CHAPTERIII

chapteriii

i.57.sâdhobhâî,jîvalhîkaroâs'â

ofriend!hopeforhimwhilstyoulive,knowwhilstyoulive,

understandwhilstyoulive:forinlifedeliveranceabides.

ifyourbondsbenotbrokenwhilstliving,whathopeof

deliveranceindeath?

itisbutanemptydream,thatthesoulshallhaveunionwithhim

becauseithaspassedfromthebody:

ifheisfoundnow,heisfoundthen,

ifnot,wedobutgotodwellinthecityofdeath.

ifyouhaveunionnow,youshallhaveithereafter.

batheinthetruth,knowthetrueguru,havefaithinthetrue

name!

kabîrsays:"itisthespiritofthequestwhichhelps;iamthe

slaveofthisspiritofthequest."