Any of us — in any role — can be lulled asleep by our own pride.
The Arc
Anyone can doze off inside. Yogis, families, scholars, people in holy robes. Ego puts you to sleep. The shine of the world makes you dizzy, and while you drift, your peace gets stolen. Stay awake, and nothing gets taken. Meeting the True Guru wakes you up. Wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride lose their grip. Awake people think about what is true. They let their own pride go and hurt no one. They know the One and serve only the One. Anyone, from any group, can wake up like this and step free. Wisdom works like a soothing balm for your eyes. At the centre, the Rahao: dizzy with Maya you fall asleep, and whoever stays awake is not robbed.
Key Vocabulary
ahankaar — ego; the sleep that spares no role.
panch doot — the five thieves (desire, anger, greed, attachment, pride).
aap marai avraa nah maarai — subdue only the self, harm no other.
gi-aan anjan — the soothing eye-ointment of spiritual wisdom.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Awake/asleep pairs with Shabad 8's outer-form critique; all-castes-can-wake continues Shabad 9's leveling; the awake-yet-gentle ethic mirrors Shabad 12's no-looking-down.
For Raag Bhairao
A dawn raag whose very theme is waking — ending on light applied to the eyes.
Hukumnama
Subject: Stay awake, and no one can rob you Preview: yogis and scholars asleep, the wine of Maya, five thieves at the door, a soothing ointment for the eyes.
Today: Anyone can doze off inside. Yogis, families, scholars, people in holy robes. Ego puts you to sleep. The shine of the world makes you dizzy, and while you drift, your peace gets stolen. Stay awake, and nothing gets taken. Meeting the True Guru wakes you up. Wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride lose their grip. Awake people think about what is true. They let their own pride go and hurt no one. They know the One and serve only the One. Anyone, from any group, can wake up like this and step free. Wisdom works like a soothing balm for your eyes.
Stay awake inside, and nothing can rob you of your peace.
For today: Put your phone in another room for one hour and notice what you see and hear.
Any of us — in any role — can be lulled asleep by our own pride.
The Arc
Anyone can doze off inside. Yogis, families, scholars, people in holy robes. Ego puts you to sleep. The shine of the world makes you dizzy, and while you drift, your peace gets stolen. Stay awake, and nothing gets taken. Meeting the True Guru wakes you up. Wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride lose their grip. Awake people think about what is true. They let their own pride go and hurt no one. They know the One and serve only the One. Anyone, from any group, can wake up like this and step free. Wisdom works like a soothing balm for your eyes. At the centre, the Rahao: dizzy with Maya you fall asleep, and whoever stays awake is not robbed.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Awake/asleep pairs with Shabad 8's outer-form critique; all-castes-can-wake continues Shabad 9's leveling; the awake-yet-gentle ethic mirrors Shabad 12's no-looking-down.
For Raag Bhairao
A dawn raag whose very theme is waking — ending on light applied to the eyes.
Hukumnama
Subject: Stay awake, and no one can rob you Preview: yogis and scholars asleep, the wine of Maya, five thieves at the door, a soothing ointment for the eyes.
Today: Anyone can doze off inside. Yogis, families, scholars, people in holy robes. Ego puts you to sleep. The shine of the world makes you dizzy, and while you drift, your peace gets stolen. Stay awake, and nothing gets taken. Meeting the True Guru wakes you up. Wanting, anger, greed, clinging and pride lose their grip. Awake people think about what is true. They let their own pride go and hurt no one. They know the One and serve only the One. Anyone, from any group, can wake up like this and step free. Wisdom works like a soothing balm for your eyes.
Stay awake inside, and nothing can rob you of your peace.
For today: Put your phone in another room for one hour and notice what you see and hear.