Japji Sahib Pauree 30

Japji Sahib Pauree 30

Mannai: The Inner Strength That Overcomes All Obstacles

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Original Gurmukhi

ਮੰਨੈ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਣਿ ਭਰਮੁ ਨਾਸਿ ॥

ਮੰਨੈ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਣਿ ਰਹਤਿ ਆਸਿ ॥

ਮੰਨੈ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਣਿ ਕਰੇ ਇਕੁ ਜਾਣੁ ॥

ਮੰਨੈ ਸਗਲ ਭਵਣਿ ਥਾਇ ਪਾਣੁ ॥

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨੈ ਲਗੈ ਪਰਗਾਸੁ ॥

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨੈ ਤੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੁਕਤੁ ॥

ਨਾਨਕ ਮਨੈ ਤੇ ਹੋਵੈ ਮੁਕਤੁ ॥੩੦॥

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Transliteration

Mannai sagal bhavaṇ bharam nās.

Mannai sagal bhavaṇ rahaṯ ās.

Mannai sagal bhavaṇ kare ik jāṇ.

Mannai sagal bhavaṇ thāe pāṇ.

Nanak manai lagai pargās.

Nanak manai ṯe hovai mukat.

Nanak manai ṯe hovai mukat.

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Straight Meaning (Sikh-accurate)

Guru Nanak teaches:

Through deep inner trust (mannai), all doubt across the entire universe dissolves.

Through this trust, hope and steadiness are restored everywhere.

Through this trust, one sees the One in all creation.

Through this trust, one becomes accepted and established in the Divine.

Nanak says: through this trust, illumination arises.

Through this trust, liberation becomes possible.

Through this trust, liberation becomes possible.

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Sacred Commentary

Pauree 30 is the peak of the mannai (inner trust) sequence, a crescendo of what happens when the heart opens and allows Truth to touch it.

This trust is a spiritual force.

It clears confusion on every level of being, not by providing answers, but by dissolving the fog that made the path hard to see.

“All doubt dissolves.”

Not because the world becomes simple,

but because the heart no longer trembles in the face of the unknown.

“Hope is restored.”

Trust rekindles a quiet expectancy,

a sense that something benevolent is present,

even in difficulty.

“One sees the One in all creation.”

This is the great shift:from fragmentation to unity,

from chaos to coherence.

“Accepted and established in the Divine.”

This does not mean chosen.

It means rooted, a life aligned with its source.

“Illumination arises.”

Not as fireworks,

but as clarity in the bones

light in the mind,

warmth in the chest.

And twice Guru Nanak declares:

Through trust, liberation becomes possible.

Not liberation from the world,

but liberation within it:

freedom from inner torment,

freedom from the grip of old wounds,

freedom from the smallness forced upon us by fear.

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IFS Lens

In Internal Family Systems, this pauree reflects a profound inner transformation:

• “All doubt dissolves” → Protectors stop bracing, stop scanning for danger nonstop.

• “Hope returns” → Exiles feel safe enough to peek out.

• “One sees the One” → Parts feel connected instead of divided.

• “Accepted in the Divine” → Parts sense Self-energy as trustworthy.

• “Illumination arises” → Insight comes not from analysis, but from Self-led clarity.

• “Liberation becomes possible” → Unburdening unfolds naturally.

  
  

This trust is not demanded of parts.

It is offered gently,

and they choose it only when ready.

And when even one protector allows Self forward,

the entire system brightens.

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Trauma-Informed Practice (Curiosity Only)

As you sit with this pauree, explore softly:

• Is there a part of me that longs for doubt to ease, even a little?

• Is there a part that feels suspicious of trust?

• What does “hope” feel like in my system, is it welcome or dangerous?

• How do my parts respond to the idea of seeing unity instead of separation?

• Is there a part that wants to feel illuminated, and another that is afraid of being seen?

Let your system move as it wishes,

slowly, protectively,

or not at all.

Your pace is wisdom.

This is the practice.

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Closing Reflection

Pauree 30 reveals that trust is not a belief, it is a light that rises from within when the heart feels safe.

A light that dissolves confusion,

restores hope,

gathers the world back into wholeness

and frees the soul from its inner chains.

May this pauree meet every part of you with gentleness.

May trust arise only where safety allows it.

May liberation unfold in ways as quiet and natural

as breath returning to the body after long holding.