II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

रात गवाईं सोय के, दिवस गवायां खाय I
हीरा जन्म अमोल सा, कौडी बदले जाय II

There are four things common in animals and human being: eating, sleeping, mating, and defending. Due to mental delusion and degradation of the Soul, man conducts himself in these animal propensities, and remains in emotional attachment to material existence. Because of such conditioning, he can never ascend himself to Higher Consciousness. Thus illusioned in the dense forest of ignorance, he tries to dominate the material nature; subjecting himself to its adverse effects (lust, anger, greed, attachment, false pride, enviousness, and stubborn mindedness etc.)
What separates human being from animals is the faculty of Discriminating Intellect called Vivek-Buddhi; which allows man to discriminate between the eternal (permanent) and the ephemeral (impermanent). This subtle sense of discrimination helps one to know the difference between truth and falsehood. In this composition Kabir vividly describes how uselessly we mortals waste our lives.

"Kabir says, what is surprising about humanity is that man sacrifices his health in order to make money. Then, he sacrifices money to recuperate his health. And then he is so anxious about the future that he does not enjoy the present, the result being that he does not live in the present or the future; he lives as if he is never going to die and then dies having never really lived."

II श्रीराम जय राम जय जय राम II

II श्रीसद्गुरूचरणार्पणमस्तु II