Poem 46
साधो सहजै काया सोधो जैसे बट का बीजा ताहि में पत्र-फूल-फल छाया काया-मद्धे बीज बिराजे, बीजा-मद्धे काया अग्नि पवन पानी पिरथी नभ, ता बिन मिलै नाहीं काजी पंडित करो निरनय को न आपा माहीं जल-भर कुंभ जल में बिच धरिया, बाहर-भीतर सोई उनको नाम कहन को नाहीं दूजा धोखा होई कहै कबीर सुनो भाई साधो, सत्य-शब्द निज सारा आपा-मद्धे आपै बोलै, आपै सिरजनहारा
O sadhu! purify your body in the simple way. As the seed is within the banyan tree, and within the seed are the flowers, the fruits, and the shade: So the germ is within the body, and within that germ is the body again. The fire, the air, the water, the earth, and the aether; you cannot have these outside of Him. O Kazi, O Pundit, consider it well: what is there that is not in the soul? The water-filled pitcher is placed upon water, it has water within and without. It should not be given a name, lest it call forth the error of dualism. Kabir says: “Listen to the Word, the Truth, which is your essence. He speaks the Word to Himself; and He Himself is the Creator.”