Sing and listen, and the old weight lifts; peace ripens like fruit.
The Arc
Sing about the One today. Singing like that washes the heart clean. Listen too, with your own ears, to words that point you to the One. Kindness comes back to you. Some people remember the One with one whole mind and one whole heart. They find peace. The Naam is their treasure of joy. They sing together with holy people and with the Guru. Peace grows in a heart that holds the One, like fruit ripening on a tree. Such hearts cross the rough ocean of the world safely. So ask to serve people like that. Ask twice, gladly. And let your heart say: You, You, You. At the centre, the Rahao: sing the One's praise and listen to it, and the heart is washed clean.
Key Vocabulary
jas gaavat paap lahaan — singing praise lifts the old weight.
ik man ik chit — one mind, one heart; undivided attention.
naam niDhaan — the Naam, treasure of bliss.
sukh fal — the fruit of peace, ripening in the heart.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The pairing of singing (praise) with listening (suniai) reflects the Suniai teaching: deep listening is itself a path. The gathered mind (ik man ik chit) answers the scattered, running mind pictured earlier in the raag.
For Raag Kaanraa
This partaal rounds off Guru Ram Das's Kaanraa cycle by turning longing into peace: the fruit ripens, the heart gathers into one, and the singer asks only to serve those who love the One.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing the One's praise and listen to it Preview: a song that rinses the heart, one mind and one heart, the fruit of peace, a rough ocean crossed.
Today: Sing about the One today. Singing like that washes the heart clean. Listen too, with your own ears, to words that point you to the One. Kindness comes back to you. Some people remember the One with one whole mind and one whole heart. They find peace. The Naam is their treasure of joy. They sing together with holy people and with the Guru. Peace grows in a heart that holds the One, like fruit ripening on a tree. Such hearts cross the rough ocean of the world safely. So ask to serve people like that. Ask twice, gladly. And let your heart say: You, You, You.
Sing the One's praise and listen to it, and your heart is washed clean.
For today: Play or sing one song of praise today, and listen closely to every word.
Sing and listen, and the old weight lifts; peace ripens like fruit.
The Arc
Sing about the One today. Singing like that washes the heart clean. Listen too, with your own ears, to words that point you to the One. Kindness comes back to you. Some people remember the One with one whole mind and one whole heart. They find peace. The Naam is their treasure of joy. They sing together with holy people and with the Guru. Peace grows in a heart that holds the One, like fruit ripening on a tree. Such hearts cross the rough ocean of the world safely. So ask to serve people like that. Ask twice, gladly. And let your heart say: You, You, You. At the centre, the Rahao: sing the One's praise and listen to it, and the heart is washed clean.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The pairing of singing (praise) with listening (suniai) reflects the Suniai teaching: deep listening is itself a path. The gathered mind (ik man ik chit) answers the scattered, running mind pictured earlier in the raag.
For Raag Kaanraa
This partaal rounds off Guru Ram Das's Kaanraa cycle by turning longing into peace: the fruit ripens, the heart gathers into one, and the singer asks only to serve those who love the One.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing the One's praise and listen to it Preview: a song that rinses the heart, one mind and one heart, the fruit of peace, a rough ocean crossed.
Today: Sing about the One today. Singing like that washes the heart clean. Listen too, with your own ears, to words that point you to the One. Kindness comes back to you. Some people remember the One with one whole mind and one whole heart. They find peace. The Naam is their treasure of joy. They sing together with holy people and with the Guru. Peace grows in a heart that holds the One, like fruit ripening on a tree. Such hearts cross the rough ocean of the world safely. So ask to serve people like that. Ask twice, gladly. And let your heart say: You, You, You.
Sing the One's praise and listen to it, and your heart is washed clean.
For today: Play or sing one song of praise today, and listen closely to every word.