ਮਾਇਆ ਮਮਤਾ ਛੋਡੀ ਨ ਜਾਈ ॥
maa-i-aa mamtaa chhodee na jaa-ee.
Love and attachment to Maya cannot be abandoned.
ਸੇ ਛੂਟੇ ਸਚੁ ਕਾਰ ਕਮਾਈ ॥
say chhootay sach kaar kamaa-ee.
They alone find release, who practice deeds of Truth.
ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਭਗਤਿ ਰਤੇ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਸਿਉ ਬਣਿ ਆਈ ਹੇ ॥੧੧॥
ahinis bhagat ratay veechaaree thaakur si-o ban aa-ee hay. ||11||
Day and night, the devotees remain imbued with contemplative meditation; they become just like their Lord and Master. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Just wishing to let go of grabbing and clinging does not make it happen.
Those who live in a true way are the ones who feel light and free.
Day and night, with love, they think of the One, and little by little they grow to be like the One.
Freedom comes from living what is true, not just wishing for it.
Wishing for freedom and living it are two different things. Freedom comes to those whose daily deeds are true (sach kaar kamaa-ee). Steady, loving remembrance slowly reshapes them into the likeness of the One.
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