Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Set down the mind's endless clever calculating, people of the One — yes, this is hard to do.
Instead, night and day, hold the Naam close and take the Guru's wisdom to heart. Little by little, the grasping quiets.
Set down your clever, busy mind and take the Guru's wisdom instead, even though that is hard.
Man kee mat ti-aagahu — let go of the mind's own cleverness. What is unusual here is how honest the verse is. It says out loud that this is hard to do.
The clever mind is always calculating. It spins, like a phone with too many apps open. In its place comes satgur kee mat, the true teacher's wisdom. That wisdom steadies you where cleverness only spins. Day and night, hold the Name close, and the spinning slows.
When has thinking too cleverly about something made it harder, not easier?
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