Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The restless mind runs after wealth, drunk on worldly love and clinging.
But devotion to the Name is planted for good in the mind that is tuned to the teaching and the Word.
A running mind settles when something good is planted in it.
The verse shows two kinds of mind. Chal chit vit — the restless mind chases wealth. It gets drunk on moh, clinging to worldly things. It is scattered and always wants the next thing.
The other mind has naam bhagat, love for the Name, planted in it for good. That happens when it is tuned to the Guru's teaching and Word. The difference is staying power. Worldly love is like a sugar rush. It wears off and leaves you wanting more. Love for the Name, once planted, holds on, like a tree with deep roots. You do not cure a running mind by chasing it. You plant something in it that stays.
What keeps your mind running? What steady thing, if truly planted, might let it rest?
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