some detail about kabir g..for those who dont know..
Kabir (1398-1518)
"kabeer kookar ram ko mutheea maero nao ||"
Kabeer, I am the Lord's dog; Moti is my name.
"galae hamarae jaevaree jeh khinchai theh jao ||74||"
There is a chain around my neck; wherever I am pulled, I go. ||74||
Kabir was raised by childless Muslim weavers named Niru and Nimma, who found him near Lahara Tara lake, adjacent to the holy city of Varanasi. [3] But his birth is surrounded by legends. The most popular belief is that being the supreme power, he appeared in form of a baby. He was never "born" as such.
Kabeer ji took Guru Deeksha from Sant Ramanand jee , an started chanting(jaap) his guru mantra RAM and doing nam-jaap of God he became a true saint.
He was a Bhakti saint, who sang the ideals of seeing all of humanity as one, his name, Kabir, is often interpreted as Guru's Grace. He kept himself away from the fundamentalism of all the religions and explained the root philosophies of spirituality.
A weaver by profession, Kabir ranks among the world's greatest poets. In India, he is perhaps the most quoted author. The Holy Guru Granth Sahib contains over 500 verses by Kabir. The Sikh community in particular and others who follow the Holy Granth, hold Kabir, a Bhagat, in high reverence.
Kabir openly criticized all sects and gave a new direction to Indian philosophy. This is due to his straight forward approach that has a universal appeal. It is for this reason that Kabir is held in high esteem all over the world. To call Kabir a universal Guru is not an exaggeration.
He is also considered one of the early northern India Sants. One source for modern adaptations of Kabir's poetry is Robert Bly's The Kabir Book: Forty-Four of the Ecstatic Poems of Kabir.
more dohas of kabir.. below is the translation of them---
Kabira Khada bazaar mein maange sub ki khair
Na kahu say dosti na kahu say bair.Standing in the mart, I ask for riddance of all woe,
for I have neither friend nor foe
Bura jo dekahn mein chala, bura na milya koi,
Jo dil khoja aapna to mujh say bura na koiI went in search of evil, only to find none.
Looking into myself, realized there was more evil none.
Bade na hujai gunan bin, birad badayi paay
Kehat dhature so kanak, gehano gadhiyo na jaay.None becomes great, just because of fame.
Thorn-apple is called gold, what's in a name!
Kaal karay so aaj kar, aaj karay so ab,
Pal mein pralay hogayi, bahuri karogay kabWhat is to be done tomorrow, do it today. What is to be done today - now
When will you finish your job, for catastrophe strikes in a second - and how!
Bada hua to kya hua jaisay paid khajoor,
Panthi ko chhaya nahin, phal laagen ati door.Growing big is no growing, like a tree of date.
Neither shade nor fruit to the traveller, oh what a fate.
Saat samundar masi kare, lekhani sab banraay
dharati sab kaagad kare, guru gun likha na jaay.Sevens seas turned to ink, into pen all forest,
all earth a sheet of paper,glory of guru can't be written yet.
Saayin itna deejiye jaa mein kutumb samaaye,
Main bhi bhookha na rahoon, saadhu na bhookha jaayeDear Lord, provide me with enough, that my family I take care,
neither do I go hungry, nor the wanderer at my door-step for death prepare.
Mayaa mari na man mara, mar mar gaye shareer,
Aasha trishna na mari, keh gaye das Kabir.Neither illusions nor heart are dead, dead are bodies, for the observant.
Neither hopes nor mirages are dead, so says dear Kabir, your servant.
Dukh mein simran sab karen, sukh mein karay na koye
Jo sukh mein simran karay, to dukh kahay ko hoye.All pray in woe, never once in joy.
To those who pray in joy, there is no unhappiness to annoy.
Aisee bani boliye, man ka aapa khoye,
Auran ko seetal kare, apahu seetal hoy.Speak sweet words such, the woe of heart is gone.
Others hearts are endeared, and your heart of sorrow atone.
Jaisay til mein tel hai, jyon chakmak mein aag,
Tera saayin tujh mein hai, tu jaag sakay to jaag.Like there is oil in linseed, the fire in the flint stone.
Your god in within you, acknowledge the unkown.
Jaati na poocho saadhu ki, pooch lijiye gyaan
Mol karo talwar ki padi rehen do miyaan.Ask not the caste of the great, only knowledge he gained hard.
Evaluate the sharpness of the sword, never the scabbard.
Maati kahe kumbhar ko tu kya roondhe mohe
Ek din aisaa aayega mai roondhoo gi tohe.The clay tells the potter, squeeze me as much as you can squeeze.
For a day will come when I will squeeze you with great ease!
Aaye hai jo jaayenge Raaja rank fakir
Ek sinhaansan chadhi chale Dooja bandhe janjeer.Having come, all have to leave, be it prince or pauper.
Lived as they did, one on throne and one in shackles deeper.
Kabira pyaala prem ka antar liya laggay
Rom rom me rami rahe, aur amal kya khaay?A cup of love, taken within that I have
seeped into every follicle, what more intoxicating can I have?
tfs.....
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