00:00You have heard of St. Kabir? He is my favorite. His entire life he was in Varanasi and there is a place near Varanasi where it is forbidden to give up your ghost. If you are dying then you should not be at that place. What's the name of that place? Maghar. And you have to be at Varanasi at the moment of your death if you are to attain salvation. Moksha.
00:20So now St. Kabir knew that his end was approaching. He said, take me to Maghar. I will not die in Kashi. People said, but what are you doing? Your entire life you have lived in Varanasi. Now in the exact moment when you should be in Varanasi and attain salvation you are saying that you want to be at Maghar. What is this?
00:37So he said, jo Kabira Kashi mar hai, to Ramahi ko nibbora. I will translate that for you. He said, if even I have to use Kashi for my salvation, then what's the use of Ram? Only those who are Ramless. Ramless meaning truthless, godless. Only those who are Ramless come to Kashi. Because their entire life they never cared for Ram. So in their last moment they come begging to Kashi. Kabir said, no, I do not need Varanasi for my salvation. Instead I am going away to the most forbidden place.
