Touch what is golden and you turn to gold; the way home is shown most gently to the humble.
The Arc
In old stories, a magic stone turns iron into gold. The True Guru is that stone. Stay close, and the gold rubs off on you. Prahlaad held on and was kept safe. King Ambreek found a peace that never dies. The Guru is kind to the humble and shows them the way. Harm aimed at good people turns back on the one who aims it. Wash your heart in the One, and the One hugs you close. Love the One, and you start to look like the One. Turn away, and greed chases you like a pack of dogs. The Naam carries the whole world across, so remember it together. At the centre, the Rahao: take shelter with the True Guru, and you are changed, the way iron turns into gold.
Key Vocabulary
paaras — the philosopher's stone; nearness that transforms iron to gold
da-i-aal deen bha-ay — merciful to the meek and the poor
har roopo hovai — coming to look like the One you love
chhakaa 1 — the mark closing this set of six ashtapadees
Themes and Cross-Connections
Transformation by nearness: you become like what you draw close to. Tender care for the meek and poor. Protection for the One's people, with harm turning back on the one who aims it.
For Raag Kaanraa
The raag's yearning finds its promise: draw near to the golden One, and be changed into gold.
Hukumnama
Subject: Stay near the Guru and turn to gold Preview: iron touching a magic stone, Prahlaad kept safe, a king's nectar, an arrow turned back, a sacred pool.
Today: In old stories, a magic stone turns iron into gold. The True Guru is that stone. Stay close, and the gold rubs off on you. Prahlaad held on and was kept safe. King Ambreek found a peace that never dies. The Guru is kind to the humble and shows them the way. Harm aimed at good people turns back on the one who aims it. Wash your heart in the One, and the One hugs you close. Love the One, and you start to look like the One. Turn away, and greed chases you like a pack of dogs. The Naam carries the whole world across, so remember it together.
Take shelter with the True Guru, and you are changed, the way iron turns into gold.
For today: Spend a little time today with someone whose goodness you admire, and notice what rubs off.
Touch what is golden and you turn to gold; the way home is shown most gently to the humble.
The Arc
In old stories, a magic stone turns iron into gold. The True Guru is that stone. Stay close, and the gold rubs off on you. Prahlaad held on and was kept safe. King Ambreek found a peace that never dies. The Guru is kind to the humble and shows them the way. Harm aimed at good people turns back on the one who aims it. Wash your heart in the One, and the One hugs you close. Love the One, and you start to look like the One. Turn away, and greed chases you like a pack of dogs. The Naam carries the whole world across, so remember it together. At the centre, the Rahao: take shelter with the True Guru, and you are changed, the way iron turns into gold.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Transformation by nearness: you become like what you draw close to. Tender care for the meek and poor. Protection for the One's people, with harm turning back on the one who aims it.
For Raag Kaanraa
The raag's yearning finds its promise: draw near to the golden One, and be changed into gold.
Hukumnama
Subject: Stay near the Guru and turn to gold Preview: iron touching a magic stone, Prahlaad kept safe, a king's nectar, an arrow turned back, a sacred pool.
Today: In old stories, a magic stone turns iron into gold. The True Guru is that stone. Stay close, and the gold rubs off on you. Prahlaad held on and was kept safe. King Ambreek found a peace that never dies. The Guru is kind to the humble and shows them the way. Harm aimed at good people turns back on the one who aims it. Wash your heart in the One, and the One hugs you close. Love the One, and you start to look like the One. Turn away, and greed chases you like a pack of dogs. The Naam carries the whole world across, so remember it together.
Take shelter with the True Guru, and you are changed, the way iron turns into gold.
For today: Spend a little time today with someone whose goodness you admire, and notice what rubs off.