ਭੂਖ ਪਿਆਸੋ ਜੇ ਭਵੈ ਕਿਆ ਤਿਸੁ ਮਾਗਉ ਦੇਇ ॥
bhookh pi-aaso jay bhavai ki-aa tis maaga-o day-ay.
One who is wandering hungry and thirsty - what can he give, and what can anyone ask from him?
ਬੀਜਉ ਸੂਝੈ ਕੋ ਨਹੀ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਪੂਰਨੁ ਦੇਇ ॥
beeja-o soojhai ko nahee man tan pooran day-ay.
I cannot conceive of any other, who can bless my mind and body with perfection.
ਜਿਨਿ ਕੀਆ ਤਿਨਿ ਦੇਖਿਆ ਆਪਿ ਵਡਾਈ ਦੇਇ ॥੬॥
jin kee-aa tin daykhi-aa aap vadaa-ee day-ay. ||6||
The One who created me takes care of me; He Himself blesses me with glory. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It makes no sense to beg from someone who is hungry and empty themselves.
There is only One who can fill my heart and body: the One who made me. That One watches over me and lifts me up, so that is where I bring my asking.
Bring your deepest asking to the One who has everything.
The logic is simple: do not seek fullness from what is itself empty, the world. Only the Creator (jin kee-aa tin dekhiaa) can bless mind and body with fullness and vadaa-ee, glory. Our asking is turned Godward.
A Question to Sit With
Is there a difference between what you want and what fills you?
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