I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me Poem by Kabir
I Said To The Wanting-Creature Inside Me
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.
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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. ..//
A great motivational piece of poetry by the saint poet..To MyPoemList
Profound write. I liked the closing words. just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are
What is that divine driving force inside our body.....look within....salutations to this great poet
What is that divine driving force inside our body.....look within....salutations to this great poet
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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10/15/2024 8:40:50 AM # 1.0.0
Beautiful poem and teaching.