Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The body you're so proud of doesn't actually belong to you. Power, property, wealth — none of that is truly yours either.
Your body and your things are on loan to you, and knowing that is a relief.
Aapan tan nahee jaa ko garbaa — the body you are proud of is not yours. Garbaa means pride. Raaj milakh nahee aapan darbaa — power, land and money are not yours either.
This is not a gloomy thought. It is a freeing one. Think of a library book. You enjoy it and take good care of it. But you do not lie awake guarding it forever, because it was never yours to keep.
Pride ties us tightly to things we only borrow. Seeing them as borrowed loosens that worried grip. You do not have to carry the weight of guarding what was never yours.
What would feel lighter if you held your favorite things as borrowed rather than owned?
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