Not Taoist exactly.... or is it

[Wu Wei]

Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet, Sufi and saint, whose writings influenced basic indian spirituality.... not exactly a taoist...but the poem seems very taoist to me

The Thirsty Fish

Kabir in this poem mocks those desperately seeking the divine far and wide when all they need to do is look within in self realization:

DEEP IN THE WATER A THIRSTY FISH

It makes me laugh to think
That a fish in the water
Thirsts for a drink.

From forest to forest he sadly roams
In search of a jewel
Lying at home.

It makes me laugh to think
A musk-deer is seeking
The very fragrance
Which emanates from him.

Without knowledge of the Self
What use O pilgrim,
At Mathura or Kasi
To go looking for him?

It makes me laugh to think
That a fish in the water
Can thirst for a drink.

-Kabir


Summed up by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in his book about the Tao De Ching like this

The fish in the water, that is thirsty, needs serious professional help

 

[Baladas]

Kabir was a 15th-century Indian mystic poet, Sufi and saint, whose writings influenced basic indian spirituality.... not exactly a taoist...but the poem seems very taoist to me

The Thirsty Fish


DEEP IN THE WATER A THIRSTY FISH

It makes me laugh to think
That a fish in the water
Thirsts for a drink.

From forest to forest he sadly roams
In search of a jewel
Lying at home.

It makes me laugh to think
A musk-deer is seeking
The very fragrance
Which emanates from him.

Without knowledge of the Self
What use O pilgrim,
At Mathura or Kasi
To go looking for him?

It makes me laugh to think
That a fish in the water
Can thirst for a drink.

-Kabir


Summed up by Dr. Wayne W. Dyer in his book about the Tao De Ching like this

I really like this poem and it definitely has a Taoist ring to it.