Raag Malaar
Commentary

Raag Malaar, Chaupade, Mehl 3 (Guru Amar Das)

Wherever I look, there is the One.

The Arc

Your soul, your body and your breath all belong to the One. The same One lives in every heart you meet today. Keep your mind lovingly tuned to the Naam, the way a string holds one clear note. The Maker you cannot see is close. Let that love soak you through, mind and body, and rest in easy peace. Doubt and fear run off. Follow the Guru's words in what you do, and you find freedom. Few people understand this, so treasure it. Wherever you look, you see the One. Place your whole self before the One, and your pride falls away. At the centre, the Rahao: keep your mind lovingly tuned to the Naam, the Maker you cannot see.

Key Vocabulary

  • ghat ghat rahi-aa samaa-ee — pervading each and every heart.
  • adisat agochar — the Unseen, Unfathomable Maker.
  • jah jah daykhaa tah ayko — wherever I look, there is the One.
  • aap gavaa-ee — the small, separate self let go.

Themes and Cross-Connections

Omnipresence (ghat ghat, jah jah daykha) rhymes with the tradition's picture of the One in all things. The self-offering close echoes the raag's soul giving itself wholly to the Beloved.

For Raag Malaar

The One seen everywhere — the rain fallen on all the earth, greening it alike.

Hukumnama

Subject: Stay lovingly tuned to the Naam Preview: soul, body and breath, a string tuned to one note, soaked soil, rare understanding, the One everywhere.

Today: Your soul, your body and your breath all belong to the One. The same One lives in every heart you meet today. Keep your mind lovingly tuned to the Naam, the way a string holds one clear note. The Maker you cannot see is close. Let that love soak you through, mind and body, and rest in easy peace. Doubt and fear run off. Follow the Guru's words in what you do, and you find freedom. Few people understand this, so treasure it. Wherever you look, you see the One. Place your whole self before the One, and your pride falls away.

Keep your mind lovingly tuned to the Naam, the Maker you cannot see.

For today: Look at three people today and remember that the same One lives in each of them.

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