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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.

Kabir

The river that flows in you also flows in me.
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Flow River Yourself
If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth. Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.
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Listening Reality Secret Truth Yourself
Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
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Breathe God Himself Myself Student
I laugh when I hear the fish in the water is thirsty.
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Laughter Thirsty Water
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.
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Burn Follow Hands Home Myself
What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death.
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Apartment Death End Finding Simplicity
Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.
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Admire Criticism Fake
There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman. There is not even a rope to tow the boat, and no one to pull it. There is no earth, no sky, no time, no thing, no shore, no ford!
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Earth Illusion Oneself Reality River Time
The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that comes, the petal falls.
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Creation Existence Fall Fruit
I 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!
KABIR

Confusion Factor Holy Home Laughter Walk Water Yourself
Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
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Finding Greatness Sound Teacher Truth
I do not quote from the scriptures; I simply see what I see.
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Myself Quote Scripture See Simplicity
Listen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
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Beloved Heart Listening Myself Vision
Sing such a song with all of your heart that you’ll never have to sing again.
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Heart Singing Yourself
But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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Mirror Sadness Yourself
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

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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