ਕਾਇਆ ਨਗਰੀ ਇਹੁ ਮਨੁ ਰਾਜਾ ਪੰਚ ਵਸਹਿ ਵੀਚਾਰੀ ॥੯॥
kaa-i-aa nagree ih man raajaa panch vaseh veechaaree. ||9||
The mind is the king of the city of the body; the five sources of knowledge dwell within it. ||9||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the city of the body, the mind is the king,
and the five powers of the senses dwell within it as its people.
Your mind rules a whole little city — and how it rules makes all the difference.
Kaa-i-aa nagree — the body as a city; ih man raajaa — the mind as king; panch vaseh — the five senses as citizens. A political image for the inner life: the mind governs a city whose people are the senses. What matters is how it rules.
A Question to Sit With
If your mind is the king of your inner city, what kind of ruler is it?
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