ਹਉਮੈ ਵਿਚਿ ਸਦ ਜਲੈ ਸਰੀਰਾ ॥
ha-umai vich sad jalai sareeraa.
In egotism, the body is forever burning.
ਕਰਮੁ ਹੋਵੈ ਭੇਟੇ ਗੁਰੁ ਪੂਰਾ ॥
karam hovai bhaytay gur pooraa.
When God grants His Grace, one meets the Perfect Guru.
ਅੰਤਰਿ ਅਗਿਆਨੁ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਏ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥੩॥
antar agi-aan sabad bujhaa-ay satgur tay sukh paa-i-aa. ||3||
The Shabad dispels the spiritual ignorance within, and through the True Guru, one finds peace. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the me-first feeling, the body keeps burning inside. When the One gives grace, I meet the perfect Guru.
The Guru's word clears away the inner darkness, and through the Guru I find peace.
Grace turns the restless heat of the ego into rest.
Haumai is pictured as a body that keeps burning, a restless heat that does not let up. Grace brings the Perfect Guru; the Shabad dispels inner ignorance; peace follows. The movement is from heat to rest.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you move from feeling hot and restless to feeling settled?
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