A glad, simple heart gets you further than a proud performance.
The Arc
Spend time in the Sangat and play joyfully with the One. You will not have to face death's messenger. The proud, know-it-all voice in your head goes quiet, and the meanness drains out. Big ceremonies done to look good get you nowhere. Singing with a glad, simple heart gets you home. The praise of the One is your treasure. Pain walks out the door as peace walks in, and your heart opens like a lotus. Hold the jewel of the Naam, and you stop begging for more. Hear about the One, speak of the One, and stay humble. The humble are lifted highest. At the centre, the Rahao: sing the Naam, drop the show, and you go home happy.
Key Vocabulary
raam rang kayl — joyful play with the One; ahan-budh — ego-intellect; durmat — ill-will; karam kaand — ritual formalism; kamal bigsaa-i-aa — the heart-lotus blooms; santokh — contentment.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Pride and meanness sharing a root; formalism vs. a glad heart; contentment ending the endless begging; the exaltation of the humble. Pairs with 2001 (both address the pandit) and 2013 (the end of begging).
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee's steadiness underlies the shabad's promise of arriving home — kusal, well-being, rather than more performance.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing the Naam and go home happy Preview: play in the Sangat, a pandit's ceremonies, pain leaving as peace arrives, a blooming lotus, a jewel
Today: Spend time in the Sangat and play joyfully with the One. You will not have to face death's messenger. The proud, know-it-all voice in your head goes quiet, and the meanness drains out. Big ceremonies done to look good get you nowhere. Singing with a glad, simple heart gets you home. The praise of the One is your treasure. Pain walks out the door as peace walks in, and your heart opens like a lotus. Hold the jewel of the Naam, and you stop begging for more. Hear about the One, speak of the One, and stay humble. The humble are lifted highest.
Sing the Naam, let go of the show, and you will go home happy.
For today: Do one kind thing today without telling anyone about it.
A glad, simple heart gets you further than a proud performance.
The Arc
Spend time in the Sangat and play joyfully with the One. You will not have to face death's messenger. The proud, know-it-all voice in your head goes quiet, and the meanness drains out. Big ceremonies done to look good get you nowhere. Singing with a glad, simple heart gets you home. The praise of the One is your treasure. Pain walks out the door as peace walks in, and your heart opens like a lotus. Hold the jewel of the Naam, and you stop begging for more. Hear about the One, speak of the One, and stay humble. The humble are lifted highest. At the centre, the Rahao: sing the Naam, drop the show, and you go home happy.
Key Vocabulary
raam rang kayl — joyful play with the One; ahan-budh — ego-intellect; durmat — ill-will; karam kaand — ritual formalism; kamal bigsaa-i-aa — the heart-lotus blooms; santokh — contentment.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Pride and meanness sharing a root; formalism vs. a glad heart; contentment ending the endless begging; the exaltation of the humble. Pairs with 2001 (both address the pandit) and 2013 (the end of begging).
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee's steadiness underlies the shabad's promise of arriving home — kusal, well-being, rather than more performance.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing the Naam and go home happy Preview: play in the Sangat, a pandit's ceremonies, pain leaving as peace arrives, a blooming lotus, a jewel
Today: Spend time in the Sangat and play joyfully with the One. You will not have to face death's messenger. The proud, know-it-all voice in your head goes quiet, and the meanness drains out. Big ceremonies done to look good get you nowhere. Singing with a glad, simple heart gets you home. The praise of the One is your treasure. Pain walks out the door as peace walks in, and your heart opens like a lotus. Hold the jewel of the Naam, and you stop begging for more. Hear about the One, speak of the One, and stay humble. The humble are lifted highest.
Sing the Naam, let go of the show, and you will go home happy.
For today: Do one kind thing today without telling anyone about it.