I do not quote from the scriptures; I simply see what I see.
KABIRI 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!
More Kabir Quotes
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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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Stand firm in that which you are.
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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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When you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won’t greet twice.
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But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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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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Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.
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Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
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The savor of wandering in the ocean of deathless life has rid me of all my asking: As the tree is in the seed, so all diseases are in this asking.
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There’s a moon in my body, but I can’t see it! A moon and a sun. A drum never touched by hands, beating, and I can’t hear it!
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Music without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation. Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound.
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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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Do not keep the slanderer away, treat him with affection and honor: Body and soul, he scours all clean, babbling about this and that.
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Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
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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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