Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is an old idea about a magic stone that turns plain metal into gold just by touching it.
Meeting the guide felt like that: I came in like rusty old iron, and something in me turned bright and golden.
When my puffed-up 'me' quieted down, the Name moved in, and my little light slipped into the great Light, like a candle held up to the sun.
manoorai tay kanchan bha-ay — from rusty iron (manoor) to gold; gur paaras — the Guru as paaras, the philosopher's stone that transmutes base metal. aap chhod naa-o man vasi-aa — dropping self-conceit, the Name dwells within; jotee jot milaa-ay — light merges in Light. A classic Sorath transformation image.
What is something in you that changed for the better after meeting the right person?
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