ਮਃ ੨ ॥
mehlaa 2.
Second Mehl:
ਮਿਲਿਐ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਨਾ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਜੇ ਹੋਇ ॥
mili-ai mili-aa naa milai milai mili-aa jay ho-ay.
By uniting, the united one is not united; he unites, only if he is united.
ਅੰਤਰ ਆਤਮੈ ਜੋ ਮਿਲੈ ਮਿਲਿਆ ਕਹੀਐ ਸੋਇ ॥੩॥
antar aatmai jo milai mili-aa kahee-ai so-ay. ||3||
But if he unites deep within his soul, then he is said to be united. ||3||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
You can stand right next to someone and not really meet them at all. And you can be far apart and yet be truly together.
Real meeting happens deep inside — heart to heart. That is the only kind that counts, whether with a friend or with the One. Being near is not the same as being close.
Being near someone isn't the same as truly meeting them.
A subtle wordplay verse: mili-ai mili-aa naa milai — an outward meeting is not a true meeting; only antar aatmai jo milai, union deep within the soul, is real union. Nearness is not closeness, echoing the one-light-in-two-bodies theme.
A Question to Sit With
Who do you feel truly close to, even when they are far away?
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