A saint should be like a winnowing basket (sieve). He should pick up the essence (the good) and let the rest fly away (the useless).

Kabir uses the powerful metaphor of a winnowing basket (soop) to describe the perfect spiritual guide. This imagery suggests that true wisdom is selective, capable of sifting through the noise of life. The guide must gather only the essence—the core truth—while letting all the superficial beliefs and worldly attachments simply blow away. It is a profound call for sharp discernment, separating the vital from the trivial.