Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O so-fortunate mind, one kind glance of grace, and you light up completely.
You do not have to free yourself all alone by force. When you let yourself be held -- when you rest your attention on the teaching -- the freeing happens on its own.
The key turn here is aap chhadaa-ay chhutee-ai -- "if He Himself frees you, you are freed." This is the grace principle rendered exactly: liberation is not a self-help project of gritted effort; it is being released, receiving what is already offered. Ek nadar nihaal -- a single Glance of Grace and the soul is nihaal, blissfully full. And grace is never a prize for good behavior; it is described as already turned toward you, waiting for you to stop blocking it.
What might it feel like to stop struggling and simply let yourself be helped?
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