Kabir's Quotes & Sayings

There's nothing called a perfect pick-up line. Men always have to face the risk of rejection. — Kabir Bedi

Social standing and reptuation has always mattered, but now it 's happening on a global basis. — Kabir Sehgal

There is dew
on these poems in the morning,
and at night a cool breeze may rise from them.
In the winter they are blankets, in the summer a place to swim.
I like talking to you like this. Have you moved
a step closer?
Soon we may be
kissing. — Kabir

I think I've had an interesting life. I've done films, TV, theatre and got married. I don't have any regrets. — Kabir Bedi

Pakistan tries mentally challenged girl of blasphemy against the Holy Book. India arrests kids for posts on Facebook. Morbid competition? — Kabir Bedi

Just the idea of making money can increase your skin conductancy, meaning there's a current of excitement. — Kabir Sehgal

Men have always looked before and after, and rebelled against the existing order. But for their divine discontent, men would not have been men, and there would have been no progress in human affairs. — Kabir

I sell mirrors in the city of the blind. — Kabir

But if a mirror ever makes
you sad
you should know
that it does
not know
you. — Kabir

If you make love with the divine now, in the next lifeyou will have the face of satisfied desire. — Kabir

Give up your holy books, and remember the Lord, you fool, and stop oppressing others so badly. — Bhagat Kabir

Wherever you are is the entry point — Kabir

Do not keep the slanderer away,
treat him with affection and honor:
Body and soul, he scours all clean,
babbling about this and that. — Kabir

A sore pain troubles me day and night, and I cannot sleep; I long for the meeting with my Beloved, and my father's house gives me pleasure no more. The gates of the sky are opened, the temple is revealed: I meet my husband, and leave at His feet the offering of my body and my mind. — Kabir

My Beloved One gleams like the lightning flash in the sky. — Kabir

When the flower opens, the bees will come. — Kabir

My parents were no ordinary people. My mother turned Gandhian, and my father was a staunch communist. They named me after the great saint as a symbol of communal harmony. — Kabir Bedi

Reading books everyone died, none became any wise.
One who reads the word of Love, only becomes wise. — Kabir

I'm an international actor, but at the same time, I'm also a Bollywood actor, even though most of my career has been abroad. However, I've always kept in touch with Hindi cinema. — Kabir Bedi

Look at you, you madman! Screaming you are thirsty and dying in a desert,
when all around you there is nothing but water! — Kabir

So high is my Lord's palace, my heart trembles to mount its stairs: yet I must not be shy, if I would enjoy His love. — Kabir

When the bride is one with her lover, who cares about the wedding party? — Kabir

The oldest and most important currency is debt. — Kabir Sehgal

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

Love does not grown on trees or brought in the market, but if one wants to be "LOVED" one must first know how to give (unconditional)LOVE.. — Kabir

Stand firm in that which you are. — Kabir

In Star Wars, there was monetary confusion and competition. Despite being backed by metals, credits were refused by planets during periods of uncertainty, such as the Clone Wars. The credit was later known as the "Imperial Credit" and was used by Luke Skywalker to pay Han Solo for transport to the planet Alderaan. Yet smugglers avoided using state-sanctioned money and opted for precious metals like platinum. Those in the Ferengi Alliance traded gold-pressed latinum, a material that could not — Kabir Sehgal

He is the real Guru Who can reveal the form of the formless before your eyes; who teaches the simple path, without rites or ceremonies; Who does not make you close your doors, and hold your breath, and renounce the world; Who makes you perceive the Supreme Spirit whenever the mind attaches itself; Who teaches you to be still in the midst of all your activities. Fearless, always immersed in bliss, he keeps the spirit of yoga in the midst of enjoyments. — Kabir

Forgiveness is a game only saints play Kabir. — Kabir

Sing such a song with all of your heart that you'll never have to sing again. — Kabir

Inside this clay jug there are canyons and pine mountains,
and the maker of canyons and mountains!
All seven oceans are inside, and hundreds of millions of stars. — Kabir

Listen, my friend. He who loves understands. — Kabir

Just throw away all thoughts of
imaginary things,
and stand firm in that which you are. — Kabir

The guest is inside you, and also inside me;
you know the sprout is hidden inside the seed.
We are all struggling; none of us has gone far.
Let your arrogance go, and look around inside.
The blue sky opens out farther and farther,
the daily sense of failure goes away,
the damage I have done to myself fades,
a million suns come forward with light,
when I sit firmly in that world.
I hear bells ringing that no one has shaken,
inside "love" there is more joy than we know of,
rain pours down, although the sky is clear of clouds,
there are whole rivers of light.
The universe is shot through in all parts by a single sort of love.
How hard it is to feel that joy in all our four bodies!
Those who hope to be reasonable about it fail.
The arrogance of reason has separated us from that love.
With the word "reason" you already feel miles away. — Kabir

As jolaha ka maram na jana, jinh jag ani pasarinhh tana;
dharti akas dou gad khandaya, chand surya dou nari banaya;
sahastra tar le purani puri, ajahu bine kathin hai duri;
kahai kabir karm se jori, sut kusut bine bhal kori;
No one could understand the secret of this weaver who, coming into existence, spread the warp as the world; He fixed the earth and the sky as the pillars, and he used the sun and the moon as two shuttles; He took thousands of stars and perfected the cloth; but even today he weaves, and the end is difficult to fathom.
Kabir says that the weaver, getting good or bad yarn and connecting karmas with it, weaves beautifully. — Kabir

Within the body there is played
Music unending, though without stringed instruments
That music of the Word pervades the entire creation
Who listens to it is freed from all illusion — Kabir

But you know, there's a difference between thinking something and feeling something. I don't know whether I ever thought an answer like that was true before. I might have. But I never felt it. And I guess what that means is that if you haven't felt something, you don't know it.'

'That reminds me of something a poet called Kabir said once,' I said.... 'He said, 'Nothing that hasn't been experienced is true. — Ptolemy Tompkins

I talk to my inner lover, and I say, why such rush?
We sense that there is some sort of spirit that loves
birds and animals and the ants
perhaps the same one who gave a radiance to you
in your mother's womb.
Is it logical you would be walking around entirely orphaned now?
The truth is you turned away yourself,
and decided to go into the dark alone.
Now you are tangled up in others, and have forgotten
what you once knew,
and that's why everything you do has some weird sense of failure in it. — Kabir

Little baby's smile so sweet for everyone — Shohag Kabir

Seeking Why run around sprinkling holy water? There's an ocean inside you, and when you're ready you'll drink. — Kabir

The challenge of our generation, whether it's young lawyers, young investment bankers, is to make capitalism work for people not just around the corner, but for people all around the world. — Kabir Sehgal

The more one delves into Rumi's life and his mystical poetry it becomes clear that for him, the issue of faith and reason is incomplete unless one includes the central theme of love. — Rumi

A learned man's knowledge will be of no avail to him if he doesn't have control over his tongue — Kabir

You are probably right when you say that I could get a role in any producer's film if I just asked. — Kabir Bedi

Honestly, I'm willing to experiment with far more variety in roles than I'm given. But ultimately, it's the producer's decision. But, I've done a variety of roles - the evil don, the evil husband ... I've done villainous roles, supporting roles, etc. — Kabir Bedi

There's a moon in my body, but I can't see it! A moon and a sun.
A drum never touched by hands, beating, and I can't hear it! — Kabir

Only in the heart can one experience the divine presence of truth. — Kabir

If you haven't experienced it, it's not true. — Kabir

I went in search of a bad person; I found none as I, seeing myself, found me the worst. — Kabir

One love it is that pervades the whole world, few there are who know it fully: They are blind who hope to see it by the light of reason, that reason which is the cause of separation - The house of reason is very far away! — Kabir

Wear a crown of flowers on your head, let its roots reach your heart — Kabir

Wherever you are, that's the entry point. — Kabir

Whether people choose to have same sex relationships or relationships outside the marriage - whatever happens between two consenting adults should be purely their business, not the state's or the society's. — Kabir Bedi

Vamps no longer exist. Stars have taken their roles. — Kabir Bedi

This Marriage - Ode 2667

May these vows and this marriage be blessed.
May it be sweet milk,
this marriage, like wine and halvah.
May this marriage offer fruit and shade
like the date palm.
May this marriage be full of laughter,
our every day a day in paradise.
May this marriage be a sign of compassion,
a seal of happiness here and hereafter.
May this marriage have a fair face and a good name,
an omen as welcome
as the moon in a clear blue sky.
I am out of words to describe
how spirit mingles in this marriage — Kabir Helminski

Theatre is done largely for the love of the craft. Television makes you famous. And films immortalize you. That's the relationship between the three. — Kabir Bedi

Your soul is so close to mine
That what you dream, I know. ...
I know everything you think of: your heart is so close to mine! — Rumi

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

Love is a beautiful feeling. — Kabir Bedi

Listen to me brother! bring the
vision of the Beloved in your heart — Kabir

Every relationship comes with a shelf life; that duration could be a minute or even a lifetime. If, for whatever reasons, a relationship cannot last a lifetime, contrary to what the two people imagined, then both the individuals have to be communicative and have to understand and accept the reality. — Kabir Bedi

When you go to a Japense wedding, make sure that you tie the ribbon on the present tightly because if you don't, you may imply that you don't think the marriage will last. — Kabir Sehgal

What is seen is not the Truth
What is cannot be said
Trust comes not without seeing
Nor understanding without words
The wise comprehends with knowledge
To the ignorant it is but a wonder
Some worship the formless God
Some worship his various forms
In what way He is beyond these attributes
Only the Knower knows
That music cannot be written
How can then be the notes
Say Kabir, awareness alone will overcome illusion. — Kabir

Acting is the most insecure profession in the world - you're insecure if you're successful, you're insecure if you're not. A tightrope walk without a net. It's a miracle I'm still standing! — Kabir Bedi

Whatever the soul chooses to love, it will resemble. And therefore what we choose to love is important: Love is the force behind every level of existence. There is some good in every attraction, but there is a process of refining attraction, of choosing what to love, so that we are energized by a wider, purer love — Kabir Helminski

It is time to put up a love-swing!
Tie the body and then tie the mind so that they
swing between the arms of the Secret One you love,
Bring the water that falls from the clouds to your eyes,
and cover yourself inside entirely with the shadow of night.
Bring your face up close to his ear,
and then talk only about what you want deeply to happen. — Kabir

I think the money for the solutions for global poverty is on Wall Street. Wall Street allocates capital. And we need to get capital to the ideas that are successful, whether it's microfinance, whether it's through financial literacy programs, Wall Street can be the engine that makes capital get to the people who need it. — Kabir Sehgal

I am essentially someone who comes from the theatre. I love the theatre. Unfortunately, theatre doesn't pay the bills. Only in theatre abroad, I get a wage. — Kabir Bedi

We should realise that Hollywood is not obliged to write roles for Asian actors. — Kabir Bedi

There is nothing but water in the holy pools. I know, I have been swimming there. All the gods sculpted of wood or ivory can't say a word. I know, I have been crying out to them. The Sacred Books of the East are nothing but words. I looked through their covers one day sideways. What Kabir talks of is only what he has lived through. If you have not lived through something, it is not true. — Kabir

The moon shines in my body, but my blind eyes cannot see it:
The moon is within me, and so is the sun.
The unstruck drum of Eternity is sounded within me; but my deaf ears cannot hear it.
So long as man clamors for the I and the Mine, his works are as naught:
When all love of the I and the Mine is dead, then the work of the Lord is done.
For work has no other aim than the getting of knowledge:
When that comes, then work is put away.
The flower blooms for the fruit: when the fruit comes, the flower withers.
The musk is in the deer, but is seeks it not within itself: it wanders in quest of grass. — Kabir

I am going to produce a movie of my own. I am not going to stick to the time-tested formulae of Hindi cinema. I want to make a film for the present generation. So there will be a lot of new faces in the film. — Kabir Bedi

Path presupposes distance; If He be near, no path needest thou at all. Verily it maketh me smile To hear of a fish in water athirst! — Kabir

We need to have financial literacy in America, not just complaining about obstructionism. We need solutions. And I think the solutions are using high finance to make capitalism work for people around the world. — Kabir Sehgal

The stone neither speaks nor gives anything. Therefore its service is fruitless and its worship is of no avail. — Kabir

The apple blossom exists to create fruit; when that
comes, the petal falls. — Kabir

I have never been worried about the future. I will always be able to drive my own feet. — Kabir Bedi

If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, do you think ghosts will do it after? — Kabir

What is a holy person? The one who is aware of others' suffering. — Kabir

Listen to your own Self. If you listen to that Self within, then you find the Truth. — Kabir

The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?
When the wave rises, it is the water; and when it falls, it is the same water again. Tell me, Sir, where is the distinction?
Because it has been named as wave, shall it no longer be considered as water?
Within the Supreme Brahma, the worlds are being told like beads:
Look upon that rosary with the eyes of wisdom. — Kabir

Listen to me, my Friend! My beloved Lord is within. — Kabir

When at last you are come to the ocean of happiness, do not go back thirsty. — Kabir

As the river surrenders itself to the ocean, what is inside me moves inside you. — Kabir

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

Reputation will become an even more important currency in the future. — Kabir Sehgal

As the river enters into the ocean,
so my heart touches Thee. — Kabir

I have never pressurized a producer to do me any favor. — Kabir Bedi

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

The person who makes all cares into one care the care for simply staying present will be cared for by that presence which is creative love. — Kabir Helminski

As the bee collecteth honey with great zest, so the fool collecteth wealth. — Kabir

What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death. — Kabir

Delhi is my emotional home. I still dream of owning a home there. — Kabir Bedi

The truth of love is the truth of the universe: it is the lamp of the soul that reveals the secrets of darkness — Kabir

All darkness vanished, when I saw the Lamp within my heart. — Kabir

Are you looking for me?
I am in the next seat.
My shoulder is against yours.
you will not find me in the stupas,
not in Indian shrine rooms,
nor in synagogues,
nor in cathedrals:
not in masses,
nor kirtans,
not in legs winding around your own neck,
nor in eating nothing but vegetables.
When you really look for me,
you will see me instantly
you will find me in the tiniest house of time.
Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath. — Kabir

Osho is one of India's greatest mystics ... I see him as one of the world's great teachers, thinkers, philosophers and guides of our times. I have enormous respect for his world vision and the kind of International Communities he is building. I have always felt his influence in my life. — Kabir Bedi

Plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound! — Kabir

Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God? He is the breath inside the breath. KABIR — Jon Kabat-Zinn

The Lord is in me, the Lord is in you,as life is in every seed, put false pride away and seek the Lord within.. — Kabir