Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Saints — see clearly that the Lord is near at hand. Pervading everywhere.
Those who follow the Guru's teachings realize this and see the Lord ever-present — not as a belief, but as a perception.
He dwells forever in the minds of the virtuous. He is far removed from those who lack virtue — not because He has gone anywhere, but because they cannot see what is near.
The spatial paradox of divine presence: the Lord is near to all (sabhna naal) and far from those without virtue (door). The distance is perceptual, not geographical.
This connects to contemplative traditions across cultures: the mystic "sees" what is always there; the ordinary person's perception is clouded. The practice of the teaching clears the perception, not the distance.
Have you ever had a moment where something you'd been struggling to understand suddenly became obvious? What made it click?
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