Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
**Th** — stay clear of the mirage: the shimmering promise of things that look like they'll satisfy you but are really just a trick of the light.
It took some effort, but I've settled my mind and stopped chasing it. That great trickster that fools the whole world and swallows people's attention — I've turned the tables on it. It no longer fools me. And now my mind has found its resting place, calm at last.
The letter T'hat'ha (a soft “th”). The image is thag neeraa — the “cheating water,” a mirage: shimmering water in the desert that isn't there, Kabir's picture for Maya, the world's alluring but empty promises. Neeth neeth man kee-aa dheeraa — with patient effort the mind is steadied. Then the playful reversal: the thag (con-artist) that “devoured the whole world” gets thagi-aa — out-tricked — the moment you see through it. The illusion has no power over the eye that recognizes it as illusion. And the reward is thaur: a place to rest, the mind's peace. Note the warmth — this isn't self-blame for having been fooled; it's the relief of finally seeing clearly.
What's something that looked amazing from far away but turned out to be less than it promised up close?
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