Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 269
Verse 5 of 9

When the Confusion Clears, There Was Never a Gap

ਜਬ ਇਨਿ ਅਪੁਨੋ ਬਾਧਿਓ ਮੋਹਾ ॥
jab in apuno baaDhi-o mohaa.
When he entangles himself in emotional attachment,
ਆਵੈ ਜਾਇ ਸਦਾ ਜਮਿ ਜੋਹਾ ॥
aavai jaa-ay sadaa jam johaa.
he comes and goes in reincarnation, under the constant gaze of Death.
ਜਬ ਇਸ ਤੇ ਸਭ ਬਿਨਸੇ ਭਰਮਾ ॥
jab is tay sabh binsay bharmaa.
But when all his doubts are removed,
ਭੇਦੁ ਨਾਹੀ ਹੈ ਪਾਰਬ੍ਰਹਮਾ ॥੪॥
bhayd naahee hai paarbrahmaa. ||4||
then there is no difference between him and the Supreme Lord God. ||4||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

When I tie myself up in attachment -- needing to grab and keep -- I stay restless, never quite still.

But when the confusion clears, I see there was never any real gap between me and the One at all.

Attachment keeps you restless; when the confusion clears, there was never a gap between you and the One.
The deeper layer

This one says: when the confusion clears, there was never a gap between you and the One.

Jab in apuno baadhi-o mohaa — when a person ties himself up in moh. Moh is clinging attachment, needing to grab and keep. The verse says such a person keeps coming and going, round and round, and never settles. Think of a hamster on its wheel, running fast and never getting anywhere.

Then the bright ending. Jab is tay sabh binsay bharmaa — when all doubts are gone. Bharmaa means doubt and confusion. Bhayd naahee hai paarbrahmaa — there is no difference between him and the Supreme One. Paarbrahm is the Supreme, beyond everything.

It is like a wave remembering it was always part of the ocean. Being separate was the only mistake.

A Question to Sit With

What would change if you trusted that you are already connected to everything, not separate from it?

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