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The instruction of the foolish is a waste of knowledge; soap cannot wash charcoal white.

Kabir

My Beloved One gleams like the lightning flash in the sky.
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Flash Lightening Myself Oneself Sky
All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.
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Deep Known Ocean
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.
KABIR

Distance End God Mindset Silence Stay Talk
When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
KABIR

Bride Care Lover Party
If you don’t break your ropes while you’re alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?
KABIR

Alive Break Ghost Willing
The essence of life is in remembering God.
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Essence God Life Remember
As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.
KABIR

Greatness Honey Wealth Zest
Listen to me brother! bring the vision of the Beloved in your heart.
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Beloved Heart Listening Myself Vision
It is the spirit of the quest which helps.
KABIR

Help One Liner Quest Spirit
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
Do what you do with another human being, but never put them out of your heart.
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Heart Human Yourself
Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath.
KABIR

Breathe God Himself Myself Student
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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Intelligence Myself Nourish Soul Thinking
Why are we here? To become ourselves in you.
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God Ourselves Yourself
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!
KABIR

Earth Illusion Oneself Reality River Time
If it were possible to meet the Beloved while laughing and in a state of comfort, why should one suffer the anguish of separation?
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Anguish Comfort Laughter Possible Separate State Suffering White

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