Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Do something, and you can get tangled in it; do nothing, and people find fault.
When the mind is caught in wanting, worry follows close behind.
But the one who meets joy and pain with the same steady heart sees the One shining in every single heart.
You can never win the game of what people think.
Karam karai ta bandhaa — if you act, you get tied up in what you did. Nah karai ta nindaa — if you do nothing, people find fault. Nindaa means blame or bad talk. It is like being the referee in a game. Whatever call you make, someone in the stands is unhappy.
Moh magan man vi-aapi-aa chindaa — a mind lost in clinging fills with worry.
Freedom does not come from getting the balance just right. It comes from an even heart. Sukh dukh sam jaanai — seeing joy and pain the same way. This steady gaze sees the same One in everyone. Ghat ghat raam — the One is in every heart.
Can you picture the same light inside someone you find difficult?
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