Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Imagine a thousand clay jugs filled with water, each one holding a reflection of the single sky above. Break the jugs, and only the open sky remains — it was always one.
When the fog of grabbing, clinging, and confusion lifts, you see the very same thing: there was only ever the One.
sahas ghataa meh ayk aakaas — the one sky in a thousand jugs is a classic image shared with mystics across traditions. Here bharam chhootay tay aikankaar: freedom from bharam (the illusion of separateness) is what reveals the One. The jugs are the separate selves; break the sense of being cut off, and the shared sky is obvious.
What makes you feel separate from other people — and is that separation really real?
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