ਗਉੜੀ ਕਬੀਰ ਜੀ ॥
ga-orhee kabeer jee.
Gauree, Kabir Jee:
ਦੇਇ ਮੁਹਾਰ ਲਗਾਮੁ ਪਹਿਰਾਵਉ ॥
day-ay muhaar lagaam pahiraava-o.
I have grasped the reins and attached the bridle;
ਸਗਲ ਤ ਜੀਨੁ ਗਗਨ ਦਉਰਾਵਉ ॥੧॥
sagal ta jeen gagan da-oraava-o. ||1||
abandoning everything, I now ride through the skies. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I've taken up the reins and slipped on the bridle —
and now, letting go of the rest, I ride up through the open sky.
When you can steer your own mind, you can ride it anywhere.
Kabir pictures himself as a rider, and his own mind is the horse.
The Rahao, the "pause" line that comes next, shows that the horse is his mind. The reins and bridle are the steadiness that let him guide it. Think of learning to ride a bike. Once you can steer, you can go anywhere.
"Letting go of the rest" means letting go of grabbing at things. Then the ride goes upward, free, into the open sky.
A Question to Sit With
What would it feel like to be the one holding the reins of your own thoughts?
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