ਸਗੁਨ ਅਪਸਗੁਨ ਤਿਸ ਕਉ ਲਗਹਿ ਜਿਸੁ ਚੀਤਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ॥
sagun apasgun tis ka-o lageh jis cheet na aavai.
Good omens and bad omens affect those who do not keep the Lord in the mind.
ਤਿਸੁ ਜਮੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵਈ ਜੋ ਹਰਿ ਪ੍ਰਭਿ ਭਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
tis jam nayrh na aavee jo har parabh bhaavai. ||2||
The Messenger of Death does not approach those who are pleasing to the Lord God. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Good omens and bad omens affect those who do not keep the One in mind.
The Messenger of Death does not approach those who are pleasing to God.
Signs and omens only rule the mind that has forgotten the One.
The omen-bound life belongs to "those who do not keep the Lord in the mind"; the soul anchored in the One is free of signs and free of death's approach. Remembrance lifts the soul out of both superstition and the fear of death.
A Question to Sit With
What rules a mind that has nothing steady to rest on?
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