Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One who made it taste so sweet is the One who knows it. I give myself to that One.
Through the Word, I praise the Giver of peace forever. I have cleared my self-importance out from within.
Praising the One through the Word quietly loosens your sense of self-importance.
Jin meethaa laa-i-aa means "the One who made it taste sweet." That Giver is the only One who fully knows it. So the heart says tis vitahu bal jaa-ee: "I give myself to that One."
Then comes the turning point of the shabad. Vichahu aap gavaa-ee means "I lost my self-conceit from within." Self-conceit is haumai, the voice that keeps saying "I am separate, I am special."
This is not about disliking yourself. It is a gentle loosening. Think of a tight knot in a shoelace. Pulling harder only makes it worse. But when your fingers get busy working at it gently, it slowly comes loose. Praise through the Word does that. Effort and hard trials don't untie the knot. A heart busy with praise does.
When are you most likely to forget yourself in a good way?
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