Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 210
Verse 5 of 5

When the Enemies Inside Are Gone, So Are the Outside

ਨਾ ਕੋ ਦੁਸਮਨੁ ਦੋਖੀਆ ਨਾਹੀ ਕੋ ਮੰਦਾ ॥
naa ko dusman dokhee-aa naahee ko mandaa.
I have no enemies and no adversaries; no one is wicked to me.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਸੇਵਾ ਸੇਵਕੋ ਨਾਨਕ ਖਸਮੈ ਬੰਦਾ ॥੪॥੧੭॥੧੧੯॥
gur kee sayvaa sayvko naanak khasmai bandaa. ||4||17||119||
That servant, who performs the Lord's service, O Nanak, is the slave of the Lord Master. ||4||17||119||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I have no enemies and no adversaries; no one is wicked to me.

That servant who performs the Lord's service, O Nanak, is the slave of the Master.

When the enemies inside you are gone, you find you have no enemies outside either.
The deeper layer

A beautiful fruit of the cleared mind: "I have no enemies... no one is wicked to me." When the inner enemies are gone and the One is seen in all, the outer world holds no enemies either — there is no one left to oppose (cf. Shabad 140, Shabad 153).

A Question to Sit With

Could the 'enemies' you see outside be reflections of something inside?

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