Word Of The Day: Dookh

ਦੂਖੁ (dookh)

Meaning: noun: pain, grief, sorrow.

Quote:
ਬਹੁ ਸਾਦਹੁ ਦੂਖੁ ਪਰਾਪਤਿ ਹੋਵੈ॥ ਭੋਗਹੁ ਰੋਗ ਸੁ ਅੰਤਿ ਵਿਗੋਵੈ॥
bahu saadahu dookh paraapat hovai. bhogahu rog su aňt vigovai.
From excessive indulgences one receives pain, and from excessive relishments one contracts diseases, and thus in the end one suffers.

– Guru Nanak Sahib, Guru Granth Sahib, Page 1034

Message: Worldly pleasures and temptations are plentiful and man easily succumbs to them. The more materially successful we are, the greater our indulgence. Excessive indulgence in food, intoxicants or other forms of transient pleasure, has a negative effect on our body causing illness, pain and suffering. The wisdom from the Gurbani states that we are allowed to enjoy the fruit of our labour, but should do so in moderation. It is the excess that is the cause of the pain. To counter this pain, the body needs to have some spiritual nourishment.

It is up to you today to start making healthy choices. Not choices that are just healthy for your body but healthy for your mind. ― Dr. Steve Maraboli, speaker and author

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Etymology:From Sanskrit duhkh (difficulty, pain) → Pali and Prakrit dukkh (misery) → Kashmiri dokh (sorrow, pain), Sindhi ḍukhu, Lahndi dukh/ḍukh, Punjabi dukkh/dukh and Hindi/Marwari dookh.