ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਮਦੇਉ ਜੀਉ ਕੀ ਰਾਮਕਲੀ ਘਰੁ ੧
banee naamday-o jee-o kee raamkalee ghar 1
The Word Of Naam Dayv Jee, Raamkalee, First House:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਨੀਲੇ ਕਾਗਦੁ ਕਾਟੀਲੇ ਗੂਡੀ ਆਕਾਸ ਮਧੇ ਭਰਮੀਅਲੇ ॥
aaneelay kaagad kaateelay goodee aakaas maDhay bharmee-alay.
The boy takes paper, cuts it and makes a kite, and flies it in the sky.
ਪੰਚ ਜਨਾ ਸਿਉ ਬਾਤ ਬਤਊਆ ਚੀਤੁ ਸੁ ਡੋਰੀ ਰਾਖੀਅਲੇ ॥੧॥
panch janaa si-o baat bata-oo-aa cheet so doree raakhee-alay. ||1||
Talking with his friends, he still keeps his attention on the kite string. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is only One. And the One is found by the True Guru's grace — a gift that is always here, waiting for an open heart.
A boy takes paper, cuts it into a kite, and flies it high in the sky.
He talks and laughs with his friends, and still his attention stays on the kite string.
Even in the middle of a busy day, a part of you can quietly hold on to what you love most.
A boy can be completely inside his play and his chatter, yet a thread of his attention never leaves the kite. That thread is the model for how a person keeps the One in mind while fully living an ordinary, working day.
A Question to Sit With
What is the string your heart keeps holding, even when you are busy?
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