Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The mind is hard to tame, and only a rare person tames it.
Do the thing that seemed impossible, and you grow clear and clean.
Turned toward the Guru, this mind is set right. Ego and its troubles leave from within.
What looks impossible to tame can be tamed with the Guru's help.
Man asaaDh saaDhai jan ko-ee — the mind is asaaDh, hard to train, and only a rare person trains it. Achar charai taa nirmal ho-ee — the words say "eat the uneatable." They mean doing what seemed impossible. Then a person becomes clean and clear. Think of learning to ride a bike: it seems impossible, until one day it is not.
Gurmukh ih man la-i-aa savaar — a gurmukh, a person turned toward the Guru, sets this mind right. Ha-umai vichahu tajai vikaar — haumai, the ego, and the troubles it brings leave from within.
What is something that once seemed impossible for you but got easier with practice?
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