Thought for today – 

Acknowledge Your Creativity and Genius

The qualities of creativity and genius are within you, awaiting your decision to match up with the power of intention. Genius is a characteristic of the creative force that allows all of material creation to come into form. It is an expression of the divine.

-Dr Wayne W. Dyer

..and now for Kabir day 19..

The couplet transliterated:

Tel tilli soun upaje, sada tel ko tel   |

Sangati ko bero bhayo, tate naam phulel ||

Translation:

Extracted from the oil seed, oil stays oil to the very end   |

The moment it is touched by essence, fragrant oil it becomes ||

My understanding:

Once again, Kabir, in his familiar style, is explaining the mystic with simple examples from daily life. 

Oil, extracted from the oil seed, by its nature, is fairly stable and stays oil for as long as one keeps it in appropriate containers, waiting for the day it is used. 

The moment it is blended with the essence of any fragrance, it picks up the fragrance, and never loses the fragrance. 

Similarly, a soul, coming into the world, is a plain soul unattached to any worldly experiences or desires. The company of the wise and saintly will make the person what the world calls a “good and nice-to-be-with” person. Unsightly company will have the exact opposite result. We become the image of those we associate with, different from any individual since we are the sum of our experiences. The core of our being never changes, but the entire being begins to reflect the light of those that shine on it. And soon enough, the rainbow of light becomes the pleasure of companionship.