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!
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!
KABIRListen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
KABIRPlunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
KABIRAs the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
KABIRI’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.
KABIROne love it is that pervades the whole world, few there are who know it fully: They are blind who hope to see it by the light of reason, that reason which is the cause of separation – The house of reason is very far away!
KABIRLove does not grow on trees or brought in the market, but if one wants to be “LOVED” one must first know how to give (unconditional) LOVE.
KABIRAdmire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
KABIRFaith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
KABIRThe fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.
KABIRMy heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
KABIRI felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.
KABIRWhen the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
KABIRGod, provide me with enough sustenance that my family is taken care of, that neither I remain hungry, nor does my guest go unfed.
KABIRBe 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.
KABIRLook at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert, when all around you there is nothing but water!
KABIR