Category: Kabir

“Seeking the face of God in everything, everyone, all the time, and his hand in every happening; This is what it means to be contemplative in the heart of the world. Seeing and adoring the presence of Jesus, especially in the lowly appearance of bread, and in the distressing disguise of the poor.” ― Mother Teresa, In…

“Bad teachers distance themselves from the subject they are teaching—and, in the process, from their students. Good teachers join self, subject, and students in the fabric of life because they teach from an integral and undivided self; they manifest in their own lives, and evoke in their students, a “capacity for connectedness.” -Parker J Palmer…

“You’re in love when nobody can understand the way you feel.” -Unknown   Kabir – The couplet अकथ कहानी प्रेम की, कहत कही न जाए । गूंगे केरी सरकार, खाए और मुस्काए ॥   transliterated: Akath kahani prem ki, kahat kahi na jaye| Goonge keri sarkara, khaye aur muskaye||   Translation: The story of God’s…

“The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.” -Daniel J. Boorstin   Kabir – The couplet बूँद समाई समुन्द में, जानत है सब कोई । समुन्द समाये बूँद में, जाने बिराला कोई ॥   transliterated: boond samai samund mein, jaanat hai sab koi| samund samaye boond mein, jaane birala…

Dost thou love life? Then do not squander time, for that’s the stuff life is made of. – Benjamin Franklin   “I have only just a minute, only sixty seconds in it Forced upon me, can’t refuse it Did not seek it, did not choose it, But it is up to me to use it,…

Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing. – 1 Peter 3:9 (New Testament)   “Nothing is easier than to denounce the evildoer; nothing is more difficult than to understand him.” -Fyodor Dostoyevski   Kabir –…

The metaphoric mind is a maverick. It is as wild and unruly as a child. It follows us doggedly and plagues us with its presence as we wander the contrived corridors of rationality. It is a metaphoric link with the unknown called religion that causes us to build cathedrals — and the very cathedrals are…

Judgments prevent us from seeing the good that lies beyond appearances. – Wayne Dyer Kabir – The couplet जाति न पूछो साधु का, पूछ लीजिये ज्ञान । मोल करो तलवार का, पड़ा रहन दो म्यान ॥   transliterated: Jati na pooch sadhu ka, pooch lijiye gyan | Mol karo talwar ka, pada rahan do mayan…

“Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps.” ― William Blake Kabir – The couplet अति का भला ना बोलना, अति की भली ना चूप | अति का भला ना बरसना, अति की भली ना धूप || transliterated: Ati ka bhala naa bolna, ati ki bhali na choop | Ati ka bhala naa barasna, ati ki bhali na…

Misery is not absence of happiness, but limited happiness. For as happiness recedes misery pours in. – Swami Sri Ramananda Saraswati Kabir – The couplet कबीर सोई सूर्मा, मन सून मांधे झूझ । पंच प्यादा पारि ले, दूर करे सब दूज ।। transliterated: Kabir soyee soorma, man soon maande jhoojh | Panch pyaada paari le,…

Vision without action is a dream. Action without vision is simply passing the time. Action with Vision is making a positive difference. – Joel Barker Kabir – The couplet कबीर माला काठ की, कही समझावे तोहि । मन न फिरावे आपना, काहे फिरावे मोहि ।। transliterated: Kabir maala kaath ki, kahi samjhaave tohi | Man na…

Remember that daya, compassion, and Maya attachment, are two different things. Attachment means the feeling of ‘my-ness’ toward one’s relatives…Compassion is the love one feels for all beings of the world. It is an attitude of equality…But one thing should be remembered: Maya keeps us in ignorance (of our divine nature) and entangles us in…

“The point is, I see no contradiction between my faith and science. Why did God use the Big Bang to create the universe? I don’t know, can you think of a better way? Why did God use evolution to create humans (and dogs, and dolphins and whales, and cats, and rhinos, and dinosaurs)? Maybe it…

“If we find ourselves with a desire that nothing in this world can satisfy, the most probable explanation is that we were made for another world.” ― C.S. Lewis Kabir – The couplet अच्छाई पुरुष एक पेड़ है, निरंजन वाकी दार | तिर्देवा शाखा भये, पात भये संसार || transliterated: Acchai purush ek ped hai,…

“The mediocre teacher tells. The good teacher explains. The superior teacher demonstrates. The great teacher inspires.” William Arthur Ward (1921–March 30, 1994), author of “Fountains of Faith” Kabir – The couplet अब गुरु दिल में देखिया, गावन को कछु नाही | कबिरा जब हम गावते, तब जाना गुरु नाही || transliterated: Ab Guru dil mein dekhiyaa, gaavan ko…

“Happy the man who can endure the highest and the lowest fortune. He, who has endured such vicissitudes with equanimity, has deprived misfortune of its power.”  – Seneca (Roman philosopher from mid 1st century AD) Kabir – The couplet ????? ??? ???? ????, ???? ??? ?? ??? | ???? ?????? ?? ??, ??? ???? ???????…

“There’s music in the sighing of a reed; There’s music in the gushing of a rill; There’s music in all things, if men had ears: Their earth is but an echo of the spheres.” – Lord Byron Kabir – The couplet ?? ??? ???? ???? ??, ???? ?????  ????? | ?? ? ??? ??? ???,…

“Most people are not really free. They are confined by the niche in the world that they carve out for themselves. They limit themselves to fewer possibilities by the narrowness of their vision.” – V.S. Naipal (Trinidadian writer of Indian descent, awarded the Nobel Literature Prize in 2001) Kabir – The couplet ?? ??? ??…

” One reason so few of us achieve what we truly want is that we never direct our focus; we never concentrate our power. Most people dabble their way through life, never deciding to master anything in particular.” – Anthony Robbins Kabir – The couplet ?? ?? ???? ????? ??, ??? ??? ???? ??? |…

“Life has meaning only if one barters it day by day for something other than itself. “ – Antoine de Saint-Exupery Kabir – The couplet ???? ?? ???? ????, ???? ??? ???? | ?? ???? ??????? ??, ?? ??? ?? ?????? || transliterated: Bandhe ko bandhe mile, choota kaun upaay | Jo mile nirbandhko, pal…

“..for though a righteous man falls seven times, he rises again, but the wicked are brought down by calamity.” – The New Testament – Proverbs 24:16 Kabir – The couplet ?? ??? ?????? ???? ??, ???? ??? ??? | ??? ???? ????? ???, ?????? ?? ?? ? ??? |||| transliterated: Jo koi ninde sadhu ko,…

“Not the maker of plans and promises, but rather the one who offers faithful service in small matters. This is the person who is most likely to achieve what is good and lasting.” – Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Kabir – The couplet ???? ?? ??? ??????, ???????? ?? ??? | ?? ??? ???? ???, ?????…

Without civic morality communities perish; without personal morality their survival has no value. – Bertrand Russell Kabir – The couplet ??? ????? ?? ????, ??? ???????? ?? ??? | ??? ??? ?????? ????, ??? ??? ?? ??? || transliterated: Sheel, kshama jab upaje, alag dhristi tab hoye | Bin sheel pahunche nahi, lakh kahe jo…

The true mystery of the world is the visible, not the invisible. – Oscar Wilde Kabir – The couplet ????? ????? ????? ???, ??? ???? ? ?? ??? | ?? ??? ??????? ???, ?? ?? ???? ???? || transliterated: Kabira gyan vichar bin, Hari dhoondan ko jaaye| Tan mein Tirloki base, ab tak parkha naahi…

“In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.” – Stefan Zweig Kabir – The couplet ?? ?????? ? ??????, ???? ?? ??? ? ??? | ???? ??? ? ?????, ?? ???? ??? || transliterated: Man unmana…

  “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou Kabir – The couplet ????? ???? ????????, ???? ???? ??? | ???? ??? ??? ??, ???? ?? ??? ? ??? || transliterated: Pehele shabd pehchaaniye, peeche…

“Whoever renders service to many puts himself in line for greatness – great wealth, great return, great satisfaction, great reputation, and great joy.” – Jim Rohn Kabir – The couplet ????? ???? ????? ???, ??? ????? ??????? | ???? ???? ?? ????, ?????? ??? ????? || transliterated: Gyan samagan prem sukh, daya bhakti biswas |…

“All, everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.” – Leo Tolstoy Kabir – The couplet ????? ?????? ????? ??, ???? ??? ???? | ??? ??? ??? ?? ???, ?? ??? ???? ??? || transliterated: Kabira pyala prem ka, antar liye lagaay | Rom rom mein ram rahe, aura amal kya khay ?…

“The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” – Aristotle Kabir – The couplet ???? ???? ??? ??, ?? ??? ???? ??? | ?? ???? ???? ???, ?? ??? ??? ? ??? || transliterated: Kala nala heen jal, so phir paani hoye| Jo paani moti bane, so phir neer na hoye|| Translation: Even…

“Patience is power. Patience is not an absence of action; rather it is “timing” it waits on the right time to act, for the right principles and in the right way.” – Fulton J. Sheen Kabir – The couplet ??? ????? ?? ????, ??? ?????? ?? ??? | ??? ??? ?????? ????, ??? ??? ??…

“He that lies down with dogs shall rise up with fleas.” – Benjamin Franklin Kabir – The couplet ????? ?? ???? ???, ???? ??? ?? ????? | ?? ???? ????? ???, ?? ???? ?? ???? | transliterated: Kabira man pancchi bhaye, bhaave taha te aajaye | Jo jaisa sangat kare, to taisa phal paaye ||…

“It takes quite a spine to turn the other cheek. It takes phenomenal fortitude to love your enemy. It takes firm resolve to pray for those who persecute you.” – Rob Bell Kabir – The couplet ??? ??? ???? ???, ??? ??? ????? | ????? ??? ???? ???, ?? ?? ??? ? ??? || transliterated:…

  “When you least feel like it, do something for someone else. You forget about your own situation. It gives you a purpose, as opposed being sorrowful and lonely.” – Dana Reeve Kabir – The couplet ???? ???? ??? ???, ???? ????? ??? | ??? ????? ?????, ???? ??? ? ??? || transliterated: Sevak seva…

“I had looked for happiness in fast living, but it was not there. I tried to find it in money, but it was not there either. But when I placed myself in tune with what I believe to be the fundamental truths of life, when I began to develop my limited ability, to rid my…

” A mirage is not real, but yet we see it. A dream taking place while sleeping is not real, yet we experience it during the time of the dream as a reality.” – Remez Sasson Kabir – The couplet ???? ???? ?? ???, ???? ???? ? ??? | ?? ???? ? ?????, ???? ????…

“Happiness is a conscious choice, not an automatic response.” – Mildred Barthel Kabir – The couplet ???? ??? ?? ??? ???, ???? ?? ?? ??? | ?? ????? ??? ??, ??? ??? ???, ??? ???? || transliterated: Jhute sukh ko sukh kahe, maanat hai man mauj | Jag chabena kaal ka, kuch mukh mein, kuch…

  “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.” – Lewis B. Smedes Kabir – The couplet ????? ???? ?? ???? ??, ???? ?? ????? | ?? ?????? ?? ?? ???, ?? ???????? ???? ??? || transliterated: Kshama bade ko ucchit hai, chhotan ko utpat | Kaa Vishnu…

“Mindfulness is the aware, balanced acceptance of the present experience. It isn’t more complicated that that. It is opening to or receiving the present moment, pleasant or unpleasant, just as it is, without either clinging to it or rejecting it.” – Sylvia Boorstein Kabir – The couplet ????? ???? ?? ???, ???? ?? ?? ????…

“Trying to make a single momentous change is often not only not successful, but often does not result in the desired effect. In fact, it is far better to make small habitual positive life changes that will catapult you to success. “ – Lighthouse Marketing Blog Kabir – The couplet ???? ?? ?? ?? ???…

“If one regards himself superior or equal or inferior by reason of the body that is impermanent, painful and subject to change, what else is it than not seeing reality? Or if one regards himself superior or equal or inferior by reason of feelings, perceptions, volitions or consciousness, what else is it than not seeing…

“The giving of wealth results in obtaining wealth, the giving of teaching results in obtaining wisdom, the giving of fearlessness results in obtaining health and long life.” –Buddhist teaching Kabir – The couplet ??????? ???? ?? ?? ???, ??? ?? ????? ? ??? | ??? ??? ?? ? ???, ?? ??? ??? ???? || transliterated:…

“It is lack of love for ourselves that inhibits our compassion toward others. If we make friends with ourselves, then there is no obstacle to opening our hearts and minds to others.” -unknown Kabir – The couplet ???? ??? ??? ?? ???, ????? ?? ? ??? | ??? ????? ????? ??, ???? ?? ????? ???…

” A mistake is not a truth because it is shared by many people, just as a truth is not false because it is emitted by a single individual. ” – Mahatma Ghandi Kabir – The couplet ??? ?? ?? ?? ?????, ?? ?? ??? ? ??? | ????? ????? ???? ????, ????? ????? ????…

“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they’re yours.” – Richard Bach Kabir – The couplet ???? ?? ??? ??? ??, ??? ?? ???? ??? | ??? ? ??? ??????, ??? ??? ??? ??? || transliterated: Meetha sab koi khaat hai, vish hai laage dhaay | Neem na koi peevasi, sabe rog mit jaay ||…

“Now that it’s all over, what did you really do yesterday that’s worth mentioning? “ – Coleman Cox Kabir – The couplet ???? ???? ?????????, ???? ?????? ???? | ???? ?????? ??? ??? ??, ?????? ?? ??? ??? ?? || transliterated: Sheetal shabd ucchhariye, aham maaniye naahi | Tera preetam tujh mein hai, dushman bhi…

“I am not young enough to know everything.” – Oscar Wilde Kabir – The couplet ???? ???? ???? ???, ???? ? ???? ??? | ??? ???? ??? ????, ?? ?? ???? ?? ??? || transliterated: Padha suna seekha sabhi, miti na sanshay shool | Kahe Kabir – kaise kahoon, yeh sab dukh ka mool ||…

“Self importance is our greatest enemy….our self importance requires that we spend most of our lives offended by someone.” –Carlos Castaneda Kabir – The couplet ???? ??? ?? ???? ???, ??? ??? ? ???? | ??? ???? ?????? ???, ??? ??? ?? ???? || transliterated: Maya taja to kya hua, maan taja na jaaye |…

“We smile at the ignorance of the savage who cuts down the tree in order to reach its fruit; but the same blunder is made by every person who is over eager and impatient in the pursuit of pleasure.” — William Channing Kabir – The couplet ???? ???? ?? ???, ???? ?? ??? ??? |…