A weaver, a verse and 4 haunting questions
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Ask yourself four quick questions: 1. What am I rushing in Life for? 2. What security do I need in this Life to live doing what I truly love doing? 3. What am I praying for? 4. What is my deepest aspiration in Life?
Understandably, these questions cannot be answered in a jiffy. But asking them doesn't cost anything. On the contrary, it awards you with inquiry, grants you thinking that can transform your Life. But these are also uncomfortable questions. And so we don't want to dwell on them. We prefer just rushing along with our daily lives __ continuing to work without joy, to live in fear, feeling frustrated and insecure. Every now and then, we turn to God, demanding that our financial, emotional and physical problems be solved. With some element of probability coming in to play, when our prayers are granted, we thank God. When they go unanswered, we blame God.
Kabir, the 16th Century mystic poet, a humble weaver by occupation, invites us to find the God, who we desperately seek, in the Faith we (must) have in ourselves. For those who follow Hindi, find the verse rendered in Bhupinder's soulful voice on this link:
This verse translates as follows in English:
“Where do you search for me? I am with youNot in pilgrimage, nor in idols, Neither in solitudeNot in temples, nor in mosques Neither in Kaba nor in KailashI am with you O man, I am with youNot in prayers, nor in meditation, Neither in fastingNot in yogic exercises, Neither in renunciationNeither in the vital Life source nor in the body, Not even in the ethereal spaceNeither in the womb of nature, Not in the breath of the breathSeek earnestly and discover, In but a moment of searchSays Kabir, Listen with care, Where your Faith is, I am there.”
So, stop running. Stop searching. Stop seeking. Stop fearing. Start living. Live in Faith. You will find meaning in your Life. And, ah, yes, you will also find the answers to the four questions above! When you answer those questions, you will find joy filling your Life!!!
Understandably, these questions cannot be answered in a jiffy. But asking them doesn't cost anything. On the contrary, it awards you with inquiry, grants you thinking that can transform your Life. But these are also uncomfortable questions. And so we don't want to dwell on them. We prefer just rushing along with our daily lives __ continuing to work without joy, to live in fear, feeling frustrated and insecure. Every now and then, we turn to God, demanding that our financial, emotional and physical problems be solved. With some element of probability coming in to play, when our prayers are granted, we thank God. When they go unanswered, we blame God.
Kabir, the 16th Century mystic poet, a humble weaver by occupation, invites us to find the God, who we desperately seek, in the Faith we (must) have in ourselves. For those who follow Hindi, find the verse rendered in Bhupinder's soulful voice on this link: This verse translates as follows in English:
“Where do you search for me? I am with youNot in pilgrimage, nor in idols, Neither in solitudeNot in temples, nor in mosques Neither in Kaba nor in KailashI am with you O man, I am with youNot in prayers, nor in meditation, Neither in fastingNot in yogic exercises, Neither in renunciationNeither in the vital Life source nor in the body, Not even in the ethereal spaceNeither in the womb of nature, Not in the breath of the breathSeek earnestly and discover, In but a moment of searchSays Kabir, Listen with care, Where your Faith is, I am there.”
So, stop running. Stop searching. Stop seeking. Stop fearing. Start living. Live in Faith. You will find meaning in your Life. And, ah, yes, you will also find the answers to the four questions above! When you answer those questions, you will find joy filling your Life!!!
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