It is the spirit of the quest which helps.
KABIRIt is the spirit of the quest which helps.
KABIRAs long as I talked unceasingly about the Lord,The Lord stayed away, kept at a distance.But when I silenced my mouth, sat very stillAnd fixed my mind at the doorway of the Lord,I was linked to the music of the Word,And all my talking came to an end.
KABIRI laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You don’t grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house; and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look!
KABIRI’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.
KABIRWhen the flower opens, the bees will come.
KABIRAdmire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
KABIRThe instruction of the foolish is a waste of knowledge; soap cannot wash charcoal white.
KABIRWherever you are, that’s the entry point.
KABIRForgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.
KABIRStand firm in that which you are.
KABIRThough One Brahman is the Cause of the Many. Behold but One in all things it is the second that leads you astray.
KABIRIf you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.
KABIRLift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.
KABIRTake 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.
KABIRFaith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
KABIRMany 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.
KABIR