Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I chase after money and things, running and grabbing, I am never satisfied. The wanting never switches off.
But when I stop chasing and walk away, it is funny: what I was chasing gets up and follows me. Contentment quietly comes and sits down beside me.
This one says: chase what glitters and you are never satisfied. Stop grabbing, and enough comes to you.
It is a delightful flip. Jab ih dhaavai maa-i-aa arthee — when he runs after maya and riches. Maya is money and the shiny, glittering world. Nah triptaavai nah tis laathee — he is never satisfied, and the thirst never ends.
Jab is tay ih ho-i-o ja-ulaa — but when he walks away from it. Peechhai laag chalee uth ka-ulaa — then Ka-ulaa, Lakshmi, the goddess of wealth in Hindu tradition, gets up and follows him.
Chase plenty, and it runs away. Stop grasping, and enough arrives on its own. Think of trying to catch a butterfly by chasing it around the garden. Sit still, and it may land on your hand.
This is about contentment, not a promise of riches. What follows the heart that stops grasping is the feeling of having enough.
Have you noticed that the harder you want something, the further away 'enough' seems to feel?
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