Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let go of the proud, puffed-up feeling and the tight grip on things, and let your heart rest instead on the One.
This is the path that sets you free: become gurmukh — one who faces toward the teaching and lives by it — and the way opens for you.
Set down the puffed-up self, rest your heart on the One, and face toward the Guru's teaching.
Taj abhimaan moh maa-i-aa — let go of abhimaan, pride, and of moh, clinging to Maya, the things of the world. Abhimaan is the puffed-up self, a gentler cousin of ha-umai, the ego. It is shown as something to set down gently, like a heavy backpack at the end of a long day, not as a sin to be condemned.
Fun bhajan raam chit laava-o — then rest your mind on remembering the One. Bhajan here means loving remembrance, and it is offered as the doorway.
Naanak kahat mukat panth ih — says Nanak, this is the mukat panth, the path to freedom. Gurmukh ho-ay tum paava-o — become gurmukh and you will reach it. A gurmukh is someone who faces toward the Guru's wisdom, like a sunflower turning toward the light instead of toward itself.
What does it feel like to finally put down something heavy you'd been carrying without noticing?
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