Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let truth and contentment be the two cymbals you clap. Let the steady sense of the One's presence be your ankle-bells.
Let your music be the melting-away of the feeling that you are separate.
So dance — in love — and let your whole self keep the beat.
The sweetest music is the feeling of being separate melting away.
Guru Nanak keeps turning each part of the dance inward. Sat santokh vajeh du-ay taal — let truth and contentment be your two cymbals. Let the steady sense of the One's presence be your ankle bells.
Raag naad nahee doojaa bhaa-o — let your music be the end of doojaa bhaa-o, the feeling of "two," of being cut off from the One. Think of a choir where each voice at first sounds alone. When they blend, you hear one song instead of many singers. The deepest music, in other words, is haumai, the proud "me," quieting down.
When do you most feel connected rather than separate — and what does that feel like?
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