Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You cannot win your way to the One by arguing or proving you are right. When the heart is split — half here, half chasing something else — everything tastes flat and dull. But settle your love on the truth through the teaching, and the flavor comes back into life.
You cannot argue your way to the One; you get there by turning your love toward the truth.
Vaad virodh na paa-i-aa jaa-ay — through argument and debate, the One cannot be found. A mind that wants to win is looking the wrong way. Think of two friends arguing about who is right while their ice cream melts in their hands.
Man tan feekaa doojai bhaa-ay — mind and body go flat through doojai bhaa-ay. That means the love of "the second": a heart split between the One and everything else. Feekaa means flat and flavorless, like food with no salt.
The fix is gur kai sabad sach liv laa-ay — through the Guru's Word, tune your love to the True One. Sabad is the Word, the Guru's teaching. The answer is not more cleverness. It is a change of direction.
Have you ever "won" an argument but felt worse afterward? What did that teach you?
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