Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The Name is everything — it is the whole sweetness at the center of the Guru's teaching.
I found it like finding pure water after a long dry road, and now the thirst that chased me for so long is simply gone.
The Name is the rarest treasure and the simplest need, both at once.
Guru Ram Das says the Name is everything. It is the sweet center of the Guru's teaching.
Then he names two things together. Amrit is the nectar that gives life that never ends. Jal is plain water. Har amrit har jal paa-i-aa — "I found the nectar, I found the water."
Think of fresh water after a long, dusty walk. It is ordinary, and yet at that moment it is worth more than gold. The Name is like that. It fills you all the way, and the old thirst is gone.
What have you chased that never quite filled you up?
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