ਗਉੜੀ ਗੁਆਰੇਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
ga-orhee gu-aarayree mehlaa 3.
Gauree Gwaarayree, Third Mehl:
ਮਨੁ ਮਾਰੇ ਧਾਤੁ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਇ ॥
man maaray Dhaat mar jaa-ay.
When someone kills and subdues his own mind, his wandering nature is also subdued.
ਬਿਨੁ ਮੂਏ ਕੈਸੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਇ ॥
bin moo-ay kaisay har paa-ay.
Without such a death, how can one find the Lord?
ਮਨੁ ਮਰੈ ਦਾਰੂ ਜਾਣੈ ਕੋਇ ॥
man marai daaroo jaanai ko-ay.
Only a few know the medicine to kill the mind.
ਮਨੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਮਰੈ ਬੂਝੈ ਜਨੁ ਸੋਇ ॥੧॥
man sabad marai boojhai jan so-ay. ||1||
One whose mind dies in the Word of the Shabad, understands Him. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When you tame your own mind, its endless wandering settles too. Without that kind of dying, how could anyone find the One? Only a few know the medicine that quiets the mind -- and the mind that dies into the Word finally understands.
Tame the restless mind and its wandering stops -- and only the Word can do the taming.
The shabad's theme: killing the mind -- not the brain but the restless ego-mind. This is jeevat marnaa applied to the mind specifically. The medicine is rare knowledge: the mind dies only in the Shabad.
A Question to Sit With
What helps your mind stop wandering and grow quiet?
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