Sikhism·Raag Todee·Shabad 17
Verse 4 of 4

Have the One and the Sense of Missing Something Dissolves

ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਿਨਿ ਠਾਕੁਰੁ ਪਾਇਆ ॥
kaho naanak jin thaakur paa-i-aa.
Says Nanak, those who have found their Lord and Master,
ਸਭੁ ਕਿਛੁ ਤਿਸ ਕੇ ਗ੍ਰਿਹ ਮਹਿ ਆਇਆ ॥੪॥੨॥੧੭॥
sabh kichh tis kay garih meh aa-i-aa. ||4||2||17||
everything comes to the homes of those. ||4||2||17||

Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa

In plain words

Those who've truly found the One —

everything worth having quietly arrives at their door.

When you truly have the One, the anxious sense of 'missing something' quietly dissolves.
The deeper layer

This one is a short, confident close. When you have the One, the feeling of missing something fades away.

Jin thaakur paa-i-aa — those who have found the Master. Sabh kichh tis kay garih meh aa-i-aa — everything comes into their home.

This isn't a promise of money or things. It's the deep contentment of a heart that lacks nothing that really matters. When you have the One, the rushed feeling of "I'm missing something" goes quiet. Life feels looked after. The person who stops chasing finds that what they need seems to come to them. Think of a kid who stops begging for more snacks at a picnic and notices the basket was full all along.

It's the peace of having enough, sealing this bright, thankful shabad.

A Question to Sit With

What would it feel like to stop chasing and trust that what you need will come? Is that scary or freeing?

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