ਜਨਮ ਮਰਣ ਦੁਖ ਕਾਲ ਸਿਮਰਤ ਮਿਟਿ ਜਾਵਈ ॥
janam maran dukh kaal simrat mit jaav-ee.
The pains of birth, death and reincarnation are erased by meditating on the Lord.
ਨਾਨਕ ਕੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਸੋਇ ਜੋ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵਈ ॥੪॥੧੧॥੧੧੩॥
naanak kai sukh so-ay jo parabh bhaav-ee. ||4||11||113||
That alone is Nanak's joy, which is pleasing to God. ||4||11||113||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The pains of birth, death, and rebirth are erased by meditating on the One.
That alone is Nanak's joy, which is pleasing to God.
True joy is no longer getting what you want, but delighting in what pleases the One.
The close: meditation erases "the pains of birth, death and reincarnation," and Nanak's joy is redefined — "that alone is Nanak's joy, which is pleasing to God." The soul's happiness is no longer in getting what it wants but in what pleases the One. Joy aligned with the Will.
A Question to Sit With
What would it feel like for your joy and the good of the whole to be the same thing?
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