Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Understanding and stillness grow from the Guru.
When you live truthfully, the True One quietly comes to live in your heart.
Someone led only by their own wants talks about it, but never lives it.
Forgetting the Name, they find no place to rest, like a traveler who describes home beautifully but never turns to walk there.
Wisdom comes from the Guru, and it is meant to be lived as well as said.
Gi-aan Dhi-aan sabh gur tay ho-ee — wisdom and deep focus both come from the Guru. Dhi-aan means steady attention.
Saachee rahat saachaa man so-ee — through a truthful way of living, the True One lives in the mind. Rahat means your daily way of living.
Manmukh kathnee hai par rahat na ho-ee — the manmukh talks, but does not live it. A manmukh is someone led only by their own wants. Naavhu bhoolay thaa-o na ko-ee — forgetting the Name, they find no place to rest.
Think of a coach who explains every move but never plays. Talking is easy. Living it is what brings you home.
What is something you know is good for you that you have to practice, day after day?
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