Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Facing the Guru, I stay awake and unattached.
Always free of clinging, I am woven into the heart of what is true.
The world is asleep. It dies, and it comes and goes, round and round. Without the Guru's Word, it does not understand.
The world sleeps, and the Guru's Word wakes the heart.
Gurmukh jaag rahay means the one who faces the Guru stays awake. Tat parotaa means woven into the heart of everything, like a bead on a thread. Jag sootaa mar aavai jaa-ay means the sleeping world dies and comes and goes, round and round, like someone on autopilot who never looks up. Bin gur sabad na sojhee means that without the Guru's Word there is no understanding.
What does it mean to go through your day “awake” instead of just on autopilot?
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