ਗੀਤ ਸਾਦ ਚਾਖੇ ਸੁਣੇ ਬਾਦ ਸਾਦ ਤਨਿ ਰੋਗੁ ॥
geet saad chaakhay sunay baad saad tan rog.
He hears the songs and tastes the flavors, but these flavors are useless and insipid, and bring only disease to the body.
ਸਚੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਾਚਉ ਚਵੈ ਛੂਟੈ ਸੋਗ ਵਿਜੋਗੁ ॥
sach bhaavai saacha-o chavai chhootai sog vijog.
One who loves the Truth and speaks the Truth, escapes from the sorrow of separation.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੁ ਨ ਵੀਸਰੈ ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੁ ਹੋਗੁ ॥੮॥੩॥
naanak naam na veesrai jo tis bhaavai so hog. ||8||3||
Nanak does not forget the Naam; whatever happens is by the Lord's Will. ||8||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Chasing after every fun sound and flavor can leave me strangely empty, even a little unwell inside.
But loving what is true and speaking what is true lifts the ache of feeling far away. Nanak says: I keep the Naam close and rest easy; whatever comes, it unfolds in the flow of the One.
Passing thrills leave you empty; what is true nourishes you.
The passing pleasures (geet, saad) that bring rog, dis-ease, are set against loving sach. Chhootai sog vijog: the sorrow of separation lifts. Jo tis bhaavai so hog: whatever pleases the One comes to be, and resting in that hukam, the flow of existence, brings ease.
A Question to Sit With
What is something sweet that leaves you empty, and something true that fills you?
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