ਗੁਰਮਤਿ ਰਾਮ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਨੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਸੁਣਿ ਕਹਤਿਆ ਪਾਪ ਨਿਵਾਰੇ ॥
gurmat raam naam Dhan paa-i-aa sun kehti-aa paap nivaaray.
Following the Guru's Teachings, I have obtained the wealth of the Lord's Name; hearing it, and chanting it, sins are eradicated.
ਧਰਮ ਰਾਇ ਜਮੁ ਨੇੜਿ ਨ ਆਵੈ ਮੇਰੇ ਠਾਕੁਰ ਕੇ ਜਨ ਪਿਆਰੇ ॥੬॥
Dharam raa-ay jam nayrh na aavai mayray thaakur kay jan pi-aaray. ||6||
The Messenger of Death and the Righteous Judge of Dharma do not even approach the beloved servant of my Lord and Master. ||6||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Keeping the good in mind — hearing it, saying it — the weight of old mistakes lifts.
And the fear of endings loses its grip on a heart that remembers.
Keeping the good in mind lifts old weight and eases the fear of endings.
The verse: hearing and chanting the Name, "sins are eradicated," and "the Messenger of Death does not even approach" the beloved servant. The memento mori is rendered gently — the fear of endings loses its grip on a remembering heart. For a child: keeping the good in mind lifts old weight and eases the fear of endings.
A Question to Sit With
What good thought helps loosen a worry's grip on you?
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