Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Turn the flowing rivers of your attention back to meet inside you, and bathe there — a washing that needs no water at all. And here is the real practice: to look upon everyone with the same, even, loving eye. Once you have grasped this heart of things, what else is there to figure out?
This one says the truest bath is inside you, and the truest practice is seeing everyone the same.
In India, people travel to bathe where holy rivers meet, like the Ganga and the Jamuna. Ultee gangaa jamun milaava-o — Kabir turns that picture inward. He speaks of the yogis' inner channels of breath, the left and the right, joined in the middle. At that meeting place in the mind, he bathes without any water. The real journey happens inside.
Then comes the high point of the shabad. Lochaa samsar ih bi-uhaaraa — looking at all with an equal eye, make this your everyday work. Think of a good teacher who is just as kind to every kid in the class. Seeing everyone as one becomes a daily practice. Welcoming everyone is itself the spiritual path.
Tat beechaar ki-aa avar beechaaraa — think on this heart of things. What else is there to think about?
What would change if you looked at everyone you meet today with the same even, kind eye?
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