ਗੁਰ ਪੂਰੇ ਪੂਰੀ ਮਤਿ ਹੈ ਅਹਿਨਿਸਿ ਨਾਮੁ ਧਿਆਇ ॥
gur pooray pooree mat hai ahinis naam Dhi-aa-ay.
The Teachings of the Perfect Guru are perfect; meditate on the Naam, the Name of the Lord, day and night.
ਹਉਮੈ ਮੇਰਾ ਵਡ ਰੋਗੁ ਹੈ ਵਿਚਹੁ ਠਾਕਿ ਰਹਾਇ ॥੨੧॥
ha-umai mayraa vad rog hai vichahu thaak rahaa-ay. ||21||
Egotism and self-conceit are terrible diseases; tranquility and stillness come from within. ||21||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Perfect Guru's teaching is perfect: keep the Naam in mind, day and night.
Ego and "mine" (haumai — the feeling of being a separate, all-important self) are a terrible sickness; the stillness that stops them comes from within.
Ego is a sickness, and the calm that heals it rises from within.
gur pooray pooree mat — the perfect teaching is complete; haumai mayraa vad rog hai — ego and the grip of "mine" are named as a great disease (rog); vichahu thaak rahaa-ay — the stillness that heals it comes from within. Ego as illness to be healed, not sin to be punished.
A Question to Sit With
Where do you feel calm come from — outside you, or inside?
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