Sikhism·Raag Bhairao·Shabad 31
Verse 3 of 5

Remember, and the Weight Lifts

ਜਗਜੀਵਨੁ ਧਿਆਇ ਮਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰੀ ॥
jagjeevan Dhi-aa-ay man har simree.
Meditate on the Life of the World; remember the Lord in your mind.
ਕੋਟ ਕੋਟੰਤਰ ਤੇਰੇ ਪਾਪ ਪਰਹਰੀ ॥੨॥
kot kotantar tayray paap parharee. ||2||
Millions upon millions of your sins shall be taken away. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Meditate on the One, the Life of the whole world; remember the One in your mind.

Millions upon millions of your wrongs will be taken away.

Remember the One, and old piled-up mistakes begin to fall away.
The deeper layer

When we remember the One, the heavy things we carry start to fall away.

The verse calls the One jagjeevan, the Life of the whole world. Remember that Life, it says, and kot kotantar, millions upon millions of faults, drop away.

That huge number shows how big the letting-go is. Think of a whiteboard full of scribbles, wiped clean in one sweep.

A Question to Sit With

What's something you've forgiven yourself for?

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