Month: March 2015

“Ships that pass in the night, and speak each other in passing, only a signal shown, and a distant voice in the darkness; So on the ocean of life, we pass and speak one another, only a look and a voice, then darkness again and a silence.” -Henry Wadsworth Longfellow   Kabir – The couplet…

“O my wealth-coveting and foolish soul, when will you succeed in emancipating yourself from the desire for wealth? Shame on my foolishness! I have been your toy! It is thus that one becomes a slave of others. No one born on earth did ever attain to the end of desire…. Without doubt, O Desire, your…

“nāty-aśnatas tu yogo ’sti, na caikāntam anaśnataḥ na cāti-svapna-śīlasya, jāgrato naiva cārjuna” There is no possibility of one’s becoming a yogi, O Arjuna, if one eats too much or eats too little, sleeps too much or does not sleep enough. – Bhagavad Gita 6.16   Kabir – The couplet कामी लज्या न कराइ, मन माहे…

“The secret of health for both mind and body is not to mourn for the past, not to worry about the future, or not to anticipate troubles, but to live the present moment wisely and earnestly.”   – Siddartha Guatama Buddha   Kabir – The couplet देह धरे का दंड, सब कहु को होइ । ज्ञानी…

“Freedom is to stand alone, unattached and unafraid, free in the understanding of desire which breeds illusion.” J.Krishnamurthi   Kabir – The couplet पुत्र पियारो पितः को, गोहाटी लागि ढाई । लोभ मिठाई हाथी दे, अपन गया भुलाई॥   Transliterated: Putr Piyaari Pitah Ko, Gohari Lagi Dhai | Lobh Mithai Haathi De, Apan Gaya Bhulai…

“Laziness erodes a person of his enthusiasm and energy. As a result the person loses all opportunities and finally becomes dejected and frustrated. The worst thing is that he stops believing in himself.” The Sama Veda   Kabir – The couplet कबीर सोता क्या करे, सोते जोई अकाज । ब्रह्म को आसन त्यागा, सोयत काल…

“The oak sleeps in the acorn, the bird waits in the egg, and in the highest vision of the soul, a waking angel stirs.” James Allen   Kabir – The couplet तन को जोगी सब करे, मन को बिरला कोई । सहजै सब बिधि पाइए, जो मन जोगी होइ ॥   Transliterated: Tan Ko Jogi…

“Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe.” Abraham Lincoln   Kabir – The couplet जिन जिन संभल न कियो, अस पुर पतन पाई । झाली पड़े दिन अथये, संभल कियो न जाई ||   Transliterated: Jin Jin Sambhal Na Kiyo, As Pur Patan…

“Attachment is the great fabricator of illusions; reality can be obtained only by someone who is detached.” Simone Weil   Kabir – The couplet जब लग भक्ति सकामता, तब लग निर्फळ सेव । कहै कबीर वह क्यों मिलै, निष्कामी निज देव ||   Transliterated: Jab Lag Bhakthi Sakaamta, Tab Lag Nirphal Sev | Kahai Kabir…

“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing, but a little want of knowledge is also a dangerous thing.” Samuel Butler Kabir – The couplet ग्यानी मूल गवैय्या, आपन भये कर्ता । ता ते संसारी भला, मन में रहे डरता|| Transliterated: Gyaani Mool Gavaiyya, Aapan Bhaye Karta | Taa Te Sansari Bhala, Man Mein Rahe Darta…

“Our Souls have sight of that immortal sea Which brought us hither, Can in a moment travel thither, And see the Children sport upon the shore, And hear the mighty waters rolling evermore.” – William Wordsworth (Ode: Intimations of Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood) Kabir – The couplet तन बोहित मन काग है, लाख…

“Your life quality is affected by the quality of your thoughts.” – MARCUS AURELIUS Kabir – The couplet बाहर कहाँ देखि ऐ, अंतर कहिये राम । कहो माहौल खलक सो, पर धनीसे काम || Transliterated: Baahar Kahan Dehi Ai, Antar Kahiye Ram | Kaho Maahaul Khalak So, Para Dhanise Kaam || Translation: Why do you…

“The battle you are going through is not fueled by the words or actions of others; it is fueled by the mind that gives it importance.” – Shannon L. Alder Kabir – The couplet सकलो दुर्मति दूर करू, अच्छा जनम बनाव । काग गवन गति छांडि के, हंस गवन चलि आव || Transliterated: Sakalo Durmati…

“What is life? A madness. What is life? An illusion, a shadow, a story. And the greatest good is little enough; for all life is a dream, and dreams themselves are only dreams.” – Pedro Calderon de la Barca Kabir – The couplet माया छाया एक सी, बिरला जाने कोई । भागात के पीछे लगे,…

“Please give me the light of your wisdom To dispel the darkness of my mind And to heal my mental continuum.” – from a prayer to Buddha   Kabir – The couplet पांच पहर धंधा किया, तीन पहर गया सोय । एक पहर भी नाम बिन, मुक्ति कैसे होय ||   Transliterated: Paanch Pahar Dhandha…

“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…