ਅਗਿਆਨੀ ਅੰਧੇ ਦੂਜੈ ਲਾਗੇ ॥
agi-aanee anDhay doojai laagay.
The blind and ignorant are attached to duality.
ਬਿਨੁ ਪਾਣੀ ਡੁਬਿ ਮੂਏ ਅਭਾਗੇ ॥
bin paanee dub moo-ay abhaagay.
The unfortunates are drowned without water, and die.
ਚਲਦਿਆ ਘਰੁ ਦਰੁ ਨਦਰਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਜਮ ਦਰਿ ਬਾਧਾ ਦੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੩॥
chaldi-aa ghar dar nadar na aavai jam dar baaDhaa dukh paa-idaa. ||13||
When they depart from the world, they do not find the Lord's door and home; bound and gagged at Death's door, they suffer in pain. ||13||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When we forget the One and chase after this-and-that, we can feel like we are sinking even on dry land — lost, and unable to find the way home.
And the door home is always there; the moment we turn, it is right in front of us.
Even when you feel lost on dry land, the door home has not moved.
Chasing this-and-that, a person can drown without any water and lose sight of the door home. Forgetting leaves us lost, and the door home is there the moment we turn.
A Question to Sit With
What is one small turn back toward home you could make today?
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