Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A mind stuck on wanting more and more is like being thirsty in the heat -- it burns and never cools.
The Guru's teaching is cool water for that thirst. When the Name pours in, the burning quietly goes out.
Wanting more and more is a burning thirst, and the Name is cool water.
Manmukh maa-i-aa mohi vi-aapay means the manmukh, someone who follows only their own wants, is caught up in maa-i-aa, the pull of money and things. Ih man tarisnaa jalat tikha-ee-aa means this mind is thirsty, burning with tarisnaa, craving. Think of a hot summer day at the playground, when your mouth is dry and nothing but water will do.
Gurmat naam amrit jal paa-i-aa means through the Guru's teaching, I found the amrit, the sweet, life-giving water of the Name. Agan bujhee gur sabad bujha-ee-aa means the fire went out; the Guru's Word put it out. Craving here is a heat that needs cooling. It is not a crime that needs punishing.
What cools you down when you feel like you can never get enough?
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