ਅਕਥ ਕਥਾ ਅੰਮ੍ਰਿਤ ਪ੍ਰਭ ਬਾਨੀ ॥
akath kathaa amrit parabh baanee.
The Ambrosial Bani of God's Word is the Unspoken Speech.
ਕਹੁ ਨਾਨਕ ਜਪਿ ਜੀਵੇ ਗਿਆਨੀ ॥੨॥੨॥੨੦॥
kaho naanak jap jeevay gi-aanee. ||2||2||20||
Says Nanak, the spiritually wise live by meditating on God. ||2||2||20||
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
God's Word is nectar, a story too deep for words.
Nanak says: the wise live by remembering God.
Some of the truest things cannot be fully said — only tasted and lived.
Akath kathaa — the unspeakable telling, the story too deep for words; amrit prabh baanee — the nectar Word. Kaho naanak jap jeevay gi-aanee — the wise live by holding it. Some truths are known in the tasting, not the saying.
A Question to Sit With
What is something you understand in your heart that is hard to put into words?
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