ਮਨਮੁਖ ਦੇਹੀ ਭਰਮੁ ਭਤਾਰੋ ॥
manmukh dayhee bharam bhataaro.
The self-willed manmukh has doubt as his spouse.
ਦੁਰਮਤਿ ਮਰੈ ਨਿਤ ਹੋਇ ਖੁਆਰੋ ॥
durmat marai nit ho-ay khu-aaro.
He dies of evil-mindedness, and suffers forever.
ਕਾਮਿ ਕ੍ਰੋਧਿ ਮਨੁ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਾਇਆ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਤਾਹਾ ਹੇ ॥੧੩॥
kaam kroDh man doojai laa-i-aa supnai sukh na taahaa hay. ||13||
His mind is attached to sexual desire, anger and duality, and he does not find peace, even in dreams. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When doubt becomes a constant companion, a heart can feel restless even in sleep.
Wanting and anger and the pull of I-and-you crowd out the quiet, until a gentler friend is welcomed in.
Peace is hard to find when doubt is your closest companion.
Doubt as spouse means a life partnered with restlessness. Ill thinking wears the heart down, and wanting and anger leave no peace even in dreams. A change of heart can heal that unrest.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that helps quiet your worries at night?
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