ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 5.
Aasaa, Fifth Mehl:
ਊਠਤ ਬੈਠਤ ਸੋਵਤ ਧਿਆਈਐ ॥
oothat baithat sovat Dhi-aa-ee-ai.
While standing up, and sitting down, and even while asleep, meditate on the Lord.
ਮਾਰਗਿ ਚਲਤ ਹਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਗਾਈਐ ॥੧॥
maarag chalat haray har gaa-ee-ai. ||1||
Walking on the Way, sing the Praises of the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Standing, sitting, even sleeping — meditate on the One.
Walking along the road, sing the praises of the One.
There's no moment too ordinary to remember the One — standing, sitting, even walking down the road.
Remembrance is freed from special times and places: "while standing up, and sitting down, and even while asleep," and "walking on the Way." The Name goes everywhere the body goes — there is no posture or moment from which the One is excluded (cf. Shabad 82, Shabad 121).
A Question to Sit With
What ordinary moment of your day could you fill with something good?
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