ਜੇ ਕੋ ਦਰਗਹ ਬਹੁਤਾ ਬੋਲੈ ਨਾਉ ਪਵੈ ਬਾਜਾਰੀ ॥
jay ko dargeh bahutaa bolai naa-o pavai baajaaree.
He who talks on and on in the Lord's Court is known as a joker.
ਸਤਰੰਜ ਬਾਜੀ ਪਕੈ ਨਾਹੀ ਕਚੀ ਆਵੈ ਸਾਰੀ ॥੩॥
satranj baajee pakai naahee kachee aavai saaree. ||3||
He is not successful in the game of chess, and his chessmen do not reach their goal. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who just talks and talks in the Court is treated as a clown.
He loses the game of chess, and his pieces never reach home.
Clever talk is not the move that wins; arriving is.
A vivid double image: the endless talker is a joker in the True Court, and a chess-player whose pieces never reach their goal. Both say the same thing — talk is not the move that wins. The game is won by the one absorbed in the Name (the Pause), not the one with the cleverest commentary. Words are not the same as arrival.
A Question to Sit With
When is talking about something a way of avoiding actually doing it?
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