Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A mind turned only toward itself gets caught in doubt, pulled two ways at once, with a kind of fog inside.
It cannot spot the Giver standing right there, so it ends up stuck — not quite on either shore, drifting. Grace can still find it.
A mind turned only toward itself can get stuck, and grace can still reach it.
Manmukh bharam doojai bhaa-ay laagay — the self-turned mind is caught in bharam, doubt, and doojai bhaa-ay, the pull of two ways at once. Antar agi-aan gubaaray — inside is a fog of not-knowing.
Satgur daataa nadar na aavai — it cannot see the Guru, the Giver, standing right there. Naa urvaar na paaray — neither on this shore nor the far one. Think of a swimmer halfway across a lake, treading water in the mist. One call from the shore, and the way is clear again.
What helps you get unstuck when you feel pulled two ways?
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