Sikhism·Raag Kaanraa·Shabad 12
Verse 2 of 3

One Mind, One Heart

ਤੇਰੇ ਜਨ ਧਿਆਵਹਿ ਇਕ ਮਨਿ ਇਕ ਚਿਤਿ ਤੇ ਸਾਧੂ ਸੁਖ ਪਾਵਹਿ ਜਪਿ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਨਿਧਾਨ ॥
tayray jan Dhi-aavahi ik man ik chit tay saaDhoo sukh paavahi jap har har naam niDhaan.
Your humble servants focus their consciousness and meditate on You with one-pointed mind; those Holy beings find peace, chanting the Name of the Lord, Har, Har, the Treasure of Bliss.
ਉਸਤਤਿ ਕਰਹਿ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਤੇਰੀਆ ਮਿਲਿ ਸਾਧੂ ਸਾਧ ਜਨਾ ਗੁਰ ਸਤਿਗੁਰੂ ਭਗਵਾਨ ॥੧॥
ustat karahi parabh tayree-aa mil saaDhoo saaDh janaa gur satguroo bhagvaan. ||1||
They sing Your Praises, God, meeting with the Holy, the Holy people, and the Guru, the True Guru, O Lord God. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Your humble people remember You with one mind and one focused heart. Those holy ones find peace, chanting the Naam of the One, Har, Har, the treasure of joy.

They sing Your praises, O Lord, meeting with holy people and with the Guru, the True Guru.

Peace comes when the mind and heart are gathered into one.
The deeper layer

Peace comes when your mind and heart are gathered into one, remembering the One.

Ik man ik chit: one mind, one heart, all your attention in one place, like a magnifying glass gathering sunlight into a single bright point. Naam niDhaan: the Naam as a treasure of joy. The saaDhoo are holy people, gentle and tuned to the One. Their peace comes from steady remembering, and they sing together.

A Question to Sit With

When do you feel most whole, with your whole self in one place?

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