????? (soo-a-taa)
Meaning: noun: Parrot.
Quote:
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jiu nalnee soo-a-taa gahio man bauraa re�� maayaa ih biuhaar.
O crazy mind! This is the behaviour of Maya (that it entraps people in its net) like the parrot is caught in the trap made of a hollow pipe. � Bhagat Kabir, Guru Granth Sahib, 336
Message: In the olden days a parrot was caught by using a contraption made of a hollow pipe of bamboo. The hollow pipe, strung with an iron rod, was hung over a vessel or a pool of water. When a parrot, out of its ignorance, sat upon it, the pipe would revolve and the parrot would end up hanging in a headlong position over the pool of water. Due to its fear of drowning, the parrot would not let go of the pipe and was then caught and caged for life.
In the quote above, Bhagat Kabir reminds us to be aware of the trap we are in as well. �The temptations of the world allure and entrap us too. Most of us are totally ignorant of the trap of Maya that has netted us in. Simply explained, Maya refers to an excessive attachment to our worldly possessions believing them to be of value to us. The crazy mind is unable to distinguish truth from falsehood, the everlasting from the temporary, and the essence from mere appearance. Caught in our ignorance, we do not see that material possessions and strong attachments will one day be lost to us. Instead, we hold on tightly in fear of losing it all.
How do we overcome the ignorance and fight the fear? Read Gurbani, understand its wisdom, reflect on it, and use it in daily life.
Etymology: From Sanskrit shuk (parrot) ? Pali suk/suv ? Prakrit sug/sua ? Punjabi sooaa ? Gurbani sooaa/soo-a-taa/soohat.
