Sikhism·Raag Aasaa·Shabad 275
Verse 4 of 9

Nothing Blocks the One Moving With the Flow

ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸੰਤੋਖੀਆ ਸੇਵਾ ਸਚੁ ਸਾਈ ॥
ahinis naam santokhee-aa sayvaa sach saa-ee.
Day and night, remain content with the Naam, the Name of the Lord; that is the true service.
ਤਾ ਕਉ ਬਿਘਨੁ ਨ ਲਾਗਈ ਚਾਲੈ ਹੁਕਮਿ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
taa ka-o bighan na laag-ee chaalai hukam rajaa-ee. ||3||
No misfortune troubles one who follows the Command of the Lord's Will. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Day and night, stay content in the Name — that is the true service.

No obstacle stops the one who walks with the Command of His Will.

Nothing blocks the one moving with the flow — obstacles need someone pushing against them.
The deeper layer

This one says nothing blocks the one who moves with the flow.

Here true service is not a big heroic act. It is santokh, contentment. Day and night, rest happily in the Name. That is the real job.

Then comes a calm promise. No bighan, no obstacle or trouble, sticks to the one who walks with Hukam, the flow of existence, the One's Will.

Why? Not because nothing ever happens on the road. Being blocked depends on direction. A thing only gets in the way of someone pushing against the flow. Think of a river. It knocks around the swimmer who fights it. The same river carries the boat that goes with it.

A Question to Sit With

Think of a current obstacle: how much of it is the thing, and how much is your pushing?

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