Salok Vaaraan Te Vadheek (Mehl 1), Salok 8 — Taming the Restless Mind
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever has the True Guru's teaching — the tiger dies, and the mind is tamed.
Whoever knows their own self meets the One, and never has to die again.
Whoever is blessed by the One's kind glance — their hand does not sink into the mud.
Nanak says: those who turn to the Guru are saved; the Guru is a lake with a bank of Truth all around.
Through the Guru's teaching the wild mind is tamed, and the One's glance keeps your hand out of the mud.
Baagh marai man maaree-ai: the tiger dies and the mind is tamed, jis satgur deekhi-aa ho-ay, for whoever has the True Guru's teaching. The tiger is the fierce, grabbing part of the mind. Aap pachhaanai har milai: whoever knows their own self meets the One, and bahurh na marnaa, is not caught in dying again.
Keecharh haath na bood-ee: the hand does not sink into the mud, for one who is aykaa nadar nihaal, made happy by the One's glance of grace. Gur sarvar sachee paal: the Guru is a lake with a bank of Truth, and inside it those who turn to the Guru are safe.
What does your mind chase after when it will not settle down, and what helps it grow calm?
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