All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.
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Within the body there is played Music unending, though without stringed instruments That music of the Word pervades the entire creation Who listens to it is freed from all illusion.
KabirKabir If it were possible to meet the Beloved while laughing and in a state of comfort, why should one suffer the anguish of separation?
KabirKabir Wherever you are, that’s the entry point.
KabirKabir As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
KabirKabir Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you. The one no one talks of speaks the secret sound to himself, and he is the one who has made it all.
KabirKabir 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!
KabirKabir A learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
KabirKabir 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.
KabirKabir When you really look for me you will see me instantly.
KabirKabir Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
KabirKabir Though One Brahman is the Cause of the Many. Behold but One in all things it is the second that leads you astray.
KabirKabir I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
KabirKabir The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.
KabirKabir When you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won’t greet twice.
KabirKabir Sing such a song with all of your heart that you’ll never have to sing again.
KabirKabir 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.
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Byron KatieByron Katie Do you want to know what you think about most of the time? Take a look at the results you’re getting. That will tell you exactly what’s going on inside.
Bob ProctorBob Proctor They feel it is… artificial and not what we want to be known for.
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