The shelter you already have may be holding every treasure you were looking for.
The Arc
Every treasure you are hunting for is in the Guru's shelter. Honor waits for you there. Sing with the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and your doubts and fears drift off. Praise the perfect Guru. Remember the Naam morning and night, and your heart's wishes come home. The True Guru keeps you safe from the pain of birth and death. Shiny things that leave you empty lose their pull. The Guru's greatness is bigger than words. Love for the Guru leaves your mind clean and clear, like a still lake. Let go of craving, anger and greed. Make room for the Guru's feet in your heart. At the centre, the Rahao: praise the perfect Guru and remember the Naam, and your heart's wishes are answered.
Key Vocabulary
sagal nidhaan — all treasures, already present in the shelter.
naam nidhaan — the Naam as the treasure-house.
man chinday fal — the fruits of the heart's deepest longings.
maa-i-aa bikh — the poison of Maya; the empty sweetness of craving.
kaam krodh lobh — craving, anger and greed, weights to set down.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Shelter seen as treasure, and the Naam seen as wealth, echo the tradition's insistence that what we chase outside is already waiting within. The ego's weights are set down through love, the way a sickness is healed.
For Raag Malaar
The doubt, fear and pain that lift together are the clouded sky clearing: the raag's inner weather turning bright in the Sangat.
Hukumnama
Subject: Praise the Guru and remember the Naam Preview: Every treasure in one shelter, doubts lifting, a poison that tastes sweet, a mind clear as still water.
Today: Every treasure you are hunting for is in the Guru's shelter. Honor waits for you there. Sing with the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and your doubts and fears drift off. Praise the perfect Guru. Remember the Naam morning and night, and your heart's wishes come home. The True Guru keeps you safe from the pain of birth and death. Shiny things that leave you empty lose their pull. The Guru's greatness is bigger than words. Love for the Guru leaves your mind clean and clear, like a still lake. Let go of craving, anger and greed. Make room for the Guru's feet in your heart.
Praise the perfect Guru, remember the Naam day and night, and your heart's wishes come true.
For today: Morning and night today, take one breath to remember the Naam.
The shelter you already have may be holding every treasure you were looking for.
The Arc
Every treasure you are hunting for is in the Guru's shelter. Honor waits for you there. Sing with the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and your doubts and fears drift off. Praise the perfect Guru. Remember the Naam morning and night, and your heart's wishes come home. The True Guru keeps you safe from the pain of birth and death. Shiny things that leave you empty lose their pull. The Guru's greatness is bigger than words. Love for the Guru leaves your mind clean and clear, like a still lake. Let go of craving, anger and greed. Make room for the Guru's feet in your heart. At the centre, the Rahao: praise the perfect Guru and remember the Naam, and your heart's wishes are answered.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Shelter seen as treasure, and the Naam seen as wealth, echo the tradition's insistence that what we chase outside is already waiting within. The ego's weights are set down through love, the way a sickness is healed.
For Raag Malaar
The doubt, fear and pain that lift together are the clouded sky clearing: the raag's inner weather turning bright in the Sangat.
Hukumnama
Subject: Praise the Guru and remember the Naam Preview: Every treasure in one shelter, doubts lifting, a poison that tastes sweet, a mind clear as still water.
Today: Every treasure you are hunting for is in the Guru's shelter. Honor waits for you there. Sing with the Sangat, people gathered to remember the One, and your doubts and fears drift off. Praise the perfect Guru. Remember the Naam morning and night, and your heart's wishes come home. The True Guru keeps you safe from the pain of birth and death. Shiny things that leave you empty lose their pull. The Guru's greatness is bigger than words. Love for the Guru leaves your mind clean and clear, like a still lake. Let go of craving, anger and greed. Make room for the Guru's feet in your heart.
Praise the perfect Guru, remember the Naam day and night, and your heart's wishes come true.
For today: Morning and night today, take one breath to remember the Naam.