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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

The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that comes, the petal falls.
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Creation Existence Fall Fruit
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
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
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
The essence of life is in remembering God.
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Essence God Life Remember
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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Body Firm Imagination Place Solid Stand Strong Yourself
When you feel most alive, find out why, This is one guest you won’t greet twice.
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Alive Feeling Guest Yourself
A learned man’s knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn’t have control over his tongue.
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Control Himself Knowledge Learning Man
Take a pitcher full of water and set it down in the water-now it has water inside and water outside. We mustn’t give it a name, lest silly people start talking again about the body and the soul.
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Body Name People Soul Start Water
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
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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Cover Diamond Fools Known
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
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
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
What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death.
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Apartment Death End Finding Simplicity
When the flower opens, the bees will come.
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Flower Open Willing
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
Love does not grow on trees or brought in the market, but if one wants to be “LOVED” one must first know how to give (unconditional) LOVE.
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Growth Love Market Oneself
Men have always looked before and after, and rebelled against the existing order. But for their divine discontent, men would not have been men, and there would have been no progress in human affairs.
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Affair Divine Existence Human Man Order Progress Rebel
As long as a human being worries about when he will die, and what he has that is his, all of his works are zero. When affection for the I-creature and what it owns is dead, then the work of the Teacher is over.
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Affection Creature Death Human Myself Teacher Worry
All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.
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Darkness Heart Myself
What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others’ suffering.
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Aware Oneself Person Suffering
Lift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.
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Finding Heart Willing 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.
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Body Dance Element Joy Play Religion Sorrow Spirit
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
My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.
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Heart Love Myself Talk
The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you,as life is in every seed, put false pride away and seek the Lord within.
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Fake God Life Pride Yourself

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!

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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!

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