ਨਾ ਹਉ ਕਰਤਾ ਨਾ ਮੈ ਕੀਆ ॥
naa ha-o kartaa naa mai kee-aa.
I have done nothing; I am doing nothing now.
ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਦੀਆ ॥
amrit naam satgur dee-aa.
The True Guru has blessed me with the Ambrosial Nectar of the Naam.
ਜਿਸੁ ਤੂ ਦੇਹਿ ਤਿਸੈ ਕਿਆ ਚਾਰਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਸਰਣਿ ਤੁਮਾਰੀ ਜੀਉ ॥੬॥੧॥੧੨॥
jis too deh tisai ki-aa chaaraa naanak saran tumaaree jee-o. ||6||1||12||
What other efforts can anyone make, when You bestow Your blessing? Nanak seeks Your Sanctuary. ||6||1||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I look honestly, I see I did not earn any of this on my own.
The Guru placed the sweet Naam in my heart like a gift.
Nanak says: when You do the giving, there is nothing left to strive for; I rest in Your shelter.
When grace does the giving, your part is simply to rest in it.
Everything rests in pure grace: naa hau kartaa, I am not the doer. The amrit naam is received, not achieved; the only effort is resting in the shelter (saran) that was always open. This is Gurprasad, grace, and the knots of clinging come undone right here.
A Question to Sit With
What is a gift in your life you did not earn but can be grateful for?
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