Kabir — "The bird sings because it has a song."
The bird sings because it has a song.
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"When you really look for me, you will see me instantly."
"The true Guru is like a lamp, and the disciple is a moth. The moth circles the lamp, but the lamp does not move."
"The sacred books are like a well, and the wise man is like a bucket; he draws water from the well, and drinks it."
"The mind is a monkey, and the heart is a bird. The monkey jumps, and the bird flies."
"If you want to know the secret, learn to see with your heart, not with your eyes."
About Kabir (c. 1440-1518)
Indian mystic poet whose verses (preserved in the Sikh Guru Granth Sahib and the Hindu Bhakti tradition) attacked both Hindu and Islamic orthodoxy. Closely associated with Guru Nanak (founder of Sikhism, who incorporated Kabir's verses). For an intellectual contrast, see Brahmanical priesthood, the ritualistic Hindu establishment of his era — Kabir's poetry is the founding text of bhakti devotional rebellion against ritualistic Hinduism — his verses ridicule caste, ritual purity, and priestly mediation as religious theatre.