Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
So many of us stay tangled in the glittering things and never look for the deeper shelter.
We don't yet see our own true worth — and so the worry and doubt keep hanging around.
Kabir names the ordinary human tangle: the mortal does not break free from the noose of Maya (the glitter) and does not seek the shelter of the One. And his diagnosis of why the doubt won't leave is beautiful and gentle: he does not realize the dignity of the self — we don't yet see our own deep worth, the light within us. When you don't know your own value, you keep grasping outside for it, and the anxiety never quite lifts. The cure isn't to grasp harder; it's to recognize the dignity that was already yours. Doubt fades when you finally know what you're worth.
What might change if you truly believed you already had worth and dignity inside you?
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