Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Offer your prayer to your One.
You will receive every blessing there is — treasures of bliss, pleasure, peace, poise, and every deep power.
"Offer your prayer" (ardaas) — the simple, direct turning-toward in words. And the promise is expansive: the "four blessings" (the classical goals of a whole life), plus bliss, peace, and even the siddhis (spiritual powers that yogis spent lifetimes chasing). Guru Arjan's point is that everything the spiritual world strains after through difficult techniques is available through the humblest possible means — simply asking, turning toward the One in prayer. The elaborate ladder is unnecessary. What the strivers climb toward, the one who prays sincerely is simply given.
Why might the simplest, most honest approach reach further than the most complicated one?
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