Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How could I see it through clever tricks? Those who tell of it are left wonder-struck and amazed.
This one says: you can't outsmart your way to the One. You meet it with wonder.
keh pekhaarau hau kar chaturaiee — how can I see it by being clever? Chaturaiee means clever tricks, the mind's scheming. Cleverness is the wrong tool here. You cannot outsmart your way to what has no end.
Look at what happens to people who truly meet it. bisaman bisame — they are wonder-struck and amazed. Gurbani has a name for this feeling: Vismaad, deep wonder. The right answer to the deepest reality is not a clever explanation. It is being stopped in your tracks, amazed and quiet.
Think of seeing a sky full of stars far from the city lights. People don't give a speech. They just say "wow," or say nothing at all. Those who have truly touched the One come back astonished, not with clever theories. Wonder, not explaining, is the sign of real contact.
What's the difference between explaining something cleverly and being genuinely amazed by it? Which one shows you've really met it?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI