ਮਨ ਮੇਰੇ ਹਰਿ ਹਰਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਚਿਤੁ ਲਾਇ ॥
man mayray har har naam chit laa-ay.
O my mind, focus your consciousness on the Name of the Lord, Har, Har.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਹਰਿ ਪਾਈਐ ਸਾਚਾ ਹਰਿ ਸਿਉ ਰਹੈ ਸਮਾਇ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
satgur tay har paa-ee-ai saachaa har si-o rahai samaa-ay. ||1|| rahaa-o.
The Lord is found through the True Guru, and then he remains merged with the True Lord. ||1||Pause||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, fix your attention on the Naam of the One, Har, Har.
Through the True Guru, the One is found, and then you stay merged in the True One.
What you keep your attention on is what you slowly become.
Keep your attention on the Naam, and the Guru brings you to the One.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the whole shabad. Man is the mind. Chit laa-ay means fix your attention there, the way your eyes settle on something you love to look at. The Guru is the way, and the fruit is staying close, rahai samaa-ay, merged with the One like a drop in the sea. What you keep your attention on is what you slowly become.
A Question to Sit With
Where does your attention naturally drift when your mind is free?
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