ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਮੈਲੁ ਕਮਾਇਆ ॥
ha-umai maa-i-aa mail kamaa-i-aa.
Acting in egotism, they are stained with the filth of Maya.
ਮਰਿ ਮਰਿ ਜੰਮਹਿ ਦੂਜਾ ਭਾਇਆ ॥
mar mar jameh doojaa bhaa-i-aa.
They die and die again, only to be reborn in the love of duality.
ਬਿਨੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਸੇਵੇ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਨ ਹੋਈ ਮਨਿ ਦੇਖਹੁ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥
bin satgur sayvay mukat na ho-ee man daykhhu liv laa-ee hay. ||15||
Without serving the True Guru, no one finds liberation. O mind, tune into this, and see. ||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the proud me runs the show, everything gets clouded over.
A heart split in two keeps circling, never quite at rest.
Without serving the Guru, no one is set free. O my mind, turn your attention there, and see.
Sometimes all it takes is turning a little to finally see.
The self-oriented heart is coaxed, gently. Sometimes the whole change begins with a small turn of attention: turn just a little, and see.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you might see differently if you just turned your attention a little?
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