Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
A home overflowing with things can be heavy with worry.
A home with too little sends the heart wandering to find more.
Happy and at peace is the one who is free of both, held by something steadier than stuff.
Having too much and having too little can both unsettle the heart.
This shabad is an Anjulee, a prayer offered with hands cupped together. Jis garihi bahut tisai garihi chintaa — the house with plenty is full of worry. Jis garihi thoree so firai bharmantaa — the one with little wanders around looking for more.
Think of two kids. One has a hundred toys and worries someone will break them. The other has two and keeps wishing for more. Neither one is playing happily.
Duhoo bivasthaa tay jo muktaa — the one free of both is happy. Peace is not a number halfway between. It is being free from measuring yourself by what you own.
When has wanting more, or fearing to lose, stolen your peace?
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