ਗੰਧਣ ਵੈਣ ਸੁਣਹਿ ਉਰਝਾਵਹਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਲੈਤ ਅਲਕਾਇਆ ॥
ganDhan vain suneh urjhaavahi naam lait alkaa-i-aa.
Listening to the evil talk, you are caught up in it, but you are hesitant to chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਿੰਦ ਚਿੰਦ ਕਉ ਬਹੁਤੁ ਉਮਾਹਿਓ ਬੂਝੀ ਉਲਟਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
nind chind ka-o bahut umaahi-o boojhee ultaa-i-aa. ||2||
You are delighted by slanderous talk; your understanding is corrupt. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Listening to evil talk, you are caught up in it, but you hesitate to chant the Name.
You delight in slander; your understanding is corrupt.
A mind fed on gossip and slander slowly grows corrupt — what you take in shapes you.
A diet that corrupts: eagerly "listening to the evil talk" and "delighted by slanderous talk," while "hesitant to chant the Naam." What we feed on shapes us — a mind fed on slander grows corrupt (cf. Shabad 101, Shabad 132).
A Question to Sit With
What do you 'feed' your mind, and what is it growing into?
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