Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Plants blossom so that they can make fruit. When the fruit comes, the flowers wither away.
People do good works and practices to reach wisdom. When wisdom wells up inside, the works are left behind.
Practices are the blossom, and wisdom is the fruit they were growing toward.
Fal kaaran foolee banraa-ay / fal laagaa tab fool bilaa-ay: the flower exists for the fruit and falls when the fruit arrives. So too gi-aanai kaaran karam abhi-aas: rituals and practices are done for the sake of gi-aan, wisdom. When wisdom dawns, karmah naas: the outer works fall away, their purpose fulfilled. The flower was never wasted; it was the fruit's own beginning. Ritual is seen gently here, as a stage on the way.
Can you think of something you had to practice hard at, until one day it just became part of you?
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