ਜਪੁ ਤਪੁ ਸੰਜਮੁ ਨਾਮੁ ਪਿਆਰਾ ॥
jap tap sanjam naam pi-aaraa.
The Beloved Naam, the Name of the Lord, is chanting, meditation, penance and self-control.
ਕਿਲਵਿਖ ਕਾਟੇ ਕਾਟਣਹਾਰਾ ॥
kilvikh kaatay kaatanhaaraa.
God, the Destroyer, destroys sins.
ਹਰਿ ਕੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਤਨੁ ਮਨੁ ਸੀਤਲੁ ਹੋਆ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਸਮਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੧॥
har kai naam tan man seetal ho-aa sehjay sahj samaa-idaa. ||11||
Through the Name of the Lord, the body and mind are cooled and soothed, and one is intuitively, easily absorbed into the Celestial Lord. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Remembering the Name holds within it every good practice, all wrapped in one.
It gently clears away what weighed on the heart, cools the body and mind, and lets you settle, little by little, into deep ease.
Remembering the Name holds every good practice wrapped in one.
The Name is the heart of every discipline. It clears away what weighed on the heart, and deep, natural ease is the fruit.
A Question to Sit With
What is one practice that helps you feel calm and at home?
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