ਸਲੋਕੁ ਮਃ ੧ ॥
salok mehlaa 1.
Shalok, First Mehl:
ਘਰ ਹੀ ਮੁੰਧਿ ਵਿਦੇਸਿ ਪਿਰੁ ਨਿਤ ਝੂਰੇ ਸੰਮ੍ਹਾਲੇ ॥
ghar hee munDh vidays pir nit jhooray sammHaalay.
The soul-bride is at home, while the Husband Lord is away; she cherishes His memory, and mourns His absence.
ਮਿਲਦਿਆ ਢਿਲ ਨ ਹੋਵਈ ਜੇ ਨੀਅਤਿ ਰਾਸਿ ਕਰੇ ॥੧॥
mildi-aaN dhil na hova-ee jay nee-at raas karay. ||1||
She shall meet Him without delay, if she rids herself of duality. ||1||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Sometimes the good feels far away, and we miss it and long for it.
But that closeness returns the moment we let go of the me-versus-them feeling.
When the good feels far away, it comes right back the moment we let go of the me-versus-them feeling.
A tender Shalok of Guru Nanak: "the soul-bride is at home while the Husband is away; she cherishes His memory and mourns His absence. She shall meet Him without delay, if she rids herself of duality." The longing is real — but the 'distance' isn't; the moment the ego-split (duality) dissolves, the reunion is instant. For a child: when the good feels far away, it comes right back the moment we let go of the me-versus-them feeling.
A Question to Sit With
What helps you feel close again to something good you've been missing?
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