ਜਿਉ ਪ੍ਰਾਣੀ ਜਲ ਬਿਨੁ ਹੈ ਮਰਤਾ ਤਿਉ ਸਿਖੁ ਗੁਰ ਬਿਨੁ ਮਰਿ ਜਾਈ ॥੧੫॥
ji-o paraanee jal bin hai martaa ti-o sikh gur bin mar jaa-ee. ||15||
Just as the mortal dies without water, so does the Sikh die without the Guru. ||15||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Just as a living thing cannot last without water, a Sikh cannot live without the Guru.
Some things are as basic to your inner life as water is to your body.
ji-o praanee jal bin hai martaa, ti-o sikh gur bin mar jaa-ee — as a being dies without water, the Sikh withers without the Guru. Need at the level of survival: the Guru as the very element one lives in.
A Question to Sit With
What's something you need that isn't food or water, but feels just as necessary?
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