\u201cWhen you stop\nliving your life based on what others think of you real life begins. At that\nmoment, you will finally see the door of self-acceptance opened.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
– Shannon L.\nAlder <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kabir \u2013 The\ncouplet<\/strong> \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0932\u0940\u0928 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941\n\u091a\u0930\u0923 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u092d\u0947\u0937 \u091c\u0917\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0938 || <\/p>\n\n\n\n Transliterated:<\/strong> Bhakti leen\nGuru charan me, bheSh jagat ki aas ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n Translation:<\/strong> My\nunderstanding:<\/strong> \u201cWhen 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.\u201d – Shannon L. Alder Kabir \u2013 The couplet \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092d\u0947\u0937 \u092c\u0939\u0941 \u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u093e, \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0927\u0930\u0923\u093f \u0906\u0915\u093e\u0937 | \u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u0932\u0940\u0928 \u0917\u0941\u0930\u0941 \u091a\u0930\u0923 \u092e\u0947\u0902, \u092d\u0947\u0937 \u091c\u0917\u0924 \u0915\u0940 \u0906\u0938 || Transliterated:…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,4,9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-kabir","category-philosophy","category-philosophy-and-religion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=672"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":673,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/672\/revisions\/673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=672"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=672"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=672"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u092d\u0915\u094d\u0924\u093f \u092d\u0947\u0937 \u092c\u0939\u0941\n\u0905\u0902\u0924\u0930\u093e, \u091c\u0948\u0938\u0947 \u0927\u0930\u0923\u093f \u0906\u0915\u093e\u0937 | <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nBhakti bheSh bahu antara, jaise dharani akaas |<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThe is a difference between being devoted and wearing a devotee\u2019s dress \u2013 as between\nthe sky and earth |
\nDevotion comes at the Teacher\u2019s feet \u2013 the dress is to impress the rest of the\nworld ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nOur daily actions are normally driven by how we want others to perceive us, or\nby our effort to be what others expect us to be. But all this achieves is that\nwe become a reflection of our perception of others \u2013 which is true neither to our\nself or to the other. \n\nTo be truly myself is when I can be honest and free\n\u2013 which is the only way to let my internal light shine through. When I present myself\nas myself, and not a reflection of someone or something else, I will always\nfind acceptance – and the world will reciprocate back with true value for me. \n\n\n\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"