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Kabir-Part VI
Following are a few of his selected teachings:
On God:
'O God, I am your child and you are my Mother. Won't you pardon me my errors? The child may commit numberless blunders; would the Mother ever mind them? If the baby pulls the Mother's braids, wouldn't the Mother remain unruffled? Kabir is convinced that the child's sorrow is also the mother's, nay, the mother's is still more!'4
On External observances:
Why do you bathe and wash,without feeling the God Indwelling? You wash the vessel outside,while within it's foul-smelling. Wash you may a hundred times well; Without the Name, you can't avoid the hell!5
On Guru:
'Kabir
says
that
those
who
think
lightly
of
their
Guru
are
blind,
indeed.
When
God
frowns
upon
you,
the
Guru
is
your
refuge;
but
when
the
Guru
frowns,
you
have
no
refuge
anywhere!'6
If
body
is
a
venomous
creeper
Guru
is
a
tank
full-o'
-nectar.
Should
you
give
for
Guru
your
head
Still
the
price
is
far
less
paid.7
On Remembrance of God:
Merged
in
the
joy
of
God-remembrance,
Remain
with
your
mouth
closed
in
silence.
Shut
out
the
senses
from
the
world
outside,
Open
the
mind
and
see
Him
inside.8
Ages
passed
telling
your
beads,
Yet
the
mind's
crookedness
mending
needs;
Leave
aside
then
telling
beads
by
hand.
Tell,
instead,
your
beads
by
mind.9
'O
Lord,
immersed
unceasingly
in
Thy
consciousness,
I
verily
became
Thyself;
nothing
now
remains
of
mine
to
say
I.
I
swear
by
Thy
Name,
O
Lord,
wherever
I
turn
I
behold
only
Thyself!'10
On Duty:
'Kabir says that this body is sure to go away; before it does, apply it to some good purpose. [Ask yourself:] How many holy men have you served? How much of God's glory have you sung?'11
On Egotism:
He
-who
says
always
'my'
and
I
His
ego
does
everything
destroy.
It
binds
the
feet
tight
as
a
chain,
It
acts
like
a
noose
of
death
and
pain.12
On Death:
'Whoever
is
born
must
depart
some
day,
be
he
a
king
or
a
slave
or
a
saint.
[The
only
difference
perhaps
is
that]
the
king
departs
after
sitting
on
throne,
while
the
servant
has
to
go
after
suffering
much
pain.'13
In
this
body-cage
with
ten
doors
open
Is
lodged
the
bird
of
Life;
It's
wonder
if
it
stays
even
for
second's
time,
Nothing
to
wonder
if
it
leaves
anytime!14
On Maya:
'Very
few
are
aware
that
both
Maya
and
a
shadow
behave
alike.
Run
away
from
them
and
they
chase
you;
face
them
boldly
and
see
them
both
run
away
from
you!'15
On
Practice:
'There
are
many
to
preach;
alas,
so
few
to
practise.
It
is
better
that
empty
precepts
are
dumped
in
streams,
for
preaching
without
practice
is
nothing
but
senseless
screams.'16
On Adultery:
The
neighbour's
wife
is
a
deadly
knife.
Bring
her
never
into
your
life.
Ravana,
though
ten-headed,
lost
his
life,
Because
of
his
desire
for
Rama's
wife.17
On
Truthfulness:
Dressed
in
love's
attire
Kabir
would
dance
in
mirth,
And
would
sacrifice
his
all
on
one
who
spoke
only
truth.18
On Holy Men:
To
become
a
holy
man
esteemed
by
all
is
like
climbing
a
palm
tree
tall;
Succeed,
you
enjoy
the
delicious
juice;
Fall,
you're
a
heap
of
broken
bones!19
He
who's
above
the
greed
for
gold
and
who's
free
from
woman's
hold,
On
such
a
holy
man's
feet
I'll
lie
like
dust,
says
Kabir.20
Real
Heroism:
'He
is
no
hero
who
fights
with
bow
and
arrow.
True
heroism
consists
in
overcoming
Maya
and
attaining
Divine
Love
for
God.'
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