Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Everyone can talk about wisdom and stillness. The words are easy to say.
But so much of the world keeps wandering in circles, all tangled up.
Talking about goodness is easy. Living it is the hard part.
The verse says: gi-aan Dhi-aan sabh ko-ee ravai — everyone talks about wisdom (gi-aan) and quiet focus on the One (Dhi-aan). Yet the whole world keeps wandering, tied up in knots.
Think of someone who can explain every rule of soccer but never gets on the field. Knowing the rules doesn't make you a player. In the same way, speaking about wisdom doesn't make us wise. The gap the verse points to is between saying and becoming. Wisdom only sets us free when we start to live it.
What is something you know is good but find hard to actually do?
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