Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A person can read every book and still feel tangled up, not yet arrived where the heart wants to be.
Knowing about goodness is not the same as living it. But the one sheltered by the One forgets the old ache of feeling far away, and rests without fear.
Reading a lot is not the same as reaching the One.
Pandit parh na pahucha-ee — the pandit, a learned scholar, reads but does not arrive. He stays caught in the busy tangle of the world. This is not aimed at scholars, or at any book or people. Book learning without living it can happen in every tradition. Think of reading every page about swimming but never getting into the pool.
The verse says such a person gathers both good and bad deeds. He still feels hungry inside and afraid of death. Then comes the hope. Vichhorhaa bha-o veesrai pooraa rakhvaalaa — the one guarded by the Perfect Protector forgets the ache of being apart, and forgets fear too.
What is something you understand in your head but are still learning to live?
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