Simple Spirituality : Recalling Kabir

Simple Spirituality : Recalling Kabir

Kabir Das is the people’s poet. Alive in the collective consciousness of Indian society for the last 500 years, Kabir’s words are repeated by people as they go through their lives. Considered as the first Hindi poet,Kabirused various dialects including Braj, Bhojpuri and Awadhi. Some of Kabir’s verses are included in the Sikh scripture, Sri Guru Granth Sahib. Bhakti is finding God within. The Upanishads described God-consciousness as the eternal watcher – two birds, beautiful of wing, close companions sitting on a tree – द्वा सुपर्णा सयुजा सखाया समानं वृक्षं परिषस्वजाते| Kabir called it a swan who will fly away after watching the vanity fair of this world - जग दर्शन का मेला, उड़ जायेगा हंस अकेला। Gleaning through the scholarly studies of stalwarts of Hindi literature – Ayodhya Singh Upadhyay 'Hari Oudh’, Shyam Sundar Das, and Hazari Prasad Dwivedi– and scholars – Mata Prasad Gupt, Paras Nath Tiwari and Pushp Pal Singh – this book is a manifesto of living an authentic and spiritual life. It is a must-read and must-have in every household.

Publisher. Sakal Publication 

Author. Arun Tiwari