“In the end we discover that to love and let go can be the same thing.”— Jack Kornfield, A Path with Heart
Month: September 2026
Will my words survive contact with my calendar?
Do I need to answer every loud voice?
Can I visit every sacred place—and still miss the temple?
“Attention is the beginning of devotion.”— Mary Oliver, Upstream Kabir – The couplet मन मथुरा दिल द्वारिका, काया कासी जाणि।दसवाँ द्वारा देहुरा, तामै जोति पिछांणि॥ Transliterated Man Mathurā dil Dvārikā, kāyā Kāsī jāṇi |Dasvā̃ dvārā dehurā, tāmai jyoti pichhāṇi || Translation Know the mind as Mathura, the heart as Dwarka, and the body as Kashi.The…
Is the thief convincing—or am I eager to be convinced?
“The first principle is that you must not fool yourself—and you are the easiest person to fool.”— Richard P. Feynman, Caltech Commencement Address, 1974 Kabir – The couplet साहु चोर चीन्है नहीं, अँधा मति का हीन।पारख बिना बिनास है, कर बिचार होहु भीन॥ Transliterated Sāhu cor cīnhai nahī̃, ãdhā mati kā hīn |Pārakh binā binās…
Can I fall in love—and insist on remaining unchanged?
“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”— James Baldwin, “Letter from a Region in My Mind” (1962) Kabir – The couplet कबीर हरदी पीयरी, चूना ऊजल भाइ।राम सनेही यूँ मिले, दून्यूँ बरन गँवाइ॥ Transliterated Kabīr haradī pīyarī, cūnā ūjal bhāi |Rām-sanehī yū̃ mile, dūnyū̃…
Who did I decide was beneath me?
“Each of us is more than the worst thing we’ve ever done.”— Bryan Stevenson Kabir – The couplet कबीर घास न नींदिये, जो पाऊँ तलि होइ।उड़ि पड़ै जब आँखि में, खरा दुहेली होइ॥ Transliterated Kabīr ghās na nīndiye, jo pāū̃ tali hoi |Uṛi paṛai jab ā̃khi mẽ, kharā duhelī hoi || Translation Kabir says: Do…
The Gardener Cannot Hurry the Fruit
Sant Kabir’s couplet धीरे-धीरे रे मना, धीरे सब कुछ होय।माली सींचे सौ घड़ा, ऋतु आए फल होय॥ Transliteration Dhīre-dhīre re manā, dhīre sab kuch hoy |Mālī sīñche sau ghaṛā, ṛtu āe phal hoy || Translation Slowly, slowly, O mind; everything happens in its own time.The gardener may pour a hundred pots of water,but the fruit…
Turning the Beads — or Turning the Mind?
“Your beliefs don’t make you a better person. Your behavior does.”— Anonymous Sant Kabir’s couplet माला फेरत जुग भया, फिरा न मन का फेर।कर का मनका छोड़ि दे, मन का मनका फेर॥ Transliteration Mālā pherat jug bhayā, phirā na man kā pher |Kar kā mankā chhoṛi de, man kā mankā pher || Translation An age…
If being peaceful is becoming another struggle, what are we really holding on to?
“The curious paradox is that when I accept myself as I am, then I change.” — Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person Kabir – The couplet सहज सहज सब कोई कहै, सहज न चीन्हैं कोय ।जिन सहजै विषया तजै, सहज कहावै सोय ॥ Transliterated: Sahaj sahaj sab koi kahai, sahaj na cheenhai koy |Jin…