Thanks for the explanation of Dohay. This is another chapter in my learning. And I will post some links.
Your understanding that Kabiar's work must be understood through its metaphors is great.
Chalti Chakki Dekh Kar, Diya Kabira RoyeTranslationLooking at the grinding stones, Kabir laments
Dui Paatan Ke Beech Mein,Sabit Bacha Na Koye
calatI ca@kI doKkr, idyaa kbaIra raoe
du[- paTna ko baIca maoM, saabaut bacaa na kaoe
In the duel of wheels, nothing stays intact.
Chalti Chakki Dekh Kar Diya Kabira Roye
In common with all monastic, ascetic or otherworldly sects, Kabir does not think well of women. Ihere is almost a tirade against them in the hymns of Kabir. Woman is characterised as "a black cobra', thc pit of hell and the refuse of the world." She is considered to be a hurdle in the path of thc spiritual progress of man. He spoke, "woman ruins everything when she comes near a man; Devotion, salvation and divine knowledge no longer enter his soul." His views, about woman are also evident from all his vehement attacks against maya. Almost everywhere he links maya to a woman who is out to entice and entrap man, and destroy his spiritual lifc. Such views about woman from a married person arc, indeed, quite uncommon. The cosmological views of Kabir give a clear clue to his worldview. He finds Niranjana to be the creator of the world; maya or woman. And this woman stands between man and god. She is there to entice him away from Him.
Dear Randip ji,
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Thanks for your warning Randip ji. I shall be careful in posting . I think almost in every religion one is asked to avoid sex to the extent possible for very obvious reasons. However, the expressing the same by Kabir ji would called to be extremely pungent. In sikhism also Guru sahib have stated at many places about indulgence in sex.
Excessive indulgance has to be avoided.In the matter of sex moderation is the answer, it is my view.
This suggests to me that the early Sikh scholars were very aware that the poetry and ideas of Kabir were not in complete alignment with the ideas of Nanaak and the Gurus who followed him up to Guru Arjan Dev ji.
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