Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Listen, my mind, wandering blind and foolish!
Are you not ashamed of coming and going, born again and again? Without the Guru, you go under the water, over and over.
Your mind needs the Guru's steady hand, or it keeps going under.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Sun man anDhay moorakh gavaar: listen, blind and foolish mind. The words are strong, like a friend shaking you awake. Aavat jaat is the coming and going, being born again and again. Bin gur boodai baaro baar: without the Guru, you sink again and again. Think of a swimmer in deep water. A steady hand reaching out makes all the difference.
When your thoughts feel stuck in a loop, what helps you gently snap awake?
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