संत कबीर के दोहे

धन रहे ना जोवन रहे, रहे गांव ना धाम |
कहे कबीरा जस रहे, कर दे किसी का काम ||

Niether the wealth has permanance nor the youth. What someone can have forever is his good name. This someone can achieve only after working for the wellbeing of others.

मान बडाई ना करे, बडे ना बोले बोल |
हीरा मुख से ना कहे, लाख हमारा मोल ||

Dont have ego. Dont talk big. A diamond never says that it has a great cost.

शीतल शब्द उचारिये, अहम मानिये नाही |
तेरा प्रीतम तुझ में है, दुश्मन भी तुझ माही ||

You should speak sweet honeyed words. You should not have ego. Your beloved is in your mind and your enemy is also there.

मन के बहु सतरंग है, छिन छिन बदले सोय |
एक रंग में जो रहे, ऐसा बिरला कोय ||

There are many colors of the mind. The mind is always changing its color. He is very rare whose mind does not change color.

परनारी की याचना, जो लहसुन की खान |
कोने बैठे खाइये, प्रगट होये निदान ||

A desire for other�s wife is like a mine of garlic. A person can eat garlic hiding from all. But the fact of his having consumed garlic is clear to anyone who meets him.

पहले शब्द पिचानिये, पीछे कीजे मोल
पारखी परखे रतन को, शब्द का मोल ना तोल ||

First you should understand what has been said by others. Then you can make the valuation of the words that you have listened. A goldsmith can test the purity of gold. One does not have any means for the valuation and weighment of words.

तन मन लज्जा ना करे, काम बाण उर शाल
एक काम सब बस किये, सुर नर मुनि बेहाल ||

He who has arrows of lust pricked in his chest does not know how to tame his body or mind. The one lust has occupied the mind of all. The divine creatures, human beings and the people undertaking penance have been made to lose the peace by the lust.

चलती चक्की देख के, दिया कबीरा रोय |
दो पाटन के बीच में बाकी बचा ना कोय ||

Between the grinding stones of cravings and aversions the whole world is being crushed. Kabir weeps at the plight of the world as none is able to see the truth.

विषय त्याग बैराग्य है, समता कहिये ज्ञान |
सुखदायी सब जीव को, यही भक्ति परमान ||

Being detached means renouncing the sensual pleasures. Knowledge means equanimity. Devotion means creating happiness for all the beings.