Sikhism·Raag Bilaaval·Shabad 181
Verse 3 of 3

The One True Yogi

ਜਿਹ ਤੂ ਜਾਚਹਿ ਸੋ ਤ੍ਰਿਭਵਨ ਭੋਗੀ ॥
jih too jaacheh so taribhavan bhogee.
That which you beg for, has been enjoyed in the three worlds.
ਕਹਿ ਕਬੀਰ ਕੇਸੌ ਜਗਿ ਜੋਗੀ ॥੨॥੮॥
kahi kabeer kaysou jag jogee. ||2||8||
Says Kabir, the Lord is the only Yogi in the world. ||2||8||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The very One you are reaching out to already fills every corner of everything. You are not calling out into an empty sky.

Kabir says the One is the only yogi in the world — joined to everything, present everywhere, needing no costume at all.

The One you are reaching for is already everywhere around you.
The deeper layer

The One is the only yogi in the world.

Jih too jaacheh so taribhavan bhogee — the One you are asking already fills the taribhavan, the three worlds: earth, sky and everything between. You are not calling out into an empty sky.

Kahi kabeer kaysou jag jogee — Kabir says Kaysou, the One, is the only yogi in the world. A jogee, or yogi, means "one who is joined." Here is the playful twist. The real yogi is not the man in the costume. It is the One, joined to everything and present everywhere. Think of the sun. It needs no name tag for everyone to know it.

A Question to Sit With

Where have you noticed something wonderful that was there all along?

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