I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?
There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road.
Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or nesting?
There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman.
There is no tow rope either, and no one to pull it.
There is no ground, no sky, no time, no bank, no ford!
And there is no body, and no mind!
Do you believe there is some place that will make the
soul less thirsty?
In that great absence you will find nothing.
Be strong then, and enter into your own body;
there you have a solid place for your feet.
Think about it carefully!
Don't go off somewhere else!
Kabir says this: just throw away all thoughts of
imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are.
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This is one of my favorite poems: searching outside for what is not, coming home to what is. Comfort in unhooking from the outside world - I am not alone in my discouragement.
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this is the first time i've read any work of Kabir....and i think your on the mark peacelink....as well when u look within...u must let go of everything including yourself..you have to stand inside nothing to see it all...it was quite a profound write
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What I understood from this amazing poem was, many times we go searching so far for answers while they are inside of us.
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Kabir says this: just throw away all thoughts of
imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are.
Kabir in this it seems to me tells the reader to know himself that the truth he is searching for will be found within him and not things outside of himself. One might wander the world searching for the truth only to find it within oneself. A difficult poem to understand fully. -
To want but not be able to step foot across the rapids is a feeling we all know as humans. Especially as poets.
"Do you believe there is some place that will make the
soul less thirsty?" I would certainly like to think so. It is discouraging to know we shall wander this lifetime with no solace for the hunger that rages within.
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beautiful
And there is no body, and no mind!
Do you believe there is some place that will make the
soul less thirsty?
In that great absence you will find nothing.
He has an extra ordanery potential of making disciples
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