Salok Mehlaa 9, Salok 15 — friend and enemy, held the same
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Someone untouched by joy and sorrow, to whom enemy and friend are the same —
Nanak says: listen, O mind, know that such a person is free.
A free person holds joy and sorrow, friend and enemy, with the same steady heart.
harakh sog jaa kai nahee — joy and sorrow do not carry them away. bairee meet samaan — enemy and friend look alike to them. This does not mean they feel nothing. It means their love stays on, like a porch light that shines for every visitor.
mukat taahi tai jaan — know that such a person is free. Love that leaves no one out points toward a life that harms no one.
Is your kindness the same toward people you like and people you do not? What would even-hearted look like?
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