He comes to the Path of the Infinite on whom the grace of the Lord descends: he is freed from births and deaths who attains to Him. Kabir says: 'It cannot be told by the words of the mouth, it cannot be written on paper: It is like a dumb person who tastes a sweet thing - how shall it be explained?'
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Divine grace brings liberation from birth and death, but this cannot be written or spoken.
- In plain terms
- Only those who taste grace know it, like a dumb person tasting sweet.
- What can you take from it?
- Some spiritual truths can only be felt, not described.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What experience defies words?
- How do you share the ineffable?
Another view
Without shared language, others may find this claim unverifiable.
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