ਸਾਧਸੰਗਿ ਭਇਓ ਜਨਮੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ॥
saaDhsang bha-i-o janam paraapat.
Through the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy, you obtained this human life.
ਕਰਿ ਸੇਵਾ ਭਜੁ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ॥
kar sayvaa bhaj har har gurmat.
Do seva - selfless service; follow the Guru's Teachings, and vibrate the Lord's Name, Har, Har.
ਤਿਆਗਿ ਮਾਨੁ ਝੂਠੁ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ॥
ti-aag maan jhooth abhimaan.
Abandon pride, falsehood and arrogance.
ਜੀਵਤ ਮਰਹਿ ਦਰਗਹ ਪਰਵਾਨੁ ॥੩॥
jeevat mareh dargeh parvaan. ||3||
Remain dead while yet alive, and you shall be welcomed in the Court of the Lord. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is through the company of the holy that you reached this human life. So serve others, follow the teaching, keep the One's name alive. Let go of pride, falsehood, and arrogance. Die while you are still alive, and you will be welcomed at the One's door.
Use this rare life to serve, keep the Name, and die to the ego while you live.
The instruction: the human chance is for service, the Name, and the abandoning of ego (pride, falsehood, arrogance). The key is jeevat marnaa -- remain dead while alive -- which earns welcome in the Court. The Sangat gave you this life; use it to dissolve the ego.
A Question to Sit With
What pride or falsehood would you most want to let go of while you can?
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