Category: Philosophy and Religion

“We can forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light.”— PlatoSant Kabir’s couplet –अगुन किए तो बहु किए, करत न मानी हार।भावें बंदा बख़्शे, भावें गर्दन मार॥Transliteration –Agun kiye to bahu kiye, karat na mani haar;Bhāven bandā bakṣhe, bhāven gardan mār.Translation…

“Your work is to discover your world — and then, with all your heart, give yourself to it… not to its paycheck.”— The Buddha (attributed)Sant Kabir’s couplet –साधु भूखा भाव का, धन का भूखा नाहीं।धन का भूखा जो फिरे, सो तो साधु नहीं॥Transliteration –Sādhu bhūkhā bhāv kā, dhan kā bhūkhā nāhīn;Dhan kā bhūkhā jo phire,…

“Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity,they think of you.”— H. Jackson Brown, Jr.Sant Kabir’s couplet –जब हम जग में पग धर्यो, सब हँसे हम रोये।कबीरा अब ऐसी कर चलो, पाछे हँसी न होये॥Transliteration –Jab ham jag meṁ pag dharyō, sab haṁse ham roye,Kabīrā ab aisī kar chalo, pāchhe haṁsī…

“Genuine people are rare, and that’s what makes them valuable.”— UnknownKabir – The coupletसब बन तो चंदन नहीं, सूरन के दल नाहीं।सब समुंदर मोती नहीं, यों साधु जग माहीं॥Transliterated:Sab ban to chandan nahi, shooran ke dal nahi |Sab samundra moti nahi, yun sadhu jag mahi ||Translation:“Not every forest is made of sandalwood, nor is every…

“Death is a stripping away of all that is not you. The secret of life is to ‘die before you die’ — and find that there is no death.”— Eckhart Tolle”The ego’s death is the only true death. What remains afterward is eternal — blissful and without fear.”- Ramana MaharshiKabir – The coupletजा मरने से…

“When I let go of what I am, I become what I might be.”— Lao Tzu, Tao Te ChingKabir – The coupletमैं लागा उस एक से, एक भया सब माहिं।सब मेरा, मैं सबन का, तिहाँ दूसरा नाहिं॥Transliterated:Main laaga uss ek se, ek bhaya sab maahin |Sab mera, main saban ka, tihan doosara naahin ||Translation:“I attached…

“One good teacher in a lifetime may sometimes change a delinquent into a solid citizen.”— Philip Wylie Kabir – The coupletसब धरती कागद करूँ, लेखन सब बनराय। सात समुद्र की मस्य करूँ, गुरु गुण लिखा न जाय॥ Transliterated:Sab dharti kaagad karun, lekhan sab ban raaye |  Saat samund ki muss karun, Guru gun likha na jaye…

“Surround yourself only with people who are going to lift you higher.”— Oprah Winfrey Kabir – The coupletहेत प्रीत सुन जो मिले, ता को मिलिए धाय। अंतर राखे जो मिले, तासे मिले बलाय॥transliterated:Het preet sun jo mile, taa ko miliye dhaaye | Antar raakhe jo mile, taase mile balaaye || Translation:If someone approaches you with genuine…

“Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose. You are already naked. There is no reason not to follow your heart.”— Steve Jobs Kabir – The coupletमाली आवत देख के, कलियाँ करें पुकार।फूल-फूल चुन लिए, काल हमारी बार॥transliterated:Māli āvat dekh ke,…

“Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space is our power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and our freedom.” – Viktor Frankl  Kabir – The coupletबाज़ीगर का बंदर, ऐसा जीव मन के साथ |नाना नाच दिखाए कर, रखता अपनी बात॥ Transliterated:Baazigar ka bandar, aisa jeev man ke saath…

“Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” Audrey Hepburn “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.” Steve Jobs The…

“Desire is a contract that you make with yourself to be unhappy until you get what you want.” – Naval Ravikant (contemporary philosopher and entrepreneur) The Couplet by Kabir कामी लज्जा न करै, न महें अहिलाद। नींद न मांगै सांथरा, भूख न मांगे स्वाद॥ Transliteratedkāmī lajjā na karai, na mēṁ ahilād |nīnd na māṅgai sāntharā,…

“The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing, and becomes nothing. He may avoid suffering and sorrow, but he simply cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live.” – Leo Buscaglia The Coupletजिन खोजा तिन पाइया, गहरे पानी पैठ | मैं बपुरा बूडन डरा, रहा किनारे बैठ || TransliteratedJin khoja tin paaiya, gahre…

“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“सकल पत्थर में हीरा भया, कुटिल मूरत हंस पसंद। कबीरा हंसा चुगै मोती, कौआ चुगै कंकर ||” Transliterated“Sakal pathar mein heera bhaya, kutil moorat hans pasand |…

“Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody’s going to know whether you did it or not.” Oprah Winfrey Kabir – The couplet“काहू काही समुझावत, रे काहू काही समुझै। सार श्रृंगार दोऊ की जानत, सार श्रृंगार में जाई॥” Transliterated“Kaahu kaahi samajhaavat, re kaahu kaahi samujhai |Saar sringaar dou ki jaanat, saar sringaar mein…

“Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.” Carl Jung (Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst) Kabir – The coupletदोस पराए देखि करि, चला हसन्त हसन्त |अपने याद न आवई, जिनका आदि न अंत || TransliteratedDos parae dekhi kari, chala hasant hasant |Apne yaad na aavai, jinka aadi na ant ||…

“Simple can be harder than complex: You have to work hard to get your thinking clean to make it simple. But it’s worth it in the end because once you get there, you can move mountains.” – Steve Jobs Kabir – The couplet “साधना बिनु सब सूना, साधना सब काज।साधना बिनु सुधि ना होई, साधना…

” Ninety percent of the world’s woe comes from people not knowing themselves, their abilities, their frailties, and even their real virtues. Most of us go almost all the way through life as complete strangers to ourselves – so how can we know anyone else?” – Sydney J. Harris  Kabir – The coupletकबीर मंदिर लाख का,…

“The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind.” – Kahlil Gibran  Kabir – The coupletकबिरा ते नर अंध है, गुरु को कहते और |  हरी रूठे गुरु ठौर है, गुरु रूठे नहीं ठौर ||  Transliterated:Kabira te…

“Love is our true destiny. We do not find the meaning of life by ourselves alone – we find it with another.” – Thomas Merton   Kabir – The couplet कबीर प्रेम न चखिया, चखी न लिया सौ । सूने घर का पहुना, ज्यों आवे त्यों जाउ|| Transliterated: Kabir Prem Na Chakhiya, Chakhi Na Liya…

“I slept and I dreamed that life is all joy. I woke and I saw that life is all service. I served and I saw that service is joy.” – Kahlil Gibran Kabir – The couplet कागा काको धन हरै, कोयल काको देत | मीठा शब्द सुनाये के , जग अपनो कर लेत।| Transliterated: kaga…

“When you stop living your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that moment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.” – Shannon L. Alder Kabir – The couplet भक्ति भेष बहु अंतरा, जैसे धरणि आकाष | भक्ति लीन गुरु चरण में, भेष जगत की आस || Transliterated:…

“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” – Erich Fromm, Escape From Freedom Kabir – The couplet साधु गाँठ न बंधाई, उदर समाता ले, आगे पाँचें हरी खड़े, जब मांगे तब दे || Transliterated: Sadhu gaanTh na bandhaai, udar samaata le…

“For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:”– Col 1:16 Kabir – The couplet जगत जानियो जिहि सकल, सो जग जानियो नाहि । ज्यो आँखें…