What you are looking for is closer than you think.
The Arc
The One lives close to you and sees everything. Few people notice. Lots of people talk about wisdom. They argue about it until everyone has a headache. Wisdom is more like a ripe mango. You can read about it, or you can taste it. The Guru hands it to you. You still have to live it, day after day. Your wants will pull at you like shiny bait on a hook. Keep the One in your heart, and the pulling eases. Even on a dark night there is a clean light. Listen, take it to heart, and you will see it. Look closely, and you find the same One everywhere. At the centre, the Rahao: the Naam is a treasure of wisdom, tasted and savored.
Key Vocabulary
nikat vasai: dwells near
bhai: reverent awe (rendered as wonder, not fear)
gi-aan padaarath: the treasure of wisdom
ras: the essence, savored
gurmukh / manmukh: turned toward the teaching / turned toward the self
naahee ko doojaa: there is no other
Themes and Cross-Connections
Nearness, savoring over debating, practice over talk, and the Ashtapadee's resolution into oneness (Ik Onkar). Pairs with the companion Ashtapadee that follows.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's settled brightness suits a teaching that ends in 'there is no other.'
Translation Notes
bhai is rendered as reverent awe and wonder rather than fear or dread. The line naming those without the Name as filthy or untouchable (kuchal kachhot) carries harsh caste language; here it is set aside, keeping only the positive teaching -- turn toward the light. 'Pains of reincarnation' is softened to restlessness.
Hukumnama
Subject: The Naam is wisdom you can taste Preview: a whirlpool's net, poison bait, a dark night lit by a spotless light, and a sweet taste savored.
Today: The One lives close to you and sees everything. Few people notice. Lots of people talk about wisdom. They argue about it until everyone has a headache. Wisdom is more like a ripe mango. You can read about it, or you can taste it. The Guru hands it to you. You still have to live it, day after day. Your wants will pull at you like shiny bait on a hook. Keep the One in your heart, and the pulling eases. Even on a dark night there is a clean light. Listen, take it to heart, and you will see it. Look closely, and you find the same One everywhere.
The Naam is a wisdom you taste and savor.
For today: Say the Naam slowly today, a few times, and enjoy it the way you enjoy a ripe mango.
What you are looking for is closer than you think.
The Arc
The One lives close to you and sees everything. Few people notice. Lots of people talk about wisdom. They argue about it until everyone has a headache. Wisdom is more like a ripe mango. You can read about it, or you can taste it. The Guru hands it to you. You still have to live it, day after day. Your wants will pull at you like shiny bait on a hook. Keep the One in your heart, and the pulling eases. Even on a dark night there is a clean light. Listen, take it to heart, and you will see it. Look closely, and you find the same One everywhere. At the centre, the Rahao: the Naam is a treasure of wisdom, tasted and savored.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Nearness, savoring over debating, practice over talk, and the Ashtapadee's resolution into oneness (Ik Onkar). Pairs with the companion Ashtapadee that follows.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's settled brightness suits a teaching that ends in 'there is no other.'
Translation Notes
bhai is rendered as reverent awe and wonder rather than fear or dread. The line naming those without the Name as filthy or untouchable (kuchal kachhot) carries harsh caste language; here it is set aside, keeping only the positive teaching -- turn toward the light. 'Pains of reincarnation' is softened to restlessness.
Hukumnama
Subject: The Naam is wisdom you can taste Preview: a whirlpool's net, poison bait, a dark night lit by a spotless light, and a sweet taste savored.
Today: The One lives close to you and sees everything. Few people notice. Lots of people talk about wisdom. They argue about it until everyone has a headache. Wisdom is more like a ripe mango. You can read about it, or you can taste it. The Guru hands it to you. You still have to live it, day after day. Your wants will pull at you like shiny bait on a hook. Keep the One in your heart, and the pulling eases. Even on a dark night there is a clean light. Listen, take it to heart, and you will see it. Look closely, and you find the same One everywhere.
The Naam is a wisdom you taste and savor.
For today: Say the Naam slowly today, a few times, and enjoy it the way you enjoy a ripe mango.