Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Know the True One as true. Not as a concept. Not as a name you repeat. But as the most real thing there is.
When you serve this truth — when you align with it, when you live toward it — peace comes.
And you arrive at the deepest court with your head held up, not in shame.
The rahao refines the message of the rahao: the antidote to the drug of falsehood is not sobriety through effort, but recognition through service. Serving Him, peace is obtained — not through discipline, but through alignment.
"Go to His Court with honor" — in Gurmat, the Court (Darbar) is both a metaphor for the divine presence and, historically, a literal royal court. Arriving with honor means arriving having been true to your nature.
What does it feel like when you know you're doing the right thing, even when it's hard? How is that different from feeling you're just following rules?
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