It is usually all our estimates when we try to explain the divine experience; I usually feel it is merely showing our limits about it. There is no way we can realize Him while totally drowned in the Maya pursuits. On 854, SGGS, second Guru explains that only the experienced one, also known as professional, can explain about the value of His Naam. Let us go through that sloka:
ਮਃ 2 ॥
ਰਤਨਾ ਕੇਰੀ ਗੁਥਲੀ ਰਤਨੀ ਖੋਲੀ ਆਇ ॥
ਵਖਰ ਤੈ ਵਣਜਾਰਿਆ ਦੁਹਾ ਰਹੀ ਸਮਾਇ ॥
ਜਿਨ ਗੁਣੁ ਪਲੈ ਨਾਨਕਾ ਮਾਣਕ ਵਣਜਹਿ ਸੇਇ ॥
ਰਤਨਾ ਸਾਰ ਨ ਜਾਣਨੀ ਅੰਧੇ ਵਤਹਿ ਲੋਇ ॥2॥
Mėhlā 2.
Raṯnā kerī guthlī raṯnī kẖolī ā-e.
Vakẖar ṯai vaṇjāri-ā ḏuhā rahī samā-e.
Jin guṇ palai nānkā māṇak vaṇjahi se-e.
Raṯnā sār na jāṇnī anḏẖe vaṯėh lo-e. ||2||
Second Nanak
In essence: If the right appraiser opens a bag of jewels, the jewels’ value stands intact in the minds of the jewel-seller and the buyer. Oh Nanak! One who has virtues of praising Ekankar’s name can obtain the name jewel; otherwise, those who do not realize His name live in this world like blind people
The Guru says that Ekankar’s name is precious and everyone cannot realize it; therefore, those, who talk merely without realizing it, make fool of themselves; however, the Satiguru who has realized His name makes his followers understand the worth of His name. Simply repeating His name is not what helps in this regard but to be ready for His love after abandoning all the longings that take us away from Him. Only the Guru explains how to do that.
Wishes
G Singh
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