ਆਸਾ ਮਹਲਾ ੧ ॥
aasaa mehlaa 1.
Aasaa, First Mehl:
ਨਿਵਿ ਨਿਵਿ ਪਾਇ ਲਗਉ ਗੁਰ ਅਪੁਨੇ ਆਤਮ ਰਾਮੁ ਨਿਹਾਰਿਆ ॥
niv niv paa-ay laga-o gur apunay aatam raam nihaari-aa.
Bowing down, again and again, I fall at the Feet of my Guru; through Him, I have seen the Lord, the Divine Self, within.
ਕਰਤ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਹਰਿ ਰਵਿਆ ਹਿਰਦੈ ਦੇਖਿ ਬੀਚਾਰਿਆ ॥੧॥
karat beechaar hirdai har ravi-aa hirdai daykh beechaari-aa. ||1||
Through contemplation and meditation, the Lord dwells within the heart; see this, and understand. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Bowing low, again and again, I fall at my Guru's feet; through the Guru I have seen the One, the very Self, within me.
Through reflection and meditation, the One comes to live in the heart — see this for yourself, and understand.
Through the Guru you can see the One living inside you, as your own deepest self.
The destination is interior and personal: "I have seen the Lord, the Divine Self, within." Not a vision of something far off, but the recognition of the One as one's own deepest Self. And the verb is insistent — "see this, and understand": Nanak wants experience, not belief on his say-so.
A Question to Sit With
What is the difference between believing something and seeing it for yourself?
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