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Poem XLVI

I. 98. sâdho, sahajai kâyâ s'odho

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 aether; 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 without.
It should not be given a name, lest it call forth the error of
  dualism.
Kabîr says: "Listen to the Word, the Truth, which is your
  essence. He speaks the Word to Himself; and He Himself is the
  Creator."