In the sky, there is no distinction of east and west; people create distinctions out of their own minds and then believe them to be true.
There is neither creation nor destruction, neither destiny nor free will, neither path nor achievement. This is the final truth.
The jewel is lost in the mud, and all are looking for it; some search in the east, some in the west, some in water and some in stones. But the servant Kabir has appraised it in the quiet heart.
When the drop merges into the ocean, all understand it. But when the ocean merges into the drop, rare is the one who grasps it.
When ego existed, my Lord was absent; now that my Lord is realized, ego has vanished into the mist.
He who sees all beings in the Self, and the Self in all beings, can never harbor hatred for anyone.
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