📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Guru and God both stand before me, whose feet shall I touch first,
I sacrifice myself to my Guru, who revealed God to me.❞
I sacrifice myself to my Guru, who revealed God to me.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Reading scriptures upon scriptures the world has died, none grew wise,
whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of love becomes truly wise.❞
whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of love becomes truly wise.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Do tomorrow's task today, and today's task now,
if ruin comes in an instant, when else will you do it.❞
if ruin comes in an instant, when else will you do it.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The thread of love, O Rahim, do not snap it apart,
once broken it joins not again, and if it does, a knot remains.❞
once broken it joins not again, and if it does, a knot remains.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Seeing the turning millstone, Kabir wept aloud,
between its two stones nothing whole remains.❞
between its two stones nothing whole remains.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Preserve your water, O Rahim, without it all is empty,
once water is lost none can be restored - pearl, man, or flour.❞
once water is lost none can be restored - pearl, man, or flour.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Tulsi, in this world people are of every kind,
greet all with a smile, for it is like the meeting of river and boat.❞
greet all with a smile, for it is like the meeting of river and boat.❞
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🔗❝If I made ink of all seven seas and pens of every forest tree,
And turned the whole earth into paper, still God's glory could not be written.❞
And turned the whole earth into paper, still God's glory could not be written.❞
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🔗❝The Guru is the potter, the disciple the clay pot, shaping it and removing every flaw.
Supporting it from within with his hand, he strikes it gently from without.❞
Supporting it from within with his hand, he strikes it gently from without.❞
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🔗❝There is yet no pollen, no sweet nectar, no blossoming in this season —
Yet the bee is already bound to the bud; what will become of it later?❞
Yet the bee is already bound to the bud; what will become of it later?❞
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🔗❝The lane of love is very narrow, two cannot fit within,
when I existed, God was not there; now God is, and I am not.❞
when I existed, God was not there; now God is, and I am not.❞
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🔗❝Nanak, remain humble and small, like the tiny doob grass.
Other tall grasses will wither away, but the doob will thrive on.❞
Other tall grasses will wither away, but the doob will thrive on.❞
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🔗❝My eyes have grown dim, watching the path again and again.
My tongue has blistered, calling out to Ram again and again.❞
My tongue has blistered, calling out to Ram again and again.❞
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🔗❝The fate of a lamp, says Rahim, is the fate of an unworthy son too.
When small it gives light, but as it grows bigger, it brings only darkness.❞
When small it gives light, but as it grows bigger, it brings only darkness.❞
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🔗❝As one's own devotion and disposition are,
so does one perceive the Lord's very form.❞
so does one perceive the Lord's very form.❞
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🔗❝The two look just alike, Rahim says, as long as they stay silent.
Only in the season of spring is the crow known apart from the cuckoo.❞
Only in the season of spring is the crow known apart from the cuckoo.❞
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🔗❝A true saint hungers for love and devotion, not for wealth.
Whoever wanders hungry for riches is no true saint at all.❞
Whoever wanders hungry for riches is no true saint at all.❞
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🔗❝Speak such words, losing all pride of self,
that cool the hearts of others, and cool your own as well.❞
that cool the hearts of others, and cool your own as well.❞
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🔗❝May Radha, the gracious one, remove all obstacles of my worldly existence —
She whose body's very shadow turns dark Shyam a radiant green.❞
She whose body's very shadow turns dark Shyam a radiant green.❞
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🔗❝Live always with laughter and joy, however heavy the sorrow
Even the hardest moments pass, when the heart stays light❞
Even the hardest moments pass, when the heart stays light❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Everyone remembers God in sorrow — in joy, none does,
whoever remembers God in joy — why would sorrow ever come?❞
whoever remembers God in joy — why would sorrow ever come?❞
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🔗❝A seed sown gives no fruit at once, mind the season's turn
Only in time does fruit arrive, patience is the true sign❞
Only in time does fruit arrive, patience is the true sign❞
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🔗❝Kabir's mind grew pure as the waters of the Ganges,
God himself follows behind, calling out Kabir, Kabir.❞
God himself follows behind, calling out Kabir, Kabir.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Whoever keeps dignity through poverty, and never loses self-respect
Is truly the wealthy one, even without a crown❞
Is truly the wealthy one, even without a crown❞
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🔗❝The diamond lay in the marketplace, covered under dust
Many passed but none knew its worth, till a true judge brushed it clean❞
Many passed but none knew its worth, till a true judge brushed it clean❞
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🔗❝The great do not boast, nor speak grandiose words,
does a diamond ever declare, my worth is a hundred thousand.❞
does a diamond ever declare, my worth is a hundred thousand.❞
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🔗❝Time is the mightiest force, whoever misses it repents
A moment gone never returns, however hard you try❞
A moment gone never returns, however hard you try❞
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🔗❝Truth always wins in the end, falsehood lasts a while
As the sun rises, it dissolves the web of darkness❞
As the sun rises, it dissolves the web of darkness❞
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🔗❝The days when I saw those blossoms, that spring season has passed.
Now only the bee lingers on the rose, on a leafless, thorny branch.❞
Now only the bee lingers on the rose, on a leafless, thorny branch.❞
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🔗❝Life is like a guest, a play of just a few days
Whoever does good deeds here, achieves the true meeting❞
Whoever does good deeds here, achieves the true meeting❞
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🔗❝O Lord, grant me only enough that my family may be fed,
that I go not hungry, nor any saint turned away hungry.❞
that I go not hungry, nor any saint turned away hungry.❞
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🔗❝The mind's true peace comes only, when the conscience is clear
A hidden sin never stays hidden, it torments the mind with pain❞
A hidden sin never stays hidden, it torments the mind with pain❞
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🔗❝O Kabir, your hut stands right beside the wicked and the cruel.
Whoever does, so shall he reap — why then do you grieve?❞
Whoever does, so shall he reap — why then do you grieve?❞
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🔗❝Goodwill, bloodshed, cough, joy, enmity, love, and intoxication —
Rahim says, these cannot be hidden however hard one tries; the whole world comes to know.❞
Rahim says, these cannot be hidden however hard one tries; the whole world comes to know.❞
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🔗❝Your Lord dwells within you, as fragrance dwells within the flower.
Yet like the musk deer, you keep searching the grass again and again.❞
Yet like the musk deer, you keep searching the grass again and again.❞
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🔗❝What good is greatness, like a towering date palm,
it gives no shade to travellers, its fruit hangs far out of reach.❞
it gives no shade to travellers, its fruit hangs far out of reach.❞
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🔗❝Rahim says with petty men, neither enmity nor love is good
Like a dog's bite or its lick, both bring only harm❞
Like a dog's bite or its lick, both bring only harm❞
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🔗❝Whoever holds peace within their mind, is the richest of all
Be it a king or a beggar, without peace all is hollow❞
Be it a king or a beggar, without peace all is hollow❞
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🔗❝In sorrow everyone remembers God, none does so in joy,
if one remembered Him in joy too, why would sorrow ever come.❞
if one remembered Him in joy too, why would sorrow ever come.❞
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🔗❝Adversity too is good, O Rahim, if it lasts but a few days,
for then one learns who in this world is friend and who is foe.❞
for then one learns who in this world is friend and who is foe.❞
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🔗❝Whoever stays connected to nature, finds true peace of mind
Trees, rivers, and mountains all, are the very source of life❞
Trees, rivers, and mountains all, are the very source of life❞
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🔗❝Recognize your own strength, do not depend on others' hope
Whoever trusts in their own self, fulfills every wish❞
Whoever trusts in their own self, fulfills every wish❞
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🔗❝Ambition is fine to hold, but do not lose your bonds
Whoever advances by abandoning relationships, ends up alone at last❞
Whoever advances by abandoning relationships, ends up alone at last❞
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🔗❝Whoever slanders behind one's back, carries a base nature
Speak your words to one's face, this alone is true honesty❞
Speak your words to one's face, this alone is true honesty❞
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🔗❝So what if you have found success, do not fall into pride
Whoever stays humble in victory, is the truest flower of all❞
Whoever stays humble in victory, is the truest flower of all❞
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🔗❝Discipline holds life together, like the thread within a garland
Break the thread and the beads scatter, without discipline there is no force❞
Break the thread and the beads scatter, without discipline there is no force❞
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🔗❝Those who searched, found it, by diving into deep water,
I, poor soul, feared drowning, and stayed sitting at the shore.❞
I, poor soul, feared drowning, and stayed sitting at the shore.❞
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🔗❝Do not abandon your principles in times of crisis, stand unmoved
Even amid danger stay firm on truth, unwavering and steady❞
Even amid danger stay firm on truth, unwavering and steady❞
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🔗❝Once trust is broken it never mends completely again
Build every bond of relationship with careful thought❞
Build every bond of relationship with careful thought❞
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🔗❝Keep the body free of illness, this is the greatest wealth
Without a healthy body, no effort for peace succeeds❞
Without a healthy body, no effort for peace succeeds❞
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🔗❝If a mistake occurs, learn from it, this is success's door
Whoever refuses to learn from error, loses again and again❞
Whoever refuses to learn from error, loses again and again❞
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🔗❝There is no penance equal to truth, no sin equal to falsehood,
in whose heart truth resides, in that heart God himself resides.❞
in whose heart truth resides, in that heart God himself resides.❞
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🔗❝Seeing the great, do not cast aside the small, O Rahim,
where a needle is needed, of what use is a sword.❞
where a needle is needed, of what use is a sword.❞
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🔗❝The values a teacher instills, stay with us for life
A child's future is shaped and molded, by the teacher's own hands❞
A child's future is shaped and molded, by the teacher's own hands❞
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🔗❝Do not walk around avoiding fear, instead challenge it
Whoever lives afraid of fear, loses again and again❞
Whoever lives afraid of fear, loses again and again❞
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🔗❝I went out looking for the evil one — I found none,
when I searched within my own heart, none was worse than me.❞
when I searched within my own heart, none was worse than me.❞
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🔗❝The clay says to the potter, why do you trample me so,
a day will come when I shall trample over you.❞
a day will come when I shall trample over you.❞
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🔗❝Thoughts untangle in solitude, the mind wanders in crowds
Stay alone once in a while, and peace of joy will come❞
Stay alone once in a while, and peace of joy will come❞
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🔗❝Stay grateful for every kindness done, never forget this truth
Whoever held your hand in need, remains a lasting gift❞
Whoever held your hand in need, remains a lasting gift❞
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🔗❝Whoever stays silent at the right time, avoids quarrel and strife
Even without speaking, one's wisdom shows itself clear❞
Even without speaking, one's wisdom shows itself clear❞
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🔗❝Keep your desires under check, lest they turn into disease
Whoever can live with little, that alone is true discipline❞
Whoever can live with little, that alone is true discipline❞
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🔗❝Others' time matters too, give it your respect
Whoever fails to arrive on time, loses their own honor❞
Whoever fails to arrive on time, loses their own honor❞
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🔗❝Do not ask a holy man's caste, ask instead of his wisdom,
value the sword itself, and let the sheath lie aside.❞
value the sword itself, and let the sheath lie aside.❞
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🔗❝The tongue is a sword of its own, it wounds without any blood
Sweet words build every bond, bitter ones tear it in two❞
Sweet words build every bond, bitter ones tear it in two❞
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🔗❝Wealth nor mind ever perished, though bodies withered away
Hope and craving stayed alive, so said Kabir Das❞
Hope and craving stayed alive, so said Kabir Das❞
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🔗❝Keep the slanderer near, build his hut in your courtyard,
without water or soap he purifies your very nature.❞
without water or soap he purifies your very nature.❞
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🔗❝Love's end, O Rahim, takes a strange course indeed,
just as a wool blanket, the more it is soaked, the heavier it grows.❞
just as a wool blanket, the more it is soaked, the heavier it grows.❞
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🔗❝Do not be enchanted by appearance, always test the true worth
One may look beautiful outside, yet carry darkness within❞
One may look beautiful outside, yet carry darkness within❞
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🔗❝Learn to rise again after falling, this is life's true mantra
Whoever remains afraid of defeat, never becomes truly free❞
Whoever remains afraid of defeat, never becomes truly free❞
👁️78.9k
🔗❝Listening always sharpens wisdom, without it ignorance remains
Whoever reflects on what they hear, becomes truly learned❞
Whoever reflects on what they hear, becomes truly learned❞
👁️79.9k
🔗❝Why did you do what you did? Why regret it now?
You planted a thorny babul tree — from where will you eat mangoes?❞
You planted a thorny babul tree — from where will you eat mangoes?❞
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🔗❝Call only that friend true, who stands with you in sorrow
Companions in joy are many, but who holds your hand in pain❞
Companions in joy are many, but who holds your hand in pain❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Kabir, he alone is a true guide who feels another's pain.
Whoever cannot feel another's pain is faithless and without guidance.❞
Whoever cannot feel another's pain is faithless and without guidance.❞
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🔗❝Human life is like a bubble on water.
It vanishes even as you watch, like a star at dawn.❞
It vanishes even as you watch, like a star at dawn.❞
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🔗❝Love does not grow in a garden, it is not sold in the market —
whoever desires it, king or subject, must give their head to take it.❞
whoever desires it, king or subject, must give their head to take it.❞
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🔗❝The clay said to the potter, why do you trample me,
One day such will come, I shall trample you.❞
One day such will come, I shall trample you.❞
👁️72.0k
🔗❝Never scorn a straw that lies beneath your feet,
it may fly up into your eye and cause great pain.❞
it may fly up into your eye and cause great pain.❞
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🔗❝Whoever keeps composure in crisis, is the true brave one
Whoever panics under hardship, only sheds tears from the eyes❞
Whoever panics under hardship, only sheds tears from the eyes❞
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🔗❝Excessive self-confidence, leads to great mistakes
Keep a little doubt beside you, and you shall always avoid the stumble❞
Keep a little doubt beside you, and you shall always avoid the stumble❞
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🔗❝Greed brings nothing but sorrow, its craving has no end
The more one gets the more one wants, the mind never finds peace❞
The more one gets the more one wants, the mind never finds peace❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Where ego makes its home, the divine finds no room
Rising high it falls hardest, as pride always breaks❞
Rising high it falls hardest, as pride always breaks❞
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🔗❝Whoever forgives with a pure heart, ends the feud that instant
Whoever nurses anger and grudge, reaps only sorrow❞
Whoever nurses anger and grudge, reaps only sorrow❞
👁️72.1k
🔗❝No duty is greater than service, let everyone know this well
Whoever stays devoted to service, good fortune finds them❞
Whoever stays devoted to service, good fortune finds them❞
👁️73.5k
🔗❝A word once loosed flies like an arrow, it never returns
Speak only after thought, so no enmity takes root❞
Speak only after thought, so no enmity takes root❞
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🔗❝Without a guru there is no knowledge, without one confusion never lifts
The guru alone shows the path, the guru alone is life's true duty❞
The guru alone shows the path, the guru alone is life's true duty❞
👁️49.2k
🔗❝Knowledge shared never diminishes, it multiplies a thousandfold
Whoever hides it only for oneself, loses its very essence❞
Whoever hides it only for oneself, loses its very essence❞
👁️71.8k
🔗❝Do tomorrow's work today, do today's work now,
If destruction comes in a moment, when will you do it then.❞
If destruction comes in a moment, when will you do it then.❞
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🔗❝Patience, faith, a true friend, and a wife -
these four are tested only in times of adversity.❞
these four are tested only in times of adversity.❞
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🔗❝Do tomorrow's work today, today's work now —
in a moment destruction may come — then when will you do it?❞
in a moment destruction may come — then when will you do it?❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Be patient O mind, everything happens in time,
The gardener waters a hundred pots, fruit comes in season.❞
The gardener waters a hundred pots, fruit comes in season.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Rahim says, preserve water — without it all is empty,
Without water neither pearl, man, nor lime can survive.❞
Without water neither pearl, man, nor lime can survive.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Those who devalue the Guru are blind,
If God turns away, the Guru shelters you; if Guru turns away, there's no shelter.❞
If God turns away, the Guru shelters you; if Guru turns away, there's no shelter.❞
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🔗❝All things come through labor, nothing comes to the seated
Whoever moves neither hand nor foot, sleeps while fortune sleeps❞
Whoever moves neither hand nor foot, sleeps while fortune sleeps❞
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🔗❝Never abandon hope, dear soul, however dark the night
Dawn always arrives at last, once night's blow has passed❞
Dawn always arrives at last, once night's blow has passed❞
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🔗❝Where there is compassion, there is righteousness; where there is greed, there is sin.
Where there is anger, there is death; where there is forgiveness, there is God.❞
Where there is anger, there is death; where there is forgiveness, there is God.❞
👁️65.6k
🔗❝Only wealth earned through labor lasts, ill-gotten gain flies off
Like water poured on sand, it never stays in place❞
Like water poured on sand, it never stays in place❞
👁️44.3k
🔗❝Whoever holds patience in their work, reaps sweet fruit in the end
Haste in every deed only spoils what seemed certain❞
Haste in every deed only spoils what seemed certain❞
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🔗❝Forgiveness befits the great; mischief belongs to the small.
Says Rahim, did Hari lose anything when sage Bhrigu kicked him?❞
Says Rahim, did Hari lose anything when sage Bhrigu kicked him?❞
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🔗❝Slowly slowly O mind — everything happens slowly,
the gardener waters a hundred pots — when the season comes the fruit appears.❞
the gardener waters a hundred pots — when the season comes the fruit appears.❞
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🔗❝Company shapes the fruit one gets, as is the friend one keeps
With the koel one gains sweet song, the crow stays black in form❞
With the koel one gains sweet song, the crow stays black in form❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝You didn't remember God in joy, called only in pain,
Says Kabir — who will hear that servant's complaint?❞
Says Kabir — who will hear that servant's complaint?❞
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🔗❝Beware of flattery, it is a sweet poison
Truth may sound bitter, but it is the real pearl❞
Truth may sound bitter, but it is the real pearl❞
👁️44.4k
🔗❝Simple living and high thinking, this is the essence of success
A mind trapped in show and pretense, loses the weight of its virtue❞
A mind trapped in show and pretense, loses the weight of its virtue❞
👁️62.9k
🔗❝Earning a good name is hard, losing it takes but a moment
Think carefully before every deed, and every word you speak❞
Think carefully before every deed, and every word you speak❞
👁️60.3k
🔗❝The great do not boast, the great do not speak tall words,
Rahim says — does a diamond ever say, my worth is a lakh rupees.❞
Rahim says — does a diamond ever say, my worth is a lakh rupees.❞
👁️60.0k
🔗❝Rare and precious is this human birth; the body does not come again and again.
As a leaf falls from a tree, it never returns to the branch.❞
As a leaf falls from a tree, it never returns to the branch.❞
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🔗❝Rahim says — those men are dead who go about begging,
but those before them are dead in whose mouth no refusal comes.❞
but those before them are dead in whose mouth no refusal comes.❞
👁️57.0k
🔗❝Whoever only hoards their wealth and shares it not with any
At death it is all left behind, and then they repent alone❞
At death it is all left behind, and then they repent alone❞
👁️42.5k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Speech is a priceless gem, known to those who speak wisely,
Weigh it on the scale of the heart before letting it out.❞
Weigh it on the scale of the heart before letting it out.❞
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🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝I went out to look for the wicked, I found none,
When I searched my own heart, none was worse than me.❞
When I searched my own heart, none was worse than me.❞
👁️56.0k
🔗❝Whoever follows a routine, their life flows in the right course
Without routine everything scatters, like a rudder without its rope❞
Without routine everything scatters, like a rudder without its rope❞
👁️61.2k
🔗❝Without action there is no reward, however much you plead
Whatever seed you plant, that same crop you shall reap❞
Whatever seed you plant, that same crop you shall reap❞
👁️57.8k
🔗❝Where strife dwells within a home, happiness never enters
A home filled with love alone, is forever called heaven❞
A home filled with love alone, is forever called heaven❞
👁️41.6k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Excess of speech is not good, nor is too much silence,
Excess of rain is not good, nor is too much sunshine.❞
Excess of rain is not good, nor is too much sunshine.❞
👁️55.0k
🔗❝Too much food or too much pleasure, both bring on sickness
Whoever walks the middle path, finds the true essence of joy❞
Whoever walks the middle path, finds the true essence of joy❞
👁️56.7k
🔗❝The world died reading books, yet none became truly wise,
whoever reads the two-and-half letters of love, becomes the wisest, I surmise.❞
whoever reads the two-and-half letters of love, becomes the wisest, I surmise.❞
👁️55.0k
🔗❝Wealth given in charity never truly shrinks, this is its special virtue
Whoever shares both wealth and wisdom, finds it growing still more❞
Whoever shares both wealth and wisdom, finds it growing still more❞
👁️39.8k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Don't ask a saint's caste — ask their wisdom instead,
Value the sword, not the scabbard.❞
Value the sword, not the scabbard.❞
👁️54.0k
🔗❝Live always with self-respect, even if wealth eludes you
Life can go on without riches, but not without self-respect❞
Life can go on without riches, but not without self-respect❞
👁️55.9k
🔗❝Focus on one and all are achieved, try to focus on all and all are lost,
Rahim says — water the root and the flowers and fruits will flourish.❞
Rahim says — water the root and the flowers and fruits will flourish.❞
👁️54.0k
🔗❝Contentment is the greatest wealth, know this well my friend
Whoever carries peace within always wins in the end❞
Whoever carries peace within always wins in the end❞
👁️38.5k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝I went looking for the wicked and found none —
but when I searched my own heart I found none worse than me.❞
but when I searched my own heart I found none worse than me.❞
👁️51.0k
🔗❝Ask not the caste of a holy man — ask for his wisdom,
value the sword itself — let the scabbard lie.❞
value the sword itself — let the scabbard lie.❞
👁️51.5k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Reading books the world has died yet none became wise,
One who reads the two-and-a-half letters of love — becomes truly wise.❞
One who reads the two-and-a-half letters of love — becomes truly wise.❞
👁️52.0k
🔗❝Never mock the weak with taunting hands
That very one may one day become your companion in sorrow❞
That very one may one day become your companion in sorrow❞
👁️36.4k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝For one who sows thorns for you, sow flowers in return,
For you the flower stays a flower, for him it turns to thorns.❞
For you the flower stays a flower, for him it turns to thorns.❞
👁️51.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝I went out searching for evil in others, but found none,
When I searched my own heart, none was more evil than I.❞
When I searched my own heart, none was more evil than I.❞
👁️50.0k
🔗❝Don't break the thread of love with a jerk;
Once broken it won't join — if joined, a knot remains.❞
Once broken it won't join — if joined, a knot remains.❞
👁️52.0k
🔗❝Tulsidas says — in times of adversity, your companions are knowledge, humility, wisdom,
Courage, good deeds, truthfulness, and faith in Ram.❞
Courage, good deeds, truthfulness, and faith in Ram.❞
👁️51.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝No austerity equals truth, no sin equals falsehood,
In whose heart truth dwells — in that heart God dwells.❞
In whose heart truth dwells — in that heart God dwells.❞
👁️49.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝In adversity, Tulsi says, your companions are knowledge, humility, and wisdom —
courage, virtue, truth, and faith in God.❞
courage, virtue, truth, and faith in God.❞
👁️48.5k
🔗❝Rahim says, preserve honour — without it all is empty;
Without water, neither pearl, man, nor lime can survive.❞
Without water, neither pearl, man, nor lime can survive.❞
👁️50.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Riches and gold all get left behind, none of it comes along
Character alone is the true wealth, forever a faithful companion❞
Character alone is the true wealth, forever a faithful companion❞
👁️50.8k
🔗❝Musk dwells within the deer itself, yet it searches the whole forest for it.
So does Ram dwell within every heart, yet the world fails to see.❞
So does Ram dwell within every heart, yet the world fails to see.❞
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🔗❝O Lord, give me only this much — enough to feed my family,
that I go not hungry, and no saint leaves my door hungry.❞
that I go not hungry, and no saint leaves my door hungry.❞
👁️47.5k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝What you must do tomorrow, do today; what today, do now,
In a moment destruction may come, when will you do it then?❞
In a moment destruction may come, when will you do it then?❞
👁️47.0k
🔗❝Keep the word once given, whatever the circumstance
Whoever breaks their word again and again, loses all their standing❞
Whoever breaks their word again and again, loses all their standing❞
👁️52.1k
🔗❝I went looking for the wicked, found none;
When I searched my own mind, none was more wicked than I.❞
When I searched my own mind, none was more wicked than I.❞
👁️48.0k
🔗❝Ask not a saint's caste, ask for their knowledge,
Value the sword, let the scabbard lie where it is.❞
Value the sword, let the scabbard lie where it is.❞
👁️48.0k
🔗❝Anger once vented brings regret, anger destroys good sense
Whoever stays calm amid trouble, is the one who makes history❞
Whoever stays calm amid trouble, is the one who makes history❞
👁️51.0k
🔗❝Goddesses, mortal women, and serpent-maidens — all wish for this alone:
To leave the body on the banks of the Ganga, beneath a tulsi tree, chanting Ram's name.❞
To leave the body on the banks of the Ganga, beneath a tulsi tree, chanting Ram's name.❞
👁️49.0k
🔗❝Sweet words bring happiness all around, says Tulsi;
This is the spell of enchantment — abandon harsh speech.❞
This is the spell of enchantment — abandon harsh speech.❞
👁️46.0k
🔗❝The python does no labor, the bird does no toil,
Says servant Maluka, Ram alone is the provider for all.❞
Says servant Maluka, Ram alone is the provider for all.❞
👁️33.2k
🔗❝Do tomorrow's work today; do today's work now —
in a moment ruin may come; when then will you do it?❞
in a moment ruin may come; when then will you do it?❞
👁️44.5k
🔗❝Do tomorrow's work today, and today's work now —
In a moment, the end may come; when will you do it then?❞
In a moment, the end may come; when will you do it then?❞
👁️44.0k
🔗❝O mind, be patient and slow — all things happen in their time,
the gardener waters a hundred pots, but fruit comes only in its season's prime.❞
the gardener waters a hundred pots, but fruit comes only in its season's prime.❞
👁️45.0k
🔗❝Keep your critic close, give him a hut in your yard;
Without soap and water, he cleanses your nature.❞
Without soap and water, he cleanses your nature.❞
👁️45.0k
🔗❝Drop by drop the pitcher fills, slowly the work gets done
Whoever keeps unbroken devotion, completes every task❞
Whoever keeps unbroken devotion, completes every task❞
👁️47.7k
🔗❝Speak such words, losing your ego,
That cool others and cool yourself too.❞
That cool others and cool yourself too.❞
👁️45.0k
🔗❝For one who sows thorns for you, sow flowers in return;
For you the flower is a flower — for him it becomes a trident.❞
For you the flower is a flower — for him it becomes a trident.❞
👁️44.0k
🔗❝In sorrow everyone remembers God — in happiness none do —
if one remembers God in happiness, why would sorrow ever come?❞
if one remembers God in happiness, why would sorrow ever come?❞
👁️42.5k
🔗❝Whatever you have learned of this world is never enough
Only the one who stays humble truly deserves to be called wise❞
Only the one who stays humble truly deserves to be called wise❞
👁️45.4k
🔗❝Even a single lamp in darkness, lights the path from afar
A true friend's honest counsel too, shatters every crisis❞
A true friend's honest counsel too, shatters every crisis❞
👁️46.4k
🔗❝Do tomorrow's work today, today's work now,
In a moment destruction may come — when will you do it then?❞
In a moment destruction may come — when will you do it then?❞
👁️43.0k
🔗❝Walk the road of honesty, however hard it seems
Falsehood may feel like ease at first, but ends in deep regret❞
Falsehood may feel like ease at first, but ends in deep regret❞
👁️43.8k
🔗❝For the one who plants thorns in your path, plant flowers in return,
for you flowers will bloom, for him it becomes a trident of concern.❞
for you flowers will bloom, for him it becomes a trident of concern.❞
👁️42.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The clay says to the potter, "Why do you trample me today?
A day will come when I shall trample you."❞
A day will come when I shall trample you."❞
👁️41.0k
🔗❝Give me just enough to sustain my household;
Let me not go hungry, nor the saint at my door.❞
Let me not go hungry, nor the saint at my door.❞
👁️42.0k
🔗❝In sorrow all remember God, but in joy no one does —
If one remembered God in joy too, why would sorrow come?❞
If one remembered God in joy too, why would sorrow come?❞
👁️40.0k
🔗❝The couplets of Satsaiya are like arrows from a bow,
They look small to see, but the wounds they make are deep.❞
They look small to see, but the wounds they make are deep.❞
👁️42.0k
🔗❝Whoever gains education becomes great, education is boundless power
Only through education can be dispelled, the darkness of ignorance❞
Only through education can be dispelled, the darkness of ignorance❞
👁️42.1k
🔗❝Adversity too is good if it lasts but a few days —
by it one comes to know in this world who is friend and who is foe.❞
by it one comes to know in this world who is friend and who is foe.❞
👁️40.0k
🔗❝Reading books the world died, yet none became wise;
Whoever reads the letters of 'love' becomes truly learned.❞
Whoever reads the letters of 'love' becomes truly learned.❞
👁️41.0k
🔗❝Practice can accomplish anything, however hard the task may seem
Keep at it without pause, and success will come by name❞
Keep at it without pause, and success will come by name❞
👁️28.7k
🔗❝Do good and good shall come to you,
wish no ill upon another.
What you sow you shall always reap,
this is the world's justice, my brother.❞
wish no ill upon another.
What you sow you shall always reap,
this is the world's justice, my brother.❞
👁️41.0k
🔗❝To remain humble after gaining high position, this is the true mark
Whoever grows intoxicated with power, loses their own dignity❞
Whoever grows intoxicated with power, loses their own dignity❞
👁️41.9k
🔗❝Whoever sows thorns for you — sow flowers for them —
you shall have flowers upon flowers; for them — thorns.❞
you shall have flowers upon flowers; for them — thorns.❞
👁️39.5k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Keep the critic close, give him a cottage in your yard —
without water or soap, he cleanses your character.❞
without water or soap, he cleanses your character.❞
👁️39.2k
🔗❝What you plan for tomorrow, do today;
what you plan for today, do now,
In a moment comes calamity, when will you do it then?❞
what you plan for today, do now,
In a moment comes calamity, when will you do it then?❞
👁️39.5k
🔗❝Kabir stands in the marketplace, wishing well for all;
Neither friendship with any, nor enmity with any.❞
Neither friendship with any, nor enmity with any.❞
👁️40.0k
🔗❝As the food you eat, so becomes your mind.
As the water you drink, so becomes your speech.❞
As the water you drink, so becomes your speech.❞
👁️43.4k
🔗❝Great strength lies in unity, scattered ones only lose
Whoever works together in any task, wins beyond measure❞
Whoever works together in any task, wins beyond measure❞
👁️41.8k
🔗❝The one who knows little thinks himself great
The one who knows fully always keeps the measure of humility❞
The one who knows fully always keeps the measure of humility❞
👁️27.1k
🔗❝O Rahim, a little adversity is itself good —
For in it, we come to know who is friend and who is foe.❞
For in it, we come to know who is friend and who is foe.❞
👁️37.5k
🔗❝Rahim says — keep your heart's pain within yourself alone,
people will laugh at hearing it but none will share your load.❞
people will laugh at hearing it but none will share your load.❞
👁️38.0k
🔗❝Sleep is the sign of death — rise, Kabir, and wake —
abandon other elixirs and take to the elixir of the Name.❞
abandon other elixirs and take to the elixir of the Name.❞
👁️38.0k
🔗❝Blessed are those who help others with every limb,
Like henna — colour clings most to those who apply it.❞
Like henna — colour clings most to those who apply it.❞
👁️38.0k
🔗❝Rahim says — bad company cannot affect one of noble nature,
Snakes coil around the sandalwood tree but its poison does not spread.❞
Snakes coil around the sandalwood tree but its poison does not spread.❞
👁️39.0k
🔗❝Whoever masters their own senses, is the one truly called wise
Whoever cannot govern their own mind, remains but a fool❞
Whoever cannot govern their own mind, remains but a fool❞
👁️27.3k
🔗❝By mastering one thing all is mastered — by attempting all, all is lost —
Rahim says: water the root and the branches will bloom with fruit.❞
Rahim says: water the root and the branches will bloom with fruit.❞
👁️37.0k
🔗❝The body's dirt washes away, for those who bathe each day
But the mind's impurity never clears, without righteous deeds❞
But the mind's impurity never clears, without righteous deeds❞
👁️26.6k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝As oil is within the sesame, as fire within the flint —
your Lord is within you; awaken if you can.❞
your Lord is within you; awaken if you can.❞
👁️36.5k
🔗❝The world dies reading books but no one becomes a scholar —
Whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of Love becomes truly learned.❞
Whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of Love becomes truly learned.❞
👁️35.5k
🔗❝The world has died reading scripture but none became wise —
whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of love becomes truly learned.❞
whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of love becomes truly learned.❞
👁️36.0k
🔗❝O Rahim, what can bad company do to one of noble nature,
Sandalwood is not poisoned though serpents cling to it.❞
Sandalwood is not poisoned though serpents cling to it.❞
👁️36.0k
🔗❝Speak truth, accept truth always,
in truth alone lies peace.
The house built on the base of lies,
cannot stand long before it will cease.❞
in truth alone lies peace.
The house built on the base of lies,
cannot stand long before it will cease.❞
👁️37.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The innocence of childhood, fades as one grows old
Keep that child alive within, who smiles with a true heart❞
Keep that child alive within, who smiles with a true heart❞
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🔗❝Plunder it while you can — the wealth of Ram's name.
Later you will regret it, when your last breath departs.❞
Later you will regret it, when your last breath departs.❞
👁️40.1k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The world died reading books, yet no one became wise,
Whoever reads the two-and-half letters of Love, the scholar prize.❞
Whoever reads the two-and-half letters of Love, the scholar prize.❞
👁️37.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Rahim says, do not snap the thread of love with a jerk,
Once broken it joins no more, or joins with a knot's murk.❞
Once broken it joins no more, or joins with a knot's murk.❞
👁️37.0k
🔗❝Turning prayer beads through ages gone, the heart's turning never done —
Drop the bead of the hand, and turn the bead of the mind.❞
Drop the bead of the hand, and turn the bead of the mind.❞
👁️35.0k
🔗❝The pot is in the water and the water is in the pot, water within and without.
When the pot breaks, its water merges into water — this truth the wise have spoken.❞
When the pot breaks, its water merges into water — this truth the wise have spoken.❞
👁️24.9k
🔗❝In adversity, your companions are knowledge, humility, and wisdom,
Courage, good deeds, truth — and faith in Ram alone.❞
Courage, good deeds, truth — and faith in Ram alone.❞
👁️35.0k
🔗❝Time once gone never returns, however bitterly you weep
Wasting time is pure folly, for time itself is the essence❞
Wasting time is pure folly, for time itself is the essence❞
👁️36.7k
🔗❝Rahim says — when you look at the great, do not discard the small,
where the needle does its work, what can the sword do at all?❞
where the needle does its work, what can the sword do at all?❞
👁️34.5k
🔗❝Happiness is not what money brings, happiness is the mind's ease
Whoever has peace within, is the happiest of all❞
Whoever has peace within, is the happiest of all❞
👁️24.1k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Be patient, O mind, all things come in their time;
even if the gardener waters a hundred pots, fruit comes only in season.❞
even if the gardener waters a hundred pots, fruit comes only in season.❞
👁️34.0k
🔗❝O Rahim, sit quiet and watch the turn of days,
When good days come, success will not delay.❞
When good days come, success will not delay.❞
👁️34.0k
🔗❝O Rahim, those humans are truly blessed who live to serve others —
even Kabir, the sages, and clouds praise such souls.❞
even Kabir, the sages, and clouds praise such souls.❞
👁️33.0k
🔗❝Rahim says: keep water — without water all is empty —
without water none can survive: pearl, man, or lime.❞
without water none can survive: pearl, man, or lime.❞
👁️33.5k
🔗❝A straw flew upward in love's whirlwind,
Straw met straw — each found its own.❞
Straw met straw — each found its own.❞
👁️34.0k
🔗❝Speaking, coyly refusing, delighting, feigning anger, meeting, blossoming, feeling shy —
Even in a crowded room, they say it all through their eyes alone.❞
Even in a crowded room, they say it all through their eyes alone.❞
👁️26.8k
🔗❝Turning the beads for an age — yet the mind's turning has not turned —
drop the beads in your hand and turn the beads of your mind.❞
drop the beads in your hand and turn the beads of your mind.❞
👁️32.5k
🔗❝Focus on the root and all is achieved; pursue all and all is lost —
O Rahim, water the root, and the flowers and fruits will flourish.❞
O Rahim, water the root, and the flowers and fruits will flourish.❞
👁️31.5k
🔗❝Age advancing does not always mean wisdom follows too
Wisdom comes only through experience, not in every aged mind❞
Wisdom comes only through experience, not in every aged mind❞
👁️24.7k
🔗❝No sleep, no rest, no hunger, no eating —
Since devotion took hold, such colour has it painted.❞
Since devotion took hold, such colour has it painted.❞
👁️31.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The clay says to the potter, why do you knead me so,
A day will come when I shall knead you down below.❞
A day will come when I shall knead you down below.❞
👁️32.6k
🔗❝You have turned the rosary for ages, yet the mind has not turned,
Drop the beads from your hand; turn instead the beads of the mind.❞
Drop the beads from your hand; turn instead the beads of the mind.❞
👁️31.0k
🔗❝If you want a bond that never fades nor gathers dust
Rahim says make a friend as steady as a stone wall❞
Rahim says make a friend as steady as a stone wall❞
👁️35.4k
🔗❝O Kabir, what use is sleep — rise and worship God,
When death's staff strikes your head, what use is repentance?❞
When death's staff strikes your head, what use is repentance?❞
👁️30.0k
🔗❝One who sows thorns for you — sow flowers for them in return,
Yours will bloom into flowers, theirs will become a trident.❞
Yours will bloom into flowers, theirs will become a trident.❞
👁️29.5k
🔗❝Stay honest in every dealing, never resort to deceit
Whoever trades with integrity, flourishes in every moment❞
Whoever trades with integrity, flourishes in every moment❞
👁️23.7k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The clay said to the potter, "Why do you tread on me?
One day shall come, and I shall tread on thee."❞
One day shall come, and I shall tread on thee."❞
👁️30.4k
🔗❝Kabir, this is the house of love, not some aunt's house to enter freely.
Only one who lays down his head upon the ground may step inside.❞
Only one who lays down his head upon the ground may step inside.❞
👁️20.9k
🔗❝Trees bear fruit in their own season — what praise is there in that?
But one who bears fruit out of season, says Rahim, is truly by God's grace.❞
But one who bears fruit out of season, says Rahim, is truly by God's grace.❞
👁️31.5k
🔗❝What good is bathing if the mind stays dirty,
A fish lives in water yet its smell doesn't wash away.❞
A fish lives in water yet its smell doesn't wash away.❞
👁️29.0k
🔗❝One who sows thorns for you — sow flowers for them instead,
Yours is the flower, while theirs is a trident's dread.❞
Yours is the flower, while theirs is a trident's dread.❞
👁️29.6k
🔗❝Set your own boundaries, do not heed every voice
Whoever agrees with everyone always, loses their own identity❞
Whoever agrees with everyone always, loses their own identity❞
👁️23.5k
🔗❝Keep the critic close, give them a hut in your courtyard,
Without water and soap they cleanse your nature.❞
Without water and soap they cleanse your nature.❞
👁️28.0k
🔗❝Everyone remembers God in sorrow, none in joy,
If you remember in joy, why would sorrow be?❞
If you remember in joy, why would sorrow be?❞
👁️27.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The body is bound to perish, such is this worldly stage
Whoever has come must go, this is creation's essence❞
Whoever has come must go, this is creation's essence❞
👁️30.2k
🔗❝When sorrow comes do not panic, this too shall pass away
After every night comes dawn, this is the strength of this world❞
After every night comes dawn, this is the strength of this world❞
👁️29.2k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Do tomorrow's work today, today's work now,
For the moment may end — then when and how?
Delay not what must be done, for time won't wait,
The moment fleets away — act before it's late.❞
For the moment may end — then when and how?
Delay not what must be done, for time won't wait,
The moment fleets away — act before it's late.❞
👁️27.6k
🔗❝O Lord, grant me enough to sustain my family —
neither may I starve, nor may the holy man leave hungry.❞
neither may I starve, nor may the holy man leave hungry.❞
👁️26.5k
🔗❝Calling the great by humble names doesn't diminish them,
Calling God 'Girdhar' or 'Murlidhar' causes no offence.❞
Calling God 'Girdhar' or 'Murlidhar' causes no offence.❞
👁️27.0k
🔗❝As times change, learn to adapt, do not stay rigidly fixed
Whoever changes along with the world, keeps their wisdom intact❞
Whoever changes along with the world, keeps their wisdom intact❞
👁️18.4k
🔗❝Whoever plants thorns in your path, you plant flowers for them,
For you the flower shall bloom in return, for them a trident of pain condemn.❞
For you the flower shall bloom in return, for them a trident of pain condemn.❞
👁️27.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝I went out searching for the wicked one,
But no one wicked did I find to shun.
When I searched deep within my heart instead,
I found none worse than me, as the light spread.❞
But no one wicked did I find to shun.
When I searched deep within my heart instead,
I found none worse than me, as the light spread.❞
👁️26.7k
🔗❝Rahim says those who beg are already as good as dead,
But those who say no to beggars died before instead.❞
But those who say no to beggars died before instead.❞
👁️26.7k
🔗❝Rahim says: those who go about begging are as good as dead;
but more dead are those who have not a word of refusal.❞
but more dead are those who have not a word of refusal.❞
👁️25.7k
🔗❝Jealousy eats away the mind, as termites eat through wood
One loses even one's own joy, watching another's path❞
One loses even one's own joy, watching another's path❞
👁️27.3k
🔗❝O Rahim, preserve your honor (water), without honor all is barren,
Without water, pearl, man, and lime — all are worthless.❞
Without water, pearl, man, and lime — all are worthless.❞
👁️25.0k
🔗❝Cut the bitter end of the cucumber and rub salt,
O Rahim, this is the punishment for bitter mouths.❞
O Rahim, this is the punishment for bitter mouths.❞
👁️26.0k
🔗❝Focus on one and all is achieved; chase all and all is lost,
O Rahim, water the root, the branches will bloom.❞
O Rahim, water the root, the branches will bloom.❞
👁️25.0k
🔗❝I went searching for the evil one — none evil could I find;
when I searched within, none was more evil than I.❞
when I searched within, none was more evil than I.❞
👁️25.0k
🔗❝A matter gone wrong cannot be set right however you try,
Says Rahim, churning curdled milk yields no butter, by and by.❞
Says Rahim, churning curdled milk yields no butter, by and by.❞
👁️25.7k
🔗❝Compassion is the root of righteousness, pride the root of sin,
O Tulsidas, never abandon compassion as long as you breathe.❞
O Tulsidas, never abandon compassion as long as you breathe.❞
👁️24.0k
🔗❝Everyone performs prayer and worship, but without deeds it is empty
Without good deeds in one's life, nothing holds true meaning❞
Without good deeds in one's life, nothing holds true meaning❞
👁️17.9k
🔗❝Do not take pride in youth, this shade too shall fade
In old age only that remains, which was sown well in life❞
In old age only that remains, which was sown well in life❞
👁️26.7k
🔗❝Laziness devours a life, as termites eat a joint
Whoever becomes idle of deeds, is abandoned by the world❞
Whoever becomes idle of deeds, is abandoned by the world❞
👁️28.5k
🔗❝The great never boast, the great never brag,
O Rahim, does a diamond ever declare its price?❞
O Rahim, does a diamond ever declare its price?❞
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🔗❝O Rahim, break not the thread of love with a snap,
For once it breaks, it joins not without a gap.
Even when joined, a knot remains to tell,
Of the break that once occurred so well.❞
For once it breaks, it joins not without a gap.
Even when joined, a knot remains to tell,
Of the break that once occurred so well.❞
👁️22.9k
🔗❝Focus on one and all will succeed; try for all and all will be lost,
O Rahim, water the root — it will flower and fruit at any cost.❞
O Rahim, water the root — it will flower and fruit at any cost.❞
👁️22.9k
🔗❝Honor your elders always, and countless blessings come
Whoever refuses this simple truth, loses their support of joy❞
Whoever refuses this simple truth, loses their support of joy❞
👁️17.9k
🔗❝A spoiled matter is not easily mended no matter how hard you try,
Rahu-Ketu chase the sun day and night yet cannot swallow it.❞
Rahu-Ketu chase the sun day and night yet cannot swallow it.❞
👁️22.0k
🔗❝Those who abandon those who seek their shelter, thinking of their own interest,
Such people are sinful — even looking at them is harmful.❞
Such people are sinful — even looking at them is harmful.❞
👁️21.0k
🔗❝Keep your critics close, give them shelter in your yard,
They cleanse your nature without water or soap's guard.❞
They cleanse your nature without water or soap's guard.❞
👁️21.7k
🔗❝God made the world full of virtue and vice,
The saint, like a swan, takes the milk and leaves the water.❞
The saint, like a swan, takes the milk and leaves the water.❞
👁️21.0k
🔗❝Ram's name is the wish-fulfilling tree in this age, the abode of blessings,
By remembering it, even the lowly Tulsidas became Tulsidas.❞
By remembering it, even the lowly Tulsidas became Tulsidas.❞
👁️21.0k
🔗❝Seeing Ram and Sita in all of creation,
I bow with folded hands in deep prostration.
Grant me mercy, O compassionate Lord,
Servant Tulsi seeks only your accord.❞
I bow with folded hands in deep prostration.
Grant me mercy, O compassionate Lord,
Servant Tulsi seeks only your accord.❞
👁️20.3k
🔗❝Never dismiss the small as worthless, even a tiny drop has value
The pitcher fills only drop by drop, such is the measure of this world❞
The pitcher fills only drop by drop, such is the measure of this world❞
👁️15.7k
🔗❝Listen to the critic who points out your flaw
A true friend is one who speaks truth, not one who wounds with lies❞
A true friend is one who speaks truth, not one who wounds with lies❞
👁️16.8k
🔗❝Living by comparing oneself, to another every time
One forgets one's own path, and loses the mind's true essence❞
One forgets one's own path, and loses the mind's true essence❞
👁️15.0k
🔗❝Speak such words, losing your ego's pride,
That cool the others' hearts alongside,
And in the speaking cool your own heart too —
Let gentle speech be all that flows from you.❞
That cool the others' hearts alongside,
And in the speaking cool your own heart too —
Let gentle speech be all that flows from you.❞
👁️18.7k
🔗❝Keeping company with fools, clouds even a sharp mind
Finding the company of the good, frees the mind from all bondage❞
Finding the company of the good, frees the mind from all bondage❞
👁️14.6k
🔗❝A mother's love is beyond compare, no scale can weigh it
Greater than all the world's riches, is a mother's shelter today❞
Greater than all the world's riches, is a mother's shelter today❞
👁️15.2k
🔗❝Says Rahim, poor is the man who begs his friends for aid,
What is truly needed is one who gives love unstayed.❞
What is truly needed is one who gives love unstayed.❞
👁️17.0k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Speak words that lose the self's pride and ego's trace,
That cool your own body and give others peace and grace.❞
That cool your own body and give others peace and grace.❞
👁️12.1k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝In sorrow everyone remembers God, in joy no one does.
If one remembers in joy also — why would sorrow come?❞
If one remembers in joy also — why would sorrow come?❞
👁️11.8k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝The world has died reading book after book, but none became learned.
Whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of LOVE — that one becomes truly wise.❞
Whoever reads the two-and-a-half letters of LOVE — that one becomes truly wise.❞
👁️11.2k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Slowly, O mind, slowly — all things happen slowly.
The gardener waters a hundred pots, but fruit comes only in its season.❞
The gardener waters a hundred pots, but fruit comes only in its season.❞
👁️10.8k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Life flows like a river's stream, none knows when it will part,
so do your good deeds today, for tomorrow holds no guarantee.❞
so do your good deeds today, for tomorrow holds no guarantee.❞
👁️8.9k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝He who sits idle with folded hands never earns his fate,
But the lamp of hard work lit, drives away the dark's weight.❞
But the lamp of hard work lit, drives away the dark's weight.❞
👁️8.9k
🔗❝He who conquers himself in anger is the truest brave,
Greater than any sword's victory is the calm the mind can save.❞
Greater than any sword's victory is the calm the mind can save.❞
👁️8.5k
🔗❝As the seed you sow, so shall the fruit be,
the ledger of deeds is never left unpaid.❞
the ledger of deeds is never left unpaid.❞
👁️8.2k
🔗❝A saint should be like a winnowing fan —
Retain the grain of worth, and let the chaff fly away.❞
Retain the grain of worth, and let the chaff fly away.❞
👁️8.0k
🔗❝Kabir stands in the marketplace wishing all well,
Neither friend to any, nor enemy to any to tell.❞
Neither friend to any, nor enemy to any to tell.❞
👁️7.7k
🔗❝Beyond fear lies victory, hold this truth as your guide,
Only the courageous in this world stand with honor and pride.❞
Only the courageous in this world stand with honor and pride.❞
👁️7.3k
🔗❝Keep the critic near you, let him live in your yard.
Without water or soap, he cleanses your character.❞
Without water or soap, he cleanses your character.❞
👁️7.4k
🔗❝When desire goes, worry vanishes, the mind becomes carefree.
Those who desire nothing are kings among kings.❞
Those who desire nothing are kings among kings.❞
👁️7.2k
🔗❝In joy a thousand friends appear, in sorrow hardly one remains,
the true friend is the one who shares and softens all your pains.❞
the true friend is the one who shares and softens all your pains.❞
👁️6.9k
🔗❝A seed sown in haste never bears a fruit that's sweet,
Only patient minds gather the harvest, full and complete.❞
Only patient minds gather the harvest, full and complete.❞
👁️6.9k
🔗❝Keep gratitude for what you have, forever in your heart,
Never let the mind crave more than what fate did impart.❞
Never let the mind crave more than what fate did impart.❞
👁️6.4k
🔗❝The clay says to the potter: why do you knead me so,
A day will come when I shall knead you below.❞
A day will come when I shall knead you below.❞
👁️6.6k
🔗❝When I was, God was not; now God is and I am not.
All darkness was erased when I saw the lamp within.❞
All darkness was erased when I saw the lamp within.❞
👁️6.5k
🔗❝O Rahim, what can bad company do to a noble nature?
Sandal is not poisoned by the serpent that coils around it.❞
Sandal is not poisoned by the serpent that coils around it.❞
👁️6.6k
🔗❝Watching the grinding millstones turn, Kabir wept with sorrow,
Between the two turning stones, nothing whole remains to borrow.❞
Between the two turning stones, nothing whole remains to borrow.❞
👁️6.4k
🔗❝Too much talking is not good, nor is too much silence.
Too much rain is not good, nor is too much sunshine.❞
Too much rain is not good, nor is too much sunshine.❞
👁️6.3k
🔗❝Time is the mightiest force of all, though few can grasp its worth,
the one who acts when time allows alone finds success on earth.❞
the one who acts when time allows alone finds success on earth.❞
👁️6.0k
🔗❝O Rahim, keep water — without water all is empty.
Without water the pearl, the man, and the wheat are all lost.❞
Without water the pearl, the man, and the wheat are all lost.❞
👁️6.0k
🔗❝Know that the divine nectar has been drunk, when its intoxication never leaves.
The enraptured one wanders unaware, heedless of the body.❞
The enraptured one wanders unaware, heedless of the body.❞
👁️6.0k
🔗❝The path of truth is hard to walk,
yet only there does the heart find peace.❞
yet only there does the heart find peace.❞
👁️5.6k
🔗❝O Rahim, those men are dead who go to beg for aid,
But those who refuse to give are deader still, I'm afraid.❞
But those who refuse to give are deader still, I'm afraid.❞
👁️5.8k
🔗❝O Rahim, calling the great one small does not diminish him,
Calling the Lord by humble names brings no dishonour.❞
Calling the Lord by humble names brings no dishonour.❞
👁️5.7k
🔗📜Dohe⭐ Featured
❝Where ego takes a seat in the heart, no love can ever stay,
Only the tree that bends survives the storm's fierce sway.❞
Only the tree that bends survives the storm's fierce sway.❞
👁️5.6k
🔗❝I went out searching for the wicked one,
But no one wicked did I find to shun.
When I searched deep within my heart instead,
I found none worse than me.❞
But no one wicked did I find to shun.
When I searched deep within my heart instead,
I found none worse than me.❞
👁️5.6k
🔗❝All make the body a yogi; no one makes the mind one.
All methods are easily attained if the mind becomes a yogi.❞
All methods are easily attained if the mind becomes a yogi.❞
👁️5.5k
🔗❝Time once passed never returns, however much you cry,
Hold on to the moment in hand before it too goes by.❞
Hold on to the moment in hand before it too goes by.❞
👁️5.2k
🔗❝Wealth comes and wealth goes away, but character stays as your friend,
empty-handed you leave this world, taking only your good deeds till the end.❞
empty-handed you leave this world, taking only your good deeds till the end.❞
👁️5.1k
🔗❝Happy is all the world — eating and sleeping through,
Miserable is servant Kabir — awake and weeping too.❞
Miserable is servant Kabir — awake and weeping too.❞
👁️5.3k
🔗❝Master one thing and all is mastered; grasp all and all is lost.
O Rahim, water the root — the tree flowers and fruits in full.❞
O Rahim, water the root — the tree flowers and fruits in full.❞
👁️5.2k
🔗❝Defeat is in the defeated mind, victory in the victorious mind.
The Supreme is found through the faith of the mind alone.❞
The Supreme is found through the faith of the mind alone.❞
👁️5.2k
🔗❝O Rahim, in prosperity many become relatives in many ways,
But those who stand the test of adversity — they are the true friends.❞
But those who stand the test of adversity — they are the true friends.❞
👁️5.2k
🔗❝Without hard toil and effort, no fruit ever comes to hand,
the walker reaches his destination, the sitter is left stranded.❞
the walker reaches his destination, the sitter is left stranded.❞
👁️5.0k
🔗❝A full pitcher never spills, it's the empty one that clatters loud,
A wise mind stays calm always; the foolish seek to be proud.❞
A wise mind stays calm always; the foolish seek to be proud.❞
👁️5.0k
🔗❝The one who walks with patience always reaches the goal,
haste snaps the thread and leaves the hands quite empty.❞
haste snaps the thread and leaves the hands quite empty.❞
👁️4.7k
🔗❝One who can forgive from the heart is truly human indeed,
Quench the fire of revenge, and honor will succeed.❞
Quench the fire of revenge, and honor will succeed.❞
👁️4.7k
🔗❝A small person doing great deeds earns no great fame,
As Hanuman is not called the mountain-lifter by name.❞
As Hanuman is not called the mountain-lifter by name.❞
👁️4.7k
🔗❝Without a guru knowledge stays locked, though you read a thousand books,
a lamp lit only from another lamp dispels the darkness of the mind.❞
a lamp lit only from another lamp dispels the darkness of the mind.❞
👁️4.3k
🔗❝Words spoken in anger's heat, the heart regrets them soon,
but one who stays calm through every hour finds joy in every moon.❞
but one who stays calm through every hour finds joy in every moon.❞
👁️4.2k
🔗❝Simple living, high thinking — the essence of a life content,
A mind tangled in show never finds where the journey went.❞
A mind tangled in show never finds where the journey went.❞
👁️4.3k
🔗❝The tallest trees are often the first the storm will break,
But grass that bends down low, no wind can ever shake.❞
But grass that bends down low, no wind can ever shake.❞
👁️3.9k
🔗❝The one who walks with a bowed head wins respect from all the world,
but the one puffed up with pride loses his own honor.❞
but the one puffed up with pride loses his own honor.❞
👁️3.9k
🔗❝Don't turn away from speaking truth, even if it tastes bitter,
Sweet words built on lies leave every bond hollow.❞
Sweet words built on lies leave every bond hollow.❞
👁️3.9k
🔗❝Be content with what you get, don't yearn for more than due,
the man who drowns in greed loses the peace he never knew.❞
the man who drowns in greed loses the peace he never knew.❞
👁️3.6k
🔗❝To be of use to others is the true essence of life,
One who finds joy in service is the richest in strife.❞
One who finds joy in service is the richest in strife.❞
👁️3.5k
🔗❝Carrying old grudges forever, no one has found peace this way,
Let go of what has passed, and all sorrow melts away.❞
Let go of what has passed, and all sorrow melts away.❞
👁️3.4k
🔗❝Sweet words can win over every heart in this world,
but bitter words can break the bonds of even your own.❞
but bitter words can break the bonds of even your own.❞
👁️3.1k
🔗❝One who stays content with whatever comes their way,
Only a satisfied heart knows true joy, come what may.❞
Only a satisfied heart knows true joy, come what may.❞
👁️3.1k
🔗❝Act with devotion, let go of worry for the fruit,
What destiny has written, will surely find its route.❞
What destiny has written, will surely find its route.❞
👁️3.0k
🔗❝Speak with sweetness and you'll win over the heart,
Bitter words can break a love that took years to start.❞
Bitter words can break a love that took years to start.❞
👁️2.8k
🔗❝A life without discipline drifts like a boat without an oar,
Only self-discipline guides the mind to the right shore.❞
Only self-discipline guides the mind to the right shore.❞
👁️2.6k
🔗❝He who speaks without thinking, forever regrets his tongue,
But measured words earn respect from old and young.❞
But measured words earn respect from old and young.❞
👁️2.5k
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