Sikhism·Raag Sorath·Shabad 149
Verse 79 of 87

Peace That Fills You From the Inside

ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੪ ॥
salok mehlaa 4.
Shalok, Fourth Mehl:
ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਅੰਤਰਿ ਸਾਂਤਿ ਹੈ ਮਨਿ ਤਨਿ ਨਾਮਿ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
gurmukh antar saaNt hai man tan naam samaa-ay.
Within the Gurmukh is peace and tranquility; his mind and body are absorbed in the Naam, the Name of the Lord.
ਨਾਮੋ ਚਿਤਵੈ ਨਾਮੁ ਪੜੈ ਨਾਮਿ ਰਹੈ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਇ ॥
naamo chitvai naam parhai naam rahai liv laa-ay.
He contemplates the Naam, he studies the Naam, and he remains lovingly absorbed in the Naam.
ਨਾਮੁ ਪਦਾਰਥੁ ਪਾਇਆ ਚਿੰਤਾ ਗਈ ਬਿਲਾਇ ॥
naam padaarath paa-i-aa chintaa ga-ee bilaa-ay.
He obtains the treasure of the Naam, and his anxiety is dispelled.
ਸਤਿਗੁਰਿ ਮਿਲਿਐ ਨਾਮੁ ਊਪਜੈ ਤਿਸਨਾ ਭੁਖ ਸਭ ਜਾਇ ॥
satgur mili-ai naam oopjai tisnaa bhukh sabh jaa-ay.
Meeting with the Guru, the Naam wells up, and his thirst and hunger are completely relieved.
ਨਾਨਕ ਨਾਮੇ ਰਤਿਆ ਨਾਮੋ ਪਲੈ ਪਾਇ ॥੧॥
naanak naamay rati-aa naamo palai paa-ay. ||1||
O Nanak, imbued with the Naam, he gathers in the Naam. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Inside a heart turned toward the teaching there is a deep quiet, and both mind and body settle into the Name.

Such a person thinks of the Name, reads the Name, and stays lovingly wrapped up in it.

They have found a treasure that no one can take, and their worries simply drift away.

Meeting a true guide, the Name springs up fresh inside, and every hungry, thirsty, empty feeling is put to rest.

Soaked through with the Name, that is the only thing they gather, and it is enough.

There is a kind of fullness that quiets your worries and makes the endless wanting stop.
The deeper layer

When the Name fills you, worry drifts away and you feel you have enough.

This verse is the calm next to the restless verses around it. Gurmukh antar saat hai means inside the one turned toward the Guru, there is peace. Naamo chitvai naam parhai: they think of the Name, read the Name, and stay wrapped up in it.

The big promise is about feelings. Naam padaarath paa-i-aa chintaa ga-ee bilaa-ay: having found the treasure of the Name, worry melts away. Tisnaa bhukh sabh jaa-ay: the thirst and hunger of always wanting more is gone.

Think of finishing a good meal with people you love. You don't want anything else. For a child, this is a picture of enough: a fullness that doesn't need one more thing.

A Question to Sit With

What does it feel like when you finally have "enough" and stop wanting more? Where does that contented feeling come from — outside you or inside you?

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