“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?”Songs of Kabir, poem XIV (II.56), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
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“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?”Songs of Kabir, poem XIV (II.56), translated by Rabindranath Tagore · View source
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