Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 208
Verse 2 of 5

Give Everything to the One and You Begin to Shine

ਜੀਅ ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਮੇਰਾ ਧਨੋ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਕੀ ਮਨੀਆ ॥
jee-a paraan mayraa Dhano saahib kee manee-aa.
I surrender my soul, my breath of life, and my wealth, to my Lord Master.
ਨਾਮਿ ਜਿਸੈ ਕੈ ਊਜਲੀ ਤਿਸੁ ਦਾਸੀ ਗਨੀਆ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
naam jisai kai oojlee tis daasee ganee-aa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Through His Name, I become radiant; I am known as His slave. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I surrender my soul, my breath, and my wealth to my Master.

Through His Name I become radiant; I am known as His slave.

Give everything to the One, and you begin to shine.
The deeper layer

Total surrender — "soul, breath of life, and wealth" — and the result is radiance: "through His Name, I become radiant." Giving everything away to the One, the soul shines.

A Question to Sit With

What might shine in you if you stopped holding so tightly?

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