Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Doing all kinds of rituals, they do not find the True Guru.
Without the Guru, so many wander lost and confused in Maya, the world's busy show.
Ego, the feeling of "mine," and clinging grow and grow inside them.
Loving a second thing in place of the One, the self-willed suffer pain.
Many rituals without the Guru still leave you lost, while ego and "mine" keep growing.
Baho karam karay satgur nahee paa-i-aa means doing many rituals and still not finding the true Guru. The trouble lies in doing them without the heart, in any tradition. It is like saying "sorry" without meaning it. The words are there, but nothing changes inside.
Bin gur bharam bhoolay baho maa-i-aa: without the Guru, many get lost in the world's busy show. Ha-umai mamtaa, ego and "mine, mine," keep growing. Doojai bhaa-ay means loving a second thing instead of the One. That split is what leaves a person hurting.
When has doing something with your whole heart felt different from just going through the motions?
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