Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 370
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Keep the One and Become a Home for the Divine

ਜੋ ਜਨ ਗਾਇ ਧਿਆਇ ਜਸੁ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਤਾਸੁ ਪ੍ਰਭੂ ਹੈ ਥਾਨਾਨਾਂ ॥
jo jan gaa-ay Dhi-aa-ay jas thaakur taas parabhoo hai thaanaanaaN.
That humble being, who sings and meditates on the Praises of his Lord and Master, is the dwelling-place of God.
ਤਿਹ ਬਡ ਭਾਗ ਬਸਿਓ ਮਨਿ ਜਾ ਕੈ ਕਰਮ ਪ੍ਰਧਾਨ ਮਥਾਨਾਨਾ ॥੩॥
tih bad bhaag basi-o man jaa kai karam parDhaan mathaanaanaa. ||3||
He is blessed with great good fortune; the Lord abides in his mind. Good karma radiates from his forehead. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Whoever sings and holds the One in mind — that very person becomes a home where the One lives.

How blessed they are, with the Beloved dwelling in their heart and goodness shining from their whole being.

Anyone who keeps the One in mind becomes a home where the divine lives.
The deeper layer

Anyone who keeps the One in mind becomes a home where the One lives.

This line puts everyone on the same level. What makes someone holy is not rank, caste or status. It is a heart that keeps the One in mind.

Jo jan gaa-ay dhi-aa-ay jas thaakur — whoever sings and thinks on the praises of the Master. Taas parabhoo hai thaanaanaa — that very person becomes the thaan, the home, where the One lives.

"Good karma shining from the forehead" is a warm picture of inner goodness that shows. Think of a friend who walks into the room and everyone feels a little happier. You can feel it around them.

This blessing is grace, always there for anyone. The singing heart simply opens up enough to hold it.

A Question to Sit With

What does someone who "has goodness shining from them" look like to you?

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