Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Out of pain, pleasure grows, and out of pleasure comes pain.
The mouth that praises You — what hunger could that mouth ever feel?
Pleasure and pain keep turning into each other, and a mouth that praises the One stays full.
Dookhaa tay sukh oopjahi, sookhee hoveh dookh: out of pain, pleasure is born, and out of pleasure, pain. This is the seesaw of impermanence, the way happy and hard keep turning into each other. Then comes the turn: jit mukh too salaahee-ah, tit mukh kaisee bhookh, the mouth that praises You, what hunger could it feel? Bhookh is craving, the appetite that never fills. Gratitude is itself a kind of fullness; a heart busy with praise rests easy, free of the ache of wanting more.
What is the difference between wanting more and being thankful for what you have?
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