Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Turning away from chasing things, I found steady support inside.
I entered the wide sky of the mind and opened the Tenth Gate, the door of inner seeing.
The coiled energy deep within me opened up,
and I met my King without any fear.
Turning inward leads to a fearless meeting with the One.
Kabir loves "upside-down" sayings, called ulat-baasee. They are full of wonder, a bit like riddles. This verse uses pictures from yoga. It speaks of rising into the "sky" of the mind and opening the Tenth Gate, a door of inner seeing. It speaks of coiled energy inside waking up.
The key word is ultee, turned around. Kabir turned his attention away from chasing things outside. He turned it inward and upward.
Bhaytee-alay raa-ay nisangaa — I met my King without fear. Nisangaa means fearless, with no doubt at all. It is like closing all the busy tabs on a screen, and there is the one thing you were looking for.
What have you found when you got quiet and looked inward instead of outward?
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