Garden: The fire is in the wood...

The fire is in the wood; but who awakens it suddenly? Then it turns to ashes, and where goes the force of the fire? The true guru teaches that He has neither limit nor infinitude. Kabîr says: "Brahma suits His language to the understanding of His hearer."

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Next: This is the end of a path, but not the end of the garden. Return to the beginning: would you like to follow the FLUTE, or answer the call of the VEENA?

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[Source: RT 45 (partial); 1.97. sâdho, ko hai kânh se âyo]

Brahma = Brahman: The "ultimate reality" or "creative principle" (ब्रह्मन्), usually transliterated into English as Brahman, while Brahma (ब्रह्मा) is the creator god. (Tagore uses the English spelling Brahma for both.)

Here is the full poem:

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I. 97. sâdho, ko hai kânh se âyo

  Who are you, and whence do you come?
  Where dwells that Supreme Spirit, and how does He have His sport
    with all created things?
  The fire is in the wood; but who awakens it suddenly? Then it
    turns to ashes, and where goes the force of the fire?
  The true guru teaches that He has neither limit nor infinitude.
  Kabîr says: "Brahma suits His language to the understanding of
    His hearer."

Garden: He is the real sadhu...

He is the real Sadhu who can reveal the form of the Formless to the vision of these eyes; who teaches the simple way of attaining Him, that is other than rites or ceremonies; who does not make you close the doors, and hold the breath, and renounce the world; who makes you perceive the Supreme Spirit wherever the mind ATTACHES itself; who TEACHES you to be STILL in the midst of all your activities.

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Where to next: the ATTACHMENT or the STILLNESS, or perhaps the TEACHING?

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[Source: RT 56 (partial); 1.68. bhâi kôî satguru sant kahâwaî]

sadhu. A sadhu is an ascetic or holy person, someone dedicated to the spiritual practice known as sadhana.

Here is the full poem:

LVI

I. 68. bhâi kôî satguru sant kahâwaî

  He is the real Sadhu, who can reveal the form of the Formless to

    the vision of these eyes:

  Who teaches the simple way of attaining Him, that is other than

    rites or ceremonies:

  Who does not make you close the doors, and hold the breath, and

    renounce the world:

  Who makes you perceive the Supreme Spirit wherever the mind

    attaches itself:

  Who teaches you to be still in the midst of all your activities.

  Ever immersed in bliss, having no fear in his mind, he keeps the

    spirit of union in the midst of all enjoyments.

  The infinite dwelling of the Infinite Being is everywhere: in

    earth, water, sky, and air:

  Firm as the thunderbolt, the seat of the seeker is established

    above the void.

  He who is within is without: I see Him and none else.