Explore your own mind honestly, and you'll find a treasure hidden inside you.
The Arc
Your mind gets pulled two ways at once. Let that tug-of-war settle, and you can think about the One. So search your own mind. Inside, you find the Naam, a treasure of every good thing. The world runs on holding on, and the feeling of "mine" gets you tangled and lost. Body and breath start in the mind. Think things through, and you understand the flow of life and settle into it. With grace, your mind wakes up and the pull ends. Deep down, your mind is free. The One who clings to nothing lives in everyone. Know this, and you become one with that pure One. At the centre, the Rahao: search your own mind, and you find the Naam, the nine treasures.
Key Vocabulary
dubidhaa — the divided mind, the tug-of-war.
na-o nidh — the nine treasures, found within.
moh / mamtaa — attachment and possessiveness; how the mind tangles.
bairaagee / ateet — detached; the mind's true, free nature.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Realize-Hukam-and-merge answers Shabad 11; the free inner nature echoes Shabad 2's mind-as-its-own-king; effort-meets-grace restates the Gurprasad lens throughout.
For Raag Bhairao
The bright morning raag suits a clear, awake look into one's own mind.
Hukumnama
Subject: Search your own mind to find the Naam Preview: a mind pulled two ways, nine treasures inside, a world tied by "mine," a free and spotless One.
Today: Your mind gets pulled two ways at once. Let that tug-of-war settle, and you can think about the One. So search your own mind. Inside, you find the Naam, a treasure of every good thing. The world runs on holding on, and the feeling of "mine" gets you tangled and lost. Body and breath start in the mind. Think things through, and you understand the flow of life and settle into it. With grace, your mind wakes up and the pull ends. Deep down, your mind is free. The One who clings to nothing lives in everyone. Know this, and you become one with that pure One.
Search your own mind, and you find the Naam, every treasure you need.
For today: Sit quietly for two minutes today and simply watch what your mind does.
Explore your own mind honestly, and you'll find a treasure hidden inside you.
The Arc
Your mind gets pulled two ways at once. Let that tug-of-war settle, and you can think about the One. So search your own mind. Inside, you find the Naam, a treasure of every good thing. The world runs on holding on, and the feeling of "mine" gets you tangled and lost. Body and breath start in the mind. Think things through, and you understand the flow of life and settle into it. With grace, your mind wakes up and the pull ends. Deep down, your mind is free. The One who clings to nothing lives in everyone. Know this, and you become one with that pure One. At the centre, the Rahao: search your own mind, and you find the Naam, the nine treasures.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Realize-Hukam-and-merge answers Shabad 11; the free inner nature echoes Shabad 2's mind-as-its-own-king; effort-meets-grace restates the Gurprasad lens throughout.
For Raag Bhairao
The bright morning raag suits a clear, awake look into one's own mind.
Hukumnama
Subject: Search your own mind to find the Naam Preview: a mind pulled two ways, nine treasures inside, a world tied by "mine," a free and spotless One.
Today: Your mind gets pulled two ways at once. Let that tug-of-war settle, and you can think about the One. So search your own mind. Inside, you find the Naam, a treasure of every good thing. The world runs on holding on, and the feeling of "mine" gets you tangled and lost. Body and breath start in the mind. Think things through, and you understand the flow of life and settle into it. With grace, your mind wakes up and the pull ends. Deep down, your mind is free. The One who clings to nothing lives in everyone. Know this, and you become one with that pure One.
Search your own mind, and you find the Naam, every treasure you need.
For today: Sit quietly for two minutes today and simply watch what your mind does.