A learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
KABIRGod, provide me with enough sustenance that my family is taken care of, that neither I remain hungry, nor does my guest go unfed.
More Kabir Quotes
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As 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.
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As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.
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As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
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The Beloved is inside you and also inside me. You know the tree is hidden inside the seed. Let your arrogance go. None of us has gone far. Inside love there is more power than we realize.
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Music without words means leaving behind the mind. And leaving behind the mind is meditation. Meditation returns you to the source. And the source of all is sound.
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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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Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
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Listen, my friend. He who loves understands.
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What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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Faith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
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I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.
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Why are we here? To become ourselves in you.
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Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.
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The stone neither speaks nor gives anything. Therefore its service is fruitless and its worship is of no avail.
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I do not quote from the scriptures; I simply see what I see.
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