Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, remember the dear One, and let go of what pulls you off-center.
Meditate on the Guru's Word, and let your love rest on the Truth.
Remember the dear One, and the things pulling you off course will fall away.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Vikaar usually means bad habits. Here it means anything that pulls the heart off-center. The way to lose them is not scrubbing hard. It is chayt, remembering, and dhi-aa-ay, keeping your mind on the Word.
As your attention fills up with good things, the rest gets crowded out. Think of a garden. The more flowers you plant, the less room the weeds have to grow.
What good thing, when you focus on it, makes lesser things fall away?
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