I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me Poem by Kabir

I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me

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I said to the wanting-creature inside me:
What is this river you want to cross?
There are no travelers on the river-road, and no road.
Do you see anyone moving about on that bank, or nesting?

There is no river at all, and no boat, and no boatman.
There is no tow rope either, and no one to pull it.
There is no ground, no sky, no time, no bank, no ford!

And there is no body, and no mind!
Do you believe there is some place that will make the
soul less thirsty?
In that great absence you will find nothing.

Be strong then, and enter into your own body;
there you have a solid place for your feet.
Think about it carefully!
Don't go off somewhere else!

Kabir says this: just throw away all thoughts of
imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Edward Hester 03 May 2006

Beautiful poem and teaching.

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Shubham 08 April 2018

Such a masterpiece , or I say look within

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Kenneth Alwyn O''Hara-Dhand 05 October 2018

Can I use the above Kabir poem in a book I am writing on a royalty free basis quoting the source?

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Britte Ninad 07 April 2019

absolutely- And there is no body, and no mind! Do you believe there is some place that will make the soul less thirsty? In that great absence you will find nothing. ..//

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Koffi B Sossou 25 February 2024

What a poem! Very touching and deep in meaning.

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Dr Dillip K Swain 17 April 2021

A great motivational piece of poetry by the saint poet..To MyPoemList

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Varsha M 14 March 2021

Profound write. I liked the closing words. just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are

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Indira Renganathan 14 March 2021

What is that divine driving force inside our body.....look within....salutations to this great poet

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Indira Renganathan 14 March 2021

What is that divine driving force inside our body.....look within....salutations to this great poet

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Kabir

Kabir

Pratapgar, Uttar Pradesh, India
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