Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Keep the Name in your heart and let the sweet Name be on your lips. Through it you rise above wanting -- free and full, like the One itself.
The answer to all those questions is one word: the Name.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Naam ridai amrit mukh naam — the Name in the heart, and the sweet, life-giving Name on the lips. Naam is the Name, the living presence of the One. It is held inside and spoken outside, both at once.
Narhar naam narhar nihkaam — through the Name of the One, we become free of wanting, like the One. Nihkaam means without craving.
That is a surprising promise. We start to become like what we seek. Think of a sponge soaking in warm water. After a while it is warm all the way through. The Name does not just connect us to the One. It fills us with the One's own fullness, beyond all craving.
What helps you feel "full" enough that you stop chasing the next thing?
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