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For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?

Kabir

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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Drink Ocean Run Water 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.
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Body Finding Illusion Music Play
All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.
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Darkness Heart Myself
Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!
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Distance Myself Smile Water
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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Forest Laughter Thirsty Water Yourself
The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.
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Existence Eyes Faith Force Heart Meaning
What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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Aware Oneself Person Suffering
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.
KABIR

Guest Intense Search Slave Willing
For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
KABIR

Morning Sleep Time Yourself
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.
KABIR

Finding God Laughter People Pilgrimage Water
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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Death Remain Wisdom World
When the flower opens, the bees will come.
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Flower Open Willing
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.
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Body Dance Element Joy Play Religion Sorrow Spirit
What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death.
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Apartment Death End Finding Simplicity
When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
KABIR

Bride Care Lover Party
The essence of life is in remembering God.
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Essence God Life Remember

For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?

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