Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy, while I am busy and alive, to forget to look at myself — to rush around grabbing for more, wanting to look important.
When I am caught in all that wanting, my eyes are open, and still I do not see. The most important thing sits right in front of me and I miss it.
Rushing after more can leave us with open eyes that still do not see.
Jab lag jot kaa-i-aa meh bartai aapaa pasoo na boojhai: as long as the light of life is in the body, the "beast" does not understand itself. The word pasoo, animal, is a strong one. It points to a forgetting that happens to all of us. It is a call to know ourselves with kindness, not to think badly of ourselves.
Laalach karai jeevan pad kaaran: we grab, out of greed, for life and for status. Lochan kachhoo na soojhai: and our eyes see nothing. It is like staring at your phone while walking past a rainbow. The most important thing is right there, and we miss it.
When are you so busy wanting something that you stop noticing what's already here?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI