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		 kabir songs - he himself 
		is the creator 
		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 ether;  
		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 water 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!  
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