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Path presupposes distance If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst!
Kabir
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Kabir
Age: 78 †
Born: 1440
Born: January 1
Died: 1518
Died: January 1
Philosopher
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Kabir Sahib
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Thou
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Maketh
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The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling
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The man who is kind and who practices righteousness, who remains passive against the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures on earth as his own self, he attains the Immortal Being the true God is ever with him.
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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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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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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!
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Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don't do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.
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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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Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.
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I do not quote from the scriptures I simply see what I see.
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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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Wherever you are is the entry point.
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When the flower opens, the bees will come.
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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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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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Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.
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It is the spirit of the quest which helps
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Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.
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The apple blossom exists to create fruit when that comes, the petal falls.
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All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.
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