Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 82 — the One lives in a weaver's heart
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: what can my birth as a weaver do to me? The Lord of the World lives in my heart.
Kabir says: the Beloved has hugged me close, and all my tangles are gone.
No label people put on you can reach the One who lives in your heart.
Kabir was a julaahaa, a weaver. In his time, some people looked down on weavers because of jaat, caste. Caste sorted people as higher or lower from the day they were born.
Kabir asks, what can that do to me? Hirdai basay gupaal: the One lives in my heart. Rama-ee-aa, the Beloved, hugs him close, and all his janjaal, his tangles, fall away.
Think of a hurtful nickname at school. It stings, but it does not tell who you are. The Sikh Gurus taught that every person is equal before the One.
What label have people put on you that does not tell who you are?
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