Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When I keep insisting "mine, mine — that is mine!", I am actually tying myself up in knots.
Clinging like that tosses me between feeling on top of the world and crashing low, up and down, never steady — all because I am gripping so tight.
This one means shouting "mine, mine" ties us up in knots.
mayree mayree Dhaar banDhan banDhi-aa — holding on and crying "mine, mine," a person gets tied up. BanDhan means ropes or chains.
narak surag avtaar maa-i-aa DhanDhi-aa — tangled in maa-i-aa, the world's pull, one is born into heaven and hell. Narak is hell and surag is heaven. Here that picture stands for the up-and-down of a gripping mind. One moment we feel on top of the world. The next we crash low.
Think of a toddler clutching a toy and yelling "mine!" The tighter the grip, the more upset they get. Open hands feel lighter.
When has holding too tightly to "mine" actually made you less happy?
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