When you are fully known, growing wise is the most natural thing in the world.
The Arc
Think of the night before a big test, your mind spinning. Now turn all of you toward the One: your thoughts, your body, the words you say. Joy comes in, and the worries lose their grip. That peace is a gift from the Guru. You don't have to earn it. The clumsy, fumbling parts of you start growing wise, because the One sees you clearly and knows you through and through. A hand reaches out and holds you, like a parent steadying the back of your bike seat. Being near holy people turns your heart to the Naam. So put your whole trust in one place, and let your mind rest there. At the centre, the Rahao: mind, body and tongue remembering the One, and every worry gone.
Key Vocabulary
man tan rasnaa: mind, body and tongue — the whole self, turned one way
bha-ay anandaa: joy arriving as anxiety dissolves
daanaa beenaa: the wise and all-seeing One
haath day-ay raakhai: kept safe by the offered hand
thaakur bharosai: trust settled in one place
Themes and Cross-Connections
Being fully known steadies a person; the scattered mind gathers into one trust, and worry gives way to an ease that was gifted, not achieved.
For Raag Bilaaval
A quiet Bilaaval shabad of relief — the raag's keynote of trouble easing into settled peace.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One and worry melts away Preview: mind, body and tongue turned one way, a hand that holds you, and the sight of holy people.
Today: Think of the night before a big test, your mind spinning. Now turn all of you toward the One: your thoughts, your body, the words you say. Joy comes in, and the worries lose their grip. That peace is a gift from the Guru. You don't have to earn it. The clumsy, fumbling parts of you start growing wise, because the One sees you clearly and knows you through and through. A hand reaches out and holds you, like a parent steadying the back of your bike seat. Being near holy people turns your heart to the Naam. So put your whole trust in one place, and let your mind rest there.
When all of you remembers the One, worry lets go.
For today: When a worry starts spinning today, stop and say the Naam slowly three times.
When you are fully known, growing wise is the most natural thing in the world.
The Arc
Think of the night before a big test, your mind spinning. Now turn all of you toward the One: your thoughts, your body, the words you say. Joy comes in, and the worries lose their grip. That peace is a gift from the Guru. You don't have to earn it. The clumsy, fumbling parts of you start growing wise, because the One sees you clearly and knows you through and through. A hand reaches out and holds you, like a parent steadying the back of your bike seat. Being near holy people turns your heart to the Naam. So put your whole trust in one place, and let your mind rest there. At the centre, the Rahao: mind, body and tongue remembering the One, and every worry gone.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Being fully known steadies a person; the scattered mind gathers into one trust, and worry gives way to an ease that was gifted, not achieved.
For Raag Bilaaval
A quiet Bilaaval shabad of relief — the raag's keynote of trouble easing into settled peace.
Hukumnama
Subject: Remember the One and worry melts away Preview: mind, body and tongue turned one way, a hand that holds you, and the sight of holy people.
Today: Think of the night before a big test, your mind spinning. Now turn all of you toward the One: your thoughts, your body, the words you say. Joy comes in, and the worries lose their grip. That peace is a gift from the Guru. You don't have to earn it. The clumsy, fumbling parts of you start growing wise, because the One sees you clearly and knows you through and through. A hand reaches out and holds you, like a parent steadying the back of your bike seat. Being near holy people turns your heart to the Naam. So put your whole trust in one place, and let your mind rest there.
When all of you remembers the One, worry lets go.
For today: When a worry starts spinning today, stop and say the Naam slowly three times.