
Kabir
Kabir Das
c. 1440-1518 β’ Indian
BhaktiSufism
15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His verses blend Hindu and Islamic devotion, speaking of direct experience of the divine.
Key Works
- Bijak
- Songs of Kabir
105
quotes in library
Quotes by Kabir
105 quotesβTwo birds sing there; one is the Guru, and the other the disciple.β
teachingSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βThe disciple chooses the manifold fruits of life and tastes them, and the Guru beholds him in joy.β
witnessSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βWhat Kabir says is hard to understand: 'The bird is beyond seeking, yet it is most clearly visible.'β
paradoxSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βThe formless is in the midst of all forms.β
unitySongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βWhere forms come and go, my Beloved is not there.β
transcendenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βHe is just Himself, His own resounding music.β
divineSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βOf the same dye are this world and that beyond.β
unitySongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βListen to the Unstruck Music; it is heard above and below.β
silenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βWithin and without, there is only one love.β
loveSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βWhere is the need of words, when love has made drunken the heart?β
loveSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βIt is wrong if we speak of God as Mahadeva, when we ought to speak of Him as the Eternal.β
namingSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βHe is neither Brahma nor Vishnu nor Shiva, nor Rama nor Krishna; He has no name and no form.β
formlessSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βIt is the mercy of my true Guru that has made me to know the unknown.β
graceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βI have learned from Him how to walk without feet, to see without eyes, to hear without ears, to drink without mouth.β
subtleSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βTo dance without feet β that is the meeting of Brahma and the Atma.β
unionSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βKabir says: 'When the soul is conjoined with God, what need have we of words?'β
silenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βHe is the tree, the seed, and the germ. He is the flower, the fruit, and the shade.β
omnipresenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βHe is the sun, the light, and the lighted.β
omnipresenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
βHe is Brahma, creature, and Maya. He is the manifold form, the infinite space.β
omnipresenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
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