Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This whole world can wander in a fog, half-tricked by the pull of grasping and attachment. But for the ones who have truly met the true teacher, that fog can't get a grip — it simply doesn't come near them.
A heart held by the teaching cannot be fooled by the world's fog.
Ih jag bharam bhulaa-i-aa moh thag-ulee paa-ay — this world is lost in bharam, a fog of doubt. It has swallowed the thag-ulee of moh. A thag-ulee is a trickster's sleeping potion. Moh is grasping attachment, holding on too tight.
Jinaa satgur bhayti-aa tin nayrh na bhitai maa-ay — those who have met the true Guru, maa-i-aa does not come near them. Maa-i-aa is the pull of the world, the fog of grasping. The world does not disappear for them. Their heart is anchored in the teaching, so it cannot be tricked.
Think of a boat with a strong anchor in a storm. The waves still come, but the boat stays put. Meeting the Guru is that anchor.
What keeps you anchored and clear-headed when everything around you feels confusing or hyped-up?
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