Raag Soohee, Shabad 80 - You Set the Course, Not Me
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I have set everything else down and come to the shelter of the teaching. Keep me safe - that is what You do.
Wherever You point me, that is where I go; a small being like me does not set its own course. And that is a relief, not a loss.
I have put everything down and come to the Guru for shelter. Now I trust the One to lead.
Sagal ti-aag gur sarnee aa-i-aa — leaving everything, I came to the Guru's saran, the Guru's shelter. Raakho raakhanhaaray — keep me safe, You who keep us safe.
Jit too laaveh tit ham laagah — wherever You set me, there I go. This is trust in hukam, the One's will, the way life flows. Ki-aa ayhi jant vichaaray — what can this small creature do on its own? That can sound helpless. But the feeling here is relief. Think of a long car trip at night. A child in the back seat can fall asleep, because someone they trust is driving.
Is it ever a relief to let someone else set the course?
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