When you are held by the One, the things that used to push you around simply lose their grip.
The Arc
Think of the thieves that rob the whole world of its peace: anger, greed, restlessness. Now the One has made you the One's own, and those thieves are tied up. The True Guru is your Lord, and leaning on the One, you feel as rich as a king. You don't think of anything else. The One watches over you like a roof over your head, so you can be carefree. Meeting the Giver of peace, you feel whole, as if nothing is missing. You have found the best place there is, and you don't want to leave it. No words can hold the One: unseen, endless, never moving. At the centre, the Rahao: the True Guru is my Lord, and trusting the One, I feel rich as a king.
Key Vocabulary
angeekaar — being made the One's own.
bairee — the inner "enemies": anger, greed, restlessness.
bharvaasaa — trust, reliance; leaning your weight, not mere belief.
bayparvaahu — carefree, unworried.
aaDhaaraa — the single support of the Name.
adol / athaah — unmoving, unfathomable.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The yogi seeks powers to conquer the passions; here the only "power" is being claimed by the One, after which the passions simply cannot get a grip. The carefree note (bayparvaah) recurs across Guru Arjan's Raamkalee: peace comes not from controlling everything but from leaning on the one steady, unmoving support.
For Raag Raamkalee
The steadiness the yogi seeks through austerity, Guru Arjan finds through trust — the adol One who never moves becomes the ground on which a restless mind finally rests.
Hukumnama
Subject: Trusting the One, I feel rich as a king Preview: Thieves tied up, a king's delights, a roof over your head, nothing missing, and a Master who never moves.
Today: Think of the thieves that rob the whole world of its peace: anger, greed, restlessness. Now the One has made you the One's own, and those thieves are tied up. The True Guru is your Lord, and leaning on the One, you feel as rich as a king. You don't think of anything else. The One watches over you like a roof over your head, so you can be carefree. Meeting the Giver of peace, you feel whole, as if nothing is missing. You have found the best place there is, and you don't want to leave it. No words can hold the One: unseen, endless, never moving.
The True Guru is my Lord, and trusting the One, I feel rich as a king.
For today: When a worry pops up today, picture a roof over your head and say the Naam once, slowly.
When you are held by the One, the things that used to push you around simply lose their grip.
The Arc
Think of the thieves that rob the whole world of its peace: anger, greed, restlessness. Now the One has made you the One's own, and those thieves are tied up. The True Guru is your Lord, and leaning on the One, you feel as rich as a king. You don't think of anything else. The One watches over you like a roof over your head, so you can be carefree. Meeting the Giver of peace, you feel whole, as if nothing is missing. You have found the best place there is, and you don't want to leave it. No words can hold the One: unseen, endless, never moving. At the centre, the Rahao: the True Guru is my Lord, and trusting the One, I feel rich as a king.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The yogi seeks powers to conquer the passions; here the only "power" is being claimed by the One, after which the passions simply cannot get a grip. The carefree note (bayparvaah) recurs across Guru Arjan's Raamkalee: peace comes not from controlling everything but from leaning on the one steady, unmoving support.
For Raag Raamkalee
The steadiness the yogi seeks through austerity, Guru Arjan finds through trust — the adol One who never moves becomes the ground on which a restless mind finally rests.
Hukumnama
Subject: Trusting the One, I feel rich as a king Preview: Thieves tied up, a king's delights, a roof over your head, nothing missing, and a Master who never moves.
Today: Think of the thieves that rob the whole world of its peace: anger, greed, restlessness. Now the One has made you the One's own, and those thieves are tied up. The True Guru is your Lord, and leaning on the One, you feel as rich as a king. You don't think of anything else. The One watches over you like a roof over your head, so you can be carefree. Meeting the Giver of peace, you feel whole, as if nothing is missing. You have found the best place there is, and you don't want to leave it. No words can hold the One: unseen, endless, never moving.
The True Guru is my Lord, and trusting the One, I feel rich as a king.
For today: When a worry pops up today, picture a roof over your head and say the Naam once, slowly.