Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person never grows lazy thinking about wrong things. He feels no shame chasing after shameful company.
He works hard all day long. But when it is time to remember the One, it feels as if a heavy stone has fallen on his head.
The mind runs fast toward the wrong things and slowly toward the good ones.
Guru Arjan points at something we all know. The verse names some places a restless mind wanders to. It speaks to all of us, and blames no one kind of person. We can stay busy all day long. Then the moment comes to be still and remember the One. Suddenly it feels like bajar sir parai — a heavy stone has fallen on our head.
You know this feeling. You can play a game for hours, but five quiet minutes before bed feel too tiring. That odd heaviness is the stone.
What good habit does your mind always find an excuse to skip?
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