Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
There is one resting place and one great Love — and a heart turned toward it gets to rest in an ocean of peace.
There is one true resting place for the heart. Resting there feels like floating on a wide, calm sea.
Guru Ram Das opens with a very simple picture. Sayj ayk ayko prabh thaakur: there is one bed, and one Master. The bed means a resting place. The Master is the One, the Beloved.
Gurmukh har raavay sukh saagar: the gurmukh, a heart turned toward the One, delights in the One. The One is sukh saagar, an ocean of peace.
Think of lying back in warm, still water on a summer day. The water holds you up, and you do not have to do anything. There is one true home for the heart, and resting there feels just like that.
Where does your heart feel most at rest, like floating in calm water?
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