Sikhism·Raag Nat Naaraayan·Shabad 11
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Instead of Blaming, Trust How Things Unfold

ਨਟ ਨਾਰਾਇਨ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਦੁਪਦੇ
nat naaraa-in mehlaa 5 dupday
Raag Nat Naaraayan, Fifth Mehl, Du-Padas:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਉਲਾਹਨੋ ਮੈ ਕਾਹੂ ਨ ਦੀਓ ॥
ulaahano mai kaahoo na dee-o.
I don't blame anyone else.
ਮਨ ਮੀਠ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਕੀਓ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
man meeth tuhaaro kee-o. ||1|| rahaa-o.
Whatever You do is sweet to my mind. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.

I don't go around blaming other people for my troubles.

Whatever comes, I trust it — it turns out sweet to my heart.

Instead of blaming others, you can trust how things unfold — and even hard things can turn sweet.
The deeper layer

A beautiful, mature rahao: "I don't blame anyone else. Whatever You do is sweet to my mind." Two linked teachings: don't spend your life blaming others, and trust how things unfold. This is bhaanaa — glad acceptance — not gritted-teeth resignation but a heart so at rest in trust that even hard turns come to taste sweet. For a child: instead of blaming others, you can trust how things unfold — and find that even hard things can turn sweet.

A Question to Sit With

What happens inside you when you stop blaming and start trusting?

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