Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
What is the right way to live in a busy, forgetful time? How do we get through?
Keeping the One in mind is the boat and the raft — remembering, the swimmer swims safely across.
To get through a busy, forgetful time, keep the One in mind.
kalijug kaa Dharam kahhu tum bhaa-ee — tell me, friends, what is the right way to live in this age. Kalijug means the dark, forgetful age, a time when it is easy to lose track of what matters. The answer is simple and hopeful. har har jap bayrhee har tulhaa — remembering the One is the boat and the raft. har japi-o tarai taraakee — by remembering, the swimmer gets safely across.
Picture a wide river with no bridge. You do not have to swim it alone, because someone hands you a boat. Old writings often call life a scary world-ocean, the bhavjal. Here that ocean becomes something you are given a boat for.
When life feels like too much, what is the ‘boat’ that helps you get through?
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