The meaning is not so clear I must admit. This is how TDK explains two similar sayings:
§ göz görmeyince gönül katlanır
yakınımızda bulunmayanların özlemine, acısına daha kolay dayanabiliriz.
Atasözü
This explanation doesn´t make sense because it says we can endure the longing and pain of someone who is not near us easier. If she was not away you wouldn´t miss her. So why would it be harder for me to endure the longing of someone who is near me? I wouldn´t miss someone already near me.
§ göz görür, gönül katlanır
kişi, sevdiği bir kimsenin uzak yere gitmesi durumunda onunla görüşmekten umudunu keser, ayrılığa katlanır.
Atasözü
Isn´t it like what you can´t see you forget or if you don´t see someone you get used to his absence?