Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have been saved by bowing close at the feet of the True Guru, humble and open.
Every word of the Guru is good and sweet to me. I have let go of my mind's own clever ideas.
When you let go of always being right, the Guru's word tastes good and sweet, and you are saved.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Ubray satgur charnee laag means I was saved by holding close to the true Guru, humble and open.
Then comes the key: man kee mat ti-aag. It means letting go of my mind's own cleverness. This does not mean you stop thinking. It means you stop gripping so tight to "I am always right." Think of a closed fist. Nothing new can be placed in it until you open your hand.
Once the hand opens, jo gur kahai so-ee bhal meethaa: whatever the Guru says feels good and sweet. The teaching stops feeling like a rule. It starts feeling like good food that feeds you.
Can you think of a time your certainty that you were right stopped you from hearing something helpful?
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