Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The three moods of nature pull the mind every which way, and people read and study and think about them.
Those people are never set free. They never find the door to freedom.
Without the True Guru, their ties never break, and they never come to love the Naam.
Reading about something is not the same as being set free by it.
Trai gun sabhaa dhaat hai: the three moods of nature, calm, restless and heavy, keep us busy and distracted. People read and study them again and again. This is not a warning against study in any faith. It is about study that never reaches the heart.
Think of reading every book about swimming but never getting into the pool. Freedom comes with the Guru and a deep love for the Naam. Without that, we stay tied up, like a knot that won't loosen. Learning is a good start. Love is what opens the door.
What's a difference between knowing about something and loving it?
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