Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You give speeches to the whole world and still quietly build a comfortable life for yourself.
You have left your yogic seat, so how will you find the True One?
You cling to what is yours, and you are held by wanting and desire. You have not left the world, and you do not live in it either.
A jogee, a yogi, who says one thing and lives another is caught in between. Be honest, whichever path you choose.
A yogi is someone who leaves ordinary life to focus on the spirit. This one gives speeches to the world about letting go. But he is quietly building himself a comfortable home. He has set aside his own practice, so how will he find what is true?
He is still pulled by mamtaa, wanting to own things, and by moh, clinging attachment. Naa a-udhootee naa sansaaree means "neither a true renunciate nor an honest householder." A renunciate is someone who gives up worldly life.
Think of a player who wears the team jersey but never comes to practice. He is not on the team, and he is not off it either. Guru Nanak is not criticizing the yogi's path. At the end of this shabad he paints a beautiful picture of the true yogi. What he points at is the gap between the outfit and the way someone lives.
Is there something you say you believe but act differently about? What would it take to line them up?
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