Salok Bhagat Kabir, Salok 204 — saying You, You, I became like You
Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Kabir says: saying "You, You," I have become like You; nothing of "me" is left in me.
When the line between myself and others was wiped away, wherever I looked, I saw only You.
Saying "You, You" to the One with love, the feeling of a separate "me" melts away.
Kabir keeps saying "You, You" to the One. The more he says it, the less room there is for "me." Jab aapaa par kaa mit ga-i-aa — when the line between me and others is wiped away — jat daykh-a-u tat too: wherever I look, I see only You.
Think of a choir singing one note together. Each singer is still there. But what you hear is one voice. Kabir is not saying you vanish. He is saying you join the whole, and it feels like coming home.
When have you felt part of something bigger than yourself?
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