Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Follow the teaching, sing the praises of the One, and doors that were shut tight swing open again.
The tug-of-war of three pulls quiets down, doubt drifts off, and worrying about what everyone thinks loosens its grip.
This one says singing the One's praise opens the doors of the mind.
Kirtan means singing the praises of the One. When we sing with the Guru's teaching, man ughray kapat kapaat — the doors of the mind, shut tight by tricks and pretending, swing open.
Then three pulls on the mind grow quiet. Indian thought calls them the three gunas: dullness, restless wanting, and calm goodness. Doubt and fear run away.
Last, the clay pot of "what will people think" breaks. Think of worrying all day about what your class will say about your new haircut. Then one day you just stop worrying. That is not a crash. It is a relief, like putting down something heavy.
What door inside you opens when you sing or create something?
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