ਜੀਵਤ ਜੋ ਮਰੈ ਹਾਂ ॥
jeevat jo marai haaN.
One who is dead while yet alive,
ਦੁਤਰੁ ਸੋ ਤਰੈ ਹਾਂ ॥
dutar so tarai haaN.
crosses over the terrifying world-ocean.
ਸਭ ਕੀ ਰੇਨੁ ਹੋਇ ਹਾਂ ॥
sabh kee rayn ho-ay haaN.
One who becomes the dust of all
ਨਿਰਭਉ ਕਹਉ ਸੋਇ ਹਾਂ ॥
nirbha-o kaha-o so-ay haaN.
- he alone is called fearless.
ਮਿਟੇ ਅੰਦੇਸਿਆ ਹਾਂ ॥
mitay andaysi-aa haaN.
His anxieties are removed
ਸੰਤ ਉਪਦੇਸਿਆ ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨਾ ॥੧॥
sant updaysi-aa mayray manaa. ||1||
by the Teachings of the Saints, O my mind. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
One who is dead while yet alive crosses the terrifying world-ocean.
One who becomes the dust of all is alone called fearless; his anxieties are removed by the Teachings of the Saints, O my mind.
The bravest soul is the humblest — having nothing to defend, it has nothing to fear.
Two paradoxes joined: jeevat marnaa ("dead while yet alive" crosses the ocean) and a striking definition of courage — "one who becomes the dust of all... is called fearless." The lowest, most humble soul is the bravest; having nothing to defend, it has nothing to fear.
A Question to Sit With
How might humility make a person fearless rather than weak?
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