Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 4), Salok 114 — everything becomes devotion
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who faces the Guru laughs, and the one who faces the Guru cries.
Whatever the one who faces the Guru does becomes devotion.
Whoever faces the Guru thinks deeply about the One.
Nanak says: the one who faces the Guru crosses to the other shore.
For one who faces the Guru, every part of life, laughter and tears included, becomes devotion.
Gurmukh hasai gurmukh rovai: the one turned toward the Guru laughs and cries. Saa-ee bhagat hovai: all of it is devotion. Devotion fills ordinary life, tears included. Paavai paar, crossing to the far shore, is a picture of freedom from the restless ocean of the world.
Can something as simple as laughing or crying feel meaningful to you?
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