Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 5), Salok 134 — having the One is having everything
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I have the One, I have tens of thousands. Without the One, people like me go begging from door to door.
O Brahmin, your life has passed by for nothing; you have forgotten the One who made you.
Having the One is having everything; forgetting the One who made you lets a life slip by for nothing.
Jaa moo ik ta lakh: when I have the One, I have a hundred thousand. Without the One, a person goes from door to door, asking.
The second line speaks to a baaman, a Brahmin, a priest of that time. The words are aimed at a hollow life, one that forgets jin keeto, the One who made it, and anyone of any faith can hear them. A life is full when it remembers its Maker.
What is something that makes you feel “rich” even when it costs nothing?
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