Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
How could we ever fully describe the One? Only the One knows itself. The way existence moves cannot be argued with — it simply is how things are.
Even kings and the most powerful people must, in time, step aside; no one is above the flow. Nanak says: whatever pleases the One is the good thing to do. We move because of it, and nothing rests in our own hands alone. When the moment comes, we rise and set out. Nanak says: those who are sent, arrive — and when they are called, they gently go on.
Shalok, Second Mehl — a Hukam meditation. The decree (cheeree) that even kings, nobles and commanders must obey. Whatever aligns with the flow (jo tis bhaavai) is the good deed. Arriving and departing (ghalay aavahi, sadhay uthee jaahi) is the coming and going of a life: we are sent, and later we are called home.
What is something completely out of your hands that you are learning to make peace with?
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