Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, keep the One in mind, and peace comes.
Day and night, stay close to the feet of the teaching — the One is both the Giver of everything and the one who enjoys it through us.
Whatever is inside you, see it outside you too — there is nothing that is not the One. Look with the single eye that sees everyone the same: in every heart, the same light is glowing.
This one teaches you to see with one eye: the eye that sees everyone as equal.
First comes the Rahao, the "pause" line. It is the center of the shabad. Man ray raam japahu sukh ho-ee — O mind, keep the One in mind, and peace comes. The One is both the Giver of everything and the one who enjoys it through us.
Then comes the shining line of the shabad. Gurmukh ayk darisat kar daykhhu — look with the single eye of equality. A gurmukh is someone who turns toward the Guru's teaching. Ayk darisat means one gaze, one way of seeing. It means seeing every person as equal. Why? Because ghat ghat jot samo-ee — the same light glows in every heart.
Imagine a room full of lamps in different shapes and colors. The light in each one is the same light. This is the heart of Ik Onkar, "One Creator of all." If one light lives in everyone, then seeing truly means seeing everyone as equal. It is a line to grow up with.
What changes when you look at someone very different from you and picture the same light in them?
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