Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
By God's grace, the mind comes under control.
And so, says Nanak, the one who faces the Guru crosses the ocean of illusion.
The turn comes from grace, not from trying harder.
The shabad has named the traps: showy pilgrimage, learning caught by Maya (the pull of the world), endless scorekeeping, worry, and pride. Now it says, "By God's Grace, the mind is brought under control."
Think of a wobbly bike with a grown-up's steady hand on the seat. You still pedal, but the balance is given to you. Then the Gurmukh, the one who faces the Guru, "crosses over the ocean of Maya." The whole wide sea of the world's pull is crossed with that help.
What in you has only settled when you stopped forcing it?
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