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Beyond Empty Ritual: The Critique of Outward Religion

Kabir and Vemana's Fierce Rejection of Ritualism Without Understanding

January 29, 2026
Shikshak Content Board
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Section 5 of 11

Kabir: Reading Scriptures Without Love is Dry Knowledge

Kabir Doha पोथी पढ़ि पढ़ि जग मुआ, पंडित भया न कोय ढाई आखर प्रेम का, पढ़े सो पंडित होय Meaning The world died reading books, yet none became wise. Only one who reads the two-and-a-half letters of Love becomes a knower. Commentary Kabir anticipates the modern seeker: • collecting teachings • quoting scriptures • displaying knowledge Yet remaining unchanged. True wisdom is not accumulation. It is surrender.

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