Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O my mind — how do I ever find the One who is beyond my reach, beyond anything my mind can picture or measure?
It feels impossible. And that honest question — how? — is exactly the door. Asking it sincerely is already the beginning of the answer.
How do you find the One who is beyond your reach?
This is the rahaa-o, the "pause" line at the center of the shabad. The whole hymn hangs on it. Mayray man agam agochar — O my mind, the One is agam, beyond reach, and agochar, beyond what our senses can take in. Kat paa-ee-ai pooran parmaysar — how can the pooran parmaysar, the perfect One who fills everything, be found?
It is an honest question. Think of a student who puts up a hand and says, "I don't get it. How?" That question is where learning starts. The answer comes quietly, in a second pause line at the very end of the shabad.
Has asking a hard question sincerely ever been the start of finding your answer?
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