where is distinction ?...

The river and its waves are one surf: where
is the difference between the river and its waves?

When the wave rises, it is the water; and when
it falls, it is the same water again. Tell me, Sir,
where is the distinction?

Because it has been named a wave, shall it
no longer be considered as water?

Within the supreme Brahma, the worlds are
being told like beads:

Look upon that rosary with the eyes of wisdom.

- Kabir

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"Songs of Kabir"
Translated by Rabindranath Tagore
Samuel Weiser, Inc., 1977