Kabir

I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You wander here and there in search of water, but there is no water anywhere.

The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you, as life is in every seed.

The river flows, the boat goes; but the boatman sleeps.

The devotee is a dog, and the master a butcher. The dog follows the butcher, and the butcher kills the dog.

When the mind is quiet, then the body is quiet. When the body is quiet, then the soul is quiet. When the soul is quiet, then God is quiet.

The pearl is found in the shell, and the shell is in the sea. But the pearl is not the shell, nor the sea.

The tree is in the seed, the seed is in the tree. The world is in the body, the body is in the world.

The road to God is a narrow one. It is so narrow that two cannot walk abreast.

If you don't break, you won't know what is inside.

The breath is the boat, the mind is the oarsman. The body is the river, and the ocean is God.

The true devotee is a madman. He does not care for the world, nor for God. He only cares for love.

The dog is loyal to his master, but the master is not loyal to his dog.

The lamp is in the house, but the house is not in the lamp.

The earth is a dish, and the sky is a lid. The sun and moon are lamps, and the stars are jewels.

The world is a dream, and life is a play. The actors are many, but the director is one.

The seeker is thirsty, but the water is in the well. The well is in the house, but the house is locked.

The devotee is a fool, and the master is a trickster. The fool follows the trickster, and the trickster makes a fool of the fool.

The dog barks, but the caravan passes on. The world barks, but the truth remains.

The river is in the ocean, and the ocean is in the river. The world is in God, and God is in the world.

The ant can carry a mountain, if it has faith. The mountain can carry an ant, if it has love.