Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some learn many hard poses and practices, and still their minds keep reaching for powers and special abilities.
All that skill doesn't bring calm. Meeting the Guru's people, the heart grows content, and keeping the One in mind brings the very goal they were after.
Being skilled and being at peace are two different things. The Siddhas were yogis known for their powers. They learned many aasans, the special body postures of yoga. Yet their minds still wanted ridh sidh, riches and miracle powers.
But taripat, satisfaction, and santokh, contentment, do not come to their minds. Think of a kid who learns every trick on a skateboard, and still feels he needs one more to be happy. Being very good at something does not, by itself, settle the heart.
The verse points to what does. Mil saadhoo taripat har naam sidh pa-ee-aa — meeting the holy brings satisfaction, and through the Lord's Name the real goal is reached. The Guru's people and the Name bring the peace that skill cannot.
When has being good at something still left you feeling unsettled inside?
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