Sikhism·Raag Gauree·Shabad 280
Verse 4 of 9

What You Seek Is Everywhere; Be Still and Notice

ਮੋਹਨ ਨਾਮੁ ਸਦਾ ਰਵਿ ਰਹਿਓ ॥
mohan naam sadaa rav rahi-o.
The Name of the Fascinating Lord is all-pervading forever.
ਕੋਟਿ ਮਧੇ ਕਿਨੈ ਗੁਰਮੁਖਿ ਲਹਿਓ ॥੩॥
kot maDhay kinai gurmukh lahi-o. ||3||
Among millions, how rare is that Gurmukh who attains the Name. ||3||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

The Name of the Enchanting One is spread through everything, always, everywhere. And yet among great crowds, only now and then does someone, turned toward the teaching, truly find it.

What you're looking for is everywhere already — the turn toward the teaching is what lets you notice.
The deeper layer

The Name of the One is everywhere, always, and yet only a few truly find it.

Mohan naam sadaa rav rahi-o — the Name of Mohan, the Enchanting One, a loving name for the divine, fills everything forever. Kot madhay kinai gurmukh lahi-o — among millions, only a rare gurmukh finds it. A gurmukh is someone turned toward the teaching.

The Name is not hidden, and it is free. It is simply rarely noticed, because few turn toward the teaching. Think of the air around you. It is everywhere, but you only notice it when you stop and take a slow breath. Stillness is one way to begin that turning.

A Question to Sit With

What have you overlooked for a long time that was in front of you all along?

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