Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart that stays turned only outward, never toward the One, ends up thin and unsettled in its thinking. It does not serve the One.
It has a hard time of it, and slips into wrong ways. It dies and is born, and goes round the same circle again and again.
A heart that never turns toward the One stays restless, going round and round.
A saakat is someone whose heart is turned only outward, never toward the One. The verse uses strong words for such a person: bhaagheen, unlucky, and duhchaaree, one who goes down wrong paths.
Still, the Guru's way of seeing this is gentle. Picture a hamster on a wheel, running hard and getting nowhere. The saakat is like that. The heart simply has not yet turned toward the thing that would let it rest.
Ego, the loud "me first" voice, is like an illness that can heal. It is not a crime to be punished. That is why the Guru keeps pointing to the cure.
When you feel restless and can't settle, what usually helps you finally land?
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