Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is dearer to me than my own soul, my breath, my mind, and everything I own.
The One is the Giver — the One who gently steadies a restless, self-centered heart.
The One is dearer than anything we have.
jee-a paraan man Dhan tay pi-aaraa — dearer than my soul, my breath, my mind, and my wealth. Think of the thing you love most, the one you would save first. The One is dearer still.
ha-umai banDh har dayvanhaaraa — the One is the Giver who reins in ha-umai. Ha-umai is the feeling of being a separate, self-centered self. To rein it in means to steady it gently, like a hand on the shoulder of someone rushing ahead. It is steadied, not crushed.
What do you love so much it changes how you act everywhere else?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI