ਗਉੜੀ ਪੂਰਬੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੪ ॥
ga-orhee poorbee mehlaa 4.
Gauree Poorbee, Fourth Mehl:
ਮੇਰੇ ਮਨ ਸੋ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਦਾ ਨਾਲਿ ਹੈ ਸੁਆਮੀ ਕਹੁ ਕਿਥੈ ਹਰਿ ਪਹੁ ਨਸੀਐ ॥
mayray man so parabh sadaa naal hai su-aamee kaho kithai har pahu nasee-ai.
O my mind, God is always with you; He is your Lord and Master. Tell me, where could you run to get away from the Lord?
ਹਰਿ ਆਪੇ ਬਖਸਿ ਲਏ ਪ੍ਰਭੁ ਸਾਚਾ ਹਰਿ ਆਪਿ ਛਡਾਏ ਛੁਟੀਐ ॥੧॥
har aapay bakhas la-ay parabh saachaa har aap chhadaa-ay chhutee-ai. ||1||
The True Lord God Himself grants forgiveness; we are emancipated only when the Lord Himself emancipates us. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind, the One is always with you -- your very master. Where could you possibly run to escape it? The One itself grants forgiveness, and you are set free only when the One sets you free.
You cannot run from the One -- and you are freed only when the One frees you.
Two truths: the One is inescapably present (cf. the thief who cannot hide; Ik Onkar), and emancipation is the One's act -- you are freed only when the One frees you. Both omnipresence and grace.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you run when you want to escape? Does it ever really work?
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