Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A heart run only by grabbing feels anxious and small, restless even in sleep.
But turning toward the good, a heart is saved and settled.
There's always a way back to peace.
A warning-Shalok, softened. It describes the manmukh as fearful and restless ("even in dreams he finds no peace"); the harsher 'nose cut off, ugly' imagery is dropped. The gentle kernel: a heart run only by grabbing feels anxious and small, but turning toward the good saves and settles it — "if he becomes Gurmukh, then he shall be saved." There's always a way back. For a child: a grabbing heart feels anxious even at rest — but turning toward the good settles it, and there's always a way back to peace.
When you feel anxious even when resting, what helps you settle?
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