ਮੇਰਾ ਕੀਆ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥
mayraa kee-aa kachhoo na ho-ay.
I cannot do anything by my own actions.
ਕਰਿ ਹੈ ਰਾਮੁ ਹੋਇ ਹੈ ਸੋਇ ॥੪॥
kar hai raam ho-ay hai so-ay. ||4||
Whatever the Lord does, that alone happens."||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
"I cannot make anything happen by what I do.
Whatever the One does, that is what happens."
You do your part, and let go of forcing the rest.
You do your part, and the outcome rests with the One.
Mayraa kee-aa kachhoo na ho-ay: nothing happens by my doing. Kar hai raam ho-ay hai so-ay: whatever Raam does, that is what comes to be. Namdev hands the result to the flow of existence, the Hukam. This is release, and it still leaves room to act: later in the story he prays and milks the cow. He simply stops pretending the result is his to force.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you can do your best at, then have to let happen on its own?
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