"Free of hate, the Giver forgives; the veil lifts, and dry wood turns green."
The Arc
The Guru holds no grudge against anyone. You get things wrong, and you are forgiven. Even when you feel there is nowhere left to turn, you can come for shelter and be made clean. Line your heart up with the Guru, and peace comes, with every good thing along with it. Your mind, your body and the whole world belong to the One. When the curtain lifts, you see it. Dry wood turns green. Rivers run across the desert. Worry lets go when you hold on to the Guru. Kindness finds you even with empty hands, and it cools you like summer rain. You look on, full of joy. At the centre, the Rahao: please the Guru, and you find peace and every good thing.
The open door for the one who "gets things wrong" pairs with Shabad 65's falling-away of old mistakes. Dry-wood-green renewal recurs in Shabad 62 ("turns the dry into green").
For Raag Bhairao
The greening of dry wood is a dawn image, at home in bright Bhairao: what looked finished stirs back to life.
Hukumnama
Subject: Stay close to the Guru, and peace comes Preview: a Giver with no grudge, a curtain lifting, dry wood turning green, rivers in the desert, cool rain inside.
Today: The Guru holds no grudge against anyone. You get things wrong, and you are forgiven. Even when you feel there is nowhere left to turn, you can come for shelter and be made clean. Line your heart up with the Guru, and peace comes, with every good thing along with it. Your mind, your body and the whole world belong to the One. When the curtain lifts, you see it. Dry wood turns green. Rivers run across the desert. Worry lets go when you hold on to the Guru. Kindness finds you even with empty hands, and it cools you like summer rain. You look on, full of joy.
Please the Guru and stay close, and peace and every good thing come to you.
For today: Forgive one small thing someone did today, and let it go for good.
"Free of hate, the Giver forgives; the veil lifts, and dry wood turns green."
The Arc
The Guru holds no grudge against anyone. You get things wrong, and you are forgiven. Even when you feel there is nowhere left to turn, you can come for shelter and be made clean. Line your heart up with the Guru, and peace comes, with every good thing along with it. Your mind, your body and the whole world belong to the One. When the curtain lifts, you see it. Dry wood turns green. Rivers run across the desert. Worry lets go when you hold on to the Guru. Kindness finds you even with empty hands, and it cools you like summer rain. You look on, full of joy. At the centre, the Rahao: please the Guru, and you find peace and every good thing.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The open door for the one who "gets things wrong" pairs with Shabad 65's falling-away of old mistakes. Dry-wood-green renewal recurs in Shabad 62 ("turns the dry into green").
For Raag Bhairao
The greening of dry wood is a dawn image, at home in bright Bhairao: what looked finished stirs back to life.
Hukumnama
Subject: Stay close to the Guru, and peace comes Preview: a Giver with no grudge, a curtain lifting, dry wood turning green, rivers in the desert, cool rain inside.
Today: The Guru holds no grudge against anyone. You get things wrong, and you are forgiven. Even when you feel there is nowhere left to turn, you can come for shelter and be made clean. Line your heart up with the Guru, and peace comes, with every good thing along with it. Your mind, your body and the whole world belong to the One. When the curtain lifts, you see it. Dry wood turns green. Rivers run across the desert. Worry lets go when you hold on to the Guru. Kindness finds you even with empty hands, and it cools you like summer rain. You look on, full of joy.
Please the Guru and stay close, and peace and every good thing come to you.
For today: Forgive one small thing someone did today, and let it go for good.