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If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.

Kabir

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!
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Confusion Factor Holy Home Laughter Walk Water Yourself
The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that comes, the petal falls.
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Creation Existence Fall Fruit
For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
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Morning Sleep Time Yourself
Nada is found within. It is a music without strings which plays in the body. It penetrates the inner and outer and leads you away from illusion.
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Body Finding Illusion Music Play
The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.
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Existence Eyes Faith Force Heart Meaning
I am not a Hindu, Nor a Muslim, I am this body, a play Of five elements a drama Of the spirit dancing With joy and sorrow.
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Body Dance Element Joy Play Religion Sorrow Spirit
Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet.
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Body Place Solid Strong Yourself
Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!
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Distance Myself Smile Water
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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Death Remain Wisdom World
Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.
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Imagination Stand Throw Yourself
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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Body Creation Illusion Instrument Listening Music Play
Listen, my friend. He who loves understands.
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Friendship Listening Love Understand
I went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst.
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Bad Finding Myself Person Search Worst
Reading books everyone died, none became any wise. One who reads the word of Love, only becomes wise.
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Book Oneself Reading Wisdom
Look at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert, when all around you there is nothing but water!
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Death Desert Scream Water Yourself
Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
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Day Humble Praise Slander
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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Drink Ocean Run Water Yourself
Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.
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Crown Flower Head Heart Reach Root 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
I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.
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Day Feeling God Greatness Myself Pilgrimage
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?
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Death God Himself Myself World
Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir.
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Forgiveness Game Play Saint
The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.
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Counseling Need Professional Serious Thirsty Water
I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander restlessly from forest to forest while the Reality is within your own dwelling.
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Forest Laughter Thirsty Water Yourself
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
Sing such a song with all of your heart that you’ll never have to sing again.
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Heart Singing Yourself
Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within.
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Friendship God Listening Myself

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