Tao Te Ching
Kabīr कबीर
1399 – 1448 CE
Formidable iconoclast and deeply spiritual but anti-religious leader, a simple weaver but greatest poet of his time and place; Kabīr was born and raised as a Muslim, studied with a Hindu guru, became critical of both traditions, was physically threatened by both and after he died revered and claimed by both. From his background of a Muslim father and Hindu mother, he worked tirelessly to unite both traditions with a wisdom beyond their sectarian views. An important influence on Guru Nanak and the founding of Sikhism, his poetry and wisdom continue today in mainstream Indian film, folk songs, and even progressive rock.
Eras
Western
Renaissance (1304 – 1576 CE)Chinese
Ming dynasty (1368 – 1644 CE)Sources
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Quotes by Kabīr (15 quotes)
“I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty… go where you will… if you do not find your soul, the world will be unreal… Go not elsewhere.”
Chapters:
80. A Golden Age
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“There is no air or water, no creation or creator, no earth, air or space, no guru or disciple, no easy or difficult path.”
from Bijak of Kabir
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2. The Wordless Teachings
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“I've burned my own house down, the torch is in my hand. Now I'll burn down the house of anyone who wants to follow me.”
from Bijak of Kabir
Chapters:
38. Fruit Over Flowers
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“The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.”
from Bijak of Kabir
Chapters:
18. The Sick Society
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“All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.”
Chapters:
32. Uncontrived Awareness
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“What is seen is not the Truth, what is cannot be said.”
Chapters:
56. One with the Dust
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53. Shameless Thieves
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“Wherever you are is the entry point.”
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35. The Power of Goodness
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“Slowly slowly O mind, everything in own pace happens, fruit arrives only in its season.”
Chapters:
61. Lying Low
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“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.”
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24. Unnecessary Baggage
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“When affection for the I-creature and what it owns is dead, then the work of the Teacher is over.”
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13. Honor and Disgrace
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“What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others' suffering.”
Chapters:
67. Three Treasures
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“Benares is to the East, Meca to the West; but explore your own heart, for there are both Rama and Allah.”
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“Behold but One in all things; it is the second tha leads you astray.”
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“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves? When the wave rises, it is the water; and when it falls, it is the same water again. Tell me, Sir, where is the distinction? Because it has been named as wave, shall it no longer be considered as water?”
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