Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The saints speak the nectar-sweet praises of the One. I listen, and my mind drinks them in.
That sweetness calms me and fills me, and it cools the fires of worry and wrongdoing inside.
Listening to good words about the One is like drinking something sweet that cools you inside.
Amrit gun sant boltay — the saints speak the sweet praises of the One. Amrit means nectar, the drink of life. Sun maneh peelaava-o — I listen, and my mind drinks it in.
This is deep listening, what Japji calls Suniai. It is not half-listening while doing something else. It is taking the words in with your whole heart.
U-aa ras meh saant tirapat — in that sweetness there is calm and fullness. Bikhai jalan bujhaava-o — it puts out the burning of wrong wanting. Think of a cold glass of water on a hot, cranky afternoon. The inner fire just settles.
Whose words leave you feeling calmer after you listen to them?
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