ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਤੂੰ ਵਿਸਰਹਿ ਤਾਂ ਸਭੁ ਕੋ ਲਾਗੂ ਚੀਤਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਤਾਂ ਸੇਵਾ ॥
tooN visrahi taaN sabh ko laagoo cheet aavahi taaN sayvaa.
If I forget You, then everyone becomes my enemy. When You come to mind, then they serve me.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਕੋਊ ਦੂਜਾ ਸੂਝੈ ਸਾਚੇ ਅਲਖ ਅਭੇਵਾ ॥੧॥
avar na ko-oo doojaa soojhai saachay alakh abhayvaa. ||1||
I do not know any other at all, O True, Invisible, Inscrutable Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I forget You, everyone turns into my enemy; when You come to my mind, they all serve me.
I know no other at all, true and hidden One.
Forget the One, and the world feels like an enemy; remember, and it feels like a friend — the change is inside you.
A profound psychological truth: "if I forget You, then everyone becomes my enemy. When You come to mind, then they serve me." The outer world mirrors the inner state — a heart full of the One meets a friendly world; a heart that forgets meets a hostile one. The change is within, not without.
A Question to Sit With
Have you noticed the same people seem hostile or kind depending on your own mood?
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