How Our Limited Language Holds Us Back
The problem is, our language is limited, especially when it comes to describing the profound euphoria associated with Divine revelation. Our language cannot communicate ecstasy. Can you communicate the feeling of an orgasm to a virgin? Hell, our language cannot even communicate how to swim. You can read all the books in the world on swimming; it does not mean you can swim. When you hit the water the first time and your lungs fill with water, you will instantly realize the limitations of language and books.
Osho addressed this in The Mustard Seed:
The kingdom of heaven cannot be explained directly, immediately. It is impossible. Unless you enter it there is no way to say anything about it. Whatsoever is said will be wrong. The truth cannot be said. Then what are Jesus, Lao Tzu and Buddha doing continuously, for years? If the truth cannot be said, what are they doing? They are trying to explain something to you which cannot be explained, through some symbols which you know; trying to explain the unknown through the known. This is the most difficult thing in the world—parables, myths, stories.