Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
But the one touched by grace lets the grasping self grow quiet while still fully alive — and in the company of good people, crosses right over the sea of endless wanting. Such a person is honored and at home in the presence of the One.
When the grasping self goes quiet, you are fully alive and at peace.
Jeevat so-ee marai — they die while still living. This is one of Gurbani's most important ideas, and it sounds strange on purpose. What "dies" is not the person. It is haumai, the grasping, separate ego. It goes quiet while the person lives on, awake and free. Think of a snow globe after the shaking stops. The snow settles, and suddenly you can see clearly.
This happens in saadhsang, the company of the good. It is never done alone.
The shabad ends by lifting up so jan, that humble person, honored at the One's door. These are the rare few from the pause line. Now we see who they are: the ones grace has reached.
Who are the people whose company makes you calmer and kinder, not more restless?
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