Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 126
Verse 9 of 67

The One Who Is Its Own Origin

ਪਉੜੀ ॥
pa-orhee.
Pauree:
ਆਪੇ ਆਪਿ ਉਪਾਇਅਨੁ ਆਪਿ ਕੀਮਤਿ ਪਾਈ ॥
aapay aap upaa-i-an aap keemat paa-ee.
He Himself created Himself, and He Himself evaluates Himself.
ਤਿਸ ਦਾ ਅੰਤੁ ਨ ਜਾਪਈ ਗੁਰ ਸਬਦਿ ਬੁਝਾਈ ॥
tis daa ant na jaap-ee gur sabad bujhaa-ee.
His limits cannot be known; through the Word of the Guru's Shabad, He is understood.
ਮਾਇਆ ਮੋਹੁ ਗੁਬਾਰੁ ਹੈ ਦੂਜੈ ਭਰਮਾਈ ॥
maa-i-aa moh gubaar hai doojai bharmaa-ee.
In the darkness of attachment to Maya, the world wanders in duality.
ਮਨਮੁਖ ਠਉਰ ਨ ਪਾਇਨ੍ਹ੍ਹੀ ਫਿਰਿ ਆਵੈ ਜਾਈ ॥
manmukh tha-ur na paa-inHee fir aavai jaa-ee.
The self-willed manmukhs find no place of rest; they continue coming and going.
ਜੋ ਤਿਸੁ ਭਾਵੈ ਸੋ ਥੀਐ ਸਭ ਚਲੈ ਰਜਾਈ ॥੩॥
jo tis bhaavai so thee-ai sabh chalai rajaa-ee. ||3||
Whatever pleases Him, that alone happens. All walk according to His Will. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The One brought its own self into being and alone knows its own worth — no one stands outside it to measure it. The teaching is how we get even a glimpse.

When we get lost in wanting more and more, it is like wandering in the dark, never quite settling anywhere. But everything moves within one great flow. Resting in that flow, instead of fighting it, is where the restlessness ends.

Peace comes from resting in the great flow, not from fighting it.
The deeper layer

aapay aap upaa-i-an = self-created, self-existent, with no external cause. gubaar = the darkness of moh, attachment. thaur na paa-inee, fir aavai jaa-ee = finds no resting place, the churning of the outward-turned mind. sabh chalai rajaa-ee = all moves by the will, the hukam. The reincarnation-fear of the source is softened to restlessness that resolves in the flow.

A Question to Sit With

When your mind will not stop wanting the next thing, what helps it settle?

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