Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
People travel to holy places and sacred rivers looking for it.
But the priceless jewel is sitting inside your own heart the whole time.
The scholars read and read. They argue and argue.
And still they miss the secret hidden right inside them.
Guru Nanak says the treasure people travel far to find is already inside their own heart.
People go to tirath, holy places and sacred rivers, looking for it. But ratan padaarath ghat hee maahee — the priceless jewel is right within the heart. The sacred is moved from "out there" to "in here." It is about tasting the sweetness of the One, called Har Ras, not only reading about it.
Then Nanak turns to the pandit, the learned scholar. He reads and reads, and stirs up arguments. Yet he does not know the treasure hidden inside. This is not about any one faith. It is about knowing about the One without ever meeting the One.
Think of reading every recipe for mango ice cream but never tasting a spoonful. Long journeys and endless study can both walk right past the jewel within.
Where do you tend to look for answers "out there" that might actually be inside you?
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