ਆਦਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨੁ ਨਿਰਮਲੁ ਸੋਈ ॥
aad niranjan nirmal so-ee.
He is the Primal Lord, immaculate and pure.
ਅਵਰੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਾ ਦੂਜਾ ਕੋਈ ॥
avar na jaanaa doojaa ko-ee.
I know of no other at all.
ਏਕੰਕਾਰੁ ਵਸੈ ਮਨਿ ਭਾਵੈ ਹਉਮੈ ਗਰਬੁ ਗਵਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੧॥
aykankaar vasai man bhaavai ha-umai garab gavaa-idaa. ||11||
The One Universal Creator Lord dwells within, and is pleasing to the mind of those who banishe egotism and pride. ||11||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One is the very first, pure and spotless, before anything else.
I look and look, and I find no second one anywhere; there is only the One.
The One lives right inside me, and grows dear to the heart that gently sets down its pride.
Set down your pride, and you find the One was always near.
'Ekankar' is the One that dwells within. 'Haumai garab' (ego and pride) is released, not crushed, and the release itself is what makes room for the One.
A Question to Sit With
What is one bit of pride you could gently set down today?
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