Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have thrown into the fire all the world's clever tricks and flatteries.
Some speak well of me, some speak ill — but I have given my whole self to You.
The verse names two things burned up: "clever devices" (the scheming self-management) and the tyranny of others' opinions. "Some speak good of me, and some speak ill" — and having surrendered to the One, he is freed from being ruled by either. When your whole self is given to the One, praise and blame lose their grip; you no longer live at the mercy of the crowd's verdict. Surrender frees you from the exhausting court of public opinion.
How much do others' opinions rule you? What would it be to be free of both their praise and their blame?
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