ਬੇਦ ਪੜਹਿ ਪੜਿ ਬਾਦੁ ਵਖਾਣਹਿ ॥
bayd parheh parh baad vakaaneh.
He reads and studies the Vedas, and argues about them;
ਘਟ ਮਹਿ ਬ੍ਰਹਮੁ ਤਿਸੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਪਛਾਣਹਿ ॥
ghat meh barahm tis sabad na pachhaaneh.
God is within his own heart, but he does not recognize the Word of the Shabad.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਤਤੁ ਬਿਲੋਵੈ ਰਸਨਾ ਹਰਿ ਰਸੁ ਤਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥
gurmukh hovai so tat bilovai rasnaa har ras taahaa hay. ||11||
One who becomes Gurmukh churns the essence of reality; his tongue savors the sublime essence of the Lord. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person can read many holy books and still spend the time arguing, missing the One who lives right inside them.
The Guru's people quietly stir the meaning, the way you churn milk into butter, and their tongues taste the sweetness of the One.
Reading a lot is not the same as tasting the meaning.
The fault lies in arguing over texts while missing their point. Churning, bilovana, is patient inner practice that yields the butter of realization.
A Question to Sit With
What is the difference between knowing about something and understanding it?
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