Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the gathering of good-hearted people, tell what is beautiful about the One, and speak the truth — but speak it with love, not sharpness.
Do this, and a restless heart grows quiet and content, settled on the One.
A Shalok on the texture of good company. Sant mandal is the circle of seekers; there you har jas katheh (speak the One's praise) and boleh sat subhaaay — "speak truth with a loving nature." That last phrase is the quiet gem: truth and gentleness together, not truth as a weapon. It rhymes with the note that suniai (honest listening) includes hearing hard things — but here the emphasis is on saying them kindly. The reward is santokh — contentment, a mind at rest — reached by aykas si-o liv laaay, fixing love on the One.
Can you think of a time someone told you something true in a kind way — and how it landed differently than a harsh version would have?
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