The Naam you carry inside is the one thing that stays with you.
The Arc
Ashes on your skin are a show on the outside. Keep the Naam close; at the very end, it helps. Ask the Guru and think it over, and you see the One everywhere. Your standing and your honor rest in the Naam. Your money and things stay behind when you leave. Quiet the five thieves inside: lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride. Hold your mind steady. Ego ties your mind like a rope, and the One sets you free. Remember the One, all the way to the end. Let the Word clear out your ego, and true union moves in. Remember the One who gave you body and breath. Open your eyes and see clearly. At the centre, the Rahao: remember the Naam, because at the very end it is the one thing that helps.
Key Vocabulary
bhasam — ashes rubbed on the body as a mark of holiness.
jog — yoga, union; the inner practice.
ik-tukee — single-line verse form.
jaat pat — caste and honor; here, all held in the Naam.
panch — the five thieves (lust, anger, greed, attachment, pride).
haumai paikharh — the hobble-rope of the separate self.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Formalism critique: external religious performance (ash-smearing, nakedness, haunting cremation grounds) is empty without inner remembrance. Caste-leveling in P3 (all worth in the Naam). True yoga as inner mastery of the five thieves and release from haumai connects to Nanak's steady inward path.
For Raag Basant
Spring is quiet here: true union moving in (P8) is an inner spring taking root once the outer show is cleared away.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the Naam; it stays with you Preview: ashes on bare skin, money left behind, five thieves, a rope of ego, wandering among graves
Today: Ashes on your skin are a show on the outside. Keep the Naam close; at the very end, it helps. Ask the Guru and think it over, and you see the One everywhere. Your standing and your honor rest in the Naam. Your money and things stay behind when you leave. Quiet the five thieves inside: lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride. Hold your mind steady. Ego ties your mind like a rope, and the One sets you free. Remember the One, all the way to the end. Let the Word clear out your ego, and true union moves in. Remember the One who gave you body and breath. Open your eyes and see clearly.
Remember the Naam; at the very end, it is what helps.
For today: Before bed tonight, say the Naam once and name one kind thing you did quietly today.
The Naam you carry inside is the one thing that stays with you.
The Arc
Ashes on your skin are a show on the outside. Keep the Naam close; at the very end, it helps. Ask the Guru and think it over, and you see the One everywhere. Your standing and your honor rest in the Naam. Your money and things stay behind when you leave. Quiet the five thieves inside: lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride. Hold your mind steady. Ego ties your mind like a rope, and the One sets you free. Remember the One, all the way to the end. Let the Word clear out your ego, and true union moves in. Remember the One who gave you body and breath. Open your eyes and see clearly. At the centre, the Rahao: remember the Naam, because at the very end it is the one thing that helps.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Formalism critique: external religious performance (ash-smearing, nakedness, haunting cremation grounds) is empty without inner remembrance. Caste-leveling in P3 (all worth in the Naam). True yoga as inner mastery of the five thieves and release from haumai connects to Nanak's steady inward path.
For Raag Basant
Spring is quiet here: true union moving in (P8) is an inner spring taking root once the outer show is cleared away.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the Naam; it stays with you Preview: ashes on bare skin, money left behind, five thieves, a rope of ego, wandering among graves
Today: Ashes on your skin are a show on the outside. Keep the Naam close; at the very end, it helps. Ask the Guru and think it over, and you see the One everywhere. Your standing and your honor rest in the Naam. Your money and things stay behind when you leave. Quiet the five thieves inside: lust, anger, greed, attachment and pride. Hold your mind steady. Ego ties your mind like a rope, and the One sets you free. Remember the One, all the way to the end. Let the Word clear out your ego, and true union moves in. Remember the One who gave you body and breath. Open your eyes and see clearly.
Remember the Naam; at the very end, it is what helps.
For today: Before bed tonight, say the Naam once and name one kind thing you did quietly today.