Clear the fog of all-about-me, and you find the root you grew from — the One present in everyone.
The Arc
A shabad about finding the root. It is easy to live without ever knowing the source you grew from, or even yourself, when a fog of doubt and ego gets in the way. But the One is like a parent, the source you belong to and can always return to — and even with empty hands, you can ask to be carried through, and the answer is yes. Everything that begins and ends flows from the same One, so nothing that comes or goes need frighten you. Those colored through with the Name carry a visible calm, at peace even in restless times. And when you look for the way across life's rough water, only one comes: the true teacher's word, which carries you gently to the far side.
Key Vocabulary
mool na boojhai — not knowing the root or source (mool).
ahan manee — the ego-fog (haumai) that blocks clear seeing.
nirgunee — 'without merit,' rendered as empty-handedness met with a welcoming yes.
opat parla-o — arising and dissolving, both from the One.
tareeai gur bachnee — crossing over by the teacher's word.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Knowing the root and the self; the One as the ground of all rising and resting.
For Raag Basant
A quieter Hindol close to the M5 set, resolving into the teacher's carrying word.
Translation Notes
'The mortal does not know himself, engrossed in ego' rendered as a fog to clear, not a sin. 'Unworthy, but save me anyway' rendered as empty-handedness welcomed. 'Creation and destruction' rendered as rising and resting, dropping dread; the world-ocean crossed gently.
Clear the fog of all-about-me, and you find the root you grew from — the One present in everyone.
The Arc
A shabad about finding the root. It is easy to live without ever knowing the source you grew from, or even yourself, when a fog of doubt and ego gets in the way. But the One is like a parent, the source you belong to and can always return to — and even with empty hands, you can ask to be carried through, and the answer is yes. Everything that begins and ends flows from the same One, so nothing that comes or goes need frighten you. Those colored through with the Name carry a visible calm, at peace even in restless times. And when you look for the way across life's rough water, only one comes: the true teacher's word, which carries you gently to the far side.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Knowing the root and the self; the One as the ground of all rising and resting.
For Raag Basant
A quieter Hindol close to the M5 set, resolving into the teacher's carrying word.
Translation Notes
'The mortal does not know himself, engrossed in ego' rendered as a fog to clear, not a sin. 'Unworthy, but save me anyway' rendered as empty-handedness welcomed. 'Creation and destruction' rendered as rising and resting, dropping dread; the world-ocean crossed gently.