You know the late-night "what if?" that will not let you sleep. Doubt and sorrow can sit on you like that. You try fix after fix, and the knot only gets tighter. Set the fixes down. Come to the Guru's shelter and rest there. The doubt lifts. The me-first feeling turns out to be a kind of sickness, and it heals. Your tasks fall into place. Old mistakes melt in a moment when you meet the Guru and say the Naam. Craving, anger, greed, clinging and pride used to boss you around. Now they work for you. Your mind grows steady and unafraid, like a kingdom that stands firm. At the centre, the Rahao: doubt and sorrow gone, in the shelter of the Guru.
Key Vocabulary
sahsaa — gnawing doubt, the restless what-if.
saran — sanctuary, safe shelter.
aha(n) rog — the disease of ego; an illness to be healed.
panch — the five inner thieves.
thir raaj — the unshakable inner kingdom.
Themes and Cross-Connections
Ego is an illness, and illness can heal. The five passions that once gave orders become helpers. Letting go of endless fixes brings relief, and in the Guru's shelter the mind grows steady.
For Raag Saarang
Release and steadiness — the raag's calm strength.
Translation Notes
Kot paraadh, countless faults, melt away in a single moment. The ego, aha(n) rog, is an illness, and it heals.
Hukumnama
Subject: In the Guru's shelter, doubt and sorrow go Preview: a late-night what-if, a knot pulled tight, a fever breaking, five bosses turned helpers, and a firm kingdom.
Today: You know the late-night "what if?" that will not let you sleep. Doubt and sorrow can sit on you like that. You try fix after fix, and the knot only gets tighter. Set the fixes down. Come to the Guru's shelter and rest there. The doubt lifts. The me-first feeling turns out to be a kind of sickness, and it heals. Your tasks fall into place. Old mistakes melt in a moment when you meet the Guru and say the Naam. Craving, anger, greed, clinging and pride used to boss you around. Now they work for you. Your mind grows steady and unafraid, like a kingdom that stands firm.
Rest in the Guru's shelter, and doubt and sorrow lift.
For today: When a worry won't let go today, stop fixing for a minute and say the Naam instead.
The ego is an illness, and it can be healed.
The Arc
You know the late-night "what if?" that will not let you sleep. Doubt and sorrow can sit on you like that. You try fix after fix, and the knot only gets tighter. Set the fixes down. Come to the Guru's shelter and rest there. The doubt lifts. The me-first feeling turns out to be a kind of sickness, and it heals. Your tasks fall into place. Old mistakes melt in a moment when you meet the Guru and say the Naam. Craving, anger, greed, clinging and pride used to boss you around. Now they work for you. Your mind grows steady and unafraid, like a kingdom that stands firm. At the centre, the Rahao: doubt and sorrow gone, in the shelter of the Guru.
Key Vocabulary
Themes and Cross-Connections
Ego is an illness, and illness can heal. The five passions that once gave orders become helpers. Letting go of endless fixes brings relief, and in the Guru's shelter the mind grows steady.
For Raag Saarang
Release and steadiness — the raag's calm strength.
Translation Notes
Kot paraadh, countless faults, melt away in a single moment. The ego, aha(n) rog, is an illness, and it heals.
Hukumnama
Subject: In the Guru's shelter, doubt and sorrow go Preview: a late-night what-if, a knot pulled tight, a fever breaking, five bosses turned helpers, and a firm kingdom.
Today: You know the late-night "what if?" that will not let you sleep. Doubt and sorrow can sit on you like that. You try fix after fix, and the knot only gets tighter. Set the fixes down. Come to the Guru's shelter and rest there. The doubt lifts. The me-first feeling turns out to be a kind of sickness, and it heals. Your tasks fall into place. Old mistakes melt in a moment when you meet the Guru and say the Naam. Craving, anger, greed, clinging and pride used to boss you around. Now they work for you. Your mind grows steady and unafraid, like a kingdom that stands firm.
Rest in the Guru's shelter, and doubt and sorrow lift.
For today: When a worry won't let go today, stop fixing for a minute and say the Naam instead.