Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
We spend so much care on feeding and looking after our bodies, and that is fine and needed.
But there is more to a life than that — a deeper aliveness worth reaching for too.
This one means caring for the body is good, but life holds something deeper too.
bharan pokhan sang a-oDh bihaanee — life passes by in feeding and caring for the body. A-oDh means the span of a life.
jai jagdees kee gat nahee jaanee — yet a person never comes to know the joyful state of the Lord of the world. Gat means a higher state, a deeper way of being alive.
Eating well and looking after yourself matter. They are needed. Think of a phone that is always fully charged but never used to call anyone you love. The charge is not the point. Body-care is good, but it is not enough by itself.
Besides food and rest, what does your inner self need to feel alive?
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