Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Dear Lord of the World, bring me into the Sangat, so that there I can hold You in mind.
The sickness of ego is gone, and I have found peace. All on its own, I have settled into a deep, still calm with the One.
Sitting with people who remember the One heals the sickness of ego and brings a deep, easy calm.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the whole shabad. It is a prayer: gobind jee-o satsangat mayl — dear Lord of the World, join me to the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One.
Ha-umai rog ga-i-aa — the disease of ego has gone. Ha-umai is ego, the feeling of being a separate self, always asking "what about me?" Here it is a sickness to heal, the way you would care for a cold.
What comes after is sahj samaadh. Samaadh means a deep stillness of mind, and sahj means it comes naturally, without straining. Think of a glass of muddy water left alone on a table. Nobody has to scrub it. Given time, the mud settles and the water turns clear.
What is the difference between being alone and feeling lonely?
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