Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
It is easy to lose track of what is good for us and what only looks good — our own wants can fool us.
But sit with the true Word and reflect on it, and you find your way to the deepest home there is — and your small inner light slips into the great Light, like a candle flame lost in sunrise.
When a gentle awe of the One lives steadily in your heart, understanding of everything begins to open.
The Guru is already at work inside you, right there in the home of your own heart, quietly drawing you close.
Nanak says: when you meet the Guru, everything you longed for is fulfilled — as grace wills.
Jotee jot samaa-ay — “light merging into Light” — is the small flame finding it was never apart from its source, like a candle flame lost in sunrise. This is Ik Onkar as a felt experience: a reunion. Moorakh apnai su-aa-ay names how our own wants can fool anyone. Bha-o is awe, a deep reverence. And satgur apnai ghar vartadaa — the Guru is at work in the home within, close by, already inside you.
When have you had trouble telling what was good for you from what just looked good? How could you tell the difference?
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