I shut not my eyes, I close not my ears, I do not mortify my body; I see with eyes open and smile, and behold His beauty everywhere: I utter His Name, and whatever I see, it reminds me of Him; whatever I do, it becomes His worship. The rising and the setting are one to me; all contradictions are solved.
— Kabir Medieval

Indian mystic poet

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Advocating for a natural, integrated spiritual life rather than asceticism, from his poetry (Dohas).

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15th Century

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