ਤਨੁ ਧਨੁ ਥਾਪਿ ਕੀਓ ਸਭੁ ਅਪਨਾ ਕੋਮਲ ਬੰਧਨ ਬਾਂਧਿਆ ॥
tan Dhan thaap kee-o sabh apnaa komal banDhan baaNDhi-aa.
He preserves his body and wealth, and takes everything as his own; such are the subtle bonds which bind him.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦਿ ਭਏ ਜਨ ਮੁਕਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਅਰਾਧਿਆ ॥੩॥
gur parsaad bha-ay jan muktay har har naam araaDhi-aa. ||3||
By Guru's Grace, the mortal becomes liberated, meditating on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He guards his body and wealth and calls everything his own — these are the subtle bonds that tie him.
By the Guru's grace he is freed, meditating on the Name.
The chains that bind us most aren't obvious — they're the quiet habit of calling everything 'mine.'
A sharp insight into subtle bondage: the chains are not obvious — they are the quiet habit of guarding "body and wealth" and "taking everything as his own." Possessiveness binds with threads so fine we don't notice them. Grace cuts even these (cf. Shabad 129, "mine, mine").
A Question to Sit With
What 'subtle bond' of ownership might be tying you down without your noticing?
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