Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Why do the yogis, the pleasure-seekers, and the beggars in holy dress roam through foreign lands?
They do not understand the Guru's Word — or the treasure of excellence inside themselves.
Why travel the world looking for a treasure that is already sewn inside your own coat?
The second door is the wanderers. Yogis, pleasure-seekers and beggars in holy robes travel to far-off lands. They are sure the holy is somewhere else. Maybe at the next temple. Maybe on the next mountain.
Here is the reason they keep going: gur kaa sabad na cheenhee — they do not understand the Guru's Word. And so they miss tat saar nirantar, the precious treasure inside them. Those are really one mistake, not two. The Word points you home. Think of hunting all over the house for your glasses while they sit on your head. Miss the Word, and you search the whole world for what you carried all along.
Have you ever searched everywhere for something that was with you all along?
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