Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Once the mind ties itself in these knots of "me" and "mine," they hold on tight — the tangle stays right up to the very end.
Once the mind is tangled in "me" and "mine," the knot holds tight.
Ji-o uljhaa-i-o baaDh buDh kaa — the mind is caught in a knot of its own wrong thinking. Marti-aa nahee bisraanee — it does not let go, even until death. So the tangle stays right to the very end.
Think of earbuds left in a pocket. Once they knot up, they do not untangle on their own. The ego is like that. Once it grips, it is stubborn.
This sets up where the shabad is heading. Untying this knot will need grace, the One's kindness.
What is a habit of thought that holds on to you even when you'd like to let it go?
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