Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have left behind the proud, know-it-all mind.
The pull of craving and anger has faded.
I keep the Naam of the One in mind, Har, Har, Haray.
In the Sangat, the company of holy people, I am set free.
When pride steps aside, anger and craving cool down.
Ahan-budh kaa chhodi-aa sang means "I let go of the proud mind." Ahan-budh is the ego-mind, the part that says "me first, I know best." Kaam krodh kaa utri-aa rang means "the pull of craving and anger faded." Kaam is strong craving. Krodh is anger.
Think of ego like a fever. It is something to heal, the way you rest and get better when you are sick.
Naam dhi-aa-ay har har haray means "I keep the Naam of the One in mind." And saadh janaa kai sang nistaray: "in the company of holy people, I am set free." That company is the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One — and freedom happens there.
When has admitting you did not know something helped you?
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