ਤਜਿ ਅਭਿਮਾਨੁ ਸਰਣਿ ਸੰਤਨ ਗਹੁ ਮੁਕਤਿ ਹੋਹਿ ਛਿਨ ਮਾਹੀ ॥
taj abhimaan saran santan gahu mukat hohi chhin maahee.
Abandon egotism, and grasp the Sanctuary of the Saints; you shall be liberated in an instant.
ਜਨ ਨਾਨਕ ਭਗਵੰਤ ਭਜਨ ਬਿਨੁ ਸੁਖੁ ਸੁਪਨੈ ਭੀ ਨਾਹੀ ॥੨॥੨॥
jan naanak bhagvant bhajan bin sukh supnai bhee naahee. ||2||2||
O servant Nanak, without meditating and vibrating on the Lord God, there is no peace, even in dreams. ||2||2||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Set down your pride, take shelter with the saints, and in a single moment you can be free.
Servant Nanak says: without singing to the One, there is no peace, not even in a dream.
Freedom can arrive in a single moment when pride is set down.
The remedy is simple and immediate: set down abhimaan (pride), take shelter with the saints, and freedom can come chhin maahee, in an instant. Peace is near. Without the One in the heart, though, even dream-peace goes missing.
A Question to Sit With
What is a moment when letting go of being right or proud made you feel lighter?
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