Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 3), Salok 58 — when the restless chasing stops
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When worry and running around come to an end, then joy fills the mind.
By the Guru's grace, the soul-bride understands, and then she sleeps free of worry.
Those for whom it was written from the start meet the Guru, the Lord of the World.
Nanak says: they merge, easily and naturally, in the One, and find the One who is the highest joy.
When worry and chasing stop, joy fills the mind and the soul rests without care.
Chintaa Dhaavat reh ga-ay: worry and running about come to an end. Saa Dhan sutee nichind: the soul-bride, a picture of the soul longing for the One, sleeps free of worry.
Sahaj — natural, effortless ease — is the key word here: the soul does not fight its way to peace but sinks into it. Parmanand, "supreme bliss," is described as something merged into, not achieved. Grace is not earned by the stopping; the stopping is what lets the always-present grace be felt.
What are you running after right now, and what would it feel like to set it down for a while?
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