Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Dear One, chanting, deep stillness, self-discipline and truth are the ground I stand on.
Give me Your Name, so I find peace; loving You is a treasure that keeps overflowing.
Good habits are the ground. Peace is still a gift. This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad.
jap tap sanjam sach aDhaar — chanting, deep meditation, self-control and truth are my foundation. These are the classic practices of a spiritual life. Then comes the one thing that crowns them. har har naam deh sukh paa-ee-ai — give me the Name, so I find peace.
Think of soccer practice every day. The practice is yours to do. But the joy of a perfect game feels like a gift. And tayree bhagat bharay bhandaar — loving You is a treasure that keeps overflowing. It never empties. Even a careful, disciplined life comes, in the end, to ask for the gift.
Even when you've done the groundwork, can you still ask for the peace rather than demand it?
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