Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The whole world is like a great play, and it is easy to get so lost in the show that you forget it's a play. Some grip the scenery tightly, sure it's the only real thing. But others watch with love in their hearts, enjoying it fully while remembering what's underneath — and that keeps them free and light.
The world is like a play: enjoy it, but remember it is a play.
Maa-i-aa mohi nat baajee paa-ee — the Actor has staged the drama of attachment to maa-i-aa. Maa-i-aa is the shimmering, ever-changing look of the world.
Manmukh andh rahay laptaa-ee — the manmukh cling to it blindly. A manmukh is someone who faces only their own wants. They mistake the play for the whole truth.
Gurmukh alipat rahay liv laa-ee — the gurmukh stay unstuck, with their love tuned to the One. A gurmukh is someone who faces the Guru's teaching. Alipat means untouched, unstuck. Think of watching a great movie. You laugh and you cry, but when the lights come on, you remember who you are. The gurmukh are present and loving, but the show does not own them. Their love rests on what is real underneath.
The point is not to reject the world. It is to hold it lightly.
What's something you love that's more fun when you don't grip it too tightly?
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