Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Where do we come from?
Why is a human being such a wonderful thing?
The One pours its own light into plain clay.
That is what makes a body precious.
You are plain earth carrying a bright light.
Every person is plain clay with the One's own light shining inside.
Kavan mool — where do we come from? Then comes the answer: jot pargaas bha-ee maatee sang, the Light shines inside the clay. Jot means light, the One's own light.
The body is simple earth, like a clay lamp. But it carries a flame, and that makes it dulabh dayh, a rare and precious human body. Every person of every kind carries that same light. This is why Guru Nanak taught that all people are equal.
If everyone carries the same light inside, how might that change the way you see people?
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