Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As long as the tiger lives in the forest,
the forest does not flower.
But when the little jackal overcomes the tiger and eats it up,
the whole forest bursts into flower.
Life blossoms once the prowling ego is overcome.
A riddle-image. The singh, the tiger, is the fierce, prowling ego; the ban, the forest, is your life. While the tiger of "me first" rules, nothing blossoms. Jab hee si-aar singh ka-o khaa-ay: when the jackal eats the tiger. The jackal is a small, humble animal, a picture of humility, and when humility overcomes the fierce ego, the whole forest flowers. Life opens once the ego stops ruling.
What might bloom in your life if you worried less about being first?
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