Top 70 Kabir Quotes (2024 Update)

1. “I felt in need of a great pilgrimage, so I sat still for three days and God came to me.”

— Kabir

2. “I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. I laugh when I hear that people go on pilgrimage to find God.”

— Kabir

3. “Wherever you are is the entry point.”

— Kabir

4. “Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth.”

— Kabir

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5. “All know that the drop merges into the ocean but few know that the ocean merges into the drop.”

— Kabir

6. “Be quiet in your mind, quiet in your senses, and also quiet in your body. Then, when all these are quiet, don’t do anything. In that state truth will reveal itself to you.”

— Kabir

7. “All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart.”

— Kabir

8. “If you want the truth, I’ll tell you the truth. Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you.”

— Kabir

9. “I sell mirrors in the city of the blind.”

— Kabir

10. “For millions of years you have slept. This morning, will you not wake?”

— Kabir

11. “The essence of life is in remembering God.”

— Kabir

12. “The truth of love is the truth of the universe: it is the lamp of the soul that reveals the secrets of darkness.”

— Kabir

13. “I went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst.”

— Kabir

14. “If you don’t break your ropes while you’re alive, do you think ghosts will do it after?”

— Kabir

15. “Do what you do with another human being, but never put them out of your heart.”

— Kabir

16. “Just throw away all thoughts of imaginary things, and stand firm in that which you are.”

— Kabir

17. “The river that flows in you also flows in me.”

— Kabir

18. “The Beloved is inside you and also inside me. You know the tree is hidden inside the seed. Let your arrogance go. None of us has gone far. Inside love there is more power than we realize.”

— Kabir

19. “Lift the veil that obscures the heart, and there you will find what you are looking for.”

— Kabir

20. “I am not a Hindu, Nor a Muslim am II am this body, a playOf five elements a dramaOf the spirit dancing With joy and sorrow.”

— Kabir

21. “The flute of the infinite is played without ceasing, and its sound is love.”

— Kabir

22. “Listen to the secret sound, the real sound, which is inside you. The one no one talks of speaks the secret sound to himself, and he is the one who has made it all.”

— Kabir

23. “The fish in the water that is thirsty needs serious professional counseling.”

— Kabir

24. “My heart is so intoxicated with love that I have no wish to speak.”

— Kabir

25. “The man who is kind and who practices righteousness, who remains passive against the affairs of the world, who considers all creatures on earth as his own self, he attains the Immortal Being; the true God is ever with him.”

— Kabir

26. “Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth.”

— Kabir

27. “Do not praise yourself not slander others: There are still many days to go and any thing could happen.”

— Kabir

28. “As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you.”

— Kabir

29. “As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth.”

— Kabir

30. “I laugh when I hear that the fish in the water is thirsty. You don’t grasp the fact that what is most alive of all is inside your own house; and so you walk from one holy city to the next with a confused look!”

— Kabir

31. “If you haven’t experienced it, it’s not true.”

— Kabir

32. “A diamond was laying in the street covered with dirt. Many fools passed by. Someone who knew diamonds picked it up.”

— Kabir

33. “Seeking Why run around sprinkling holy water? There’s an ocean inside you, and when you’re ready you’ll drink.”

— Kabir

34. “Admire the diamond that can bear the hits of a hammer. Many deceptive preachers, when critically examined, turn out to be false.”

— Kabir

35. “If I make the seven oceans ink, if I make the trees my pen, if I make the earth my paper, the glory of God cannot be written.”

— Kabir

36. “The sun is within me and so is the moon.”

— Kabir

37. “Be strong then, and enter into your own body; there you have a solid place for your feet.”

— Kabir

38. “When the flower opens, the bees will come.”

— Kabir

39. “Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound!”

— Kabir

40. “It is the spirit of the quest which helps.”

— Kabir

41. “Why are we here? To become ourselves in you.”

— Kabir

42. “Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart.”

— Kabir

43. “Many have died; you also will die. The drum of death is being beaten. The world has fallen in love with a dream. Only sayings of the wise will remain.”

— Kabir

44. “Nada is found within. It is a music without strings which plays in the body. It penetrates the inner and outer and leads you away from illusion.”

— Kabir

45. “Sing such a song with all of your heart that you’ll never have to sing again.”

— Kabir

46. “Stand firm in that which you are.”

— Kabir

47. “Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within.”

— Kabir

48. “Do you believe there is some place that will make thesoul less thirsty? In that great absence you will find nothing.”

— Kabir

49. “Take a pitcher full of water and set it down in the water-now it has water inside and water outside. We mustn’t give it a name, lest silly people start talking again about the body and the soul.”

— Kabir

50. “If you make love with the divine now, in the next lifeyou will have the face of satisfied desire.”

— Kabir