ਜਬ ਚਿਤਵਉ ਤਬ ਤੁਹਾਰੇ ॥
jab chitva-o tab tuhaaray.
Whenever something comes to mind, it is You.
ਉਨ ਸਮ੍ਹ੍ਹਾਰਿ ਮੇਰਾ ਮਨੁ ਸਧਾਰੇ ॥੨॥
un samHaar mayraa man saDhaaray. ||2||
Contemplating Your virtues, my mind is sanctified. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whenever anything comes to mind, it is You.
Turning over Your goodness, my mind is made clean.
When the good becomes the default your mind returns to, every thought leads home — and that attention itself cleanses you.
A lovely, simple verse: "whenever something comes to mind, it is You." The One has become the default of the mind, so that any thought leads back to it. And dwelling on its virtues cleanses — attention shapes the mind, so attention on the good makes the mind good.
A Question to Sit With
What does your mind return to by default? Where does it lead you?
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