Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 332
Verse 8 of 10

The Mind Arose From the Flow and Returns to It

ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਕਉ ਰੂਪੁ ਨ ਰੇਖਿਆ ਕਾਈ ॥
is man ka-o roop na raykh-i-aa kaa-ee.
This mind has no form or outline.
ਹੁਕਮੇ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੁਕਮੁ ਬੂਝਿ ਸਮਾਈ ॥੭॥
hukmay ho-i-aa hukam boojh samaa-ee. ||7||
By God's Command it was created; understanding God's Command, it will be absorbed into Him again. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

This mind has no shape, no outline you could draw.

It arose from the flow of existence — and understanding that flow, it settles back into it.

The formless mind arose from the flow of existence and returns to it.
The deeper layer

Kabir says the mind has no shape. It came from the One's flow, and it flows back into it.

Is man ka-o roop na raykh-i-aa kaa-ee — this mind has no roop, form, and no raykh, outline. Hukmay ho-i-aa hukam boojh samaa-ee — it came to be through Hukam, the flow of existence, the way everything naturally works. By understanding that flow, it melts back into the One.

So the mind is not a thing you can grip. It is like a wave. It rises from the ocean, and it settles back into the ocean.

A Question to Sit With

Can something be completely real even though it has no shape you can see?

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