Kabir

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

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Quotes by Kabir

105 quotes
β€œTwo birds sing there; one is the Guru, and the other the disciple.”
teachingSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œThe disciple chooses the manifold fruits of life and tastes them, and the Guru beholds him in joy.”
witnessSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œWhat Kabir says is hard to understand: 'The bird is beyond seeking, yet it is most clearly visible.'”
paradoxSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œThe formless is in the midst of all forms.”
unitySongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œWhere forms come and go, my Beloved is not there.”
transcendenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œHe is just Himself, His own resounding music.”
divineSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œOf the same dye are this world and that beyond.”
unitySongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œListen to the Unstruck Music; it is heard above and below.”
silenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œWithin and without, there is only one love.”
loveSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œWhere is the need of words, when love has made drunken the heart?”
loveSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œIt is wrong if we speak of God as Mahadeva, when we ought to speak of Him as the Eternal.”
namingSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œHe is neither Brahma nor Vishnu nor Shiva, nor Rama nor Krishna; He has no name and no form.”
formlessSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œIt is the mercy of my true Guru that has made me to know the unknown.”
graceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œI have learned from Him how to walk without feet, to see without eyes, to hear without ears, to drink without mouth.”
subtleSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œTo dance without feet β€” that is the meeting of Brahma and the Atma.”
unionSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œKabir says: 'When the soul is conjoined with God, what need have we of words?'”
silenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œHe is the tree, the seed, and the germ. He is the flower, the fruit, and the shade.”
omnipresenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œHe is the sun, the light, and the lighted.”
omnipresenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
β€œHe is Brahma, creature, and Maya. He is the manifold form, the infinite space.”
omnipresenceSongs of Kabir (Tagore 1915)
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