ਜੋ ਜੋ ਕਰੈ ਸੋਈ ਮਾਨਿ ਲੇਹੁ ॥
jo jo karai so-ee maan layho.
Whatever the Lord has done, accept that as good.
ਬਿਨੁ ਮਾਨੇ ਰਲਿ ਹੋਵਹਿ ਖੇਹ ॥
bin maanay ral hoveh khayh.
Without accepting, you shall mingle with dust.
ਤਿਸ ਕਾ ਭਾਣਾ ਲਾਗੈ ਮੀਠਾ ॥
tis kaa bhaanaa laagai meethaa.
His Will seems sweet to me.
ਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ਵਿਰਲੇ ਮਨਿ ਵੂਠਾ ॥੨॥
gur parsaad virlay man voothaa. ||2||
By Guru's Grace, He comes to dwell in the mind. ||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Whatever the One does, accept it as good.
Without accepting, you turn to dust.
The One's will tastes sweet to me.
By the Guru's grace, the One comes to live in the mind.
When you stop fighting the flow of life, it slowly begins to taste sweet.
Jo jo karai so-ee maan layho — accept whatever is done. This is mannai — not passive resignation but inner alignment, living from the truth so that tis kaa bhaa-naa laagai meethaa, the flow of existence tastes sweet. Gur parsaad virlay: this dwelling happens by grace, in the rare heart open to it.
A Question to Sit With
What is something hard that later turned out to taste sweet?
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