ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਰਾਗੁ ਦੇਵਗੰਧਾਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੯ ॥
raag dayvganDhaaree mehlaa 9.
Raag Dayv-Gandhaaree, Ninth Mehl:
ਯਹ ਮਨੁ ਨੈਕ ਨ ਕਹਿਓ ਕਰੈ ॥
yeh man naik na kahi-o karai.
This mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit.
ਸੀਖ ਸਿਖਾਇ ਰਹਿਓ ਅਪਨੀ ਸੀ ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਤੇ ਨ ਟਰੈ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
seekh sikhaa-ay rahi-o apnee see durmat tay na tarai. ||1|| rahaa-o.
I am so tired of giving it instructions - it will not refrain from its evil-mindedness. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This mind of mine won't take my advice at all.
I'm worn out from instructing it, and still it won't quit its old wrong turns.
Even a great teacher admits it: the mind knows better and does otherwise anyway — naming that stubbornness plainly is where change begins.
Guru Tegh Bahadur (the Ninth Master) opens with a wonderfully relatable frustration: "this mind does not follow my advice one tiny bit." Anyone who has tried to change a habit knows this — the mind knows better and does otherwise anyway. There is humility and honesty in a great teacher admitting the same struggle we all have. Naming the stubbornness plainly is where any real change begins.
A Question to Sit With
What does your mind 'know better' about yet keep doing? Can you name it honestly?
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