Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
He is near. And he is far away. He is in between — in the space between near and far.
He himself sees. He himself listens. By his creative power, he made the whole world.
Whatever pleases him — that command is acceptable. That is the ground that does not shift.
The closing pauri summarizes the paradox of divine immanence and transcendence: near (naale) and far (doorai) simultaneously. This is the mystical coincidence of opposites: what is most intimate and what is most distant are the same.
"Whatever pleases Him is acceptable" (jo tis bhaavai so aakho naanak) — Nanak's final instruction is alignment with the Hukam. Not passive resignation but the active, chosen acceptance of the flow of existence.
Is there something happening in your life right now that you haven't been able to accept? What would acceptance look like — not giving up, but working with what is?
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