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When the flower opens, the bees will come.

Kabir

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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Anguish Comfort Laughter Possible Separate State Suffering White
A learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
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Control Himself Knowledge Learning Man
Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.
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Crown Flower Head Heart Reach Root Yourself
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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Myself Sick Tree Wander
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
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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Body Hands Moon Myself Sun
Take a pitcher full of water and set it down in the water-now it has water inside and water outside. We mustn’t give it a name, lest silly people start talking again about the body and the soul.
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Body Name People Soul Start Water
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
Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
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Finding Listening Truth Yourself
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
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
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
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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Fake God Life Pride Yourself
Do what you do with another human being, but never put them out of your heart.
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Heart Human Yourself
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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Leaving Mindset Music Source Word Yourself
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

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