Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I remember the One again and again, I feel truly alive. It is like taking a deep breath after being underwater.
When I meet the perfect teaching, the aches and worries I carry loosen and lift. The weight I was holding is set down.
This one means that remembering the One is what makes me feel truly alive.
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad, the part everything else turns around.
simar simar jeevaa naaraa-in — remembering the One again and again, I live. Remembering is not a chore added on top of life. It is what living really means.
Then comes the gift. Dookh rog sog means pain, sickness and sorrow. On meeting the gur pooray, the perfect Guru, they binsay. That means they melt away. Think of a heavy school bag you have carried all day. At last you set it down, and your shoulders feel light.
What is something that makes you feel wide awake and fully alive?
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