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'To deify Kabir is to defuse his power' says Vivek Das

“God as an object of worship... is so limited and destructible. This limitation is found in every religion. Kabir is trying to show us how powerful an ordinary man is. This is Kabir's greatness. If we think of Kabir as God, as a supernatural being, an avataar from some mystical realm, then his philosophy is meaningless.” - Vivek Das *** Find many other reflections on mystic poem and thought at http://ajabshahar.com/reflections/all Discover a universe of Bhakti, Sufi, Baul poetry and music at http://www.ajabshahar.org. *** Vivek Das is the head of the Kabir Chaura Mutt in Varanasi, considered to be the first and most important seat of the Kabir Panthis, an organized sect of the followers of Kabir. A fiercely progressive and outspoken leader, Vivek Das is firmly against any form of deification or rituals around the figure of Kabir. He has written several books in Hindi which elucidate Kabir’s philosophy such as Kabir Ka Sach, Kabir Ki Seekh, and Kabir Ki Jeevan Katha, which have been translated into other Indian languages as well. (Click on Settings for subtitles in English.) Ajab Shahar is a digital archive of mystic poetry and music drawing from the rich Bhakti and Sufi oral traditions in India and beyond... Explore a world of sung and spoken wisdom at https://ajabshahar.com Translation: Prashant Parvataneni Video Credits: Interview by: Shabnam Virmani & Linda Hess Camera: Shabnam Virmani Editing: Yashaswini Raghunandan Sub-Titling: Prashant Parvataneni Collection: The Kabir Project Place of Recording: Kabir Bhavan, New Delhi Date of Recording: September, 2004