You will be welcomed at the One's own door, and the pride that says I am separate quietly disappears.
The Arc
Everyone wants to be welcomed somewhere. Picture arriving at a friend's house and hearing, "We're so glad you came." That is how the One's door opens to you. Go sit with the Sangat and sing. Something happens while you sing. The voice in your head that says you are better than everyone else goes quiet. The One's kindness makes you the One's own, and your understanding grows clear. Peace comes the way it comes to a sunflower: keep facing the light. Live close to the One and the love soaks in, like dye through every thread of a shirt. At the centre, the Rahao: honor at the One's door, and pride melting away as you sing in the Sangat.
Key Vocabulary
maanee — honored, welcomed.
abhimaanee — puffed-up pride.
gurmukh poor gi-aanee — a whole, perfect understanding.
suhaagan — the happy bride; a soul at home with the Beloved.
kurbaanee — a bow, everything given in reverence.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Belonging and the dissolving of pride sit at the heart of the raag's movement from separateness to union.
For Raag Saarang
The longing heart is welcomed home and made whole.
Translation Notes
suhaagan and pari-a rang — the happy bride dyed in the Beloved's love — picture any soul that lives close to the One and belongs there fully.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing in the Sangat, and pride melts away Preview: an open door, a sunflower turning to the sun, and a heart dyed through with love.
Today: Everyone wants to be welcomed somewhere. Picture arriving at a friend's house and hearing, "We're so glad you came." That is how the One's door opens to you. Go sit with the Sangat and sing. Something happens while you sing. The voice in your head that says you are better than everyone else goes quiet. The One's kindness makes you the One's own, and your understanding grows clear. Peace comes the way it comes to a sunflower: keep facing the light. Live close to the One and the love soaks in, like dye through every thread of a shirt.
Sing with the Sangat, and pride melts away.
For today: Sing one shabad with the Sangat or with your family today, and let your pride rest.
You will be welcomed at the One's own door, and the pride that says I am separate quietly disappears.
The Arc
Everyone wants to be welcomed somewhere. Picture arriving at a friend's house and hearing, "We're so glad you came." That is how the One's door opens to you. Go sit with the Sangat and sing. Something happens while you sing. The voice in your head that says you are better than everyone else goes quiet. The One's kindness makes you the One's own, and your understanding grows clear. Peace comes the way it comes to a sunflower: keep facing the light. Live close to the One and the love soaks in, like dye through every thread of a shirt. At the centre, the Rahao: honor at the One's door, and pride melting away as you sing in the Sangat.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Belonging and the dissolving of pride sit at the heart of the raag's movement from separateness to union.
For Raag Saarang
The longing heart is welcomed home and made whole.
Translation Notes
suhaagan and pari-a rang — the happy bride dyed in the Beloved's love — picture any soul that lives close to the One and belongs there fully.
Hukumnama
Subject: Sing in the Sangat, and pride melts away Preview: an open door, a sunflower turning to the sun, and a heart dyed through with love.
Today: Everyone wants to be welcomed somewhere. Picture arriving at a friend's house and hearing, "We're so glad you came." That is how the One's door opens to you. Go sit with the Sangat and sing. Something happens while you sing. The voice in your head that says you are better than everyone else goes quiet. The One's kindness makes you the One's own, and your understanding grows clear. Peace comes the way it comes to a sunflower: keep facing the light. Live close to the One and the love soaks in, like dye through every thread of a shirt.
Sing with the Sangat, and pride melts away.
For today: Sing one shabad with the Sangat or with your family today, and let your pride rest.