Dohe of Kabir Sahib

We used to read these dohas in our texts at school long time ago. At the time it was just something to learn and then probably forget once we moved on to another class. Although it was felt at the time as well that these do have a very deep meaning, but as we all put it, "who was bothered?". Time moved on and life moved on. Recently after revisiting them now and reading other people's blog, on Sahib Kabir, the same spark has been ignited probably in a much stronger way and I have composed a collection here but a bit different to what others have been doing. I have been looking at them from a spiritual point of view and very strong meanings have been coming out. Please read on...

Source: God Kabir

Kabir Dohe on being Vegetarian and Consuming Alcohol

कबीर-माँस माँस सब एक है, मुरगी हिरनी गाय
आँखि देखि नर खात है, ते नर नरकहिं जाय
कबीर-यह कूकर को भक्ष है, मनुष देह क्यों खाय
मुखमें आमिख मेलिके, नरक परंगे जाय

Meat may be from a cow, deer or a chicken, those who consume meat are destined to hell. Those who eat meat unknowingly (e.g. unknowingly one consumed meat at their relatives place because of not being told or considering it to be a vegetable) they do not incur sin but in future they must remain very vigilant. Those who knowingly consume meat incur sin. This meat is dog food and is prohibited for a human being.

कबीर-पापी पूजा बैठिकै, भखै माँस मद दोइ।
तिनकी दीक्षा मुक्ति नहिं, कोटि नरक फल होइ।

Those who take initiation from Gurus which consume meat and alcohol never achieve salvation, instead are destined to deep hell.

कबीर-जीव हनै हिंसा करै, प्रगट पाप सिर होय।
निगम पुनि ऐसे पाप तें, भिस्त गया नहिं कोय।

Those who commit violence towards animals (whether they kill a cow, pig, goat, chicken, man because of their selfish interest) are heinously sinful people (whether they have taken initiation from a complete guru). They can never achieve salvation.

कबीर-तिलभर मछली खायके, कोटि गऊ दै दान।
काशी करौंत ले मरै, तौ भी नरक निदान।

If someone after consuming even a speck of meat donates crores of cows, then also his worship is useless. Even if a meat eater gets his neck severed in Kashi, then also he is destined to hell.

कबीर-बकरी पाती खात है, ताकी काढी खाल।
जो बकरीको खात है, तिनका कौन हवाल।

A goat that you have killed was eating grass and satisfying her hunger. In this Kaal lok, a vegetarian animal got killed, then those who eat the meat of a goat, they will incur even a greater suffering than that.

कबीर-मुल्ला तुझै करीमका, कब आया फरमान।
घट फोरा घर घर बांटा, साहबका नीसान।

Kabir Sahib asks a Mullah, when did you receive the order of compassionate God about killing an animal by halal and then eating and distributing the meat to others.

कबीर-काजीका बेटा मुआ, उर में सालै पीर।
वह साहब सबका पिता, भला न मानै बीर।

When a son of a Qazi (Muslim Priest) dies, then that Qazi suffers a lot. That Supreme God (Allah Kabir) is father of all. Allah is never pleased by those who kill His beings.

कबीर-पीर सबनको एकसी, मूरख जानैं नाहिं।
अपना गला कटायकै, क्यों न बसो भिश्त के माहिं।

Everyone experiences the same type of pain. Ignorants do not know. If you send a goat etc. to heaven by killing an animal by halal, then why don't Mullah's and Qazi achieve heaven by cutting their necks by doing halal.

कबीर-खूब खाना है खीचड़ी, माँहीं परी टुक लौन।
माँस पराया खायकै, गला कटावै कौन।
कबीर-कहता हूँ कहि जात हूँ, कहा जो मान हमार।
जाका गला तुम काटि हो, सो फिर काटै तुम्हार।
कबीर-हिन्दू के दया नहीं, मिहर तुरकके नाहिं।
कहै कबीर दोनूं गया, लख चैरासी माहिं।
कबीर-मुसलमान मारै करदसो, हिंदू मारे तरवार।
कहै कबीर दोनूं मिलि, जैहैं यमके द्वार।

Superior most food is khichri (dish made from rice and lentils with salt), eat that. One who cuts someone elses neck has to pay back. On knowing this a learned person doesn't cut his own neck. The flag bearers of both the religions have become uncompassionate. Hindu's Gurus say that we kill an animal in an instant which doesn't cause any suffering to an animal that is why we are not incurring sin. The leaders of Muslim religion say that we kill an animal slowly by halal as a result of which we don't incur sin. God Kabir Sahib questioned, how would you feel if your neck of neck of one of your relatives is cut by any means?

दया बिना दरवेश कसाई
A saint without compassion is a butcher.

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