Raag Goojaree
Commentary

Raag Goojaree, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House (Guru Arjan)

Drop the tricks by entering the refuge — and remember even the meeting is grace.

The Arc

Give up clever tricks and seek sanctuary — one movement (P0). The Pause line: dwell on the One's feet, and troubles depart (P1). Loved ones right-sized, yet the One is their in-dwelling companion (P2); millions of schemes get nowhere while one refuge frees (P3); and the close crowns the activity with grace — even the meeting is pre-ordained (P4).

Key Vocabulary

  • "give up clever tricks + seek Sanctuary" — dropping scheming by entering refuge (P0).
  • "troubles depart" — peace as what troubles can't stick to (P1).
  • "companion of the soul... pervading everywhere" — the One in and beyond loved ones (P2).
  • "pre-ordained destiny" — grace crowning effort (P4).

Themes and Cross-Connections

"Refuge makes surrender of cleverness possible" (P0) sharpens the block's anti-scheming refrain (B00C1043, B00C1050, B00C1064). Right-sizing loved ones with the in-dwelling One (P2) balances B00C1039/1054 against coldness. "Effort and grace held together" (P4) is the project's steady guardrail (B00C1027, B00C1029).

For Raag Goojaree

A fuller statement of the block's path: enter the refuge, let the tricks fall away, love your people without leaning your whole weight on them — and know the door was opened by grace.

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