ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸੂਖਾ ਬਾਹਰਿ ਸੂਖਾ ਹਰਿ ਜਪਿ ਮਲਨ ਭਏ ਦੁਸਟਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
antar sookhaa baahar sookhaa har jap malan bha-ay dustaaree. ||1||
Inwardly, peace, and outwardly, peace; meditating on the Lord, evil tendencies are crushed. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Peace on the inside, peace on the outside.
When I hold the One in mind, the harmful pulls inside me are crushed.
Hold the One in mind, and the harmful pulls inside are crushed.
Antar sookhaa baahar sookhaa: peace within and peace without, the two matching at last. Malan and dustaaree are the harmful tendencies inside us, and remembering the One crushes them. Inner peace is not a wall against the world; it is a calm that reaches all the way out.
A Question to Sit With
What helps the peace inside you match the way you act on the outside?
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