Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone can give up their family and belongings, and yet their mind keeps spinning new wishes and wants the whole time.
Chasing wish after wish, they still don't get it. Peace comes when the Guru's Word quietly frees you from the endless wanting.
Some wanting does not stop on its own. A sanyaasi is someone who gives up home and family to seek God. Dhee-aa poot chhod sani-aasee — he leaves his daughters and sons behind. But aasaa aas, hope upon hope and wish upon wish, keeps churning in his mind.
Think of clearing out your whole room, then filling a new online cart the same day. The stuff left, but the wanting stayed.
The verse shows the way out. Gur kai sabad niraas sukh lahee-aa — through the Guru's Word, a person grows free of craving and finds peace. Peace comes from letting the wanting go, more than from giving things away.
What is the difference between not having something and not needing it?
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