Say the Name, and peace comes to meet you; the more you remember, the more you are filled.
The Arc
The rahau sounds the keynote: chant the Name and peace grows with every remembering. From there the hymn deepens — those who love long for it each instant; the sacred word softens the mind until it comes home to an unstruck music; the Name alone satisfies where gold and fine cloth stay flat; the heavy fog of illusion is crossed by a boat of awe and letting-go, with the teacher as boatman; and at the close, forgetting is a sleep and wisdom a waking, as the flow of existence carries each of us as is fitting.
Key Vocabulary
jap raam naam — remember the Name, the living presence of the One
anhat Dhunee — the unstruck melody heard when the mind grows still
nij ghar aavaigo — the mind returning to its own true home within
bha-o bairaag — reverent awe and gentle detachment, here the crossing-boat
Themes and Cross-Connections
Peace as something received, not seized; remembrance as a slow filling rather than a duty. The taste of the Name quietly retires the taste for lesser things. The wandering seeker is carried, not driven.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's deep yearning turns here toward nearness and ease: the Name is close, and remembering it fills the heart like a home.
Say the Name, and peace comes to meet you; the more you remember, the more you are filled.
The Arc
The rahau sounds the keynote: chant the Name and peace grows with every remembering. From there the hymn deepens — those who love long for it each instant; the sacred word softens the mind until it comes home to an unstruck music; the Name alone satisfies where gold and fine cloth stay flat; the heavy fog of illusion is crossed by a boat of awe and letting-go, with the teacher as boatman; and at the close, forgetting is a sleep and wisdom a waking, as the flow of existence carries each of us as is fitting.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Peace as something received, not seized; remembrance as a slow filling rather than a duty. The taste of the Name quietly retires the taste for lesser things. The wandering seeker is carried, not driven.
For Raag Kaanraa
Kaanraa's deep yearning turns here toward nearness and ease: the Name is close, and remembering it fills the heart like a home.