Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person can leave home and go live alone in the forest to find peace -- and still their mind won't sit still, not even for a second.
The restless mind only settles when it finally comes home and takes shelter with the Guru's people.
A new place cannot calm a busy mind. Tajai girsat bha-i-aa ban vaasee — a man leaves family life and goes to live in the forest. Yet ik khin manoo-aa tikai na tika-ee-aa — his mind will not rest, not even for a moment.
It is like moving your desk to a quiet room, and still checking your phone every minute. The room changed, but the habit came along.
The wandering mind comes home only one way. Har har saadhoo saran pava-ee-aa — it seeks the shelter of the Lord's holy people. Changing where you live changes little. Turning within changes everything.
Have you ever changed your surroundings hoping to feel better, but the feeling came along too?
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