CHAPTERVII

chaptervii

i.85.sâdho,brahmalakhlakhâyâ

whenhehimselfrevealshimself,brahmabringsintomanifestation

thatwhichcanneverbeseen.

astheseedisintheplant,astheshadeisinthetree,asthe

voidisinthesky,asinfiniteformsareinthevoid—

sofrombeyondtheinfinite,theinfinitecomes;andfromthe

infinitethefiniteextends.

thecreatureisinbrahma,andbrahmaisinthecreature:they

areeverdistinct,yeteverunited.

hehimselfisthetree,theseed,andthegerm.

hehimselfistheflower,thefruit,andtheshade.

hehimselfisthesun,thelight,andthelighted.

hehimselfisbrahma,creature,andmaya.

hehimselfisthemanifoldform,theinfinitespace;

heisthebreath,theword,andthemeaning.

hehimselfisthelimitandthelimitless:andbeyondboththe

limitedandthelimitlessishe,thepurebeing.

heistheimmanentmindinbrahmaandinthecreature.

thesupremesoulisseenwithinthesoul,

thepointisseenwithinthesupremesoul,

andwithinthepoint,thereflectionisseenagain.

kabîrisblestbecausehehasthissupremevision!