ਜਿਨਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਕਹਿਆ ਮਾਰਗੁ ਸੀਧਾ ॥
jin gur kahi-aa maarag seeDhaa.
The Guru has shown me the straight path;
ਸਗਲ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਹਰਿ ਗੀਧਾ ॥
sagal ti-aag naam har geeDhaa.
I have abandoned everything else. I am enraptured with the Name of the Lord.
ਤਿਸੁ ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਸਦਾ ਬਲਿ ਜਾਈਐ ॥
tis gur kai sadaa bal jaa-ee-ai.
I am forever a sacrifice to that Guru;
ਹਰਿ ਸਿਮਰਨੁ ਜਿਸੁ ਗੁਰ ਤੇ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੨॥
har simran jis gur tay paa-ee-ai. ||2||
I meditate in remembrance on the Lord, through the Guru. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Guru showed me the straight path.
I let go of everything else, and the Naam of the One fills me with joy.
I give myself forever to that Guru, through whom I remember the One.
The straightest path is usually the simplest one — the one with the least to chase.
The Guru shows a straight, simple path; let go of the rest, and you delight in the Naam.
"Maarag seeDhaa" (the straight path) is a life uncomplicated by many chases. "Sagal ti-aag geeDhaa" is letting go of all and becoming absorbed in the Naam. "Bal jaa-ee" (I am a sacrifice) is a warm idiom of total gratitude.
A Question to Sit With
What are some things you chase that, deep down, do not make you happy?
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