Kabir — "To listen is to plant a seed in the silent heart."
To listen is to plant a seed in the silent heart.
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"The wise man does not boast of his knowledge, nor does he hide his ignorance."
"Go to the temple and worship the idol? But the idol is made of stone. How can it speak to you?"
"The sacred books are like a well, and the wise man is like a bucket; he draws water from the well, and drinks it."
"Chalti chakki dekh kar, diya Kabira roye. Dui paatan ke beech mein, sabit bacha na koye. (Seeing the grinding mill, Kabir wept. Between the two stones, no one remains whole.)"
"Words are the empty shells; listen for the song beneath them."
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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The fertile nature of attentive listening, from his poetry (Dohas).
Date: 15th Century
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