Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
If harshness still lives in you and you have not grown gentle toward other creatures, something is missing.
Parmaanand says: I have joined the Sangat. Why have you not let the sacred teachings become the way you live?
Practice shows up as kindness to every living being.
Hinsaa means cruelty or harshness. Jee-a da-i-aa means kindness to living beings. Parmaanand says: if harshness has not left your mind, and you have not cared for other creatures, something is missing.
He himself has joined the saaDhsangat, the Sangat — people gathered together to remember the One. And he asks: why haven't you followed the holy teachings?
The whole song turns on this. Kindness is the true measure. Think of how you treat a stray puppy or a younger kid when no one is watching. That shows what is really inside.
If someone is being unkind to you or hurting you, that is never something you have to accept. Telling a grown-up you trust is always the right thing to do.
Toward which living creature could you grow a little gentler this week?
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