Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In that deep stillness there is no up and no down, no day and no night.
There is no water, no wind, no fire — and yet the wise, guiding Presence is fully there, holding it all.
This one says: take away everything that changes, and the living Presence is still there.
Kabir keeps taking away pairs. AraDh uraDh do-oo tah naahee — low and high, both are gone there. Raat dinas tah naahee — no night and no day. Then he takes away even the elements. Jal nahee pavan paavak fun naahee — no water, no wind, no fire.
What is left? Satgur tahaa samaahee — the True Guru lives there. That means the true, guiding Presence.
Here is the gentle surprise. When you clear away every changing thing, you do not find emptiness. You find the living Guide. Think of a room after all the noisy guests go home. It is not empty. The one who loves you is still sitting there.
When everything noisy falls quiet, what do you notice is still there with you?
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