ਜਬ ਗੁਰੁ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਤਬ ਮਨੁ ਵਸਿ ਆਇਆ ॥
jab gur mili-aa tab man vas aa-i-aa.
When one meets the Guru, then the mind becomes centered.
ਧਾਵਤ ਪੰਚ ਰਹੇ ਹਰਿ ਧਿਆਇਆ ॥
Dhaavat panch rahay har Dhi-aa-i-aa.
The five passions, running wild, are brought to rest by meditating on the Lord.
ਅਨਦਿਨੁ ਨਗਰੀ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਆ ॥੨॥
an-din nagree har gun gaa-i-aa. ||2||
Night and day, within the body-village, the Glorious Praises of the Lord are sung. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Meet the teacher and the mind grows steady. The five wild passions, always running loose, are quieted by keeping the One in mind. Then, day and night, the praises rise up inside the little village of the body.
Keeping the One in mind quiets the five wild passions and sets the heart singing.
The five passions are brought to rest -- not by force but by remembrance. The body as a village where praise is sung day and night is a lovely Mehl 4 image: the inner life as a settled, singing community once the mind is centered.
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What helps the "five wild passions" settle down in you?
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