ਮਾਰੂ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
maaroo mehlaa 5.
Maaroo, Fifth Mehl:
ਸਸਤ੍ਰਿ ਤੀਖਣਿ ਕਾਟਿ ਡਾਰਿਓ ਮਨਿ ਨ ਕੀਨੋ ਰੋਸੁ ॥
sastar teekhan kaat daari-o man na keeno ros.
The sharp tool cuts down the tree, but it does not feel anger in its mind.
ਕਾਜੁ ਉਆ ਕੋ ਲੇ ਸਵਾਰਿਓ ਤਿਲੁ ਨ ਦੀਨੋ ਦੋਸੁ ॥੧॥
kaaj u-aa ko lay savaari-o til na deeno dos. ||1||
It serves the purpose of the cutter, and does not blame him at all. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the sharp blade cuts the tree, the tree holds no anger in its heart.
It even helps the one who cut it, and never blames him at all.
There is a quiet strength in that: to keep giving, and to let go of hurt.
Giving without keeping a grudge takes a quiet kind of strength.
Man na keeno ros — the tree feels no anger. It serves without resentment, a picture of a heart carrying no ill-will. It leads a whole procession of natural things (tree, earth, sky, sun, wind, fire) that all give freely and evenly, teaching the mind to do the same.
A Question to Sit With
When someone hurts you, what would it feel like to let the anger go?
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