"Some things are ours to hold only for a while — so love them, and hold them gently."
The Arc
Your body and the spark of life inside it are a team. They came together for a while, and they share everything: the food, the fun, the colors of the day. The body keeps asking for more, and the spark keeps running to fetch it. Still, one hunger stays. Stuff cannot reach it. The sweetness of the One fills it, found with the Guru and in the Sangat. One day the spark will be called home, and it will go. So hold your days gently, and hold on to the One, who never leaves. At the centre, the opening line: the body and the soul came together for a while, sharing the play of life.
Key Vocabulary
dhan & pir / jogi — the body-self and the living spark, pictured as bride and groom.
hukmee bandaa — one who moves with the flow of existence (hukam).
mithan mohaasaa — the gentle illusion of clinging to what only passes.
vichhurh na jaasaa — never parted again.
deen dukh bhanjan — the easer of the aches of the small and overlooked.
Themes and Cross-Connections
This is Maaroo's meditation on impermanence. The one hunger (P2) that outer getting cannot fill is the whole raag's ache; the answer (P13) is a union no parting can break. The soul's leaving is a call answered, the way a servant answers the Master (P7, P9).
For Raag Maaroo
This is the raag's death-core, and it is met not with dread but with a promise: love what is passing gently, find the treasure that lasts, and discover a togetherness with the One that even parting cannot end.
Hukumnama
Subject: Body and soul share life for a while Preview: a bride and a yogi, a plea with folded hands, one thing no money reaches, a robe of honor.
Today: Your body and the spark of life inside it are a team. They came together for a while, and they share everything: the food, the fun, the colors of the day. The body keeps asking for more, and the spark keeps running to fetch it. Still, one hunger stays. Stuff cannot reach it. The sweetness of the One fills it, found with the Guru and in the Sangat. One day the spark will be called home, and it will go. So hold your days gently, and hold on to the One, who never leaves.
Body and soul share life for a while; the One stays for good.
For today: Before one meal today, pause and thank the One for this body and this breath.
"Some things are ours to hold only for a while — so love them, and hold them gently."
The Arc
Your body and the spark of life inside it are a team. They came together for a while, and they share everything: the food, the fun, the colors of the day. The body keeps asking for more, and the spark keeps running to fetch it. Still, one hunger stays. Stuff cannot reach it. The sweetness of the One fills it, found with the Guru and in the Sangat. One day the spark will be called home, and it will go. So hold your days gently, and hold on to the One, who never leaves. At the centre, the opening line: the body and the soul came together for a while, sharing the play of life.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
This is Maaroo's meditation on impermanence. The one hunger (P2) that outer getting cannot fill is the whole raag's ache; the answer (P13) is a union no parting can break. The soul's leaving is a call answered, the way a servant answers the Master (P7, P9).
For Raag Maaroo
This is the raag's death-core, and it is met not with dread but with a promise: love what is passing gently, find the treasure that lasts, and discover a togetherness with the One that even parting cannot end.
Hukumnama
Subject: Body and soul share life for a while Preview: a bride and a yogi, a plea with folded hands, one thing no money reaches, a robe of honor.
Today: Your body and the spark of life inside it are a team. They came together for a while, and they share everything: the food, the fun, the colors of the day. The body keeps asking for more, and the spark keeps running to fetch it. Still, one hunger stays. Stuff cannot reach it. The sweetness of the One fills it, found with the Guru and in the Sangat. One day the spark will be called home, and it will go. So hold your days gently, and hold on to the One, who never leaves.
Body and soul share life for a while; the One stays for good.
For today: Before one meal today, pause and thank the One for this body and this breath.