Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People speak the words they are meant to speak. They eat the food that is meant for them. They walk the path that is meant for them. They see and hear what they are meant to see and hear.
Every breath drawn is drawn in accordance with the flow of existence.
Why should I go and ask the scholars about this?
This one says that everything we do happens inside the One's order. We don't need an expert to explain it. We are living inside it right now.
Laykhai bolan bolnaa laykhai khaanaa khaa-o means "as it is written, we speak; as it is written, we eat." Walking, seeing, hearing, even each breath, all move this way. Sikhs call this flow Hukam, the order of the One that runs through everything.
Then Guru Nanak asks, parhay ke puchhan jaa-o: "Why should I go and ask the scholars?" He isn't against learning. He loved asking questions. But he is wary of knowledge that pulls you away from what you can feel for yourself.
Picture a group of people standing on a riverbank, arguing about which way the water moves. Meanwhile the river just flows. You can step in and feel it.
That is a central teaching of Gurmat, the Guru's way. The One is found in the lived moment more than in a book or a debate. You are already inside the flow.
Can you notice, right now, things that are happening on their own — your breathing, your heartbeat, the sounds around you? What does that feel like?
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