Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
As I turned toward the teaching, a light came on and peace arrived, and my tangled, unkind thoughts quietly cleared.
I began to understand that my own inmost self and the One are not two — and in good company, that peace grew.
This one says my deepest self and the One are not two. Gurmukh pargaas bha-i-aa — turning to the Guru, a light came on. Peace came, and durmat was cleared away. Durmat means a bad, tangled way of thinking, full of unkind thoughts. Think of a knotted necklace. Once the knots come out, it lies smooth.
Then comes the highest line: aatam barahm cheen. Aatam is your own inmost self, and barahm is the One. Cheen means to recognize. Together they mean seeing that the self and the One are one. This is Ik Onkar, "One Creator of all," lived from the inside.
And this seeing grows in the satsangat, the true company of good people. Oneness is found together with others, not only alone.
What helps your tangled thoughts settle into something clearer and kinder?
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