બેઠક Bethak

બિતત સો ચિંતવત નહીં, આગે ન કરે આશ;

bitata sō ciṁtavata nahīṁ, āgē na karē āśa;

Literally
He does not worry about what has passed, nor does he hope for the future;
What it means
A true devotee of God accepts whatever comes and lives peacefully in the present moment.

Also said as

  • આઈ સો શિરપે ધરી, વોહી હરિકા દાસ.
ગુજરાતી કહેવતસંગ્રહ (Gujarati Kahevat Sangrah) (1923) · read from the scan by machine — the Gujarati itself is unchecked · English is machine-made and nobody has checked it yet

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