Kabir

Kabir (1440-1519), also Kabirdas, was an Indian poet and philosopher. He is known for his mystical poetry. He claimed faith in both Hinduism and Islam but rejected both the Veda and the Quran and taught his own religious philosophy. His sermons were collected by his disciples which are known as Bijak. His poems were also collected by his disciples.

Wisdom & Quotes

• The man who is kind and who practices righteousness,

Who remains passive against the affairs of the world,
Who considers all creatures on earth as his own self,
He attains the Immortal Being; the true God is ever with him.

• The external forces conceal from the eyes

The deep meaning of existence;
True faith resides in the heart.

• Long not for a dwelling in heaven,

And fear not to dwell in hell;
What will be, will be;
O my soul, hope not at all.

• You do not see that the Real is in your own home,

And you wander from forest to forest furtively.
Here is the truth!
Go where you will, to Banaras or to Mathura,
If you do not find go in your own soul,
The world will be meaningless to you.

• Men have always looked before and after, and rebelled against the existing order. But for their divine discontent, men would not have been men, and there would have been no progress in human affairs.
• When the body is burnt, it becometh ashes,

When it is not burnt, a host of worms eat it up.
A soft clay vessel will break when water is put
Into it, such is the nature of the body.

• Remain in the company of saints, though you get bur chaff to eat.
• As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.

Sankardeva