Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If you only ever talk about the world's three moods, the fog of doubt never lifts. The knots stay tied, and freedom does not come.
Real freedom comes another way: through a true teacher. In every age, the true teacher is the one who unties the knots and hands you the open sky.
This one says that just talking about your moods will not set you free. A true teacher does.
The shabad starts with the trai gun, the three qualities. These are three moods that run through everything: restlessness, calm, and heaviness. Tarai gun vakhaanai bharam na jaa-ay — if you only describe them, bharam, doubt, stays put. BanDhan na tooteh — the knots do not come undone.
Think of reading every book about swimming but never getting in the pool with a coach. You know all the words, and you still can't swim.
Then the turn: mukat daataa satgur jug maahi — the true Guru is the daataa, the Giver, of mukat, freedom, in every age. Mukat means being untied. Freedom is not won by talking about the moods. It comes from the teacher who unties the heart.
What's the difference between describing a problem over and over and actually being freed from it?
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