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.
KABIRAs 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.
More Kabir Quotes
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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!
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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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Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
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The flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.
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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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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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If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire.
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The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that comes, the petal falls.
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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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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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I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.
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For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?
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Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within.
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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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When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party?
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