Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Nanak says: when we let go of the Naam, the day-to-day loses its shine, in this moment and beyond.
Even the good practices — the reciting, the sitting quietly, the careful self-discipline — lose their sap when the heart is pulled in two and love has gone missing from them.
Love gives our practices their life. Water the root, and everything grows again.
Jap tap sanjam sabh hir la-i-aa — chanting, meditation and self-discipline are all “stolen away,” drained of their value, when done through doojai bhaa-ay, the love of duality, a divided heart. Practice is good. Love is the sap that keeps it alive. Think of a plant: water the root, and every leaf grows green again.
Have you ever done something the “right” way but with your heart not in it? How was it different from doing it with your whole heart?
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