But as
humans we do just the opposite. We crave for being understood by others and
lament the lack of faith others have in us. What use is anyone else’s
understanding if you don’t know, don’t realize, don’t accept that you are
special. That you are capable. That you have been created to enjoy this
Lifetime and not suffer it? It is from awareness of your true Self that you
will be introduced to the God within. Most of us just refuse to consider the
argument that the energy that powers us, that keeps us alive, is the God who we
so desperately seek.
Kabir, the 15th Century
weaver-poet, has explained this so remarkably:
Moko Kahan Dhundhere Bande Mein To Tere
Paas Mein
Na Teerath Mein, Na Moorat Mein Na Ekant
Niwas Mein Na Mandir Mein,
Na Masjid Mein Na Kabe Kailas Mein
Mein To Tere Paas Mein Bande Mein To Tere
Paas Mein
Na Mein Jap Mein, Na Mein Tap Mein Na Mein
Barat Upaas Mein
Na Mein Kiriya Karm Mein Rehta Nahin Jog
Sanyas Mein
Nahin Pran Mein Nahin Pind Mein Na Brahmand
Akas Mein Na Mein Prakuti Prawar Gufa Mein
Nahin Swasan Ki Swans Mein Khoji Hoye
Turat Mil Jaoon Ik Pal Ki Talas Mein
Kahet Kabir Suno Bhai Sadho Mein To Hun
Viswas Mein
Translated it means:
Where do you search me? I am with you
Not in pilgrimage, nor in icons, Neither
in solitude
Not in temples, nor in mosques Neither in
Kaba nor in Kailash
I am with you O man, I am with you
Not in prayers, nor in meditation, Neither
in fasting Nor in yogic exercises,
Neither in renunciation Neither in the
vital force nor in the body,
Not even in the ethereal space Neither in
the womb of Nature,
Nor in the breath of the breath
Seek earnestly and discover, In but a
moment of search
Says Kabir, Listen with care, Where your
faith is, I am there.
When you awaken to the spirit of Kabir’s message, you will, with due
respect to Lionel Richie, discover within you the one you are looking for!
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