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LIKE SEED CONTAINS THE OIL-

Kabir Dohas - 8

Jaise Til Mein Tel Hai, Jyon Chakmak Mein Aag
Tera Sayeen Tujh Mein Hai, Tu Jaag Sake To Jaag

jaOsao itla maoM tola hO, jyaaoM cakmak maoM Aaga
tora saaM[- tuJamao hO, tU jaaga sako tao jaaga 

Translation
Like seed contains the oil,  fire in flint stone
Your temple seats the Divine, realize if you can

My Understanding
What is real and how is it veiled?

This yearning for the Truth is the basic search of everyone.  We all want to know what God really is.  Kabir in this doha reveals the secret.   He unfolds the mystery in a very simple way. He takes the example of the anti-seed which contains the oil. However, when we see the seed, we don't see the oil.  It is only seen when energy is used to extract the oil from the seed. Same way fire is not visible when we look at the flint stone. However, vigorous rubbing manifests fire which is already hidden in the flint.  Same way, Kabir asserts, that our body - the temple - seats the Divine.  This divinity is our true self.  However, due to our ignorance, we are unaware of this reality.  Kabir challenges us in this doha to shed the veils of ignorance and awaken to realize our true self.

This doha also reminds of Swami Vivekananda, who said, "Man is potentially divine and the sole purpose of this life is to discover that divinity. The time to do is here and now".

Meaning rendered by (click) – Rajender Krishan

Illustration by (click) Simi Nallaseth 

Source --http://www.boloji.com/kabir/dohas/kd8.htm

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mindsnomad wrote on May 26, '08
:). We are spiritual beings having a human experience(I forget who said that). I agree. Nice pick for PW. :).
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sbsaraswati wrote on May 27, '08
This doha also reminds of Lord Krishna when He says (Srimad Bhagavadgita : Chapter15, Shloka 14)-
"aham vaisvanaro bhutva praninam dehamasritah,
pranapanasamayuktah pacamyannam caturvidham |"
[ Taking the form of fire lodged in the body of all creatures and united with the Prana (ingoing) and Apana (outgoing) breaths, it is I who consume the four kinds of food.]
Lord Krishna added one more sentence ( first part of Shloka15, Chapter15)-
"sarvasya caham hridi sannivisto mattah smritirjnanamapohanam ca"
[ It is I who remain seated in the heart of all creatures as the inner controller of all; and it is I who am the source of memory, knowledge and the ratiocinative faculty.]
Sant Kabir has explained the same in his simple "words".
Thanks for the QUOTES,
Swami Brahmavidyananda Saraswati
(A Hindu Monk/Sannyasin from India)
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stillwandering wrote on May 27, '08
mindsnomad said
We are spiritual beings having a human experience
yes! And beautifully said in so few words in the post, lovely :)
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rajarishi wrote on May 27, '08
thanks for remembering kabir , the message should reach one and all; east or west kabir is the best, good day sir
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millimusings wrote on May 27, '08
Such excellent wisdom here..."Man is potentially divine and the sole purpose of this life is to discover that divinity. The time to do is here and now". Thank you for visiting my post too.
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sugand wrote on May 27, '08
I like kabir dohas. The above is so very beautiful I read it repeatedly. Thank you for sharing.
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