Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In my mind I lean on the support of the One alone.
Nanak: my One is the Maker of everything.
The shabad ends by narrowing to a single support — "the One Lord alone" — and then widening to everything: that same One "is the Creator of all." This is the beautiful movement of trust: you lean your whole weight on one thing, and that one thing turns out to be the source of everything else. It is the opposite of scattering your reliance across a hundred fragile supports. Rest everything on the One, and you have rested on the ground of all that is. The four short verses together map a whole posture of the soul: protected on all sides, saturated with remembrance, nourished by simple practice, and leaning on the single sufficient support.
Is it stronger to lean on many small supports, or on one that holds everything up?
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