Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The ache of a puffed-up "me first" self can be gently healed away. With the kindness of the teaching, you can rule your own inner world with a calm, clear mind — a quiet, steady mastery over yourself.
This one says the puffed-up self is a sickness that can be healed.
Katee-ai tayraa ahaN rog — your rog, disease, of ahaN, ego, is cut away. In Gurbani, haumai, the ego or me-first self, is a sickness to be healed. It is never a crime to be punished. Think of a bad cold. You don't blame someone for it. You help them get better.
TooN gur parsaad kar raaj jog — by the Guru's grace, practice raaj jog. It means "royal union." It is the ideal of being fully at ease in the world and free inside at the same time. It is calm rule over your own inner life, like a kind captain steering a ship. It does not mean running away from the world.
What does it feel like when the "me first" voice quiets down and a calmer you takes over?
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