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Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. Think about it carefully! Don’t go off somewhere else! just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.

Kabir

God, provide me with enough sustenance that my family is taken care of, that neither I remain hungry, nor does my guest go unfed.
KABIR

Enough Family God Guest Hungry Myself Provide
Do not keep the slanderer away, treat him with affection and honor: Body and soul, he scours all clean, babbling about this and that.
KABIR

Body Himself Honor Soul Treat
Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.
KABIR

Crown Flower Head Heart Reach Root Yourself
The external forces conceal from the eyes the deep meaning of existence; True faith resides in the heart.
KABIR

Existence Eyes Faith Force Heart Meaning
If you don’t break your ropes while you’re alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
KABIR

Alive Break Ghost Willing
I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
KABIR

Blind City Mirrors Myself
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?
KABIR

Death God Himself Myself World
A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
KABIR

Cover Diamond Fools Known
Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
KABIR

Breathe God Himself Myself Student
One love it is that pervades the whole world, few there are who know it fully: They are blind who hope to see it by the light of reason, that reason which is the cause of separation – The house of reason is very far away!
KABIR

Away Blind Light Love Reason World
The purpose of labor is to learn; when you know it, the labor is over.
KABIR

Labor Learning Over Purpose
Stand firm in that which you are.
KABIR

Firm Stand Yourself
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.
KABIR

Body Dance Element Joy Play Religion Sorrow Spirit
For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
KABIR

Morning Sleep Time Yourself
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
If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.
KABIR

Desire Divine Face Love Satisfaction

Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. Think about it carefully! Don’t go off somewhere else! just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.

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Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet. Think about it carefully! Don’t go off somewhere else! just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.

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