ਕਹੁ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੋ ਜਾਨੈ ਭੇਉ ॥
kaho kabeer jo jaanai bhay-o.
Says Kabir, one who knows the secret of this mystery,
ਮਨੁ ਮਧੁਸੂਦਨੁ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਣ ਦੇਉ ॥੩॥੨੮॥
man maDhusoodan taribhavan day-o. ||3||28||
beholds within his own mind the Lord of the three worlds. ||3||28||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The one who truly understands this secret, says Kabir, sees the One — the reality behind all the worlds — right there within their own mind. The mind you were fighting is the very place the One shines.
The mind you struggle with is the very place where the One shines — once you understand.
The close resolves the riddle beautifully: jo jaanai bhay-o — one who knows the secret — finds tribhavan day-o, the One of all worlds (named here with the traditional Madhusudan), within the mind itself. The mind was never the enemy; understood rightly, it is where the One is beheld. This dissolves the whole "kill the mind" premise.
A Question to Sit With
What might change if you saw your own mind as the place to meet the One, not a foe to defeat?
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