Life is moving like a day going by — so keep the One in mind while you have it.
The Arc
Every body grows older. Eyes dim, strength fades, and one day life ends. Good looks and fun do not stay. So remember the One today, while your life is moving. The true Word is what sets you free. Inside you are wanting, anger, a puffed-up "me," and clinging. They weigh a lot. Taste the Naam slowly, like something sweet on your tongue, and you cross over. Sometimes your ears close and your thinking goes shallow. Then a priceless life slips past. The Guru switches on the light. You can live in the middle of wanting and stay free, calm and easy. A heart tuned to the Naam is free. At the centre, the Rahao: your life is passing, so remember the One now.
Key Vocabulary
jam jaalo — the net of death.
kaam krodh ha-o mamtaa — desire, anger, ego, attachment: the inner afflictions, an honest struggle.
udaas / bairaagee — detached, free amid desire.
liv laagee — lovingly attuned.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Aging and impermanence continue into Shabad 4 and Shabad 5; the savoring-the-Name remedy links to the har-ras of Shabad 8.
For Raag Bhairao
A dawn raag holds mortality gently: the day is passing, so wake to what lasts.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One while life moves on Preview: dimming eyes, death's net, storms inside, a sweet taste on the tongue, deaf ears, a string in tune.
Today: Every body grows older. Eyes dim, strength fades, and one day life ends. Good looks and fun do not stay. So remember the One today, while your life is moving. The true Word is what sets you free. Inside you are wanting, anger, a puffed-up "me," and clinging. They weigh a lot. Taste the Naam slowly, like something sweet on your tongue, and you cross over. Sometimes your ears close and your thinking goes shallow. Then a priceless life slips past. The Guru switches on the light. You can live in the middle of wanting and stay free, calm and easy. A heart tuned to the Naam is free.
Your life is passing, so remember the One now, and the true Word sets you free.
For today: Spend five quiet minutes today on something that will still matter to you when you are old.
Life is moving like a day going by — so keep the One in mind while you have it.
The Arc
Every body grows older. Eyes dim, strength fades, and one day life ends. Good looks and fun do not stay. So remember the One today, while your life is moving. The true Word is what sets you free. Inside you are wanting, anger, a puffed-up "me," and clinging. They weigh a lot. Taste the Naam slowly, like something sweet on your tongue, and you cross over. Sometimes your ears close and your thinking goes shallow. Then a priceless life slips past. The Guru switches on the light. You can live in the middle of wanting and stay free, calm and easy. A heart tuned to the Naam is free. At the centre, the Rahao: your life is passing, so remember the One now.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Aging and impermanence continue into Shabad 4 and Shabad 5; the savoring-the-Name remedy links to the har-ras of Shabad 8.
For Raag Bhairao
A dawn raag holds mortality gently: the day is passing, so wake to what lasts.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One while life moves on Preview: dimming eyes, death's net, storms inside, a sweet taste on the tongue, deaf ears, a string in tune.
Today: Every body grows older. Eyes dim, strength fades, and one day life ends. Good looks and fun do not stay. So remember the One today, while your life is moving. The true Word is what sets you free. Inside you are wanting, anger, a puffed-up "me," and clinging. They weigh a lot. Taste the Naam slowly, like something sweet on your tongue, and you cross over. Sometimes your ears close and your thinking goes shallow. Then a priceless life slips past. The Guru switches on the light. You can live in the middle of wanting and stay free, calm and easy. A heart tuned to the Naam is free.
Your life is passing, so remember the One now, and the true Word sets you free.
For today: Spend five quiet minutes today on something that will still matter to you when you are old.