ਨਾਨਕ ਜੀਵਤਿਆ ਮਰਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਐਸਾ ਜੋਗੁ ਕਮਾਈਐ ॥
naanak jeevti-aa mar rahee-ai aisaa jog kamaa-ee-ai.
O Nanak, remain dead while yet alive - practice such a Yoga.
ਵਾਜੇ ਬਾਝਹੁ ਸਿੰਙੀ ਵਾਜੈ ਤਉ ਨਿਰਭਉ ਪਦੁ ਪਾਈਐ ॥
vaajay baajhahu sinyee vaajai ta-o nirbha-o pad paa-ee-ai.
When the horn is blown without being blown, then you shall attain the state of fearless dignity.
ਅੰਜਨ ਮਾਹਿ ਨਿਰੰਜਨਿ ਰਹੀਐ ਜੋਗ ਜੁਗਤਿ ਤਉ ਪਾਈਐ ॥੪॥੧॥੮॥
anjan maahi niranjan rahee-ai jog jugat ta-o paa-ee-ai. ||4||1||8||
Remaining unblemished in the midst of the filth of the world - this is the way to attain Yoga. ||4||1||8||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let the small, grabbing self grow quiet even while you are fully, happily alive — that is the real practice.
Then a music plays that no one had to blow, and you stand in a place of calm, fearless dignity. Staying clear and true in the middle of the world — this is the way.
You can be completely free while living a full, ordinary life.
jeevti-aa mar rahee-ai — living free while fully alive, the small grabbing self grown quiet; then vaajay baajhahu siNyee vaajai, a horn sounds without being blown, and nirbha-o pad, the state of fearless dignity, is reached. Freedom is described as an inner music.
A Question to Sit With
What does feeling free and unafraid feel like to you?
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