Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Doing good deeds is the finest string of prayer beads.
Turn those beads in your heart, and they will go along with you.
The finest string of prayer beads is a life of good deeds.
Many people pray with a japmaalee, a string of beads. You move one bead at a time as you repeat a prayer. Guru Ram Das gives the beads a new meaning. Sukirat karnee saar japmaalee — doing good is the best rosary. Sukirat means good, kind actions.
Then he says where to turn the beads: hirdai, in the heart. Each kind thing you do is one bead. Sharing your snack is a bead. Helping a friend up is another.
And that string goes wherever you go. Chalai tudh naalee — it goes along with you. You can't leave it at home, and no one can take it.
What kind action could you turn into a daily habit?
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