Kabir

“O servant, where dost thou seek Me? Lo! I am beside thee.”

“I am neither in temple nor in mosque: I am neither in Kaaba nor in Kailash.”

“Neither am I in rites and ceremonies, nor in Yoga and renunciation.”

“If thou art a true seeker, thou shalt at once see Me: thou shalt meet Me in a moment of time.”

“It is needless to ask of a saint the caste to which he belongs; for the priest, the warrior, the tradesman, and all the thirty-six castes, alike are seeking for God.”

“It is but folly to ask what the caste of a saint may be; the barber has sought God, the washerwoman, and the carpenter.”

“Hindus and Mussalmans alike have achieved that End, where remains no mark of distinction.”

“Open your eyes of love, and see Him who pervades this world! Consider it well, and know that this is your own country.”

“When you meet the true Guru, He will awaken your heart.”

“He will tell you the secret of love and detachment, and then you will know indeed that He transcends this universe.”

“This world is the playground of Death; here he plays his eternal game.”

“Kabir says: 'When the Guru is great, and the love of the disciple steadfast, then a little may do much.'”

“Listen, my friend, this body is His dulcimer; He draws the strings tight, and out of it comes the music of the inner universe.”

“If the strings snap and the keys slacken, then to dust must this instrument of dust return.”

“Kabir says: 'None but Brahma can evoke its melodies.'”

“There the whole sky is filled with sound, and there that music is made without fingers and without strings.”

“There the game of pleasure and pain does not cease.”

“Tell me, brother, how can I renounce Maya? When I gave up the tying of ribbons, still I tied my garment about me.”

“I sing the glory of forms.”