Kabir — "The world dies reading endless books, but none becomes wise. He alone is truly l…"
The world dies reading endless books, but none becomes wise. He alone is truly learned who reads the two-and-a-half letters of Love.
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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.
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Challenging bookish knowledge and emphasizing the primacy of love for true wisdom, from his poetry (Dohas).
Date: 15th Century
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