ਮਃ ੫ ॥
mehlaa 5.
Fifth Mehl:
ਸਜਣ ਸਚੁ ਪਰਖਿ ਮੁਖਿ ਅਲਾਵਣੁ ਥੋਥਰਾ ॥
sajan sach parakh mukh alaavan thothraa.
O my friend, realize the True Lord. Just to talk about Him is useless.
ਮੰਨ ਮਝਾਹੂ ਲਖਿ ਤੁਧਹੁ ਦੂਰਿ ਨ ਸੁ ਪਿਰੀ ॥੩॥
man majhaahoo lakh tuDhhu door na so piree. ||3||
See Him within your mind; your Beloved is not far away. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Come to know the True One, my friend; only talking about it is not enough.
Look within your own mind — your Beloved is not far away at all.
The One you are looking for is nearer than your own breath.
A Dakhanay shalok and a landmark of the Vaar: knowing beats merely discussing, and the One is discovered inside, near at hand. The whole search collapses into the nearest place.
A Question to Sit With
What is the difference between knowing about something and knowing it?
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