Come with empty hands and an open heart, and be cherished like a child by a loving parent, at home in a place of peace.
The Arc
Some people make you feel brand new just by being near. That is what meeting the One is like. Your mind wakes up. Day and night, a quiet joy bubbles up whenever you turn toward the One. So you want to stay close to the people who love the One. You help them gladly. You bow your head and listen to the songs they sing. You show up with empty hands, no clever words, no list of wins. You ask to be cut free from doubt, fear and clinging. And like a child with a loving father, you ask to be cared for. At the centre, the Rahao: a mind made alive again by meeting the One.
Key Vocabulary
tahal: glad, humble service — offered to those who point toward the One
mastak bhayt: offering the head — that is, offering the ego
ukat siaanap kachh nahee: no cleverness of my own — coming with open, empty hands
karunaapatay pitaa: the cherishing Father — the One who takes care of the child
Themes and Cross-Connections
Empty-handedness before grace and the tenderness of the parent-child image drive this shabad. Service and listening (Suniai) are the practices; the 'home of peace' (sukh saal) is the destination.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's warmth here is domestic and tender — the peace of being cherished and at home.
Translation Notes
Jam jaal is the noose of Death. In this prayer it stands beside doubt, fear and clinging, and the request is to be cut free from all that ties a person down.
Hukumnama
Subject: Meeting the One makes your mind come alive Preview: a bowed head, the hem of a robe, dust from the saints' feet, empty hands and a father's care.
Today: Some people make you feel brand new just by being near. That is what meeting the One is like. Your mind wakes up. Day and night, a quiet joy bubbles up whenever you turn toward the One. So you want to stay close to the people who love the One. You help them gladly. You bow your head and listen to the songs they sing. You show up with empty hands, no clever words, no list of wins. You ask to be cut free from doubt, fear and clinging. And like a child with a loving father, you ask to be cared for.
Meeting the One makes your mind come alive.
For today: Listen to one shabad today from start to finish, and let it wake your mind up.
Come with empty hands and an open heart, and be cherished like a child by a loving parent, at home in a place of peace.
The Arc
Some people make you feel brand new just by being near. That is what meeting the One is like. Your mind wakes up. Day and night, a quiet joy bubbles up whenever you turn toward the One. So you want to stay close to the people who love the One. You help them gladly. You bow your head and listen to the songs they sing. You show up with empty hands, no clever words, no list of wins. You ask to be cut free from doubt, fear and clinging. And like a child with a loving father, you ask to be cared for. At the centre, the Rahao: a mind made alive again by meeting the One.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Empty-handedness before grace and the tenderness of the parent-child image drive this shabad. Service and listening (Suniai) are the practices; the 'home of peace' (sukh saal) is the destination.
For Raag Bilaaval
Bilaaval's warmth here is domestic and tender — the peace of being cherished and at home.
Translation Notes
Jam jaal is the noose of Death. In this prayer it stands beside doubt, fear and clinging, and the request is to be cut free from all that ties a person down.
Hukumnama
Subject: Meeting the One makes your mind come alive Preview: a bowed head, the hem of a robe, dust from the saints' feet, empty hands and a father's care.
Today: Some people make you feel brand new just by being near. That is what meeting the One is like. Your mind wakes up. Day and night, a quiet joy bubbles up whenever you turn toward the One. So you want to stay close to the people who love the One. You help them gladly. You bow your head and listen to the songs they sing. You show up with empty hands, no clever words, no list of wins. You ask to be cut free from doubt, fear and clinging. And like a child with a loving father, you ask to be cared for.
Meeting the One makes your mind come alive.
For today: Listen to one shabad today from start to finish, and let it wake your mind up.