Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 3), Salok 54 — what the wise carry inside
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The manmukhs — those who follow only their own wants — are deaf and blind; a fire of wanting lives inside them.
They do not understand the Guru's Bani; the Word does not light them up.
They do not know what is inside themselves, and they do not trust the Guru's Word.
Inside the wise is the Guru's Word; they stay tuned to the One every day, always blossoming.
The One protects the honor of the wise; I would give myself for them, always.
Nanak says: I am the servant of those Gurmukhs who serve the One.
A heart full of the fire of wanting cannot hear the Word; a heart that holds the Word keeps blossoming.
Manmukh means the mind turned toward its own separateness; gurmukh means the mind turned toward the light of the teaching. Being "deaf and blind" here is not about the body but about a heart closed to what is right in front of it. The "fire" is trishna, the restless craving that is never satisfied. Vigaas — blossoming — is the natural state of a mind that rests in love.
When has wanting something so badly made you miss something wonderful right in front of you?
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