Verse 22 of 152
Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 1), Salok 22 — Worshipping in the Dark
ਗਿਆਨ ਹੀਣੰ ਅਗਿਆਨ ਪੂਜਾ ॥
gi-aan heenaN agi-aan poojaa.
Without spiritual wisdom, the people worship ignorance.
ਅੰਧ ਵਰਤਾਵਾ ਭਾਉ ਦੂਜਾ ॥੨੨॥
anDh vartaavaa bhaa-o doojaa. ||22||
They grope in the darkness, in the love of duality. ||22||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without wisdom, people worship ignorance.
They grope in the dark, loving something other than the One.
Without wisdom we honor empty things and grope in the dark.
Without wisdom, people end up honoring what is empty and feeling their way in the dark.
Agi-aan poojaa: without wisdom, ignorance is what gets worshipped. AnDh vartaavaa bhaa-o doojaa: they move about blind, in bhaa-o doojaa, love for something other than the One. Gi-aan, wisdom, is the light that would end the groping.
A Question to Sit With
Have you ever admired something a lot and later found it was not worth it once you understood it better?
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