Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 209
Verse 2 of 5

Good Company Does Quiet Healing Work

ਸੰਤਸੰਗਿ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ॥
satsang har man vasai.
In the Society of the Saints, the Lord dwells in the mind,
ਦੁਖੁ ਦਰਦੁ ਅਨੇਰਾ ਭ੍ਰਮੁ ਨਸੈ ॥੧॥
dukh darad anayraa bharam nasai. ||1||
and pain, suffering, darkness and doubt depart. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

In good and holy company, the Oneness comes to live in your mind. And when it does, pain, ache, the dark heavy feeling, and confusion all slip away — not chased off by force, but simply gone, the way shadows go when a light comes on.

Good company does quiet healing work, the way light clears a dark room.
The deeper layer

Satsang har man vasai — in satsang (holy company) the Oneness "dwells in the mind." The result: dukh darad anayraa bharam nasai — pain, ache, darkness (anayraa), and delusion "flee." The image of anayraa (darkness) fleeing implies the remedy is light, not battle. Good company is presented here as almost medicinal — being among people oriented toward the good does quiet work on the heart.

A Question to Sit With

After time with the right people, do you ever notice your heaviness has simply lifted?

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