇ ਰਹਾਂ ਕਿਤੀ ਵਗੈ ਪਉਣੁ ॥੮੮॥
kannee bujay day rahaaN kitee vagai pa-un. ||88||
I have put plugs in my ears; I don't care how much the wind is blowing. ||88||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Farid says: this body keeps barking for more, day after day. Who can bear this suffering?
I have put plugs in my ears; let the wind blow as hard as it likes.
Let the body's wants bark; you do not have to answer every one.
The body's endless wants can be left to bark while the mind stays still.
Ih tan bha-ukanaa: this body barks, always calling for food, comfort and more. Answering every call is its own kind of suffering, nit nit dukhee-ai, day after day.
Farid's answer is to stop listening. He plugs his ears, and the wind of wanting can blow as it likes. He does not obey it, and it no longer pushes him around.
A Question to Sit With
What is one restless want you could let bark without obeying it?
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