Daily Archives: March 2, 2015

2015
03/02

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Kabir
Philosophy

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Let your love liberate you – nothing else can do so in such a simple fashion!

“My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose.” – Any Rand (Anthem)
 
Kabir – The couplet
भक्ति निसैनी मुक्ति की, संत चढे सब ढाई ।
जिन जिन मन आलस किया, जनम जनम पछिताई||
Transliterated:
Bhakti Nisaini Mukti Ki, Sant Charhe Sab Dhai |
Jin Jin Man Aalas Kiya, Janam Janam Pachitaayi ||
Translation:
Devotion is the ladder to liberation, all saints climb this with eagerness |
Those who got lazy, spent many lifetimes regretting their wasted opportunity||
My understanding:
Can love free me? Yes – but only when I understand and then practice love properly. Love does not bind – it liberates. Love liberates me from ego, for love drives me to do that which will make the other happy, regardless of self.

When I learn to serve in that fashion, I have crossed two bridges, conquered two peaks. I have overcome the infatuation of the self, and I have learned selfless service. These two lead me inwards to the true self within, where bliss abounds.

This love, when expressed of God, is true devotion. When the purpose of my existence is transformed to serve humanity (for that is what is to serve God), I will find the divine in every soul. That service will keep me forever joined to Self (which is another name for God) for those who have drunk at that fountain will not be able to step away for even a moment. And life will become peaceful, content and satisfied all at once.