I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.
KABIRWhen you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won’t greet twice.
More Kabir Quotes
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If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.
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The essence of life is in remembering God.
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Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
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There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman. There is not even a rope to tow the boat, and no one to pull it. There is no earth, no sky, no time, no thing, no shore, no ford!
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I’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.
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Nada is found within. It is a music without strings which plays in the body. It penetrates the inner and outer and leads you away from illusion.
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It is the spirit of the quest which helps.
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I went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst.
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Listen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
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The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you,as life is in every seed, put false pride away and seek the Lord within.
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The instruction of the foolish is a waste of knowledge; soap cannot wash charcoal white.
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When the Guest is being searched for, it is the intensity of the longing for the Guest that does all the work. Look at me, and you will see a slave of that intensity.
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Do not keep the slanderer away, treat him with affection and honor: Body and soul, he scours all clean, babbling about this and that.
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The flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.
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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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I 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.
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Seeking Why run around sprinkling holy water? There’s an ocean inside you, and when you’re ready you’ll drink.
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Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.
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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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When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
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All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.
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Within 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.
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The purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.
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Don’t open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way.
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Wherever you are, that’s the entry point.
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The truth of love is the truth of the universe: it is the lamp of the soul that reveals the secrets of darkness.
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