ਇਸੁ ਮਨ ਮਾਇਆ ਕਉ ਨੇਹੁ ਘਨੇਰਾ ॥
is man maa-i-aa ka-o nayhu ghanayraa.
This mind is so in love with Maya.
ਕੋਈ ਬੂਝਹੁ ਗਿਆਨੀ ਕਰਹੁ ਨਿਬੇਰਾ ॥
ko-ee boojhhu gi-aanee karahu nibayraa.
Only a few are spiritually wise enough to understand and know this.
ਆਸਾ ਮਨਸਾ ਹਉਮੈ ਸਹਸਾ ਨਰੁ ਲੋਭੀ ਕੂੜੁ ਕਮਾਇਦਾ ॥੧੬॥
aasaa mansaa ha-umai sahsaa nar lobhee koorh kamaa-idaa. ||16||
In hope and desire, egotism and skepticism, the greedy man acts falsely. ||16||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This mind of ours falls so easily in love with shiny, passing things.
Only a few grow wise enough to see through it.
When we get pulled about by wanting-more, by 'me first', and by worry, we end up chasing things that do not last, so it is worth stopping to notice.
Our mind loves shiny things; wisdom is learning to see through them.
'Is man maa-i-aa ka-o nayhu ghanayraa': the mind's deep love of maya. Hope, desire, ego and doubt ('aasaa mansaa ha-umai sahsaa') pull the greedy toward false living, and the first step is to notice that pull in ourselves.
A Question to Sit With
What is something shiny that once pulled you, that you later saw did not matter much?
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