Open your eyes of love, and see Him who pervades this world! consider it well, and know that this is your own country.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Kabir urges seeing the divine in everything and recognizing the world as home.
- In plain terms
- Look with love to see God everywhere and know this world is yours.
- What can you take from it?
- Approach the world with love to find connection.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you see the sacred?
- What makes a place home?
Another view
Finding divinity everywhere can be difficult during suffering.
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