ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਭਜੁ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੈ ਰਾਮਾ ॥
mayray man bhaj raam naamai raamaa.
O my mind, vibrate and meditate on the Lord, the Name of the Lord.
ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਪਾਈਐ ਹੋਰਿ ਤਿਆਗਹੁ ਨਿਹਫਲ ਕਾਮਾ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
gurmat har ras paa-ee-ai hor ti-aagahu nihfal kaamaa. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Under Guru's Instructions, obtain the sublime, subtle essence of the Lord; renounce other fruitless actions. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, sing the Naam of the One, again and again.
Through the Guru's teaching you taste the sweet essence of the One. Set down every other work, the kind that never bears fruit.
Sing the Name, and the striving that never satisfies quietly loses its pull.
Taste the sweetness of the One, and empty work falls away on its own.
This is the Rahao. Hor ti-aagahu nihfal kaamaa — let go of fruitless doings — turns the heart toward what nourishes (har ras, the sweet essence). Reach for the sweet, and the empty naturally falls away.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you chase that never quite satisfies, and what might you reach for instead?
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