Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Those who hold to the Name see this world for what it is -- a field you graze in for a while and then move on. In them, craving and anger crack and spill out, like smashing a jar of poison. Without the wealth of the Name, the house of the body and the storeroom of the mind stand empty. But meet the teacher, and the heavy, stuck doors swing open.
This world is a field we graze in for a while. The Name is what fills the house.
Naam sanjogee go-il thaat — those joined to the Name see the world as a go-il, a pasture used for a season. The world is real and useful. It is not something to look down on. It is just not our forever home. Think of summer camp. You love it, you learn there, and then you go home.
Kaam kroDh footai bikh maat — craving and anger break, like a jar of poison smashing. They are not just kept in check. Once the Name fills the house, they are broken.
Bin vakhar soono ghar haat — without the goods of the Name, the house of the body and the shop of the mind stand empty. Gur mil kholay bajar kapaat — meeting the Guru, the heavy, stuck doors swing open. People often link these doors to the Tenth Gate, an inner door where a person meets the One. Opening it takes a relationship with the Guru, not just effort.
What in your "house" feels full, and what feels empty? What might fill it?
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