Sikhism·Raag Maaroo·Shabad 118
Verse 1 of 16

The Inner Sound Beyond the Books

ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੩ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 3.
Maaroo, Third Mehl:
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਨਾਦ ਬੇਦ ਬੀਚਾਰੁ ॥
gurmukh naad bayd beechaar.
The Gurmukh contemplates the sound current of the Naad instead of the Vedas.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਗਿਆਨੁ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਆਪਾਰੁ ॥
gurmukh gi-aan Dhi-aan aapaar.
The Gurmukh attains infinite spiritual wisdom and meditation.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਕਾਰ ਕਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਭਾਵੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਪੂਰਾ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧॥
gurmukh kaar karay parabh bhaavai gurmukh pooraa paa-idaa. ||1||
The Gurmukh acts in harmony with God's Will; the Gurmukh finds perfection. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Some find the One not only in old books but in a quiet inner sound, deeper than any page.

Listening there, a boundless understanding opens, and living in step with the great flow, life comes to its fullness.

The deepest teaching is a quiet sound you can learn to hear within.
The deeper layer

The Gurmukh listens to the Naad, the inner sound-current, as the living scripture within, complementing rather than dismissing the scriptures. Alignment with the flow brings fullness.

A Question to Sit With

What can you hear when you get very, very quiet?

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