Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
When the body is set down, where does the living spark go? It melts into the endless, unstruck music — the sound with no beginning that plays quietly beneath everything. The one who truly knows the One recognizes this — the way someone tasting sweetness can only smile, unable to put the joy into words.
This one asks where the living spark goes when the body's life ends, and answers with music.
Pind moo-ai jee-o kih ghar jaataa — when the body dies, where does the soul go? Yogis liked to ask this question. Yogis are people who follow a path of deep meditation and body practice. Kabir takes their question and plays with it.
His answer is anaahad, the "unstruck melody." Most sounds come from something being hit, like a drum or a clap. This sound needs no striking. It is the quiet inner music people hear in deep meditation. The soul melts into it.
Then comes a famous picture: ji-o goongay saakar man maani-aa. It is like someone who cannot speak tasting sugar candy. They are full of delight, and they can only smile. Think of your favorite sweet. You could never fully explain its taste to a friend. Some things can only be tasted, never explained.
What is a feeling you have had that was too big or too sweet to put into words?
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