Sikhism·Raag Soohee·Shabad 53
Verse 3 of 5

A Love That Was Always Meant To Be

ਸਾਧਸੰਗਤਿ ਸਿਉ ਪ੍ਰੀਤਿ ਬਣਿ ਆਈ ॥
saaDhsangat si-o pareet ban aa-ee.
I have fallen in love with the Saadh Sangat, the Company of the Holy,
ਪੂਰਬ ਕਰਮਿ ਲਿਖਤ ਧੁਰਿ ਪਾਈ ॥੨॥
poorab karam likhat Dhur paa-ee. ||2||
by the karma of my past actions and my pre-ordained destiny. ||2||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

I have fallen in love with the company of good people, and it feels like it was always meant to be.

As if a seed planted long ago in the good I once did is finally blooming now.

Some good things in your life feel like they were meant to find you.
The deeper layer

saaDhsangat si-o pareet ban aa-ee — love for the saadh sangat arising. poorab karam likhat Dhur paa-ee — from poorab karam (past good) and dhur (from the beginning). A belonging that feels fated, in the gentlest sense.

A Question to Sit With

What is a friendship or interest that feels like it was meant to be?

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