Sikhism·Raag Kalyaan·Shabad 12
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The Music Of Bliss

ਕਲਿਆਨ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
kali-aan mehlaa 5.
Kalyaan, Fifth Mehl:
ਗੁਨ ਨਾਦ ਧੁਨਿ ਅਨੰਦ ਬੇਦ ॥
gun naad Dhun anand bayd.
The Glory of God is the Sound-current of the Naad, the Celestial Music of Bliss, and the Wisdom of the Vedas.
ਕਥਤ ਸੁਨਤ ਮੁਨਿ ਜਨਾ ਮਿਲਿ ਸੰਤ ਮੰਡਲੀ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
kathat sunat mun janaa mil sant mandlee. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Speaking and listening, the silent sages and humble beings join together, in the Realm of the Saints. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The glory of the One is a deep sound running through everything, a heavenly music of joy, the wisdom of the Vedas, the old holy books.

Speaking and listening, quiet sages and humble people gather together in the company of the One's people.

Wisdom is like a music you find by speaking and listening together.
The deeper layer

The glory of the One is a music of joy, and you hear it when people speak and listen together.

This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Naad Dhun anand is the sound-current, the melody of bliss. Bayd is the Vedas, the old holy books whose wisdom points toward the One. Kathat sunat ... sant mandlee: speaking and listening in the gathering of holy people. Deep listening and shared speech bring the music alive.

A Question to Sit With

When have you felt a kind of quiet music in being with others?

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