Salok Mehlaa 9, Salok 45 — loyal as a dog at home
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
A dog never leaves its master's home.
Nanak says: in the same way, remember the One, with one mind and one focus.
Stay close to the One the way a loyal dog stays close to home.
su-aamee ko garihu ji-o sadaa su-aan tajat nahee nit — a dog never leaves its master's home. Think of a dog that runs to the door, tail wagging, each time its person comes back. It is glad, faithful, and never far away.
ik man hu-ay ik chit — with one mind and one focus, remember the One like that, with joy and warm, whole-hearted attention. An earlier salok uses a dog in a harsh way. Here the dog is a picture of pure, happy loyalty.
What would it look like to give something your whole, undivided attention today?
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