ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਏਹੁ ਸਰੀਰੁ ਹੈ ਗਿਆਨਿ ਰਤਨਿ ਪਰਗਟੁ ਹੋਇ ॥
har mandar ayhu sareer hai gi-aan ratan pargat ho-ay.
This body is the Temple of the Lord, in which the jewel of spiritual wisdom is revealed.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਮੂਲੁ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਮਾਣਸਿ ਹਰਿ ਮੰਦਰੁ ਨ ਹੋਇ ॥੨॥
manmukh mool na jaannee maanas har mandar na ho-ay. ||2||
The self-willed manmukhs do not know anything at all; they do not believe that the Lord's Temple is within. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
This body is the Temple of the One. Inside it, the jewel of wisdom shines out.
People who follow only their own wanting don't understand this at all. They don't believe the Temple of the One is inside a person.
The jewel is in the body; most people search everywhere but here.
Your own body is the Temple of the One, and wisdom shines in it like a jewel.
Gi-aan ratan: the jewel of spiritual wisdom. The manmukh is a person turned toward their own wanting. They cannot picture holiness being that close, so they keep searching somewhere else.
A Question to Sit With
What might be hidden inside you that you have never stopped to notice?
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