Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
At night, in dreams, people wander around in all directions — for as long as they are asleep.
In just the same way, they wander under the power of Maya — the snake of illusion — for as long as their hearts hold ego and duality.
Through the Guru's Teachings, they come to understand: this whole world is just a dream.
This one says that ego is like a dream, and the Guru's teaching wakes us up.
Ji-o supnai nis bhulee-ai jab lag nidraa ho-ay: "in dreams at night, people wander, as long as they sleep." In a dream, everything feels completely real. You make choices, feel scared or happy, and never doubt it. But all of it lasts only while you stay asleep.
I-o sarpan kai vas jee-arhaa: "just so, the soul is held by the snake." The snake is Maya, the pull of the world's passing things. It does more than fool us. It grips us and keeps us sleeping. And the sleep goes on as long as ha-umai, the "me, me" feeling, and do-ay, feeling split away from the One, fill the heart. It is like the dream going on as long as the body sleeps.
Gurmat ho-ay veechaaree-ai: through the Guru's teaching, we understand. Supnaa ih jag lo-ay: "this world is a dream." The teaching is the alarm clock. When it rings, we see the dream as a dream. The world is not wrecked or made worse. It is simply seen clearly, and then it loosens its hold. Have you ever realized in the middle of a dream that you were dreaming? Right then, you are already half awake. The world is not the final truth. The One is.
Have you ever had the feeling — even briefly — that your normal waking life was somehow not quite real? What triggered that feeling?
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