The One Fills Every Shore, Feeds All, and Plays the Whole Game
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind, for me there is nothing and no one but the One.
The treasure of the Name lives right inside the teaching, and kindly it pours that sweetness onto my tongue.
The One fills every sea and shore, feeds every living thing, and plays this whole game itself — there truly is no other.
This one says the One fills every sea and shore, feeds every living thing, and plays the whole game.
The rahaa-o, the "pause" line, is the center of the shabad: mayray man mai har bin avar na ko-ay, "O my mind, for me there is no one but the One." This is the heartbeat of Ik Onkar, the truth that there is One and no second.
The treasure of the Name lives in the true teacher. Out of kindness the teacher pours amrit, sweet nectar, into our mouths.
Rijak samaahadaa: the One brings food to every creature. Rijak means daily food and care. You are already fed and looked after.
Aapay khayl khaylaa-idaa: "the One plays the game." Think of the whole world as a game the One is playing. And there is no other player on the field.
What would change if you truly felt that the same One is inside everything around you?
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