Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Creator who made all of this acts, and makes everyone act.
O Lord, pride does not easily leave the heart. Falling into pride, a person comes to ruin.
The Creator moves through everything, but pride is the hardest knot to untie.
Aapay karay karaa-ay kartaa: the Creator acts, and makes everything act. The whole world moves inside the One who made it.
Yet abhimaan, proud ego, does not leave us easily. It is the feeling that everything is about me. The verse says that falling into that pride, a person is ruined. Gurbani treats this pride like an illness to heal, not a crime to punish. It is like a splinter. It keeps hurting while it stays in. Seeing it clearly is the first step to getting it out.
Where do you notice a little voice insisting 'it's all about me,' and what happens when you notice it?
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