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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

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
I laugh when I hear the fish in the water is thirsty.
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Laughter Thirsty Water
The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.
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Existence Eyes Faith Force Heart Meaning
Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within.
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Friendship God Listening Myself
When you really look for me you will see me instantly.
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God Myself Search See Willing
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
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
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
Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet.
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Body Place Solid Strong Yourself
Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.
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Forgiveness Game Play Saint
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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Enough Family God Guest Hungry Myself Provide
It is the spirit of the quest which helps.
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Help One Liner Quest Spirit
Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
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Breathe God Himself Myself Student
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
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
But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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Mirror Sadness Yourself

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