Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Grabbing and fretting after things, searching high and low, just wears a person out. The peace never comes that way.
When wanting, anger, and pride take the wheel, I end up clinging to what cannot hold me. There is a gentler way.
Chasing and fretting wears a person out.
Karan palaav karay nahee paavai — crying and pleading, a person still does not get what they want. It ut dhoodhat thaak paray — searching here and there, they get tired and drop.
Three inner pulls are named: kaam, wanting; krodh, anger; and ahankaar, pride. When they take over, the heart clings to koorh kutamb, ties that cannot last forever.
Think of a dog chasing its own tail. It spins and spins, and only gets dizzy.
When has chasing something hard left you more tired than happy?
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