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Kabir says... I am near you

To: tariqas@world.std.com
From: YahyaM@aol.com
Subject: Kabir says... I am near you
Date: Thu, 9 Oct 1997 06:19:11 -0400 (EDT)

Wherever you seek me, man,
I am close, quite close to you.
Not in sacred places am I
Nor in temple idols either
Nor in solitary places do I remain;
I am close, quite close to you.
I stay not in temple or in mosque,
Nor in Ka`bah or Kailash either.
I remain close, quite close to you.
Not in austerities, nor in meditation am I
Not in feastings or fastings either.
Not in worships laid down by scriptures
Nor in yogic exercises am I;
I tell you, man, if you seek Me in earnest
I am by your side in a trice.
Says Kabir, O sadhu, listen with care--
Where your faith is, I am there.

moko kahAm DhUnDhere bande maim to tere pAs mem
nA tiirth mem nA mUrt mem ekAnta nivAs mem
nA mandir mem nA masjid mem nA kAbe kailAs mem
maim to tere pAs mem bande maim to tere pAs mem
nA maim jap mem na maim tap mem nA maim barat upAs mem
nā maim kiriyA karm mem rahtA nahiim jog sanyAs mem 
khojii hoy turt mil jA'Um ek pal kii talAs mem
kahe kabiir suno bha'ii sAdho maim to hUm bisvAs mem

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