Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So many silent sages read the Simritees and the Shaastras, the old holy books, yet without the Word they do not find clear awareness.
All who are caught up in the three moods of the mind are sick, and by clinging to "mine, mine," they lose their awareness.
Clear awareness comes through the Word, and clinging to "mine" clouds it.
Simrit saastar parheh mun kaytay: many mun, silent sages, read the Simritees and Shaastras, honored scriptures of the Hindu tradition. Bin sabdai surat na paa-ee: without the Word, surat, clear awareness, does not come. The trai gun, the three qualities that move every mind, and mamtaa, possessiveness, cloud it. The books are honored; reading becomes knowing through the Word.
What is something you understood only after living it, not just reading it?
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