Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When my light joins the Light, when my mind joins His Mind,
then cruelty and pride go away. Doubt and sorrow are taken away.
The Lord lives in the mind of the one who follows the Guru. The Guru joins that one with Him.
This line says: when our small light joins the great Light, cruelty, pride, doubt and sadness fall away.
Jotee jot milaa-ee-ai: our jot, our light, is joined with the Light of God. Surtee surat sanjog: our surat, our awareness, is joined with His Awareness.
Picture a candle flame held up to a bonfire. The little flame does not vanish. It becomes part of something much bigger and brighter.
Then comes what leaves. Hinsaa is cruelty, wanting to hurt. Ha-umai is ego, the proud "me first" voice inside us. Sahsaa is doubt and worry. Sog is sorrow.
They are not pushed down by force. They simply have nothing left to stand on. Ego builds a wall between "me" and everyone else. When that wall comes down, the ground these feelings grew in is gone.
Gurmukh jis har man vasai: the Gurmukh is someone who faces the Guru and follows the Guru's way. The Lord lives in that person's mind. The Guru brings about this joining.
Has there ever been a moment when you felt your sense of being separate — separate from others, from nature, from something larger — briefly disappear? What was that like?
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