Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, remember Govind, the Lord of the World.
I have seen every other kind of effort. Whatever other plan you think up only goes wrong.
Turn your mind toward the Lord of the World; every other plan falls apart.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the centre of the shabad. Ray man mayray too govid bhaaj means: O my mind, remember the One who cares for the world.
Notice who he is talking to. He does not point at other people. He talks to his own mind, the way a coach talks to a player at halftime. Then he says what he has seen. Every plan that leaves the One out will bigras, fall apart. It is like a sandcastle built below the tide line. You can see what will happen, so you build higher up.
How do you talk to yourself when you need to refocus?
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