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I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.

Kabir

Reading books everyone died, none became any wise. One who reads the word of Love, only becomes wise.
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Book Oneself Reading Wisdom
Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.
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Crown Flower Head Heart Reach Root Yourself
My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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Heart Love Myself Talk
As long as I talked unceasingly about the Lord,The Lord stayed away, kept at a distance.But when I silenced my mouth, sat very stillAnd fixed my mind at the doorway of the Lord,I was linked to the music of the Word,And all my talking came to an end.
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Distance End God Mindset Silence Stay Talk
I went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst.
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Bad Finding Myself Person Search Worst
Now I have no caste, no creed, I am no more what I am!
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Caste Myself
Stand firm in that which you are.
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Firm Stand Yourself
If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth. Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.
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Listening Reality Secret Truth Yourself
Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!
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Distance Myself Smile Water
I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
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Blind City Mirrors Myself
Listen, my friend. He who loves understands.
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Friendship Listening Love Understand
But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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Mirror Sadness Yourself
Lift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.
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Finding Heart Willing Yourself
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.
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Finding God Laughter People Pilgrimage Water
A learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
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Control Himself Knowledge Learning Man
Be 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.
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Body Firm Imagination Place Solid Stand Strong Yourself

I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.

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