Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A meeting with the One counts most when it comes in natural, easy calm, without forcing.
In that meeting there is no more dying, no more endless coming and going.
The One lives in the servant, and the servant lives in the One — they hold each other.
Wherever I look, there is nothing and no one else but the One.
The best way to meet the One is the easy, natural way, not the forced way.
Guru Nanak says: sahj milai mili-aa parvaan. The meeting that comes in sahaj, natural ease, is the one that counts. Think of making a new friend. You cannot force a friendship by trying too hard. It grows when you relax and are simply yourself.
Once that meeting happens, the coming and going ends: naa tis maran na aavan jaan. Then comes a beautiful picture. Thaakur meh daas daas meh so-ay: the Master lives in the servant, and the servant lives in the Master. They hold each other. And so jah daykhaa tah avar na ko-ay: wherever I look, I see no one else but the One.
What is different about something that happens naturally versus something you force?
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