Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
My mind, dwell on and adore the One's lotus feet.
You'll come into complete peace and freedom, and every trouble will leave.
This line makes a big promise from one small act: keep the One in mind, and your troubles will leave.
It is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad (hymn). Ray chit charan kamal araaDh — O my mind, think of and love the One's lotus feet. The lotus is a flower that grows out of muddy water but stays clean. It is a picture of the One's pure presence.
The promise: sarab sookh kali-aan paavahi — you will find full peace and freedom. Mitai sagal upaaDh — every trouble will go away.
Notice what it says. It does not say troubles will never come. It says they will leave. A mind anchored in the One does not keep holding on to its troubles. Think of a duck in the rain. Water lands on it, but rolls right off its feathers. Peace is less about having no trouble, and more about having something that trouble can't stick to.
What helps your troubles pass through rather than lodge and stay? What lets them 'depart'?
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