Guru Angad

Every line we carry

Each one links to its source, what it means, and the shirt in any of our looks.

1. Ego is a chronic disease, and its cure is inside it too.

   Guru Angad calls ego a long-lasting illness, then adds that the medicine is in the same place. The self that causes the trouble can also turn and heal it. You do not need to look elsewhere for the cure.

   Asa di Var, slok 7 (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 466), our translation from the Greek

2. You sow poison and ask for nectar. Some justice.

   Guru Angad mocks the person who plants poison and then expects sweetness. What is in the heart comes up, whatever the mouth says. If you want a good crop, look at what you are planting.

   Asa di Var, slok to pauri 22 (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 474), our translation from the Greek

3. Friendship with a fool is a line drawn on water.

   A friendship with a fool, like love for a proud great man, is a line drawn in water, gone without a trace. Some bonds cannot hold their shape. Choose friends who can carry weight.

   Asa di Var, slok to pauri 22 (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 474), our translation from the Greek

4. Lose yourself in service, and then you earn honor.

   A servant who works while arguing and boasting pleases no one. Drop the self and serve, Guru Angad says, and honor comes. Status chased is lost; status earned by service arrives.

   Asa di Var, slok to pauri 22 (Guru Granth Sahib, Ang 474), our translation from the Greek