Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 54
Verse 1 of 5

What Seemed Impossible

ਬਿਲਾਵਲੁ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
bilaaval mehlaa 5.
Bilaaval, Fifth Mehl:
ਪਿੰਗੁਲ ਪਰਬਤ ਪਾਰਿ ਪਰੇ ਖਲ ਚਤੁਰ ਬਕੀਤਾ ॥
pingul parbat paar paray khal chatur bakeetaa.
The cripple crosses over the mountain, the fool becomes a wise man,
ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਸੂਝਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਭੇਟਿ ਪੁਨੀਤਾ ॥੧॥
anDhulay taribhavan soojhi-aa gur bhayt puneetaa. ||1||
and the blind man sees the three worlds, by meeting with the True Guru and being purified. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Imagine someone who could not cross a mountain suddenly getting over it. Someone who felt foolish becoming wise. Someone who could not see finally seeing clearly.

That is what can happen when you meet the Guru and something in you gets cleaned and clear — what looked impossible becomes possible.

Meeting the Guru can turn 'I can't' into 'I did.'
The deeper layer

Meeting the Guru makes the impossible possible.

He gives a quick run of surprises. Pingul parbat paar paray means someone who cannot walk crosses over a mountain. Khal chatur means someone thought foolish becomes wise. Andhulay tribhavan soojhi-aa means someone who cannot see now sees all three worlds, everything there is.

How does it happen? Gur bhayt puneetaa means by meeting the Guru and being made pure and clear.

These pictures are about the inside of a person, not about anyone's body. Nobody is being laughed at. They show dignity being given back. Think of a kid who is sure they can never learn math. Then a patient teacher shows up, and one day the numbers just click. The wall they thought they could never climb is suddenly behind them.

A Question to Sit With

What is something that felt impossible until someone helped you through it?

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