ਬਾਬਾ ਤੂੰ ਐਸੇ ਭਰਮੁ ਚੁਕਾਹੀ ॥
baabaa tooN aisay bharam chukaahee.
O Baba, get rid of your doubts like this.
ਜੋ ਕਿਛੁ ਕਰਤੁ ਹੈ ਸੋਈ ਕੋਈ ਹੈ ਰੇ ਤੈਸੇ ਜਾਇ ਸਮਾਹੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jo kichh karat hai so-ee ko-ee hai ray taisay jaa-ay samaahee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
As you act, so shall you become, and so you shall go and mingle. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So, friend, let your doubts dissolve like that. As you act, so you become -- and that is how you will go and merge.
As you act, so you become -- and so you finally merge.
The Rahao draws the lesson from the rain-image: drop doubt about separation. The principle as you act, so you become is one of Gurbani's clearest karma teachings: you merge into whatever you make yourself like. Action shapes destiny and destination.
A Question to Sit With
If you become what you repeatedly do, what are you slowly becoming?
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