ਕਵਨ ਜੋਗ ਕਵਨ ਗਿਆਨ ਧਿਆਨਾ ਕਵਨ ਗੁਨੀ ਰੀਝਾਵੈ ॥
kavan jog kavan gi-aan Dhi-aanaa kavan gunee reejhaavai.
What sort of Yoga, what spiritual wisdom and meditation, and what virtues please You?
ਸੋਈ ਜਨੁ ਸੋਈ ਨਿਜ ਭਗਤਾ ਜਿਸੁ ਊਪਰਿ ਰੰਗੁ ਲਾਵੈ ॥੨॥
so-ee jan so-ee nij bhagtaa jis oopar rang laavai. ||2||
He alone is a humble servant, and he alone is God's own devotee, with whom You are in love. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It's not fancy techniques or clever tricks that please the One.
The ones it loves are simply those whose hearts it has filled with love.
It's not fancy techniques or clever tricks that matter — it's a heart full of love.
The verse deflates technique: "what sort of Yoga, what wisdom and meditation... please You?" The answer isn't a method — it's love: "he alone is a devotee with whom You are in love." No special skill required; only a heart full of love, which is itself a gift. For a child: it's not fancy techniques that matter — it's a heart full of love.
A Question to Sit With
What matters more — being really skilled, or having a loving heart?
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