4. Above & beyond words

A well-read layman was conversing with Luang Pu, saying, “I firmly believe that in our present day and age there are not just a few monks who have practiced to the point of reaching the paths, fruitions, and nibbāna. So why don’t they make their knowledge public, so that those who are interested in the practice will know of the levels of Dhamma they have attained, as a way of giving them encouragement and hope so that they’ll accelerate their efforts to the utmost of their ability?”

Luang Pu answered,

“Those who have awakened don’t talk of what they’ve awakened to, because it lies above and beyond all words.”