Men have always looked before and after, and rebelled against the existing order. But for their divine discontent, men would not have been men, and there would have been no progress in human affairs.
KABIRA learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
More Kabir Quotes
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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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The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.
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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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It is the spirit of the quest which helps.
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All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.
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The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.
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I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.
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My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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If you don’t break your ropes while you’re alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
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The man who is kind and who practices righteousness, who remains passive against the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures on earth as his own self, he attains the Immortal Being; the true God is ever with him.
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Do what you do with another human being, but never put them out of your heart.
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When you really look for me you will see me instantly.
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For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
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Sing such a song with all of your heart that you’ll never have to sing again.
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Wherever you are, that’s the entry point.
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The flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.
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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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Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.
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I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
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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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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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Do you believe there is some place that will make thesoul less thirsty? In that great absence you will find nothing.
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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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But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
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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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