The meek and the gentle-hearted are held most tenderly, and among people who remember the One, the light comes on.
The Arc
Turn to the Guru again and again. Let it be steady, like a heartbeat, and peace settles in to stay. The One is kind to the meek and the quiet. Out of that kindness, the One draws you to the Naam. Sit with people who remember the One, and a light comes on inside you. Keep the One in mind, and the hopes you carry are fulfilled. Every kind of well-being comes to live in your mind, and it fills with peace. Sing the praises of the One. Feel the Guru's kindness reach you. At the centre, the Rahao: turn to the Guru again and again, and peace settles in to stay.
Key Vocabulary
Gur gur karat — saying "Guru, Guru," a steadying rhythm. Deen da-i-aal — merciful to the meek and lowly. Santsangat — the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One. Pooran bha-ee aas — hope fulfilled, brimming over. Sarab kali-aan — every kind of well-being.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Deen da-i-aal" (P0) shows tenderness toward the humble and overlooked. The light comes on in the Sangat (P1), among people, through listening together.
For Raag Prabhaatee
One of the shortest shabads in the set, its three parts move quickly from turning to the Guru, to light among people, to brimming peace: a compact daybreak arc.
Hukumnama
Subject: Turning to the Guru brings lasting peace Preview: kindness to the meek, a light coming on among holy people, hopes fulfilled, a mind brimming with peace.
Today: Turn to the Guru again and again. Let it be steady, like a heartbeat, and peace settles in to stay. The One is kind to the meek and the quiet. Out of that kindness, the One draws you to the Naam. Sit with people who remember the One, and a light comes on inside you. Keep the One in mind, and the hopes you carry are fulfilled. Every kind of well-being comes to live in your mind, and it fills with peace. Sing the praises of the One. Feel the Guru's kindness reach you.
Turn to the Guru again and again, and peace settles in to stay.
For today: Today, notice someone quiet or overlooked and offer them one kind word.
The meek and the gentle-hearted are held most tenderly, and among people who remember the One, the light comes on.
The Arc
Turn to the Guru again and again. Let it be steady, like a heartbeat, and peace settles in to stay. The One is kind to the meek and the quiet. Out of that kindness, the One draws you to the Naam. Sit with people who remember the One, and a light comes on inside you. Keep the One in mind, and the hopes you carry are fulfilled. Every kind of well-being comes to live in your mind, and it fills with peace. Sing the praises of the One. Feel the Guru's kindness reach you. At the centre, the Rahao: turn to the Guru again and again, and peace settles in to stay.
Key Vocabulary
Gur gur karat — saying "Guru, Guru," a steadying rhythm. Deen da-i-aal — merciful to the meek and lowly. Santsangat — the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One. Pooran bha-ee aas — hope fulfilled, brimming over. Sarab kali-aan — every kind of well-being.
Themes and Cross-Connections
"Deen da-i-aal" (P0) shows tenderness toward the humble and overlooked. The light comes on in the Sangat (P1), among people, through listening together.
For Raag Prabhaatee
One of the shortest shabads in the set, its three parts move quickly from turning to the Guru, to light among people, to brimming peace: a compact daybreak arc.
Hukumnama
Subject: Turning to the Guru brings lasting peace Preview: kindness to the meek, a light coming on among holy people, hopes fulfilled, a mind brimming with peace.
Today: Turn to the Guru again and again. Let it be steady, like a heartbeat, and peace settles in to stay. The One is kind to the meek and the quiet. Out of that kindness, the One draws you to the Naam. Sit with people who remember the One, and a light comes on inside you. Keep the One in mind, and the hopes you carry are fulfilled. Every kind of well-being comes to live in your mind, and it fills with peace. Sing the praises of the One. Feel the Guru's kindness reach you.
Turn to the Guru again and again, and peace settles in to stay.
For today: Today, notice someone quiet or overlooked and offer them one kind word.