Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Gently, I remind myself: why go running off somewhere else looking?
The sweetest thing of all is already right here beside me — and when I forget that, I end up reaching for what only leaves me worse off.
A gentle reminder to yourself: stop searching far away, because the best thing is already with you.
This is the Rahao, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. Ray moorhay means "O foolish one." Here it is not an insult. It is the kind voice we use with ourselves when we keep forgetting something. It speaks with love to the part of us that keeps looking outside.
Sang manohar amrit hai — the sweet, delightful nectar is right here with you. Amrit is the nectar of the One's presence. Bikh means poison. The poison is simply forgetting, which sends us chasing lesser things.
Think of hunting all over the house for your glasses while they sit on your head. What you needed was with you the whole time.
What is something good that is already close to you that is easy to forget and go looking elsewhere for?
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