ਰਾਮ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਬੇਧਿ ਲੀਓ ਹਰਿ ਸਾਚੇ ॥
raam mayraa man tan bayDh lee-o har saachay.
O Lord, my mind and body have been pierced through by the True Lord.
ਜਿਹ ਕਾਲ ਕੈ ਮੁਖਿ ਜਗਤੁ ਸਭੁ ਗ੍ਰਸਿਆ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਚਨਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਮ ਬਾਚੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
jih kaal kai mukh jagat sabh garsi-aa gur satgur kai bachan har ham baachay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The whole world is caught and held in the mouth of Death. Through the Teachings of the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord, I am saved. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind and body are pierced through by the One. The whole world is caught in the jaws of death -- but through the teaching, I am saved.
The world is in death's jaws -- but the teaching is the one rescue.
The Rahao: the soul pierced by the One (the arrow of love) against the world in death's jaws. The Guru's teaching is the one rescue from the universal grip of death (cf. the death-bound world elsewhere).
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel safe when you think about things you cannot control?
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