CHAPTERLXXVIII

chapterlxxviii

iii.63.kahainkabîr,s'unohosâdho

kabîrsays:"osadhu!hearmydeathlesswords.ifyouwantyour

owngood,examineandconsiderthemwell.

youhaveestrangedyourselffromthecreator,ofwhomyouhave

sprung:youhavelostyourreason,youhaveboughtdeath.

alldoctrinesandallteachingsaresprungfromhim,fromhim

theygrow:knowthisforcertain,andhavenofear.

hearfrommethetidingsofthisgreattruth!

whosenamedoyousing,andonwhomdoyoumeditate?o,come

forthfromthisentanglement!

hedwellsattheheartofallthings,sowhytakerefugeinempty

desolation?

ifyouplacetheguruatadistancefromyou,thenitisbutthe

distancethatyouhonour:

ifindeedthemasterbefaraway,thenwhoisitelsethatis

creatingthisworld?

whenyouthinkthatheisnothere,thenyouwanderfurtherand

furtheraway,andseekhiminvainwithtears.

whereheisfaroff,thereheisunattainable:whereheisnear,

heisverybliss.

kabîrsays:"lesthisservantshouldsufferpainhepervadeshim

throughandthrough."

knowyourselfthen,okabîr;forheisinyoufromheadtofoot.

singwithgladness,andkeepyourseatunmovedwithinyourheart.