ਭਇਓ ਕਿਰਪਾਲੁ ਸਰਬ ਕੋ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਸਗਰੋ ਦੂਖੁ ਮਿਟਾਇਓ ॥
bha-i-o kirpaal sarab ko thaakur sagro dookh mitaa-i-o.
The Lord and Master of all has become merciful; He has dispelled all my sufferings.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਹਉਮੈ ਭੀਤਿ ਗੁਰਿ ਖੋਈ ਤਉ ਦਇਆਰੁ ਬੀਠਲੋ ਪਾਇਓ ॥੪॥
kaho naanak ha-umai bheet gur kho-ee ta-o da-i-aar beethlo paa-i-o. ||4||
Says Nanak, when the Guru tore down the wall of egotism, then, I found my Merciful Lord and Master. ||4||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The One who cares for all grew kind, and every ache inside me faded.
The moment that wall of 'just me' came down, I found my gentle, loving One right there all along.
The One you long for is often waiting just on the other side of your own pride.
Haumai bheet gur kho-ee -- the teaching tears down the wall of haumai. Beethlo (Beethal) is a tender name for the divine. The reunion was never far off; it waited only for the thin wall to fall.
A Question to Sit With
What might you find on the other side if a little of your pride came down?
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