Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you. The one no one talks of speaks the secret sound to himself, and he is the one who has made it all.
KABIRThere 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!
More Kabir Quotes
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For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
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Are you looking for the Holy One? I am in the next seat. My shoulder is against yours.
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All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.
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Now I have no caste, no creed, I am no more what I am!
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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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Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
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Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.
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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.
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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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The stone neither speaks nor gives anything. Therefore its service is fruitless and its worship is of no avail.
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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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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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When you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won’t greet twice.
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What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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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.
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Wherever you are, that’s the entry point.
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When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
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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 flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.
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When you really look for me you will see me instantly.
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If it were possible to meet the Beloved while laughing and in a state of comfort, why should one suffer the anguish of separation?
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My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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I don’t think there is such a thing as an intelligent mega-rich person. For who with a fine mind can look out upon this world and hoard what can nourish a thousand souls.
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Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
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Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
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Faith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
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