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Do not go to the garden of flowers! O friend! go not there; In your body is the garden of flowers. Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite beauty.

Kabir

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
All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.
KABIR

Deep Known Ocean
I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.
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Day Feeling God Greatness Myself Pilgrimage
Why are we here? To become ourselves in you.
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God Ourselves Yourself
Don’t open your diamonds in a vegetable market. Tie them in bundle and keep them in your heart, and go your own way.
KABIR

Diamond Heart Market Open Way Yourself
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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Affair Divine Existence Human Man Order Progress Rebel
The world will die, but I shall not die.If God dies, then I will die;If he does not die, then why should I die?
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Death God Himself Myself World
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
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
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.
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Body Firm Imagination Place Solid Stand Strong Yourself
If you haven’t experienced it, it’s not true.
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Experience True Yourself
My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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Heart Love Myself Talk
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.
KABIR

Death Remain Wisdom World
The purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.
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Labor Learning Over Purpose
Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
KABIR

Admire Criticism Fake
But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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Mirror Sadness Yourself
If you don’t break your ropes while you’re alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
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Alive Break Ghost Willing
Faith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
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Evidence Faith Heart Miracle Promise Wait
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.
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Finding God Laughter People Pilgrimage Water
For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
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Morning Sleep Time Yourself
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
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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Body Himself Honor Soul Treat
Do you believe there is some place that will make thesoul less thirsty? In that great absence you will find nothing.
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Absence Believe Finding Greatness Place Soul Willing Yourself
Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within.
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Friendship God Listening Myself
The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.
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Counseling Need Professional Serious Thirsty Water
Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
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Day Humble Praise Slander
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

Do not go to the garden of flowers! O friend! go not there; In your body is the garden of flowers. Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite beauty.

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Do not go to the garden of flowers! O friend! go not there; In your body is the garden of flowers. Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite beauty.

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