“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference… — Kabir

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The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves? When the wave rises, it is the water; and when it falls, it is the same water again.

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From Rabindranath Tagore, Songs of Kabir (1915, PD)

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