Acharya Prashant interprets the poetry of Baba Bulleh Shah, explaining that the attraction toward the formless and the desire for liberation constitute the only true magic. He points out that while worldly desires for physical security, status, and objects have clear biological or psychological causes, the pull toward the transcendental is causeless within the material realm. Without this divine attraction, a human being is merely a collection of physical substances governed by cause and effect. He emphasizes that this magic is the essence of a meaningful life. Regarding the metaphor of being silenced, he explains that a seeker eventually finds all words and descriptions for the Divine to be inadequate. Since the Divine is beyond all attributes and comparisons, the seeker's attempts to speak eventually dissolve into silence. He notes that the Divine knows the deepest parts of the mind, even those unknown to the individual themselves. The arrows mentioned in the poetry represent the inescapable nature of truth. Because truth is internal rather than external, the ego cannot build any defense or armor against it. Finally, he distinguishes between the false duality of the common person, who sees themselves as separate from the world, and the authentic duality of the saint, who experiences the separation between the self and the Divine. He urges individuals to stop grieving over trivial worldly losses and instead direct their longing toward the ultimate truth.
