ਚਰਣ ਤਲੈ ਉਗਾਹਿ ਬੈਸਿਓ ਸ੍ਰਮੁ ਨ ਰਹਿਓ ਸਰੀਰਿ ॥
charan talai ugaahi baisi-o saram na rahi-o sareer.
He plants his feet in the boat, and then sits down in it; the fatigue of his body is relieved.
ਮਹਾ ਸਾਗਰੁ ਨਹ ਵਿਆਪੈ ਖਿਨਹਿ ਉਤਰਿਓ ਤੀਰਿ ॥੨॥
mahaa saagar nah vi-aapai khineh utri-o teer. ||2||
The great ocean does not even affect him; in an instant, he arrives on the other shore. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Step into the boat and sit down, and the tiredness of the long journey lifts.
The huge ocean cannot hold you back; in a moment you reach the far shore.
What feels impossible to cross becomes easy in the right boat.
The ocean is the churning, worried world; the boat is remembrance of the Name. What looked impossible to cross becomes an easy passage once you are aboard.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel carried when things feel too big?
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