Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 59
Verse 2 of 5

The Whole of Who I Am: the Teacher's Servant

ਰਾਮ ਹਮ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਲਾਲੇ ਕਾਂਢੇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
raam ham satgur laalay kaaNdhay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
O Lord, I am the slave of the True Guru. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O One -- I am the servant of the true teacher.

The whole of who I am: the servant of the teacher.
The deeper layer

A one-line Rahao of pure self-definition: I am the slave of the True Guru. The whole identity collapses into belonging to the teacher. Simplicity as completeness.

A Question to Sit With

If you had to define yourself in one short line, what would it be?

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