ਬੇਦ ਬਾਦ ਸਭਿ ਆਖਿ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ॥
bayd baad sabh aakh vakaaneh.
He voices all the controversies of the Vedas,
ਨ ਅੰਤਰੁ ਭੀਜੈ ਨ ਸਬਦੁ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ॥
na antar bheejai na sabad pachhaaneh.
but his inner being is not saturated or satisfied, and he does not realize the Word of the Shabad.
ਪੁੰਨੁ ਪਾਪੁ ਸਭੁ ਬੇਦਿ ਦ੍ਰਿੜਾਇਆ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਪੀਜੈ ਹੇ ॥੧੫॥
punn paap sabh bayd drirh-aa-i-aa gurmukh amrit peejai hay. ||15||
The Vedas tell all about virtue and vice, but only the Gurmukh drinks in the Ambrosial Nectar. ||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person can debate every fine point and still feel dry and unsatisfied inside.
The old scriptures do teach us right from wrong, and that is a real gift.
But past all the arguing there is a sweetness to drink, and the one who follows the Guru drinks it in.
Past the arguing, there is a living sweetness meant to be tasted, not debated.
The Vedas teach virtue and vice (punn paap), a gift to every reader. Past all the arguing, the Gurmukh drinks the nectar (amrit) itself and tastes what others only debate.
A Question to Sit With
When has arguing about something felt less useful than just experiencing it?
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