ਕਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਤੋਟਾ ਕਾਇਆ ਵਿਚਿ ਲਾਹਾ ॥
kaa-i-aa vich totaa kaa-i-aa vich laahaa.
Within the body, one loses, and within the body, one wins.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਖੋਜੇ ਵੇਪਰਵਾਹਾ ॥
gurmukh khojay vayparvaahaa.
The Gurmukh seeks the self-sustaining Lord.
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਵਣਜਿ ਸਦਾ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਏ ਸਹਜੇ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੨॥
gurmukh vanaj sadaa sukh paa-ay sehjay sahj milaa-idaa. ||12||
The Gurmukh trades, and finds peace forever; he intuitively merges in the Celestial Lord. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Losing happens inside your own body, and winning happens there too. The one turned toward the Guru looks there for the One who needs nothing.
Trading in what is true, they find a lasting peace and melt into the heavenly One.
The game that matters most is played inside you, not out in the world.
Loss and profit (totaa and laahaa) happen kaa-i-aa vich — within the body. The Gurmukh seeks the self-sustaining One (vayparvaahaa) and merges in the sahj (celestial, effortless) One. The decisive contest is inward.
A Question to Sit With
What inner victory would mean more to you than an outer one?
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