Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind turned around — and found that it was already resting in something vast and loving all along.
With grace, a whole new kind of understanding opened up in me. Before that, I had felt like a stranger even to myself; now I feel at home.
When the mind turns around, it finds it was already home.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Man hee ulat samaanaa — the mind turns around and sinks into itself. That means sinking into the One, who was never apart from it.
Gur parsaad means the Guru's grace, a gift. It brings akal, a new, wide-awake understanding.
The lovely detail is the word baygaanaa, a stranger. Before turning inward, we can feel like strangers even to ourselves. Think of coming back from a long trip and walking through your own front door. The turning around is a homecoming.
Have you ever felt like a stranger to yourself? What helps you feel at home in your own heart again?
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