ਗਣਤ ਗਣੀਐ ਸਹਸਾ ਜੀਐ ॥
ganat ganee-ai sahsaa jee-ai.
Calculating its account, the soul becomes anxious.
ਕਿਉ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਵੈ ਦੂਐ ਤੀਐ ॥
ki-o sukh paavai doo-ai tee-ai.
How can one find peace, through duality and the three gunas - the three qualities?
ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਏਕੁ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਦਾਤਾ ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਤੇ ਪਤਿ ਪਾਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੨॥
nirmal ayk niranjan daataa gur pooray tay pat paa-ee hay. ||12||
The One Lord is immaculate and formless, the Great Giver; through the Perfect Guru, honor is obtained. ||12||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I keep tallying and scoring everything, my heart grows anxious.
How could peace ever come from feeling split and pulled apart?
The One is spotless, formless, and endlessly giving, and through the perfect Guru I find honor.
Constant scoring and comparing is a recipe for a worried heart.
Anxiety grows from constant calculation and inner division (doo-ai tee-ai). Peace comes from the immaculate, giving One, met through the Guru.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you measure or count that might be better left unmeasured?
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