The virtues of the One are endless; the taste of them is a sweetness no words can hold, only a smile.
The Arc
Picture a strong swimmer who has made it to shore and swims back out for you. That is a Guru who bows low to the One and is free. Such a Guru carries you across too, and you love that Guru with everything you have. Try listing the good in the One. Which one first? Thousands, millions, more than you could count. Few people stop to think about them. When you do, wonder fills you up, again and again. Love colors you deep red. And the taste is so sweet you cannot describe it. You are like someone tasting candy who can only smile. At the centre, the Rahao: a Guru who is free carries you across too, and you give yourself gladly to that Guru.
Key Vocabulary
bal bal jaa-ee-ai — I am a sacrifice; utter devotion
ant nahee kachh paarai — no end or limit to the virtues
bisam — wonder-struck, awe
goongaa muskaarai — the mute who tastes and only smiles: ineffable joy
Themes and Cross-Connections
Wahe — the wonder that has no words. The crimson dye (laal gulaal) is the color of a heart soaked in love, and the smiling taster is Gurbani's image for joy beyond language.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's devotional intensity blossoms into speechless wonder — longing turned to a smile.
Hukumnama
Subject: A Guru who is free carries you across Preview: a humble bow, virtues past counting, a crimson dye, a mute tasting candy and smiling.
Today: Picture a strong swimmer who has made it to shore and swims back out for you. That is a Guru who bows low to the One and is free. Such a Guru carries you across too, and you love that Guru with everything you have. Try listing the good in the One. Which one first? Thousands, millions, more than you could count. Few people stop to think about them. When you do, wonder fills you up, again and again. Love colors you deep red. And the taste is so sweet you cannot describe it. You are like someone tasting candy who can only smile.
A Guru who is free carries you across too, and you give yourself gladly to that Guru.
For today: Thank someone who helped you get somewhere you could not have reached alone.
The virtues of the One are endless; the taste of them is a sweetness no words can hold, only a smile.
The Arc
Picture a strong swimmer who has made it to shore and swims back out for you. That is a Guru who bows low to the One and is free. Such a Guru carries you across too, and you love that Guru with everything you have. Try listing the good in the One. Which one first? Thousands, millions, more than you could count. Few people stop to think about them. When you do, wonder fills you up, again and again. Love colors you deep red. And the taste is so sweet you cannot describe it. You are like someone tasting candy who can only smile. At the centre, the Rahao: a Guru who is free carries you across too, and you give yourself gladly to that Guru.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Wahe — the wonder that has no words. The crimson dye (laal gulaal) is the color of a heart soaked in love, and the smiling taster is Gurbani's image for joy beyond language.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's devotional intensity blossoms into speechless wonder — longing turned to a smile.
Hukumnama
Subject: A Guru who is free carries you across Preview: a humble bow, virtues past counting, a crimson dye, a mute tasting candy and smiling.
Today: Picture a strong swimmer who has made it to shore and swims back out for you. That is a Guru who bows low to the One and is free. Such a Guru carries you across too, and you love that Guru with everything you have. Try listing the good in the One. Which one first? Thousands, millions, more than you could count. Few people stop to think about them. When you do, wonder fills you up, again and again. Love colors you deep red. And the taste is so sweet you cannot describe it. You are like someone tasting candy who can only smile.
A Guru who is free carries you across too, and you give yourself gladly to that Guru.
For today: Thank someone who helped you get somewhere you could not have reached alone.