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OF THE HINDUS.
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78. Worldly existence is the season for reflecting what is the Yoga: the season is passing away; think ye, who have understanding.
79. Doubt has overcome the world, and no one has triumphed over doubt: he will refute doubt, who has investigated the word.
SO. The eyes see dimly from incessant babbling, Kabir cries aloud, and says, understand the word that is spoken.
81. Life is the philosopher's stone, the world is of iron: Pársi (Maye) comes from Páras (God), the mintage is of the former.
82. Affection is the garment in which man dresses for the dance: consign yourself hand and foot to him, whose body and soul are truth.
83. In the concavity of the mirror the image is formed: the dog seeing his likeness barks at it till he dies.
S4. But as a man viewing his reflexion in a mirror, knows that it and the original are but one, so should he know that this element, is but that element, and that thus the world proceeds.
85. Kabir cries aloud to his fellows: ascend the sandal ridge; whether there be a road prepared or not; what matters it to me?
S6. Truth, provided there be truth in the heart, is the best of all; there can be no happiness without truth, let man do as he will.
87. Let truth be your rate of interest, and fix it in your heart; a real diamond should be purchased, the mock gem is waste of capital.
SS. Truth is the best of all, if it be known for truth, when truth combines with truth, then a real union is effected.
89. No act of devotion can equal truth; no crime is so heinous as falsehood; in the heart where truth abides, there is my abode.
90. The net of error catches the heron; the simpleton falls into the snare: Kabir declares, that he will escape the toils, who has discrimination in his heart.
91. Like the harlot companion of the minstrel is life (Jie), associated with intellect (man), at his command, she dances various steps, and is never separated from him.
92. This pride of intellect is manifold; now a swindler, now
