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The more Kabeer worships Him, the more the Lord abides within his mind. ||141||

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Kabeer, the mortal has fallen into the grip of family life, and the Lord has been set aside.

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The messengers of the Righteous Judge of Dharma descend upon the mortal, in the midst of all his pomp and ceremony. ||142||

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Kabeer, even a pig is better than the faithless cynic; at least the pig keeps the village clean.

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When the wretched, faithless cynic dies, no one even mentions his name. ||143||

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Kabeer, the mortal gathers wealth, shell by shell, accumulating thousands and millions.

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But when the time of his departure comes, he takes nothing at all with him. He is even stripped of his loin-cloth. ||144||

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Kabeer, what good is it to become a devotee of Vishnu, and wear four malas?

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On the outside, he may look like pure gold, but on the inside, he is stuffed with dust. ||145||

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Kabeer, let yourself be a pebble on the path; abandon your egotistical pride.

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Such a humble slave shall meet the Lord God. ||146||

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Kabeer, what good would it be, to be a pebble? It would only hurt the traveller on the path.

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Your slave, O Lord, is like the dust of the earth. ||147||

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Kabeer, what then, if one could become dust? It is blown up by the wind, and sticks to the body.

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The humble servant of the Lord should be like water, which cleans everything. ||148||

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Kabeer, what then, if one could become water? It becomes cold, then hot.

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The humble servant of the Lord should be just like the Lord. ||149||

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The banners wave above the lofty mansions, filled with gold and beautiful women.

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But better than these is dry bread, if one sings the Glorious Praises of the Lord in the Society of the Saints. ||150||

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Kabeer, the wilderness is better than a city, if the Lord's devotees live there.

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Without my Beloved Lord, it is like the City of Death for me. ||151||

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Kabeer, between the Ganges and Jamunaa Rivers, on the shore of Celestial Silence,

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there, Kabeer has made his home. The silent sages and the humble servants of the Lord search for the way to get there. ||152||

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Kabeer, if the mortal continues to love the Lord in the end, as he pledged in the beginning,

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no poor diamond, not even millions of jewels, can equal him. ||153||

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Kabeer, I saw a strange and wonderful thing. A jewel was being sold in a store.

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Because there was no buyer, it was going in exchange for a shell. ||154||

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Kabeer, where there is spiritual wisdom, there is righteousness and Dharma. Where there is falsehood, there is sin.

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Where there is greed, there is death. Where there is forgiveness, there is God Himself. ||155||

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Kabeer, what good is it to give up Maya, if the mortal does not give up his pride?

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Even the silent sages and seers are destroyed by pride; pride eats up everything. ||156||

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Kabeer, the True Guru has met me; He aimed the Arrow of the Shabad at me.

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As soon as it struck me, I fell to the ground with a hole in my heart. ||157||

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Kabeer, what can the True Guru do, when His Sikhs are at fault?

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The blind do not take in any of His Teachings; it is as useless as blowing into bamboo. ||158||

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Kabeer, the wife of the king has all sorts of horses, elephants and carriages.

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