ਕਾਮਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿ ਲੋਭਿ ਮੋਹਿ ਮਨੁ ਲੀਨਾ ॥
kaam kroDh lobh mohi man leenaa.
The mind is engrossed in sexual desire, anger, greed and emotional attachment.
ਬੰਧਨ ਕਾਟਿ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਕੀਨਾ ॥੨॥
banDhan kaat mukat gur keenaa. ||2||
Breaking my bonds, the Guru has liberated me. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The mind gets tangled up so easily — in wanting, in anger, in grabbing for more, in clinging to things it is afraid to lose.
Those tangles can feel like knots you will never undo. The Guru cuts them loose, one by one, and sets you free.
The Guru loosens the tangles of wanting, anger, and clinging, and sets you free.
Kaam krodh lobh mohi man leenaa — the mind absorbed in wanting, anger, grabbing, and clinging: four of the classic five that snare the mind. They are knots, waiting to be untied. Bandhan kaat mukat gur keenaa — cutting the bonds, the Guru frees. Freedom here is a loosening the Guru does for you.
A Question to Sit With
Which knot catches you most — wanting, anger, or holding too tight? What helps it loosen?
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