• Variant translation: Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
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As translated by Stephen Mitchell in The Enlightened Heart (1993) II
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Kabîr says, "O Sadhu! God is the breath of all breath."
• Variant translation: Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath

— Kabir

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Kabîr says, "O Sadhu! God is the breath of all breath."
• Variant translation: Kabir says: Student, tell me, what is God?
He is the breath inside the breath" in the context of "As translated by Stephen Mitchell in The Enlightened Heart (1993) II" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

Source: Wikiquote: "Kabir" (Quotes, Songs of Kabîr (1915): Translations of Kabir's poetry by Rabindranath Tagore, with alternate translations of some passages also provided. I) The 'What it means' explanation text was generated by Google Gemini Flash (accessed January 18, 2026). https://gemini.google.com/app
Kabir

About Kabir

Kabir (1440–1518) was an Indian poet, mystic and philosopher, and one of the Northern India Sants.