Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People put on all kinds of holy clothes, and still their minds find no peace.
Full of pride, they lose their honor.
Lucky are those who come to know the Word.
They bring their wandering minds back home.
Holy clothes cannot calm a mind; knowing the Word brings the wandering mind home.
Baho bhaykh karahi: wearing many kinds of religious robes. Man saa(n)t na ho-ay: the mind finds no peace. Abhimaan: pride. Sabad pachhaaniaa: coming to know the Word. Baahar jaadaa ghar meh aaniaa: the mind that runs outside is brought back home.
The robes stand for any outward show, in any tradition, including our own. Think of a puppy that keeps running out of the yard. You call it gently, and it comes home.
What settles you down when your mind is running everywhere?
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