Translation by Dr. Sant Singh Khalsa
Let deep reflection and quiet remembering be like the earrings a seeker wears. Let true wisdom be the warm cloak around your shoulders.
Make a still, silent place inside you your resting spot, and let gently freeing yourself from grasping be the whole of your path.
This one says the real signs of a seeker are worn on the inside, not the outside.
In Kabir's time, wandering yogis left home to search for God. They wore special gear. They had big earrings, called munda. They wore a patched cloak, the khinthaa. They sat very still in a cave to meditate.
Kabir takes each piece of that gear and turns it inward. The real earrings are surat and simrit: deep reflection and remembering the One. The real cloak is wisdom. The real cave is sunn gufaa, the cave of silence, a still place inside you. And the real path is letting go of grasping.
Think of a team jersey. Anyone can buy one and wear it. Being on the team is something else. This is Kabir's favorite move: the true practice is a state of the heart, not a costume.
What is a quiet, still "cave" inside you where you can go to rest and reflect?
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