Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Even with piles and piles of money, the mind never says "enough." Even after seeing a thousand beautiful things, it still isn't satisfied.
We get so tangled up in "my family, my people, mine, mine" — but wealth doesn't stay, and the ones we love won't be here forever either. Everything we're gripping is on loan.
Guru Arjan says no amount of stuff will ever make the mind say "enough."
Bahut darab — vast wealth — never satisfies. Anik roop — countless beautiful sights — never fill us up. Think of scrolling through videos: one more, then one more, and the "enough" never comes.
Then comes the clinging. Urjhi-o jaan mayree — we get tangled up, thinking "this is mine." We say "my family, my people, mine, mine." But oh binsai, the wealth passes away, and the people we love will not be here forever.
This is honest about how life works. Nothing stays forever. The point is not to love your family less. It is to hold everything as a gift on loan, with thanks, not as something you own.
When you finally get the thing you wanted, how long does the "enough" feeling last?
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