Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the old, small self quiets down inside the word, that letting-go is a beautiful thing — a doorway, not an ending.
Such people keep the One's greatness in their hearts. Holding close to the One's feet, their lives grow rich, and the pull of this-and-that loosens its grip.
Letting go of the small self can be a beautiful thing.
Sabad mareh means "to die in the Shabad," the Guru's Word. It does not mean the body. It means the small, bossy self growing quiet inside the Word. That self is the ego, the part of us that always says "me first." When it lets go, the verse says, that letting-go is glorious.
Think of a kid who always has to win every game. One day she lets her little brother pick the game, and plays just for fun. Something small in her let go, and she feels bigger and happier than before.
Songs in Raag Maaroo often turn the idea of dying into an idea of coming home. That is what happens here. It is a doorway, not an ending.
Such people keep the One's goodness in their hearts. They hold on to the One's feet, which means staying close with humble love. Their lives become safal, full of fruit. And doojaa bhaa-o, the love of "two," the pull toward this and that, loosens its grip.
What is something you have let go of that turned out to be a doorway?
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