ਨਾਮੁ ਜਪਹੁ ਨਾਮੇ ਗਤਿ ਪਾਵਹੁ ਸਿਮ੍ਰਿਤਿ ਸਾਸਤ੍ਰ ਨਾਮੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਈਆ ॥
naam japahu naamay gat paavhu simrit saastar naam darirh-ee-aa.
So chant the Naam, the Name of the Lord, and through the Naam, find emancipation. The Simritees and Shaastras recommend the Naam.
ਹਉਮੈ ਜਾਇ ਤ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪਰਚੈ ਪਰਮ ਪਦੁ ਪਈਆ ॥੭॥
ha-umai jaa-ay ta nirmal hovai gurmukh parchai param pad pa-ee-aa. ||7||
Eradicating egotism, one becomes pure. The Gurmukh is inspired, and obtains the supreme status. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Keep the Name in mind and you will find your way free; even the old books point you there.
When the 'me first' feeling clears away, everything inside gets clear and clean, and the heart rises to its most whole and happy state.
*When 'me first' clears away, everything inside gets clear.*
ha-umai jaa-ay ta nirmal hovai -- when haumai (the sense of being a separate, cut-off self) departs, purity follows on its own. No scrubbing required: understanding does the clearing. param pad returns, echoing the whole song.
A Question to Sit With
When has letting go of 'me first' made you feel lighter?
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