Kabir — "The pupil dilates in darkness and in the end finds light."

"The pearl is found in the shell, and the shell is in the sea. But the pearl is not the shell, nor the sea."

"Pretenses crumble, but the stone of truth shapes character."

"The sacred books are like a well, and the wise man is like a bucket; he draws water from the well, and drinks it."

"I shut not my eyes, I close not my ears, I do not mortify my body; I see with eyes open and smile, and behold His beauty everywhere: I utter His Name, and whatever I see, it reminds me of Him; whateve…"

"The river is in the ocean, and the ocean is in the river. The world is in God, and God is in the world."