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But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.

Kabir

I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander restlessly from forest to forest while the Reality is within your own dwelling.
KABIR

Forest Laughter Thirsty Water Yourself
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.
KABIR

Body Dance Element Joy Play Religion Sorrow Spirit
Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.
KABIR

Imagination Stand Throw Yourself
The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that comes, the petal falls.
KABIR

Creation Existence Fall Fruit
If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.
KABIR

Desire Divine Face Love Satisfaction
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
KABIR

Cover Diamond Fools Known
When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
KABIR

Bride Care Lover Party
Take a pitcher full of water and set it down in the water-now it has water inside and water outside. We mustn’t give it a name, lest silly people start talking again about the body and the soul.
KABIR

Body Name People Soul Start Water
It is the spirit of the quest which helps.
KABIR

Help One Liner Quest Spirit
Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
KABIR

Day Humble Praise Slander
All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.
KABIR

Darkness Heart Myself
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.
KABIR

God Himself Immortal Kind Man Passive Practice Right
The essence of life is in remembering God.
KABIR

Essence God Life Remember
My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
KABIR

Heart Love Myself Talk
When the flower opens, the bees will come.
KABIR

Flower Open Willing
The purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.
KABIR

Labor Learning Over Purpose

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