Gyani Mula Ganvaiya — Kabir

ग्यानी मूल गँवाइया , आपण भये करना। ताथैं संसारी भला , मन मैं रहै डरना॥
— Kabir

Meaning

Oh, knowledge's root, you have lost it; you are bound to this world. Yet, in the mind, there remains fear of the transient world.

Explanation

Kabir Shayar is pointing out a profound contradiction here. He suggests that the root of true knowledge has been lost, and we are entangled in worldly attachments. Despite this, the mind still harbors a lingering fear or attachment to this transient world. It speaks to the human struggle: we are wandering outwardly, yet an unseen apprehension keeps us tethered within our own consciousness.

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