Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A deep peace has settled into my mind.
The burning restlessness of always wanting more went out in a single moment when I met the Guru, and the endless hunger finally quieted.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the shabad. Its message: meeting the Guru put out the fire of always wanting more.
Tisnaa agan bujhee khin antar — the fire of craving went out in an instant. Tisnaa means thirst, the kind of wanting that never stops. Khin antar means in a single moment.
Think of wanting a new game, then the next one, then the next. That restless itch is the fire. The verse says it went out the moment the poet met the Guru. The hunger quieted. In its place came peace, set down in the mind by the One. Wanting turned into feeling full.
What does it feel like when a craving finally lets go of you?
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