Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When someone's heart is full of pretending, they keep pretending — even while they say all the right words about the One.
Inside there is a heavy fog of wanting-more, and it leaves them hollow and aching. What we say only helps when the life underneath it matches.
Words about the One help most when the life underneath them matches.
Hirdai kapat nit kapat kamaaveh — with kapat, pretense, in the heart, they keep living pretense. Mukhahu har har sunaa-ay — all the while the mouth speaks of the One.
Antar lobh mahaa gubaaraa — inside is the thick dark of lobh, greed. Tuh kootai dukh khaa-ay — like threshing empty husks, it yields only pain. Think of a beautifully wrapped box with nothing inside. A true life fills the box, so the gift matches the wrapping.
Why does it feel bad inside when what we say doesn't match what we do?
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa·How we use AI