Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
True, so true, is the Name — and the one who serves with a whole heart is lovingly gathered in.
A real student and a real teacher end up as one, both carrying the same light forward. Hold that light in your heart, and you melt into the One as easily as breathing.
The shabad closes on the beautiful mutuality of teacher and student: gur satgur kaa jo sikh akhaa-ay — the servant dedicates mind and body, and the Guru lovingly unites His servant with Himself. Then the landmark line, companion to the previous Chhant's 'Guru is God': the Guru's Sikh and the Sikh's Guru are one and the same — both spread the same Teachings, carry the same light. The relationship isn't a ladder with the teacher above; it's a single flame passed hand to hand until they're indistinguishable. And the merging is sahj — easy, as natural as breathing. Love, given fully, dissolves even the distance between student and guide.
Who has passed something important to you that you now carry forward yourself?
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