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Who is Saint Kabir? || Acharya Prashant (2016)
Scriptures and Saints
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Kabir Saheb
Sufism
Vedanta
Jesus
Shri Krishna
Rumi
Upanishad
Lao Tzu
Description

Acharya Prashant explains that the core of all spiritual traditions, including Sufism, Vedanta, Hasidism, and Christian mysticism, is essentially the same. He asserts that it is unwise to categorize realized beings like Kabir Saheb into specific religious sects. Kabir Saheb should not be labeled as Hindu or Muslim, just as Shri Krishna cannot be confined to Hinduism and Jesus cannot be strictly defined as a Jew or a Christian. These figures represent a state of being that transcends religious boundaries and cults, where truth and God are the only authorities rather than any human institution. In his learning camps, Acharya Prashant demonstrates this unity by studying diverse sources such as the Upanishads, Hasidic stories, Rumi, Lao Tzu, and the Bhagavad Gita. He observes that despite the different origins and time periods of these teachings, there is no fundamental change in the message being conveyed. He notes that it is effortless to see the oneness in these various expressions of truth. The similarity is so profound that verses from different sages, like Kabir Saheb and Rumi, can sometimes be verbatim identical, suggesting that they are all speaking from the same singular reality.