ਕਰਿ ਪਟੰਬੁ ਗਲੀ ਮਨੁ ਲਾਵਸਿ ਸੰਸਾ ਮੂਲਿ ਨ ਜਾਵਸਿਤਾ ॥
kar patamb galee man laavas sansaa mool na jaavsitaa.
Practicing hypocrisy and attaching your mind to worldly objects, your doubt shall never depart.
ਏਕਸੁ ਚਰਣੀ ਜੇ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਵਹਿ ਲਬਿ ਲੋਭਿ ਕੀ ਧਾਵਸਿਤਾ ॥੩॥
aykas charnee jay chit laaveh lab lobh kee Dhaavsitaa. ||3||
If you focus your consciousness on the Feet of the One Lord, what reason would you have to chase after greed? ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As long as you fake it and cling to things, your doubt will never leave. But fix your heart on the One, and what reason would you ever have to keep chasing more?
Fix your heart on the One, and greed loses its reason to chase.
Hypocrisy and religious pretense, plus attachment to objects, keep doubt alive. The cure is focus on the One -- and Nanak notes the by-product: greed simply loses its motive. When the heart is full, greed has nothing to chase (Panch Vikaar).
A Question to Sit With
When you feel truly content, do you still feel the urge to grab for more?
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