Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Play the game of life to win: let your small self bow and accept its own ending. When that little "me" dies, your mind meets the great Mind behind everything. Your inner eyes open, and you finally find your true home -- it was inside you all along.
This one says you win at life by letting the small self lose.
Janam jeet maran man maani-aa — win the game of life, and let the mind accept death. This is the Gurbani idea of dying while still alive, once more. It is not about the body. It is about the little "me" that always wants to be first. You win by letting that part lose. Think of a team player who passes the ball instead of hogging it, and the whole team wins.
Aap moo-aa man man tay jaani-aa — when the self dies, the small mind comes to know the great Mind. It is like a drop of water meeting the ocean.
Najar bha-ee ghar ghar tay jaani-aa — the inner eye opens, and you find your own home. That home is inside you, not somewhere else.
What might "winning by letting go" look like in your own life?
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