Sikhism·Raag Nat Naaraayan·Shabad 11
Verse 2 of 3

Flowing With Life Brings Peace

ਆਗਿਆ ਮਾਨਿ ਜਾਨਿ ਸੁਖੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਨਿ ਸੁਨਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਤੁਹਾਰੋ ਜੀਓ ॥
aagi-aa maan jaan sukh paa-i-aa sun sun naam tuhaaro jee-o.
Understanding and obeying Your Order, I have found peace; hearing, listening to Your Name, I live.
ਈਹਾਂ ਊਹਾ ਹਰਿ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਤੁਮ ਹੀ ਇਹੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਮੰਤ੍ਰੁ ਦ੍ਰਿੜੀਓ ॥੧॥
eehaaN oohaa har tum hee tum hee ih gur tay mantar darirh-ee-o. ||1||
Here and hereafter, O Lord, You, only You. The Guru has implanted this Mantra within me. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Flowing along with life instead of fighting it, I found peace, and I feel truly alive.

Here and everywhere, it's You I lean on — that's the one thing wisdom planted in me.

Flowing along with life instead of fighting it brings peace and makes you feel truly alive.
The deeper layer

The verse gives the fruit of that trust: "understanding and obeying Your Order (Hukam), I have found peace... hearing Your Name, I live." Flowing with life (the Hukam, the flow of existence) rather than fighting it brings peace and a sense of being truly alive. "Here and hereafter, You, only You" — one thing to lean on, everywhere. For a child: flowing along with life instead of fighting it brings peace and makes you feel truly alive.

A Question to Sit With

When is it wiser to flow with how things are than to fight against them?

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