ਸਾਧੂ ਧੂਰਿ ਲਾਈ ਮੁਖਿ ਮਸਤਕਿ ਕਾਮ ਕ੍ਰੋਧ ਬਿਖੁ ਜਾਰਉ ॥
saaDhoo Dhoor laa-ee mukh mastak kaam kroDh bikh jaara-o.
Applying the dust of the feet of the Holy to my face and forehead, I burn away the poison of sexual desire and anger.
ਸਭ ਤੇ ਨੀਚੁ ਆਤਮ ਕਰਿ ਮਾਨਉ ਮਨ ਮਹਿ ਇਹੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਧਾਰਉ ॥੧॥
sabh tay neech aatam kar maan-o man meh ih sukh Dhaara-o. ||1||
I judge myself to be the lowest of all; in this way, I instill peace within my mind. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Touching the dust of the feet of the good to my face, I burn off the poison of craving and anger.
I count myself the lowest of all, and this is how I plant peace in my mind.
Humility can be a technology of peace — step out of the ego's constant ranking, and the agitated mind quiets.
The verse offers a striking psychology of peace: "I judge myself to be the lowest of all; in this way, I instill peace within my mind." Taking the lowest place is not self-abasement here but a strategy for peace — the ego's constant comparison and competition is what agitates; step out of the ranking entirely, and the mind quiets. Humility is a technology of peace.
A Question to Sit With
How much of your unrest comes from ranking yourself against others? What would stepping out feel like?
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