ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਹੋਵੈ ਸੁ ਸੋਝੀ ਪਾਏ ॥
gurmukh hovai so sojhee paa-ay.
One who becomes Gurmukh understands.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮਾਇਆ ਭਰਮੁ ਗਵਾਏ ॥
ha-umai maa-i-aa bharam gavaa-ay.
He rids himself of egotism, Maya and doubt.
ਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਪਉੜੀ ਊਤਮ ਊਚੀ ਦਰਿ ਸਚੈ ਹਰਿ ਗੁਣ ਗਾਇਦਾ ॥੭॥
gur kee pa-orhee ootam oochee dar sachai har gun gaa-idaa. ||7||
He ascends the sublime, exalted ladder of the Guru, and he sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord at His True Door. ||7||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The heart that faces the Guru begins to understand.
Setting down ego and illusion and doubt, it climbs the Guru's high ladder, singing thanks at the True Door.
The Guru is a ladder held steady while you climb.
The Guru is imagined as a ladder lifting the seeker, who sets down the threefold load of ego, illusion, and doubt on the climb.
A Question to Sit With
What is something that helped you climb up when you were stuck?
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