Sikhism·Raag Goojaree·Shabad 46
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The Cure for Distance Is Attention, Not a Journey

ਗੂਜਰੀ ਮਹਲਾ ੫ ਘਰੁ ੪ ਦੁਪਦੇ
goojree mehlaa 5 ghar 4 dupday
Goojaree, Fifth Mehl, Fourth House, Du-Padas:
ੴ ਸਤਿਗੁਰ ਪ੍ਰਸਾਦਿ ॥
ik-oNkaar satgur parsaad.
One Universal Creator God. By The Grace Of The True Guru:
ਆਰਾਧਿ ਸ੍ਰੀਧਰ ਸਫਲ ਮੂਰਤਿ ਕਰਣ ਕਾਰਣ ਜੋਗੁ ॥
aaraaDh sareeDhar safal moorat karan kaaran jog.
Worship and adore the Lord of wealth, the fulfilling vision, the Almighty Cause of causes.
ਗੁਣ ਰਮਣ ਸ੍ਰਵਣ ਅਪਾਰ ਮਹਿਮਾ ਫਿਰਿ ਨ ਹੋਤ ਬਿਓਗੁ ॥੧॥
gun raman sarvan apaar mahimaa fir na hot bi-og. ||1||
Uttering His Praises, and hearing of His infinite glory, you shall never suffer separation from Him again. ||1||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Worship the One who holds all abundance, whose sight fulfills, the cause behind every cause.

Speak its praises and hear of its endless glory, and you'll never be parted from it again.

The cure for the pain of distance isn't a journey to a far place — it's an act of attention that closes the felt gap.
The deeper layer

This two-verse hymn opens with a promise that goes to the raag's deepest ache — separation. Goojaree is a raag of longing, and here is the answer to the longing: praise and listen, "and you shall never suffer separation from Him again." The cure for the pain of distance is not a journey to a far place but an act of attention — speaking and hearing the One's glory — which closes the felt gap. Union is not earned by travel but restored by remembrance.

A Question to Sit With

What 'distance' do you feel from something you love? Could paying closer attention begin to close it?

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