CHAPTERLXXVI

chapterlxxvi

iii.48.tûsuratnainnihâr

openyoureyesoflove,andseehimwhopervadesthisworldi

consideritwell,andknowthatthisisyourowncountry.

whenyoumeetthetrueguru,hewillawakenyourheart;

hewilltellyouthesecretofloveanddetachment,andthenyou

willknowindeedthathetranscendsthisuniverse.

thisworldisthecityoftruth,itsmazeofpathsenchantsthe

heart:

wecanreachthegoalwithoutcrossingtheroad,suchisthe

sportunending.

wheretheringofmanifoldjoyseverdancesabouthim,thereis

thesportofeternalbliss.

whenweknowthis,thenallourreceivingandrenouncingis

over;

thenceforththeheatofhavingshallneverscorchusmore.

heistheultimaterestunbounded:

hehasspreadhisformoflovethroughoutalltheworld.

fromthatraywhichistruth,streamsofnewformsare

perpetuallyspringing:andhepervadesthoseforms.

allthegardensandgrovesandbowersareaboundingwithblossom;

andtheairbreaksforthintoripplesofjoy.

theretheswanplaysawonderfulgame,

theretheunstruckmusiceddiesaroundtheinfiniteone;

thereinthemidstthethroneoftheunheldisshining,whereon

thegreatbeingsits—

millionsofsunsareshamedbytheradianceofasinglehairof

hisbody.

ontheharpoftheroadwhattruemelodiesarebeingsounded!

anditsnotespiercetheheart:

theretheeternalfountainisplayingitsendlesslife-streamsof

birthanddeath.

theycallhimemptinesswhoisthetruthoftruths,inwhomall

truthsarestored!

therewithinhimcreationgoesforward,whichisbeyondall

philosophy;forphilosophycannotattaintohim:

thereisanendlessworld,omybrother!andthereisthe

namelessbeing,ofwhomnaughtcanbesaid.

onlyheknowsitwhohasreachedthatregion:itisotherthan

allthatisheardandsaid.

noform,nobody,nolength,nobreadthisseenthere:howcani

tellyouthatwhichitis?

hecomestothepathoftheinfiniteonwhomthegraceofthe

lorddescends:heisfreedfrombirthsanddeathswhoattains

tohim.

kabîrsays:"itcannotbetoldbythewordsofthemouth,it

cannotbewrittenonpaper:

itislikeadumbpersonwhotastesasweetthing—howshallit

beexplained?"