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Tagore, Rabindranath, 1861-1941

"Songs of Kabir"

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IV

I. 58. b?go n? j? re n? j?
Do not go to the garden of flowers!
O Friend! go not there;
In your body is the garden of flowers.
Take your seat on the thousand petals of the lotus, and there
gaze on the Infinite Beauty.

V

I. 63. avadh?, m?y? taj? na j?y
Tell me, Brother, how can I renounce Maya?
When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment
about me:
When I gave up tying my garment, still I covered my body in its
folds.
So, when I give up passion, I see that anger remains;
And when I renounce anger, greed is with me still;
And when greed is vanquished, pride and vainglory remain;
When the mind is detached and casts Maya away, still it clings to
the letter.
Kab?r says, "Listen to me, dear Sadhu! the true path is rarely
found."

VI

I. 83. cand? jhalkai yahi ghat m?h?n
The moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it:
The moon is within me, and so is the sun.
The unstruck drum of Eternity is sounded within me; but my deaf
ears cannot hear it.


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