Sant Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet and saint. His writings influenced Hinduism’s Bhakti movement, and his verses are found in Sikhism’s scripture Guru Granth Sahib, the Satguru Granth Sahib of Saint Garib Das, and Kabir Sagar.
(कबीरदास या कबीर 15वीं सदी के भारतीय रहस्यवादी कवि और संत थे। वे हिन्दी साहित्य के भक्तिकाल के निर्गुण शाखा के ज्ञानमर्गी उपशाखा के महानतम कवि हैं। इनकी रचनाओं ने हिन्दी प्रदेश के भक्ति आंदोलन को गहरे स्तर तक प्रभावित किया। उनकी रचनाएँ सिक्खों के आदि ग्रंथ में सम्मिलित की गयी हैं।)
Sant Kabir was one of Ramananda’s students and one of the most influential mystic saints. He believed that the teacher, or ‘Guru,’ was the embodiment of God and had been given the highest position. Sant Kabir worked tirelessly throughout his life to build a bridge between Hindus and Muslims as well as to develop brotherhood amongst them.
Born: 1398, Varanasi
Died: Maghar
Contribution of Sant Kabir
- His objective was to reconcile Hindus and Muslims and establish harmony between the two sects. To him, Rama and Allah, temple and mosque were the same. He emphasized the essential oneness of all religions.
- He preached Monotheism, that is, belief in one God. Kabir believed in a formless Supreme God: Nirgun Brahman (God without attributes), Sant Kabir did not believe in extreme asceticism and abstraction from the world.
- He opposed idolatry and rituals, and the worship of stone images and was against rituals and ceremonies in religion.
- Sant Kabir was a great opponent of the caste system. He laid great emphasis on the equality of man before God.
- Kabir’s poetry is very famous in popular culture as ‘Dohas’
- Some of these were later collected and preserved in the Guru Granth Sahib, Panch Vani, and Bijak.
- Some of his famous writings include ‘Sakhi Granth,’ ‘Anurag Sagar’, ‘Bijak’, and ‘Kabir Granthawali.’
Current Relevance of Kabir Thoughts
The world is slowed down by its overwhelming materialism. Deep-seated global economic inequities are causing smouldering resentment around the planet. As a result, Kabir’s compassionate ethical ideas are relevant.
Corruption is a pervasive problem in India, eroding the country’s vitals from the inside out. Kabir’s emphasis on honest living, if taken in the proper spirit, can help shift one’s outlook.
In the Indian societal environment, communalism is a hidden evil. Many of the crimes that occur in the name of religion (lynching, honor killings, infanticide, and so on) can be abolished from society if Kabir’s universalism doctrine is followed.
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