I do not quote from the scriptures; I simply see what I see.
KABIRBe 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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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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Faith,Waiting in the heart of a seed, Promises a miracle of life which cannot prove at once.
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Do not go to the garden of flowers! O friend! go not there; In your body is the garden of flowers. Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there gaze on the infinite beauty.
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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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The truth of love is the truth of the universe: it is the lamp of the soul that reveals the secrets of darkness.
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Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!
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Listen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
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Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
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Do not keep the slanderer away, treat him with affection and honor: Body and soul, he scours all clean, babbling about this and that.
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Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet.
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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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Now I have no caste, no creed, I am no more what I am!
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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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Stand firm in that which you are.
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I don’t think there is such a thing as an intelligent mega-rich person. For who with a fine mind can look out upon this world and hoard what can nourish a thousand souls.
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I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.
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Why are we here? To become ourselves in you.
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Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.
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The essence of life is in remembering God.
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But if a mirror ever makes you sad you should know that it does not know you.
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When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
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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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What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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Sing such a song with all of your heart that you’ll never have to sing again.
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A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.
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My Beloved One gleams like the lightning flash in the sky.
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