Raag Soohee, Shabad 71 - Where the Song of Joy Is Sung
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
And here is what the searching finally finds: a deep, settled peace and a quiet joy that comes from tasting the Name. Among people who love the One, songs of gladness rise up.
When that meeting happens, the whole of me - mind and body together - turns toward the One.
Guru Arjan gives the answer: the place is wherever people sing the song of joy together.
Sahj sookh aanand means ease, peace and joy. Sahaj is the easy calm of a settled heart. Naam ras means the sweet taste of the Name. Har santee mangal gaa-i-aa means the loving ones sing songs of joy.
Safal darsan means a meeting that bears fruit. Meeting the Guru, the whole person, mind and body, turns toward the One. Think of walking into a kitchen where the whole family is singing while they cook. You don't have to ask where the happy place is. You are standing in it. That answers the question the shabad began with.
When have you felt real joy singing or being with others?
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