ਜੋ ਮਾਗੈ ਸੋ ਭੂਖਾ ਰਹੈ ॥
jo maagai so bhookhaa rahai.
Whoever begs from her remains hungry.
ਇਸੁ ਸੰਗਿ ਰਾਚੈ ਸੁ ਕਛੂ ਨ ਲਹੈ ॥
is sang raachai so kachhoo na lahai.
Whoever is infatuated with her obtains nothing.
ਇਸਹਿ ਤਿਆਗਿ ਸਤਸੰਗਤਿ ਕਰੈ ॥
iseh ti-aag satsangat karai.
But one who renounces her, and joins the Society of the Saints,
ਵਡਭਾਗੀ ਨਾਨਕ ਓਹੁ ਤਰੈ ॥੪॥੧੮॥੨੯॥
vadbhaagee naanak oh tarai. ||4||18||29||
by great good fortune, O Nanak, is saved. ||4||18||29||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whoever begs from Maya stays hungry.
Whoever is wrapped up in it gets nothing.
But whoever lets it go and joins the Sangat —
Nanak says: by great good fortune, that one is carried across.
The hungriest hearts are the ones that keep grabbing.
Jo maagai so bhookhaa rahai — begging from Maya only makes the hunger deeper. The way out is ti-aag, letting go, together with the satsangat: the Sangat, people gathered together to remember the One.
A Question to Sit With
When has letting go of something made you feel freer?
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