Speak badly of others, and the world turns away from you. Your dealings go false. Your days get stained. The One keeps the humble servant safe. Slanderers go down together, with a storm over their heads. No one believes them. They lie, then wring their hands in regret. The One's servant wishes nobody harm. A crane can spread its feathers and pose as a swan. One word from its mouth gives it away. The Creator sees into every heart. Whoever the One holds close grows steady and stands true. So wish people well, out loud and inside. At the centre, the Rahao: the One protects the humble servant, and tearing others down brings its own ruin.
Key Vocabulary
nindak — one who tears others down.
raakhanhaar — the protector of the gentle.
bagulaa — the crane passing for a swan.
antarjaamee — the inner-knower of every heart.
nihchal — steady and unshaken.
tat beechaar — the essence of reality, contemplated.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Harmful speech versus goodwill; the protection of the gentle; authenticity against pretense. Connects to the honoring of kindness over cruelty, and to the relief of being fully known by the inner-knower.
For Raag Bhairao
Bhairao's fierce edge redirected — not at a person, but at the habit of harm, with the gentle kept safe.
Hukumnama
Subject: The One protects those who wish no harm Preview: a world turning away, wringing hands, a storm overhead, a crane posing as a swan, a steady heart.
Today: Speak badly of others, and the world turns away from you. Your dealings go false. Your days get stained. The One keeps the humble servant safe. Slanderers go down together, with a storm over their heads. No one believes them. They lie, then wring their hands in regret. The One's servant wishes nobody harm. A crane can spread its feathers and pose as a swan. One word from its mouth gives it away. The Creator sees into every heart. Whoever the One holds close grows steady and stands true. So wish people well, out loud and inside.
The One protects the humble servant, and tearing others down brings its own ruin.
For today: Catch one unkind word about someone before you say it today, and say a kind one instead.
The one who wishes no harm is the one kept safe.
The Arc
Speak badly of others, and the world turns away from you. Your dealings go false. Your days get stained. The One keeps the humble servant safe. Slanderers go down together, with a storm over their heads. No one believes them. They lie, then wring their hands in regret. The One's servant wishes nobody harm. A crane can spread its feathers and pose as a swan. One word from its mouth gives it away. The Creator sees into every heart. Whoever the One holds close grows steady and stands true. So wish people well, out loud and inside. At the centre, the Rahao: the One protects the humble servant, and tearing others down brings its own ruin.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Harmful speech versus goodwill; the protection of the gentle; authenticity against pretense. Connects to the honoring of kindness over cruelty, and to the relief of being fully known by the inner-knower.
For Raag Bhairao
Bhairao's fierce edge redirected — not at a person, but at the habit of harm, with the gentle kept safe.
Hukumnama
Subject: The One protects those who wish no harm Preview: a world turning away, wringing hands, a storm overhead, a crane posing as a swan, a steady heart.
Today: Speak badly of others, and the world turns away from you. Your dealings go false. Your days get stained. The One keeps the humble servant safe. Slanderers go down together, with a storm over their heads. No one believes them. They lie, then wring their hands in regret. The One's servant wishes nobody harm. A crane can spread its feathers and pose as a swan. One word from its mouth gives it away. The Creator sees into every heart. Whoever the One holds close grows steady and stands true. So wish people well, out loud and inside.
The One protects the humble servant, and tearing others down brings its own ruin.
For today: Catch one unkind word about someone before you say it today, and say a kind one instead.