Sikhism·Siree Raag·Shabad 94
Verse 2 of 5

O My Mind, Contemplate the Lord with Every Breath

ਜਪਿ ਮਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਏਕੁ ਅਪਾਰੁ ॥
jap man naam ayk apaar.
O mind, chant the Name of the One, the Unique and Infinite Lord.
ਪ੍ਰਾਨ ਮਨੁ ਤਨੁ ਜਿਨਹਿ ਦੀਆ ਰਿਦੇ ਕਾ ਆਧਾਰੁ ॥੧॥ ਰਹਾਉ ॥
paraan man tan jineh dee-aa riday kaa aaDhaar. ||1|| rahaa-o.
He gave you the praanaa, the breath of life, and your mind and body. He is the Support of the heart. ||1||Pause||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

O my mind — contemplate the Lord with every breath.

Seek the Guru's Door — there, the truth is seen. There, all your affairs are brought to resolution.

The Guru's Door is the place where the truth becomes visible and affairs are resolved.

At the Guru's Door, truth becomes visible and all affairs are resolved — the spiritual and the practical meet in the same place.
The deeper layer

The Gur duaar (Guru's Door) as the threshold where truth is visible: tithhai sach dikhaaie (there, truth is revealed). The Guru's Door is not a physical location — it is the access point to the teaching, the orientation toward the Guru.

At the Guru's Door: truth seen and affairs resolved. The spiritual and practical are united: finding the truth does not separate you from your affairs; it resolves them. The same door produces both.

A Question to Sit With

Have you ever had a moment of genuine clarity — seeing something true — that simultaneously resolved a practical confusion? What was that experience like?

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