Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 185
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When the One Lives in Your Heart

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ॥
bilaaval.
Bilaaval:
ਚਰਨ ਕਮਲ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਰਿਦੈ ਬਸਹਿ ਸੋ ਜਨੁ ਕਿਉ ਡੋਲੈ ਦੇਵ ॥
charan kamal jaa kai ridai baseh so jan ki-o dolai dayv.
When Your Lotus Feet dwell within one's heart, why should that person waver, O Divine Lord?
ਮਾਨੌ ਸਭ ਸੁਖ ਨਉ ਨਿਧਿ ਤਾ ਕੈ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਜਸੁ ਬੋਲੈ ਦੇਵ ॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
maanou sabh sukh na-o niDh taa kai sahj sahj jas bolai dayv. rahaa-o.
I know that all comforts, and the nine treasures, come to one who intuitively, naturally, chants the Praise of the Divine Lord. ||Pause||
ਤਬ ਇਹ ਮਤਿ ਜਉ ਸਭ ਮਹਿ ਪੇਖੈ ਕੁਟਿਲ ਗਾਂਠਿ ਜਬ ਖੋਲੈ ਦੇਵ ॥
tab ih mat ja-o sabh meh paykhai kutil gaaNth jab kholai dayv.
Such wisdom comes, only when one sees the Lord in all, and unties the knot of hypocrisy.
ਬਾਰੰ ਬਾਰ ਮਾਇਆ ਤੇ ਅਟਕੈ ਲੈ ਨਰਜਾ ਮਨੁ ਤੋਲੈ ਦੇਵ ॥੧॥
baaraN baar maa-i-aa tay atkai lai narjaa man tolai dayv. ||1||
Time and time again, he must hold himself back from Maya; let him take the scale of the Lord, and weigh his mind. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O Lord, when Your lotus feet live in someone's heart, why would that person waver? All comforts and the nine treasures come to the one who praises You, easily and naturally.

This wisdom comes when you see the One in everyone and untie the knot of pretending. Again and again, hold yourself back from the world's glitter, and weigh your heart on the One's scale.

When the One lives in your heart, steadiness and honesty grow together.
The deeper layer

charan kamal jaa kai ridai baseh — the Lotus Feet dwelling in the heart bring unwavering steadiness and na-o nidh (the nine treasures). sabh meh paykhai — seeing the One in all; kutil gaanth... kholai — untying the knot of hypocrisy. narjaa man tolai — weighing the mind on the scale of truth. Two moves: see the One everywhere, and keep honest watch over the heart.

A Question to Sit With

What helps you stay steady when things around you are shaky?

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