ਜੀਉ ਪ੍ਰਾਣ ਜਿਨਿ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਧਾਰਿਆ ॥ ਸੋਈ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਮਨਹੁ ਬਿਸਾਰਿਆ ॥੩॥
jee-o paraan jin man tan Dhaari-aa. so-ee thaakur manhu bisaari-aa. ||3||
Within their minds, they have forgotten that Lord and Master, who created the soul, breath of life, mind and body. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One shaped our very soul, our breath, our mind, our body — knit us together from nothing. How easily, then, we let that Maker slip from mind entirely.
The One who made your very self is the One easiest to forget — and the nearest to remember.
This one names a strange habit: we forget the One who is nearest of all.
Jee-o paraan jin man tan Dhaari-aa — the One set in place our soul, our breath, our mind, and our body. So-ee thaakur manhu bisaari-aa — and that very Master slips out of our mind.
It is like never noticing the heart beating in your chest. It works for you all day, so you stop thinking about it. The verse names this habit gently, as something to wake up from.
A Question to Sit With
What is something so close to you that you almost never stop to notice it?
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