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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!

Kabir

I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
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Blind City Mirrors Myself
The truth of love is the truth of the universe: it is the lamp of the soul that reveals the secrets of darkness.
KABIR

Darkness Lamp Love Secret Soul Truth Universe
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
The flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.
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Infinite Love Play Sound
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.
KABIR

Body Firm Imagination Place Solid Stand Strong Yourself
My Beloved One gleams like the lightning flash in the sky.
KABIR

Flash Lightening Myself Oneself Sky
I do not quote from the scriptures; I simply see what I see.
KABIR

Myself Quote Scripture See Simplicity
Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
KABIR

Finding Listening Truth Yourself
As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
KABIR

Greatness Honey Wealth Zest
As long as a human being worries about when he will die, and what he has that is his, all of his works are zero. When affection for the I-creature and what it owns is dead, then the work of the Teacher is over.
KABIR

Affection Creature Death Human Myself Teacher Worry
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You don’t grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house; and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look!
KABIR

Confusion Factor Holy Home Laughter Walk Water Yourself
But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
KABIR

Mirror Sadness Yourself
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.
KABIR

Body Finding Illusion Music Play
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.
KABIR

Fake God Life Pride Yourself
What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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Aware Oneself Person Suffering
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.
KABIR

Body Mindset Quiet Truth Yourself

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