Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
With clear seeing, I've taken away the trickster's power completely and sent her packing.
Kabir says: the whole world adores her — but to the good-hearted, she's simply not the boss.
Kabir ends triumphantly: I have stripped her of her power and expelled her — the glittering pull no longer rules him at all. And his closing observation is sharp and true: she is the darling of the three worlds, but the enemy of the Saints. The whole world loves Maya — chases her, adores her, can't get enough — yet to the good-hearted, she's no friend at all, just something to see through and set aside. It's a striking reversal: the thing everyone else is running toward, the wise are calmly walking away from. For a child, the freedom in this is real: you don't have to want what everyone else is frantically chasing. A clear heart can look at the 'shiny' thing everyone adores and simply say, you're not the boss of me.
When has it felt good NOT to want something just because everyone else wanted it?
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