Wandering and wandering, I grew tired — then I met the Guru and came to rest.
The Arc
You have a plan for everything. A plan for the test, a plan for the group chat, a backup plan for the backup plan. Today you can set the plans down. The One who made everything is the reason behind every reason, and your help comes from there. Look around at so many faces, colors and shapes. The One behind them all is more beautiful than any of them, and gives every one of them breath. You can wander and wander until you are worn out. Then you meet the Guru, and you rest. Sleep comes easy, and the night passes in peace. At the centre, the Rahao: every scheme set aside, and help from the One alone.
Key Vocabulary
sarab upaav birkaatay — all schemes and devices set aside.
karan kaaran — the cause of causes; the One behind everything.
an naahee tum bhaantay — nothing is like You.
bharmatou... haar — wandering to exhaustion, then rest.
Themes and Cross-Connections
The end of tired wandering and the arrival of sahaj, effortless ease, is a keynote of Guru Arjan's inner life. The theme that nothing created equals its Maker connects to the wonder (wahe) at the root of the tradition.
For Raag Saarang
Saarang's restless yearning here comes to its rest: the search that wore the heart out ends at the Guru's feet in complete peace.
Hukumnama
Subject: Let go of schemes; the One is your help Preview: every scheme set down, countless colors and shapes, a long tired wandering, and nights that pass in peace.
Today: You have a plan for everything. A plan for the test, a plan for the group chat, a backup plan for the backup plan. Today you can set the plans down. The One who made everything is the reason behind every reason, and your help comes from there. Look around at so many faces, colors and shapes. The One behind them all is more beautiful than any of them, and gives every one of them breath. You can wander and wander until you are worn out. Then you meet the Guru, and you rest. Sleep comes easy, and the night passes in peace.
Your help comes from the One, so you can rest.
For today: Pick one thing you keep forcing, set it down for an hour, and say the Naam instead.
Wandering and wandering, I grew tired — then I met the Guru and came to rest.
The Arc
You have a plan for everything. A plan for the test, a plan for the group chat, a backup plan for the backup plan. Today you can set the plans down. The One who made everything is the reason behind every reason, and your help comes from there. Look around at so many faces, colors and shapes. The One behind them all is more beautiful than any of them, and gives every one of them breath. You can wander and wander until you are worn out. Then you meet the Guru, and you rest. Sleep comes easy, and the night passes in peace. At the centre, the Rahao: every scheme set aside, and help from the One alone.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
The end of tired wandering and the arrival of sahaj, effortless ease, is a keynote of Guru Arjan's inner life. The theme that nothing created equals its Maker connects to the wonder (wahe) at the root of the tradition.
For Raag Saarang
Saarang's restless yearning here comes to its rest: the search that wore the heart out ends at the Guru's feet in complete peace.
Hukumnama
Subject: Let go of schemes; the One is your help Preview: every scheme set down, countless colors and shapes, a long tired wandering, and nights that pass in peace.
Today: You have a plan for everything. A plan for the test, a plan for the group chat, a backup plan for the backup plan. Today you can set the plans down. The One who made everything is the reason behind every reason, and your help comes from there. Look around at so many faces, colors and shapes. The One behind them all is more beautiful than any of them, and gives every one of them breath. You can wander and wander until you are worn out. Then you meet the Guru, and you rest. Sleep comes easy, and the night passes in peace.
Your help comes from the One, so you can rest.
For today: Pick one thing you keep forcing, set it down for an hour, and say the Naam instead.