Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So many of us hurry through life, coming and going, restless and never quite arriving anywhere.
Without understanding what it is all for, all that rushing goes nowhere. It is like walking in circles.
This one means that without understanding, we just wander in circles.
aavahi jaahi anayk mar mar janmatay — many come and go, born again and again. This is the old teaching of being born many times.
bin boojhay sabh vaad jonee bharmatay — without understanding, it is all vaad, wasted, and they keep wandering. Boojhay means understanding.
That picture of many births also shows a life with no direction. Think of riding a bike round and round a parking lot. You pedal hard but never get anywhere. Understanding gives the ride a direction. It turns wandering into a real journey.
When has understanding why you were doing something changed how it felt?
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