Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You can put on all the right outfits and marks and beads, and look perfectly holy on the outside.
But if anger is bubbling inside, it is a bit like an actor in a costume playing a part. Peace comes from what is happening in your heart.
Outer dress cannot hide inner anger.
Dhotee oojal tilak gal maalaa — a clean white cloth, a tilak (a mark on the forehead) and a maalaa (prayer beads) around the neck. All of it can look very holy. But antar krodh parheh naat saalaa — with anger inside, it is like reading lines in a playhouse. Krodh means anger.
Think of an actor dressed as a king. The crown does not make him one. This is true in any tradition. It is aimed at empty show, never at any group. Forgetting the Name, a person drinks the wine of maya. Without loving devotion to the Guru, there is no peace.
Have you ever seen someone look one way on the outside but act differently inside?
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