Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When someone throws their weight around, pushing others down to feel big, they’re building on something that can’t last — this body, this power, will pass.
What traps a person like that is the ego that keeps whispering “I, I, me.” And Nanak says: the way out is gentle and open to everyone — keeping the One in mind loosens the grip and sets the heart free.
Jor julam — oppression and tyranny — done by one puffed up in ego with a frail, perishable body. The trouble is the behaviour (throwing one's weight around, pushing others down) and its root cause — ahan-budh — the ego-driven mind that says "I." Ego is a disease to heal, a trap the person is caught in. The release is naam: naam chhutaar — freedom comes through keeping the One in mind. So even the tyrant has the same open door — remembering — that loosens the "I, I, me" grip for anyone.
Can you notice the difference between feeling confident and needing to make someone else smaller to feel big?
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