The Perfection of Syllables

The syllables uttered by a spiritual genius carry their own completeness, their own internal perfection. Each sound serves eight distinct functions, woven together into a single force of clarity.

They teach—offering concise, reasoned expressions that never contradict valid cognition.
Even when brief, the essence is present; nothing is missing, nothing excessive.

They explain—unfolding the summary into its detailed forms, elaborating without drifting from the original truth.
Their expansions illuminate rather than obscure.

They adapt to the vehicles—interpreting in ways harmonious with all three paths,
never excluding, never contradicting, always guiding beings according to their capacity.

They soothe—because no harshness touches their tone;
their gentleness settles the agitation of the heart.

They make sense—drawing on familiar ideas and well-known patterns
so that meaning becomes immediate, intuitive, and absorbable.

They are appropriate—tailored exactly to the listener,
never overshooting, never falling short, always landing where understanding can grow.

They liberate—because reverence permeates them;
their aim is always Nirvana, and they naturally incline the mind in that direction.

And they favor—containing the eight elements of refined intellect,
mirroring the holy eightfold path that forms the discipline of learners and seekers.

Taken together, these functions reveal the perfection of syllables spoken by the world’s true heroes.
Yet even this refinement is only a faint measure.
For the speech of the bliss-lords is infinite, inconceivable,
unfolding through sixty distinct qualities beyond ordinary comprehension.

Their language is not merely sound.
It is liberation taking form, one syllable at a time.