ਸਾਸਤ ਬੇਦ ਪੁਰਾਣ ਪੁਕਾਰਹਿ ਧਰਮੁ ਕਰਹੁ ਖਟੁ ਕਰਮ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਈਆ ॥
saasat bayd puraan pukaareh Dharam karahu khat karam darirha-ee-aa.
The Shaastras, the Vedas and the Puraanas advise righteous actions, and the performance of the six religious rituals.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਪਾਖੰਡਿ ਭਰਮਿ ਵਿਗੂਤੇ ਲੋਭ ਲਹਰਿ ਨਾਵ ਭਾਰਿ ਬੁਡਈਆ ॥੬॥
manmukh pakhand bharam vigootay lobh lahar naav bhaar buda-ee-aa. ||6||
The hypocritical, self-willed manmukhs are ruined by doubt; in the waves of greed, their boat is heavily loaded, and it sinks. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The old books tell people to do good deeds and keep their customs, and that is fine.
But if the heart underneath is full of greed and pretending, it is like loading a small boat with too much heavy cargo -- it starts to sink. What matters is what is inside.
*Rituals cannot carry a heart that is heavy with pretending.*
The Shaastras, Vedas and Puraanas prescribe khat karam (six ritual duties). The caution is not against any tradition but against pakhand (pretending) and lobh (greed) that sink the boat. Ritual without an honest heart cannot carry us.
A Question to Sit With
What is the difference between doing a good thing and being good inside?
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