"Why should we grieve? The One is pervading everywhere."
The Arc
Sadness would make sense if the One were far away. Or if you forgot the One, or lived for something else. The One is everywhere. So why be sad? Clinging to shiny things wears you out with worry. Without the Naam, you walk in circles. There is only one Maker. Nothing happens that the One does not know. No one's pain goes unseen. Whatever happens comes from the One. So you can set down the worry and sleep in peace. Everyone belongs to the One. Ask to be kept safe, and rest in that shelter. At the centre, the Rahao: clinging to shiny things wears you out with worry, and without the Naam you wander in circles.
Key Vocabulary
Karheeai — to grieve, worry, fret.
Doojaa bhaa-ay — love of duality, the sense of separateness (haumai).
Achint sotay — sleeping free of anxiety.
Paij raakho — protect my honour.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The line "if someone dies by injustice" is answered by the One who knows everything: no pain is unseen. This pairs with the protection theme of Shabad 53.
For Raag Bhairao
Bhairao's brightness suits a shabad that keeps turning grief toward dawn. The refrain widens the view until sadness loses its footing.
Hukumnama
Subject: Clinging to shiny things wears you out Preview: a One who is never far, circles of wandering, one Maker, a peaceful night's sleep, a safe shelter.
Today: Sadness would make sense if the One were far away. Or if you forgot the One, or lived for something else. The One is everywhere. So why be sad? Clinging to shiny things wears you out with worry. Without the Naam, you walk in circles. There is only one Maker. Nothing happens that the One does not know. No one's pain goes unseen. Whatever happens comes from the One. So you can set down the worry and sleep in peace. Everyone belongs to the One. Ask to be kept safe, and rest in that shelter.
Clinging to shiny things wears you out, and without the Naam you wander in circles.
For today: Before bed tonight, name one worry, hand it to the One, and let yourself rest.
"Why should we grieve? The One is pervading everywhere."
The Arc
Sadness would make sense if the One were far away. Or if you forgot the One, or lived for something else. The One is everywhere. So why be sad? Clinging to shiny things wears you out with worry. Without the Naam, you walk in circles. There is only one Maker. Nothing happens that the One does not know. No one's pain goes unseen. Whatever happens comes from the One. So you can set down the worry and sleep in peace. Everyone belongs to the One. Ask to be kept safe, and rest in that shelter. At the centre, the Rahao: clinging to shiny things wears you out with worry, and without the Naam you wander in circles.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The line "if someone dies by injustice" is answered by the One who knows everything: no pain is unseen. This pairs with the protection theme of Shabad 53.
For Raag Bhairao
Bhairao's brightness suits a shabad that keeps turning grief toward dawn. The refrain widens the view until sadness loses its footing.
Hukumnama
Subject: Clinging to shiny things wears you out Preview: a One who is never far, circles of wandering, one Maker, a peaceful night's sleep, a safe shelter.
Today: Sadness would make sense if the One were far away. Or if you forgot the One, or lived for something else. The One is everywhere. So why be sad? Clinging to shiny things wears you out with worry. Without the Naam, you walk in circles. There is only one Maker. Nothing happens that the One does not know. No one's pain goes unseen. Whatever happens comes from the One. So you can set down the worry and sleep in peace. Everyone belongs to the One. Ask to be kept safe, and rest in that shelter.
Clinging to shiny things wears you out, and without the Naam you wander in circles.
For today: Before bed tonight, name one worry, hand it to the One, and let yourself rest.