Kabir
Indian mystic poet
Sayings by Kabir
The cow eats grass, but gives milk. The human eats food, but gives words.
The blind man sees, and the deaf man hears. The dumb man speaks, and the lame man walks.
The night is dark, but the stars are bright. The world is dark, but the truth is bright.
The snake has poison, but it does not bite itself. The human has anger, but it bites himself.
The bird sings, but it does not know why. The human speaks, but he does not know why.
The sun rises, and the moon sets. The day ends, and the night begins. But the truth remains.
The wise man is a child, and the child is a wise man. The fool is a king, and the king is a fool.
The water is clear, but the fish are muddy. The sky is clear, but the clouds are muddy.
The drum beats, but the dancer sleeps. The world dances, but the truth sleeps.
The potter makes pots, but the pots break. The weaver weaves cloth, but the cloth tears.
The elephant walks, but the ant carries the burden. The powerful are weak, and the weak are powerful.
The mind is a monkey, and the heart is a bird. The monkey jumps, and the bird flies.
The flame burns, but the wick is consumed. The life lives, but the body dies.
The tree gives fruit, but it does not eat it. The river gives water, but it does not drink it.
If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth: Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.
The river that flows in you also flows in me.
When the Guest is being searched for, it is the intensity of the search for Him that does all the work.
What is found now is found then.
The moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it.
The truth is like a lion; you don’t have to defend it. Let it loose; it will defend itself.