Kabir ke dohe5/30/2023 what exists and our expectations – how we want the things to be. I feel, the wheels Kabir is talking about are reality i.e. no conflict between these two wheels, the ‘suffering’ would immediately stop. They convey a sense of constant conflict to me. The two wheels necessarily symbolise friction. Is that really so? The same Kabir, who talks about the shower of bliss, would he just conclude that suffering is unavoidable? We need a completely different approach to understand this Doha and to catch its real essence. This somewhere leads us to inevitability of pain and suffering in life. So, many people also conclude that Kabir suggests, it is impossible to be happy in this world. And we humans are like the grains trapped in between these two, getting crushed endlessly. The earth is the base wheel and the sky is the upper wheel. What does Kabir mean by these grinding wheels? As per the normal understanding, the grinding wheel which Kabir is talking about is this universe. Kabir is talking about the pair of grinding wheels in between which, we are all getting crushed. This is one of the most commonly known Dohas or couplets of Kabir but often, it is misunderstood and misinterpreted. Meaning : Kabir cries when he looks at these grinding wheels, churning endlessly (Pisati Chakki) and mercilessly, crushing everyone in between them, not sparing anyone.
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