ਮਨੁ ਚੰਚਲੁ ਬਿਧਿ ਨਾਹੀ ਜਾਣੈ ॥
man chanchal biDh naahee jaanai.
The fickle mind does not know the way.
ਮਨਮੁਖਿ ਮੈਲਾ ਸਬਦੁ ਨ ਪਛਾਣੈ ॥
manmukh mailaa sabad na pachhaanai.
The filthy self-willed manmukh does not understand the Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਵਖਾਣੈ ॥੮॥
gurmukh nirmal naam vakhaanai. ||8||
The Gurmukh chants the Immaculate Naam. ||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The fickle mind does not know the way; the filthy self-willed one does not understand the Word.
The Gurmukh chants the Immaculate Name.
It comes down to which way the mind faces — toward itself, or toward the One.
The contrast: the "fickle mind" and the "self-willed manmukh" miss the way and the Word, while "the Gurmukh chants the Immaculate Naam." The difference is orientation — which way the mind faces.
A Question to Sit With
Which way is your mind facing most of the time?
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