“Wherever you go looking for Me
I’m already always by your side
I’m not in sacred places
I’m not in temple idols
I’m not in solitary retreats
I’m already always by your side.
I’m not in temples or mosques
I’m not in the Kaaba, not in Kailash
I’m already always by your side.
I’m not in austerities, not in meditation,
Not in feasts, not in fasts
Not in rituals laid down in sacred texts
Not in yogic exercises –
Look for Me with passionate sincerity
I’ll be beside you immediately.
Kabir says: seeker, listen to Me –
Where your deepest faith is, I am.”
Kabir, 15th century India, pictured weaving
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