Love is something other than this, and he who has sought it truly has found it.

Excerpt

Put thy cleverness away: mere words shall never unite thee to Him. Do not deceive thyself with the witness of the Scriptures: Love is something other than this, and he who has sought it truly has found it.

Source Kabir, Songs LIX · 📖 Read the full passage

✨ To meditate on today

According to Kabir, neither cleverness, nor fine speeches, nor quotations from the Scriptures are enough to unite us with God: love is something else entirely, and whoever truly seeks it finds it. Today, instead of talking or reading about love, perform one simple, silent act of love for someone, without saying anything about it.

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