Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
O Siblings of Destiny — see the Lord ever-present, near at hand.
Do not think of the Lord as being far away. He is always near, always present.
The distance is in the perception, not in the actual space between you and the One.
The rahao names the perceptual correction: door na jano raam — do not know the Lord as distant. He is haajiree haajir — present, present! The repetition is pointed: He is present. The experience of distance is a perceptual error.
In contemplative traditions, this is sometimes called "the obstacle of seeking": the very seeking for what is already present implies the belief that it is absent, which reinforces its apparent absence. The teaching is: stop seeking what is already here, and recognize what is already here.
Have you ever looked for something urgently — your phone, your keys — and then found it was in your hand or right in front of you? What does that moment of recognition feel like?
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