Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Think of the fisherman who never takes his eyes off the fish.
Think of the goldsmith, so taken up with shaping the gold that the whole world falls away.
Namdev says we already know how to focus completely; the question is where we aim it.
Ji-o meenaa hayrai pasoo-aaraa — as the fisherman watches the fish. Sonaa gadh-tay hirai sunaaraa — as the goldsmith watches the gold he shapes. These are two workers lost in their craft.
Namdev keeps the pictures plain and ordinary on purpose. Think of an artist drawing, or a cook tasting a sauce, so focused that the room goes quiet around them. That kind of focus is not rare or magical. We already know how to do it. The only question is what we point it at.
When do you get so absorbed in something that you lose track of time?
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