Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
The True Guru is the Giver of the Name of the Lord. And God Himself causes us to meet Him.
The True Guru understands the Lord God. There is no other as great as the Guru.
I have come and collapsed in the Guru's Sanctuary. And in His kindness, He has united me with God.
The image of aa-i kit dhaaree — "I have come and collapsed" — is striking. Not arrived with dignity, not walked up and introduced myself. Collapsed. This is Guru Ram Das's preferred posture: the complete fall into the Guru's shelter, without reserve, without ego.
The collapsing is the surrender. And the surrender is exactly what the Guru responds to — not with pity but with kindness (kirpaa). The Guru "unites" the collapsed devotee with God. The connection is made not by the devotee's achievement but by the Guru's kindness responding to the devotee's complete self-offering.
Can you think of a time you completely let your guard down with someone — just collapsed into their presence — and found it was safe? What made it safe?
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