Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A stone may be kept under water for a long, long time.
Still it does not soak up the water; it stays hard and dry.
A stone can sit in water for a long time and stay dry inside.
Guru Arjan uses a picture anyone can hold. Paathar means a stone. Put a stone in water for a long time. Take it out and break it open. Inside, it is still dry.
Nah bheegai adhik sookaa-i-aa: it doesn't get wet. It stays hard and dry.
Think of a sponge next to a rock in the sink. The sponge fills with water right away. The rock stays the same.
Being near something isn't the same as taking it in. Good teaching is all around us. What matters is whether our heart is soft enough to let it in. And there is no blame in the picture. A stone is simply hard.
What is one way you could soften and let something good soak in?
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