You belong to the One, and so does everyone — so why grasp at 'mine'?
The Arc
Everything belongs to the One. Honor it, and let your pride go. You belong to the One, and so does everyone else. Worship it, and you are at peace for good. So why wander in doubt, foolish one? So many have grabbed at mine, mine, and left full of regret. Whatever the One does, accept it as good. Without that, you turn to dust. The One is free of all need, beyond the senses. Keep it in mind all day. When it comes into your heart, pain leaves and your face shines. Nobody can count how many were carried across by singing its praise. Even sinking iron floats across in the Sangat. At the centre, the Rahao: without the Naam nothing is of any use, and grabbing at mine, mine ends in regret.
Key Vocabulary
mayraa mayraa — 'mine, mine'; possessiveness as the trap.
bhaa-naa — the will/flow of the One, which turns sweet in acceptance.
vayparvaahu — carefree, independent; a favorite Arjan image.
booldat loh — sinking iron, lifted in the saadhsang.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The 'sinking iron floats' image is one of Gurbani's most hopeful pictures of sangat — iron cannot swim, but lashed to the boat it crosses; no one is too heavy or too far gone. Bhaa-naa as something that turns sweet in acceptance is the affective side of mannai (inner alignment). The 'you belong, and so does everyone' line quietly levels all hierarchy.
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee's solitary-ascetic associations are answered by the saadhsang here: it is company, not solitude, that lifts the sinking.
Hukumnama
Subject: Lean on the Naam, not on what you own Preview: A cry of mine, mine, a will that tastes sweet, a shining face, and sinking iron carried across.
Today: Everything belongs to the One. Honor it, and let your pride go. You belong to the One, and so does everyone else. Worship it, and you are at peace for good. So why wander in doubt, foolish one? So many have grabbed at mine, mine, and left full of regret. Whatever the One does, accept it as good. Without that, you turn to dust. The One is free of all need, beyond the senses. Keep it in mind all day. When it comes into your heart, pain leaves and your face shines. Nobody can count how many were carried across by singing its praise. Even sinking iron floats across in the Sangat.
Without the Naam nothing is of any use, and grabbing at mine, mine ends in regret.
For today: Share one thing you like to keep for yourself, and notice how light your hands feel.
You belong to the One, and so does everyone — so why grasp at 'mine'?
The Arc
Everything belongs to the One. Honor it, and let your pride go. You belong to the One, and so does everyone else. Worship it, and you are at peace for good. So why wander in doubt, foolish one? So many have grabbed at mine, mine, and left full of regret. Whatever the One does, accept it as good. Without that, you turn to dust. The One is free of all need, beyond the senses. Keep it in mind all day. When it comes into your heart, pain leaves and your face shines. Nobody can count how many were carried across by singing its praise. Even sinking iron floats across in the Sangat. At the centre, the Rahao: without the Naam nothing is of any use, and grabbing at mine, mine ends in regret.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The 'sinking iron floats' image is one of Gurbani's most hopeful pictures of sangat — iron cannot swim, but lashed to the boat it crosses; no one is too heavy or too far gone. Bhaa-naa as something that turns sweet in acceptance is the affective side of mannai (inner alignment). The 'you belong, and so does everyone' line quietly levels all hierarchy.
For Raag Raamkalee
Raamkalee's solitary-ascetic associations are answered by the saadhsang here: it is company, not solitude, that lifts the sinking.
Hukumnama
Subject: Lean on the Naam, not on what you own Preview: A cry of mine, mine, a will that tastes sweet, a shining face, and sinking iron carried across.
Today: Everything belongs to the One. Honor it, and let your pride go. You belong to the One, and so does everyone else. Worship it, and you are at peace for good. So why wander in doubt, foolish one? So many have grabbed at mine, mine, and left full of regret. Whatever the One does, accept it as good. Without that, you turn to dust. The One is free of all need, beyond the senses. Keep it in mind all day. When it comes into your heart, pain leaves and your face shines. Nobody can count how many were carried across by singing its praise. Even sinking iron floats across in the Sangat.
Without the Naam nothing is of any use, and grabbing at mine, mine ends in regret.
For today: Share one thing you like to keep for yourself, and notice how light your hands feel.