Verse 41 of 64
Without Something True to Trust, the Heart Stays Restless
ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੩ ॥
salok mehlaa 3.
Shalok, Third Mehl:
ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਕੀ ਪਰਤੀਤਿ ਨ ਆਈਆ ਸਬਦਿ ਨ ਲਾਗੋ ਭਾਉ ॥
satgur kee parteet na aa-ee-aa sabad na laago bhaa-o.
One who has no faith in the True Guru, and who does not love the Word of the Shabad,
ਓਸ ਨੋ ਸੁਖੁ ਨ ਉਪਜੈ ਭਾਵੈ ਸਉ ਗੇੜਾ ਆਵਉ ਜਾਉ ॥
os no sukh na upjai bhaavai sa-o gayrhaa aava-o jaa-o.
shall find no peace, even though he may come and go hundreds of times.
ਨਾਨਕ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਸਹਜਿ ਮਿਲੈ ਸਚੇ ਸਿਉ ਲਿਵ ਲਾਉ ॥੧॥
naanak gurmukh sahj milai sachay si-o liv laa-o. ||1||
O Nanak, the Gurmukh meets the True Lord with natural ease; he is in love with the Lord. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Without something true to trust in, the heart stays restless no matter what.
But a heart turned toward the good meets it with a natural, easy grace.
That meeting is a gentle, unforced thing.
Without something true to trust, the heart stays restless — but turning toward the good, peace comes with natural ease.
"One who has no faith... shall find no peace, even though he may come and go hundreds of times. The Gurmukh meets the True Lord with natural ease (sahaj)." Restlessness without trust; effortless peace with it. For a child: without something true to trust, the heart stays restless — but turning toward the good, peace comes with a natural, easy grace.
A Question to Sit With
What's something true and good you can trust in when you feel restless?
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