ਜਿਨਿ ਜੀਉ ਪਿੰਡੁ ਦਿਤਾ ਤਿਸੁ ਚੇਤਹਿ ਨਾਹਿ ॥
jin jee-o pind ditaa tis cheeteh naahi.
He blessed you with body and soul, but you do not even think of Him.
ਮੜੀ ਮਸਾਣੀ ਮੂੜੇ ਜੋਗੁ ਨਾਹਿ ॥੯॥
marhee masaanee moorhay jog naahi. ||9||
You fool! Visiting graves and cremation grounds is not Yoga. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One gave you your body and your life, yet you do not even think of the One.
Foolish friend, wandering among graves and cremation grounds is not Yoga.
Remembering the Giver, right where you are, is the path — not holy-looking places.
The One gave you body and life, and remembering the Giver is the path, wherever you are.
Jin jeeo pind ditaa tis cheeteh naahi — the One gave body and soul, yet is forgotten. Marhee masaanee... jog naahi: haunting graves and cremation grounds is not union. Another rejection of external religious performance in favor of remembrance.
A Question to Sit With
How could you remember something important right where you are, without going anywhere special?
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