Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One lives in all seventy-two rooms of this body. The One has wiped my account clean.
The records of the Judge of right and wrong were checked. I owe nothing at all.
When the One is found inside, the whole account is wiped clean.
Bahtar ghar ik purakh samaa-i-aa — the One lives in all bahtar, seventy-two, rooms of the body. That was an old way of saying every corner of us. Un dee-aa naam likhaa-ee — the One has written off my account.
Dharam raa-ay kaa daftar soDhi-aa — the daftar, record book, of Dharam Raa-ay was searched. Dharam Raa-ay is the Judge of right and wrong in the old stories. Baakee rijam na kaa-ee — nothing at all is left owing.
Think of a library card with a long list of late fees. Then the librarian smiles and tears up the list. You didn't pay it off. It was just wiped away. That is grace: a fresh, clear start, freely given, when the One is found within.
What does it feel like to be forgiven completely and given a clean, fresh start?
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