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.
KABIRLift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.
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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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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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As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
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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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Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don’t do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
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The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.
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As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
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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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All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.
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A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
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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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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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God, provide me with enough sustenance that my family is taken care of, that neither I remain hungry, nor does my guest go unfed.
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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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The world will die, but I shall not die.If God dies, then I will die;If he does not die, then why should I die?
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