ਮਨੁ ਅਸਾਧੁ ਸਾਧੈ ਜਨੁ ਕੋਇ ॥
man asaaDh saaDhai jan ko-ay.
The mind is uncontrollable; how rare are those who subdue it.
ਅਚਰੁ ਚਰੈ ਤਾ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
achar charai taa nirmal ho-ay.
Those who move the immovable become pure.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਲਇਆ ਸਵਾਰਿ ॥
gurmukh ih man la-i-aa savaar.
The Gurmukhs embellish and beautify this mind.
ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਤਜੇ ਵਿਕਾਰ ॥੩॥
ha-umai vichahu tajay vikaar. ||3||
They eradicate egotism and corruption from within. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The mind is wild and hard to rule -- rare are those who manage it. Those who can move what seemed immovable become clean inside. Turned toward the teaching, they make the mind beautiful and clear out the ego and the harm within.
Moving the immovable mind is rare work -- and it clears out ego and harm.
The mind is so fixed in its habits it seems immovable; to move the immovable is the rare achievement of the Gurmukh. The work is eradicating ego and corruption -- the same inner clearing that defines true worship. Difficulty is acknowledged honestly: it is rare.
A Question to Sit With
What habit of mind feels "immovable" in you? What might begin to shift it?
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