ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਹੈ ਸੋਈ ਭਲ ਮਾਨਉ ਨਾਹਿ ਨ ਕਾ ਬੋਲ ਕਰਤ ॥
jo jo kahai so-ee bhal maan-o naahi na kaa bol karat.
Whatever He says, I accept that as good. I do not say "No" to what He says.
ਨਿਮਖ ਨ ਬਿਸਰਉ ਹੀਏ ਮੋਰੇ ਤੇ ਬਿਸਰਤ ਜਾਈ ਹਉ ਮਰਤ ॥੧॥
nimakh na bisara-o hee-ay moray tay bisrat jaa-ee ha-o marat. ||1||
Let me not forget Him, even for an instant; forgetting Him, I die. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whatever it says, I take as good; I don't say 'No' to it.
Let me not forget it even for a breath — forgetting, I die.
The real death isn't the body's end but forgetting the One — staying in remembrance is staying alive in the deepest sense.
The verse is a posture of trusting acceptance — "whatever He says, I accept as good" — the opposite of the anxious 'no' the frightened ego keeps saying to reality. And it names the real death: not the body's end but forgetting — "forgetting Him, I die." The true dying is losing touch with the One; staying in remembrance is staying alive in the deepest sense.
A Question to Sit With
What does it feel like when you 'forget' what matters most? What brings you back to life?
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