ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਖੰਡੁ ਦੂਧਿ ਮਧੁ ਸੰਚਸਿ ਤੂ ਬਨ ਚਾਤੁਰ ਰੇ ॥
amrit khand dooDh maDh sanchas too ban chaatur ray.
The realms of nectar are irrigated with milk and honey; you think you are clever to live in the water.
ਅਪਨਾ ਆਪੁ ਤੂ ਕਬਹੁ ਨ ਛੋਡਸਿ ਪਿਸਨ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਜਿਉ ਰੇ ॥੩॥
apnaa aap too kabahu na chhodas pisan pareet ji-o ray. ||3||
You can never escape your own inner tendencies, like the love of the flea for blood. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is sweetness everywhere, like fields watered with milk and honey.
Yet it is easy to feel clever staying stuck in the same small puddle of habit.
Some habits cling tight and follow us around, and noticing them is how we begin to loosen their grip.
Habits cling tight, but noticing them is the first tug loose.
Tendencies follow us, the way a flea keeps coming back to blood. Habits are sticky, and honest noticing is the first loosening. No shame, just clear seeing of the ruts we run in.
A Question to Sit With
What is one habit of yours that likes to follow you around?
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