Salok Mehlaa 9, Salok 30 — a life tangled in Maya
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The mind is caught in Maya, the pull of money and things, and has forgotten the Naam of the Lord of the World.
Nanak says: without remembering the One, what use is this life?
A mind caught up in Maya forgets the Naam, and without the Naam a life misses its purpose.
Man maa-i-aa mai faDh rahi-o: the mind is trapped in Maya. Bisri-o gobind naam: it has forgotten the Naam of Gobind, the Lord of the World. Like a fish caught in a net, it is so busy struggling that it forgets the open water.
Jeevan ka-unay kaam: what use is such a life? The question is sharp on purpose. It asks the mind to wake up and remember.
What is something you get so busy with that you forget the bigger why behind it?
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