Pages: 413Back of the BookKabir, the human body is a mighty ocean, Its depth is difficult to fathom. Only one who dies while living —Who dives within —.Can find its pearls. I am a diver in this ocean: In a single dive I bring to the surfaceSuch pearls of knowledge As are unknown to the world, About the BookThis book is humbly and reverently dedicated to Maharaja Charan Singh Ji who used my hands to write it and gave me the inspiration and strength to complete it.As long as I talked unceasingly about the Lord, The Lord stayed away, kept at a distance. But when I silenced my mouth, sat very still And fixed my mind at the doorway of the Lord, I soon was linked to the music of the Word And all my talking came to an end.PrefaceThis book explores the life, teachings and poetry of the saint Kabir, who taught the mystic path of God-realization in fifteenth-century India. Kabir is one of the best known of the Indian mystic poets, his poetry having been translated widely into other languages by both Eastern and Western religious and literary scholars. With the publication of this book in 1966, however, Isaac A. Ezekiel offered a fresh perspective on Kabir’s work. Rather than present a scholarly analysis, Ezekiel’s mission was to explore the spiritual significance of Kabir’s life and poetry and share it with seekers of both East and West.In his life as disciple, poet and spiritual teacher, Kabir transcended religion, nationality and caste. His was a world without boundaries, a world in which all beings are equal in divine essence. According to tradition, he was raised a Muslim yet came to seek initiation from Ramanand, a Hindu adept and t - from Amzon