Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Craving never brings calm — that is just not what it does.
It can even blur the line between what is mine and what belongs to others, and leave me burning with restlessness and anger inside.
Craving can never bring calm, because that is simply not what it does.
Saant, sookh, sahj — quiet, peace, and easy calm. These are the very things craving cannot make. Ihai is bi-uhaar — that is just how it works.
Craving also blurs the line between what is mine and what belongs to others. Kaam krodh are strong, restless wanting and anger. The verse says they burn inside us. The Gurus treat them like fevers of the heart. A fever is something to heal, not a crime to punish. It is part of the illness of ego, the me-first feeling.
Think of a friend who is burning up with a fever and snaps at everyone. You would not punish them. You would help them get well.
What does craving something feel like in your body — calm, or the opposite?
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