Raag Basant
Commentary

Raag Basant, Shabad, Mehl 5 (Guru Arjan)

Too big to figure out, and yet as close as your own heartbeat.

The Arc

The One you love most is right here with you. One glimpse, and you come alive. Remember that One, and the ache eases. Your breath and your mind rest on that One. Your life, your breath, everything you own belongs to the One. Angels and wise people have searched and searched, and the mystery stays deeper than all of them. No one can measure how big the One is. And the One lives in every heart, yours too. People who love the One are full of joy. Nothing wears them away. They stand unafraid, and they win, always. Words of praise run out fast. So ask for one gift, the Naam. At the centre, the Rahao: the One holds up your every breath, and everything you have is the One's.

Key Vocabulary

  • prabh preetam mayrai sang — the Beloved is right beside me.
  • ghat ghat rahiaa samaa-ay — pervading each and every heart.
  • jaa kay bhagat aanand mai — the One's devotees are made of joy.
  • jaachai ayk daan — begging for the one gift, the Name.

Themes and Cross-Connections

The paradox of a One too vast to grasp yet nearer than your heartbeat.

For Raag Basant

Spring as inner aliveness: 'gazing on the One, I live' — the season of a heart come awake.

Hukumnama

Subject: The One holds up your every breath Preview: a King close beside you, angels searching, a mystery in every heart, friends full of joy, one gift asked

Today: The One you love most is right here with you. One glimpse, and you come alive. Remember that One, and the ache eases. Your breath and your mind rest on that One. Your life, your breath, everything you own belongs to the One. Angels and wise people have searched and searched, and the mystery stays deeper than all of them. No one can measure how big the One is. And the One lives in every heart, yours too. People who love the One are full of joy. Nothing wears them away. They stand unafraid, and they win, always. Words of praise run out fast. So ask for one gift, the Naam.

The One holds up your every breath, and everything you have is the One's.

For today: When you take a deep breath today, remember the One who holds it up, and say thank you.

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