Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 4), Salok 129 — the sickness the holy Friend heals
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who turn away from the One carry the sickness of ego in their minds. Lost in doubt, these unkind people wander around.
Nanak says: this sickness goes away only by meeting the True Guru, the holy Friend.
Ego is a sickness of the mind, and meeting the True Guru heals it.
Man antar ha-umai rog: ego (ha-umai, the feeling of being a separate self) is a disease inside the mind. Saakat durjanaa: people cut off from the One, who act badly. They wander, bharam bhoolay, lost in doubt.
Naanak rog gavaa-ay: the sickness goes away. The cure is meeting satgur saadhoo sajnaa, the True Guru, the holy Friend. Healing comes through a friendship.
How does being around a good friend change the way you feel?
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