Raag Soohee, Shabad 71 - I Went Looking and Found Good Company
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
I went out searching for that place, the way you would hunt for something you had lost.
And after all my looking, I found it - not somewhere far away, but in the company of good people who point toward the One. That is where I took shelter.
This is the heart of the shabad: I went looking for that place, and I found it in good company.
This line is the Rahao, the "pause" line, the center of the whole shabad. Mayray raam ha-o so thaan bhaalan aa-i-aa means "my Lord, I came looking for that place." Khojat khojat means searching and searching.
The answer is saaDhsang, the company of good and holy people. It is not a far-off spot on a map. It is people. Think of looking everywhere for the right place to learn music, and finding it in a room full of friends who love to play together.
Have you ever searched hard for something and found it close to home?
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