Guest guest Posted October 1, 2009 Report Share Posted October 1, 2009 ॠसांई राम Thursday, October 1, 2009 Bhakta Kabir Kabir was raised by childless weavers named Niru and Nimma (it is disputed that they were Muslim or not), who found him near Lahara Tara Lake, adjacent to the holy city of Varanasi. [3] But his birth is surrounded by legends. The most popular belief is that being the supreme power, he appeared in form of a baby. He was never " born " as such. He was a Bhakti saint, who sang the ideals of seeing all of humanity as one, his name, Kabir, is often interpreted as Guru's Grace. He kept himself away from the fundamentalism of all the religions and explained the root philosophies of spirituality. A weaver by profession, Kabir ranks among the world's greatest poets. In India, he is perhaps the most quoted author. The Holy Guru Granth Sahib contains over 500 verses by Kabir. The Sikh community in particular and others who follow the Holy Granth, hold Kabir, a Bhagat, in high reverence. Kabir openly criticized all sects and gave a new direction to Indian philosophy. This is due to his straight forward approach that has a universal appeal. It is for this reason that Kabir did not classify himself as Hindu or Muslim, Sufi or Bhakta. The legends surrounding his lifetime attest to his strong aversion to established religions. From his poems, expressed in homely metaphors and religious symbols drawn indifferently from Hindu and Muslim. Kabir is held in high esteem all over the world. To call Kabir a universal Guru is not an exaggerate.Kabir's wide and rapturous vision of the universe he never loses touch with the common life. His feet are firmly planted upon earth; his lofty and passionate apprehensions are perpetually controlled by the activity of a sane and vigorous intellect, by the alert commonsense so often found in persons of real mystical genius. The constant insistence on simplicity and directness, the hatred of all abstractions and philosophizings, the ruthless criticism of external religion: these are amongst his most marked characteristics. He saw the god, Rama in all creatures. Once he was about to have his meal. One dog came and ran away with his roti, Kabir ran after the dog by taking Ghee, shouting Rama stop here is the ghee, have the roti with the Ghee. That much of love and bhakti he had towards god.  For Daily SAI SANDESHJoin our Group todayClick at our Group address : http://groups.google.co.inshirdikesaibaba Current email address : shirdikesaibaba (AT) googl (DOT) com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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