Spiritual Gems of KABIR

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Kabir was a medieval mystic, saint, master, poet, musician, reformer, and

peacemaker from northern India.

 

The following is from the book "Kabir Sakhi" (Spiritual Gems of Kabir),

published by the Kabir Association of Canada.

 

Bhakti and Namaste,'

 

James

 

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I wandered in search of a true

lover but did not find any;

When a lover meets another

lover, then all poison turns into

nectar.

 

 

Meditation is the lever, love

is the rope and the mind is the man

for drawing the water;

The thousand petalled lotus* is

the well, and Divine Love is the

water. The devotee drinks that

water again and again.

 

 

The type of food you eat

determines the type of mind you'll

have;

Similarly, the type of drink

you take determines the type of

words you'll speak.

 

 

Musk is in the navel of the

musk deer, but the deer searches

for its fragrance everywhere in the

forest;

In the same way, God dwells in

every heart, but people search for

Him elsewhere, and do not find Him.

 

 

My Lord is dwelling in each and

every heart; not a single place is

empty;

But that heart is great where

God manifests His qualities.

 

 

Kabir says: The recollection

of God's Name is the essence of all

essences.

 

 

Oh Beloved! By reciting your Name

all the time I merged in you and my

ego disappeared;

My troubles of transmigration

disappeared. Now, wherever I look I

see you.

 

 

* Thousand Petalled Lotus (Sahansdal Kanwal): appellation of the

First Spiritual Region or Heaven -- Astral plane.

 

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