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.
KABIR
KABIR
Kabir on illusion
Kabir98 quotes“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.”
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KabirKabir Listen, my friend. He who loves understands.
KabirKabir If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.
KabirKabir Lift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.
KabirKabir 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?
KabirKabir But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
KabirKabir Do what you do with another human being, but never put them out of your heart.
KabirKabir Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
KabirKabir Seeking Why run around sprinkling holy water? There’s an ocean inside you, and when you’re ready you’ll drink.
KabirKabir God, provide me with enough sustenance that my family is taken care of, that neither I remain hungry, nor does my guest go unfed.
KabirKabir The purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.
KabirKabir 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.
KabirKabir What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
KabirKabir My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
KabirKabir 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.
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It would be wrong to say that the soul is an illusion or an ideological effect. On the contrary, it exists, it has a reality.
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