Friendship Quote by Robert Bly
““Friend, hope for the Guest while you are alive. Jump into experience while you are alive! Think... and think... while you are alive. What you call "salvation" belongs to the time before death. If you don't break your ropes while you're alive, do you think ghosts will do it after? The idea that the soul will rejoin with the ecstatic just because the body is rotten-- that is all fantasy. What is found now is found then. If you find nothing now, you will simply end up with an apartment in the City of Death. If you make love with the divine now, in the next life you will have the face of satisfied desire. So plunge into the truth, find out who the Teacher is, Believe in the Great Sound! Kabir says this: When the Guest is being searched for, it is the intensity of the longing for the Guest that does all the work. Look at me, and you will see a slave of that intensity.””
About This Quote
Source Poem: The Guest, attributed to Kabir, translated by Robert Bly
The poem urges living fully, breaking self‑imposed limits, and seeking divine truth now rather than after death.
In simple terms: Live intensely now; don't wait for afterlife.
Key Takeaway
Act now, pursue truth, love the divine.
Themes
spirituality
existence
urgency
self‑transcendence
Mood
inspirational
urgent
Type
philosophical
spiritual
When to use this quote
- meditation
- mindful living
- creative expression
- spiritual practice
Key Concepts
Sufi mysticism
existentialism
karma
Questions to Reflect On
- What does “breaking your ropes” mean to you?
- How can you balance urgency with responsibility?
A Different Perspective
The message may overlook practical constraints of daily life.
