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.
KABIRIf it were possible to meet the Beloved while laughing and in a state of comfort, why should one suffer the anguish of separation?
More Kabir Quotes
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My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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Be 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.
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Wherever you are, that’s the entry point.
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Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet.
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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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I don’t think there is such a thing as an intelligent mega-rich person. For who with a fine mind can look out upon this world and hoard what can nourish a thousand souls.
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As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
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Love 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.
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Go over and over your beads, paint weird designs on your forehead, wear your hear matted, long, and ostentatious, but when deep inside you there is a loaded gun, how can you have God?
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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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One 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!
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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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Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.
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The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.
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Listen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
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