Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
In the world's eyes I may look like someone who has lost his standing — I no longer chase the honors people chase. And that is fine with me. Just don't measure your own life by mine; find the truth for yourself, from the inside.
This is the Rahao, the hinge. Ham aptah, apunee pat khoee — "I have lost my honor" — is spoken cheerfully: Kabir has dropped worldly pat (status/reputation) for a truer honor. Hamrai khoj parahu mat koee — "let no one just follow in my footprints" — is remarkable: he refuses to become a new idol. The path is not imitation of a person but the inner recognition itself. Real honor, he'll say, is what the One accepts, not what the crowd awards.
What is something you value that other people might not give you credit for — and why is it still worth valuing?
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