As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
KABIRAs the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
KABIRWithin the body there is played Music unending, though without stringed instruments That music of the Word pervades the entire creation Who listens to it is freed from all illusion.
KABIRAre you looking for the Holy One? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours.
KABIRThe purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.
KABIRDo not go to the garden of flowers! O friend! go not there; In your body is the garden of flowers. Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite beauty.
KABIROnly in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.
KABIRDon’t open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way.
KABIRListen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
KABIRIf you haven’t experienced it, it’s not true.
KABIRI went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst.
KABIRPlunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
KABIRBe strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. Think about it carefully! Don’t go off somewhere else! just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.
KABIRI’ve burned my own house down, the torch is in my hand.Now I’ll burn down the house of anyone who wants to follow me.
KABIRMusic without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation. Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound.
KABIRI am not a Hindu, Nor a Muslim, I am this body, a play Of five elements a drama Of the spirit dancing With joy and sorrow.
KABIRWhat is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death.
KABIR