ਆਸਾਵਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
aasaavaree mehlaa 5.
Aasaavaree, Fifth Mehl:
ਮਨਸਾ ਏਕ ਮਾਨਿ ਹਾਂ ॥
mansaa ayk maan haaN.
Cherish one desire only:
ਗੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਨੇਤ ਧਿਆਨਿ ਹਾਂ ॥
gur si-o nayt Dhi-aan haaN.
meditate continually on the Guru.
ਦ੍ਰਿੜੁ ਸੰਤ ਮੰਤ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਹਾਂ ॥
darirh sant mant gi-aan haaN.
Install the wisdom of the Saints' Mantra.
ਸੇਵਾ ਗੁਰ ਚਰਾਨਿ ਹਾਂ ॥
sayvaa gur charaan haaN.
Serve the Feet of the Guru,
ਤਉ ਮਿਲੀਐ ਗੁਰ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾਨਿ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
ta-o milee-ai gur kirpaan mayray manaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
and you shall meet Him, by Guru's Grace, O my mind. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Cherish one desire only: meditate continually on the Guru.
Install the wisdom of the Saints' Mantra; serve the Guru's Feet, and by grace you shall meet Him, O my mind.
Gather all your scattered wants into one desire — to meditate on what is true.
The Pause distills the spiritual life to one desire: "cherish one desire only: meditate continually on the Guru." The scattered, many-wanting mind is gathered to a single point. From that one desire, served and by grace, comes the meeting.
A Question to Sit With
If you could keep only one desire, what would you want it to be?
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