Worship is the love that gladdens the One; the empty-handed offering is the whole prayer.
The Arc
Worship the One. Keep the Naam close. Hold on to the Guru the way a little kid holds a parent's hand in a crowd. The One beyond measure comes into your mind, and the world stops pushing you around. There are many ways to worship. The way that counts is the one that pleases the One. Your body is like a clay puppet. It cannot do much alone. The One takes your arm and walks you onto the path. When you have nothing to offer, give yourself. The One already lives in every heart. At the centre, the Rahao: worship the One, hold the Guru's feet, and by the Guru's grace you win the world.
Key Vocabulary
anik poojaa — many kinds of worship
saa poojaa je har bhaavaas — worship is what pleases the One
putree — puppet; the body of clay, a picture of humility
bal bal sad bal jaas — a sacrifice, forever
Themes and Cross-Connections
Every tradition has many outward forms of worship; what matters is the inner offering that gladdens love. The clay-body image speaks of humility, never self-hate.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's devotion is distilled to its essence: not the ritual but the love, given whole.
Hukumnama
Subject: Worship the One and hold on to the Guru Preview: a hand in a crowd, many ways of worship, a clay puppet, a guiding arm, a thirsty heart.
Today: Worship the One. Keep the Naam close. Hold on to the Guru the way a little kid holds a parent's hand in a crowd. The One beyond measure comes into your mind, and the world stops pushing you around. There are many ways to worship. The way that counts is the one that pleases the One. Your body is like a clay puppet. It cannot do much alone. The One takes your arm and walks you onto the path. When you have nothing to offer, give yourself. The One already lives in every heart.
Worship the One and hold on to the Guru, and by grace you win the world.
For today: Do one small kind thing today just because it would please the One.
Worship is the love that gladdens the One; the empty-handed offering is the whole prayer.
The Arc
Worship the One. Keep the Naam close. Hold on to the Guru the way a little kid holds a parent's hand in a crowd. The One beyond measure comes into your mind, and the world stops pushing you around. There are many ways to worship. The way that counts is the one that pleases the One. Your body is like a clay puppet. It cannot do much alone. The One takes your arm and walks you onto the path. When you have nothing to offer, give yourself. The One already lives in every heart. At the centre, the Rahao: worship the One, hold the Guru's feet, and by the Guru's grace you win the world.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Every tradition has many outward forms of worship; what matters is the inner offering that gladdens love. The clay-body image speaks of humility, never self-hate.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's devotion is distilled to its essence: not the ritual but the love, given whole.
Hukumnama
Subject: Worship the One and hold on to the Guru Preview: a hand in a crowd, many ways of worship, a clay puppet, a guiding arm, a thirsty heart.
Today: Worship the One. Keep the Naam close. Hold on to the Guru the way a little kid holds a parent's hand in a crowd. The One beyond measure comes into your mind, and the world stops pushing you around. There are many ways to worship. The way that counts is the one that pleases the One. Your body is like a clay puppet. It cannot do much alone. The One takes your arm and walks you onto the path. When you have nothing to offer, give yourself. The One already lives in every heart.
Worship the One and hold on to the Guru, and by grace you win the world.
For today: Do one small kind thing today just because it would please the One.