“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 the Heart of the World: Thoughts, Stories and Prayers
Kabir – The couplet
कस्तूरी कुंडली बसै, मृग ढूंढे बन माहि ।
ऐसे घाटी घाटी राम है, दुनिया देखही नाहि ॥
transliterated:
Kasturi kundali basai, mrig dhoondhat ban maahi|
Aise ghati ghati ram hai, duniya dehkahi nahi||
Translation:
Musk resides in the navel of the deer, but the deer searches the forest outside for it |
The Lord lives in the heart of each soul, but seldom do people see the God within or around ||
My understanding:
Rationality seems to have made us masters of ignoring or even denying the obvious. We have developed an almost childish obstinacy in looking beyond and searching for greater meaning where none exists, rather than accept the simplicity in front of us.
The teacher is guiding us to give up our childishness, and re-awaken the childlike innocence that allows us to recognize the radiance of the souls all around us. Do that, and God is always in front of you!