Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 104
Verse 5 of 5

The Sangat Turns You Toward the One

ਸੰਤਨ ਸੰਗਿ ਕਬੀਰਾ ਬਿਗਰਿਓ ॥
santan sang kabeeraa bigri-o.
In the Society of the Saints, Kabir is transformed;
ਸੋ ਕਬੀਰੁ ਰਾਮੈ ਹੋਇ ਨਿਬਰਿਓ ॥੪॥੫॥
so kabeer raamai ho-ay nibri-o. ||4||5||
that Kabir is transformed into the Lord. ||4||5||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In the company of the saints, I, Kabir, have been changed.

And this Kabir has melted into the One.

You become like the company you keep, so keep the company that lifts you.
The deeper layer

The company of the saints changes you, until you become one with the One.

All three pictures land here. Santan sang kabeeraa bigri-o: in the company of sants, the saints, Kabir was changed. Raamai ho-ay nibri-o: he became one with the One.

This is the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One. It shapes you, the way the river shaped the stream. Think about your team, your class or your friends. You start to talk like them, laugh like them and care about what they care about. That is why it matters who you spend your time with. The Sangat can turn you toward the One.

A Question to Sit With

If you become a little like whoever you spend time with, who would you choose to be near more often?

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