Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Picture a smooth stone that has been sitting at the bottom of a river for a hundred years. Pull it out and crack it open -- bone dry inside. The water was all around it but never soaked in.
A heart can be like that too: surrounded by so much good, yet closed up tight.
A stone can lie in water for years and still be dry inside.
Jaisay paahan jal meh raakhi-o — like a stone kept in water. Bhaydai naahi tih paanee — the water does not soak into it. Paahan means stone.
Taisay hee tum taahi pachhaanahu — know that person to be just like that. Bhagat heen jo paraanee — the one without loving devotion.
The point is being open versus being hard. Think of a sponge and a stone in the same bucket. The sponge fills up. The stone does not. Goodness can be all around a person, but it helps only when the heart opens to it. This is an invitation to soften, not a verdict on anyone.
What helps your heart stay open instead of closing up?
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