Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Your body is like a house with many rooms and one special hidden door at the very top.
The real seeker isn't the one with fancy robes — it's the one who reaches for the deepest treasure within.
Kabir takes the imagery of the Yogi — the wandering holy man with his special postures and gear — and turns it inward. He pictures the body as a dwelling with many chambers and one special opening, the Tenth Gate (the 'secret door' of the deepest awareness, beyond the body's ordinary openings). And he redefines who counts as a real Yogi: not the one with the impressive outfit and the mountain cave, but the one who reaches for the primal treasure within. This is Kabir's steady move — taking the outer trappings of religion and relocating the whole thing to the heart. The real spiritual search doesn't happen out on a pilgrimage road; it happens inside your own house.
Where do you think the most important 'searching' really happens — out in the world, or inside you?
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