ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਕਵਨ ਥਾਨ ਧੀਰਿਓ ਹੈ ਨਾਮਾ ਕਵਨ ਬਸਤੁ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ॥
kavan thaan Dheeri-o hai naamaa kavan basat ahaNkaaraa.
In what place is the Name established? Where does egotism dwell?
ਕਵਨ ਚਿਹਨ ਸੁਨਿ ਊਪਰਿ ਛੋਹਿਓ ਮੁਖ ਤੇ ਸੁਨਿ ਕਰਿ ਗਾਰਾ ॥੧॥
kavan chihan sun oopar chhohi-o mukh tay sun kar gaaraa. ||1||
What injury have you suffered, listening to abuse from someone else's mouth? ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Where is the Naam kept, and where does ego make its home?
What harm has ever reached you just from hearing someone's harsh words?
Harsh words can sting, but they do not have to injure who you are.
Where is the Naam kept, and where does ego live? And what harm has a harsh word from someone else's mouth ever done you? An insult can sting, yet it cannot reach who you are underneath.
A Question to Sit With
How do you let an unkind word pass without letting it in?
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