Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
That which is sung intuitively — in the state of ease — is acceptable. Without this intuition, all chanting is useless.
In the state of intuitive balance, devotion wells up. In intuitive balance, love is both present and balanced.
In the state of intuitive balance, peace and tranquility are produced. Without intuitive balance, life is useless.
Jo sahj gaavai so thaa-ai paa-ay, bin sahjai sabh haaraa — that which is sung in sahj (sahj gaavai — sung in the natural ease, the effortless poise) is acceptable (thaa-ai paa-ay — finds acceptance, is received); without sahj, all is haaraa (lost, wasted, useless). The quality of the singing is determined by the state of the singer, not the words alone. Singing from sahj — from the state of effortless alignment — is received. Singing without sahj — from ego, from obligation, from performance — is not, regardless of how correct the words are.
Sahjai bhagat uppjai, sahjai hov-ay bhai-raag — in the state of sahj, devotion (bhagat) wells up; in sahj, love that is both present and detached (bhai-raag — love and detachment together, the combination of bhakti and vairagya) is natural. Bhai-raag: love is fully engaged AND the practitioner is simultaneously unattached to outcomes. This is the paradox that sahj resolves: love without grasping, engagement without entanglement. Both. At the same time. Naturally.
Sahjai hov-ay sukh saa-ti, bin sahjai jeev-naa bhaaraa — in sahj, peace (sukh) and tranquility (saa-ti) are produced; without sahj, life itself is bhaaraa (heavy, burdensome, a burden). Without sahj, the weight of ego and Maya makes every aspect of life feel heavy. With sahj, the same life flows with ease. Not because external circumstances change but because the interior orientation has been resolved.
Have you ever done something — sang, prayed, worked, helped — and felt it come from a place of genuine ease rather than effort? What made the difference?
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