ਕਰਿ ਕੀਰਤਨੁ ਮਨ ਸੀਤਲ ਭਏ ॥
kar keertan man seetal bha-ay.
Singing the Kirtan of His Praises, my mind has become peaceful;
ਜਨਮ ਜਨਮ ਕੇ ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਗਏ ॥
janam janam kay kilvikh ga-ay.
the sins of countless incarnations have been washed away.
ਸਰਬ ਨਿਧਾਨ ਪੇਖੇ ਮਨ ਮਾਹਿ ॥
sarab niDhaan paykhay man maahi.
I have seen all the treasures within my own mind;
ਅਬ ਢੂਢਨ ਕਾਹੇ ਕਉ ਜਾਹਿ ॥੨॥
ab dhoodhan kaahay ka-o jaahi. ||2||
why should I now go out searching for them? ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Singing the One's praises, my mind grew peaceful, and the wrongs of countless lives were washed away. I have seen all the treasures right within my own mind -- so why would I go searching outside?
All the treasures are within your own mind -- why search outside for them?
The interior turn at its clearest (cf. the jewel within; search your own heart): all the treasures are within the mind; why search outside? Singing brings peace and washes the karma of countless lives (Har Ras). Commentators read the line as meaning that searching outside was the long way round to what was already within.
A Question to Sit With
What have you searched for "out there" that might be inside you already?
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