Sikhism·Raag Goojaree·Shabad 57
Verse 21 of 66

Patience Itself Is a Gift of Grace

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਮੇਰਾ ਸਾਹਿਬੁ ਅਤਿ ਵਡਾ ਸਚੁ ਗਹਿਰ ਗੰਭੀਰਾ ॥
mayraa saahib at vadaa sach gahir gambheeraa.
My Master is so very great, true, profound and unfathomable.
ਸਭੁ ਜਗੁ ਤਿਸ ਕੈ ਵਸਿ ਹੈ ਸਭੁ ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਚੀਰਾ ॥
sabh jag tis kai vas hai sabh tis kaa cheeraa.
The whole world is under His power; everything is the projection of Him.
ਗੁਰ ਪਰਸਾਦੀ ਪਾਈਐ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਧਨੁ ਧੀਰਾ ॥
gur parsaadee paa-ee-ai nihchal Dhan Dheeraa.
By Guru's Grace, the eternal wealth is obtained, bringing peace and patience to the mind.
ਕਿਰਪਾ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਮਨਿ ਵਸੈ ਭੇਟੈ ਗੁਰੁ ਸੂਰਾ ॥
kirpaa tay har man vasai bhaytai gur sooraa.
By His Grace, the Lord dwells in the mind, and one meets the Brave Guru.
ਗੁਣਵੰਤੀ ਸਾਲਾਹਿਆ ਸਦਾ ਥਿਰੁ ਨਿਹਚਲੁ ਹਰਿ ਪੂਰਾ ॥੭॥
gunvantee salaahi-aa sadaa thir nihchal har pooraa. ||7||
The virtuous praise the ever-stable, permanent, perfect Lord. ||7||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

My Master is vast, true, deep, past all fathoming.

The whole world is in its power; everything is its own outpouring. By grace the lasting wealth comes, bringing peace and patience; by grace the One lives in the mind, and you meet the brave teaching. The good praise the ever-steady, perfect One.

Patience — a settled, unhurried steadiness — is itself a gift of grace, the calm of trusting a vast One who holds it all.
The deeper layer

The seventh Pauree is pure praise of the One's greatness and sovereignty — "everything is the projection of Him." And it names two gifts of grace: "the eternal wealth" and "peace and patience" (dhiraj). Patience is worth noticing — a settled, unhurried steadiness is itself a gift of grace, the calm of one who trusts the vast One holding everything.

A Question to Sit With

Where do you most need patience? What if it could come as a gift rather than sheer willpower?

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