ਕੂੜੈ ਮੋਹਿ ਲਪਟਿ ਲਪਟਾਨਾ ॥
koorhai mohi lapat laptaanaa.
Mortal beings are entangled, clinging to false worldly attachments.
ਛੋਡਿ ਚਲਿਆ ਤਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਪਛੁਤਾਨਾ ॥੩॥
chhod chali-aa taa fir pachhutaanaa. ||3||
And when they must leave them behind, then they regret and grieve. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy to cling tightly to things that were always going to slip through our fingers.
And when they finally go, there is that quiet ache of having held on too hard.
The tighter you clutch what fades, the more it aches to let it go.
koorhai mohi lapat laptaanaa — entanglement in what is koorhai, passing. The pachhutaanaa (regret) is presented gently as the natural ache of over-clinging, not as punishment. The kind lesson: love things, but hold them with open hands.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you enjoy that you could hold a little more lightly?
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