ਸੂਹੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ॥
soohee mehlaa 5.
Soohee, Fifth Mehl:
ਗੁਰ ਕੈ ਬਚਨਿ ਰਿਦੈ ਧਿਆਨੁ ਧਾਰੀ ॥
gur kai bachan ridai Dhi-aan Dhaaree.
Within my heart, I meditate on the Word of the Guru's Teachings.
ਰਸਨਾ ਜਾਪੁ ਜਪਉ ਬਨਵਾਰੀ ॥੧॥
rasnaa jaap japa-o banvaaree. ||1||
With my tongue, I chant the Chant of the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Deep inside, I hold the Guru’s teaching close, letting it settle into my heart the way a favorite song settles into you.
And with my voice I say the Name of the One, so that what lives inside me also comes out into the open.
What I hold inside my heart, I also let live on my tongue.
gur kai bachan ridai Dhi-aan — the bachan (the Word, the teaching) is meditated on within the heart; rasnaa jaap — the tongue takes up the chant. Inner attention and outer practice move together, not as opposites.
A Question to Sit With
What is one thing you believe so deeply that you would say it out loud?
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