Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one whose kindness has ripened takes hold of the hem of the good. In the Sangat, even the fear of death loses its hold.
I have found the greatest treasure. My puffed-up pride has melted away. My whole heart now rests in the one, formless Oneness.
Finding the true treasure makes pride melt away.
Paa-i-o ray param niDhaan miti-o hai abhimaan — I found the greatest treasure, and my pride was wiped away. Param niDhaan means the highest treasure. Abhimaan means pride, the puffed-up ego. These shabads treat that ego as a sickness, and the Name as its medicine. Finding the treasure is what heals it.
In the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One — jam cannot frighten a person. Jam is the old picture of the messenger of death. Here it means being free of the fear of death. Think of a dark hallway when someone you love is holding your hand. The dark is still there, but it stops being scary.
What is something that makes you feel so content you forget about showing off?
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