\u201cEverything you\nthink, feel, say, and do contains seeds of more of itself.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u2015 Alan Cohen<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n Kabir \u2013 The couplet<\/strong> \u0939\u0940\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b \u0926\u093e\u092e\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947, \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0939\u0940 \u092e\u094b\u0932 \u0928 \u0924\u094b\u0932 ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n Transliterated:<\/strong> Heera to daamon mile, shabd hi mol na tol ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n Translation:<\/strong> My\nunderstanding:<\/strong> Every word, not\nspoken, creates a different forest \u2013 only this stays in our own mind, seeding a\nforest that grows faster than weeds in a sultry hot patch of land. And this\nforest blocks out all potential for healthy growth of the mind! <\/p>\n\n\n\n So speak, but\nthoughtfully, and we will be like the glorious sun spreading health and happiness\nover every patch of land it shines on.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" \u201cEverything you think, feel, say, and do contains seeds of more of itself.\u201d \u2015 Alan Cohen Kabir \u2013 The couplet \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u092c\u0930\u093e\u092c\u0930 \u0927\u0928\u093f \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940, \u091c\u094b \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u094b\u0932 | \u0939\u0940\u0930\u093e \u0924\u094b \u0926\u093e\u092e\u094b\u0902 \u092e\u093f\u0932\u0947, \u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u0939\u0940 \u092e\u094b\u0932 \u0928 \u0924\u094b\u0932 || Transliterated: Shabd barabar dhan nahi, jo koi jaane bol | Heera to daamon mile, shabd hi…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-677","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-philosophy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677","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=677"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":678,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/677\/revisions\/678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=677"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=677"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.akella.org\/mani\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=677"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\u0936\u092c\u094d\u0926 \u092c\u0930\u093e\u092c\u0930 \u0927\u0928\u093f \u0928\u093e\u0939\u0940, \u091c\u094b \u0915\u094b\u0908 \u091c\u093e\u0928\u0947 \u092c\u094b\u0932 | <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Shabd barabar dhan nahi, jo koi jaane bol |<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nThere is no treasure like the spoken word, use your words with care |
\nEven diamonds can be bought for a price, but words are truly priceless ||<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\nEvery word, spoken, lays seed to a new thread that grows into its own forest of\nideas, reactions, conversation and debate. This is a forest that many\nparticipate in and partake of, and if done right, <\/p>\n\n\n\n