Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even a scornful person is, in their own way, playing out the part they were given.
So there's no need to hate them — just understand and move on gently.
Kabir softens any harshness with a note of understanding and non-judgment: even the mocker does as the One causes him to do — he's playing out the part and the patterns he was given, just as everyone is. This is important: it means you don't have to hate or condemn the scornful person. They aren't a villain to be defeated; they're a soul following their own conditioning, and their heart may simply not be ready yet. It connects back to the whole raag's mercy — do not call anyone bad. So the right response to the mocker isn't anger or contempt; it's a shrug of understanding — see them clearly, wish them well, and gently move on to where your energy is welcome.
How can you disagree with someone, or let them be, without deciding they're a bad person?
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