ਇਕਿ ਆਵਹਿ ਜਾਵਹਿ ਘਰਿ ਵਾਸੁ ਨ ਪਾਵਹਿ ॥
ik aavahi jaaveh ghar vaas na paavahi.
Some come and go, and do not find a home in their own heart.
ਕਿਰਤ ਕੇ ਬਾਧੇ ਪਾਪ ਕਮਾਵਹਿ ॥
kirat kay baaDhay paap kamaaveh.
Bound by their past actions, they commit sins.
ਅੰਧੁਲੇ ਸੋਝੀ ਬੂਝ ਨ ਕਾਈ ਲੋਭੁ ਬੁਰਾ ਅਹੰਕਾਰਾ ਹੇ ॥੪॥
anDhulay sojhee boojh na kaa-ee lobh buraa ahaNkaaraa hay. ||4||
The blind ones have no understanding, no wisdom; they are trapped and ruined by greed and egotism. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Some drift through life, never settling into the quiet home that waits inside their own heart.
Old habits pull them along, and they stumble into the same missteps.
When greed and ego crowd the mind, wisdom gets hidden — but clear it a little, and the home inside is right there, waiting.
The home you are looking for is waiting quietly inside your own heart.
Ghar vaas na paavahi — some never settle into the home inside their own heart. Pulled along by kirat, old actions, and crowded by lobh, greed, and ahankaar, ego, they miss it. Greed and ego are like weeds; clear them a little, and the home is right there.
A Question to Sit With
What clutters your mind, and what helps you clear a little space inside?
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