In this poem Kabir explains some of the main aspects of Sant Mat. God resides within the human body and the bliss of union with Him can only be attained by going within. Men seek Him outside, but fail to find Him. They renounce the world and seek the seclusion of forests and mountains, but the obstacles of mind, desires and cravings cannot be overcome by turning one's face away from the world. The perfect Master removes the veil of delusion from the devotee's mind, shows him the way to find God in the 'home' of his body and helps him to realize the Lord through the practice of Shabd. When mind and soul withdraw from the nine portals of the body and go beyond the eye center, mind merges back in its origin — Brahm, or the universal mind. The soul becomes free to proceed further in the pure region of spirit, called 'Sunn' by Saints, and on going even higher, realizes the Ultimate Truth — the Lord.

He who brings the lost traveler back home,
Him I like and admire, O friend.

Within the home is all joy,
Within the home is true union;
Do not give up home
And run to forests.
If desires assail your mind
In the wilderness.
Where will you run for shelter?

Who leads the lost one home.
Him I like, I love, O friend.

Within the home is the way,
Within the home is salvation,
But only if the Master reveals
That unseen Truth within;
Then with ease you will enter Sunn,
You will become entranced
In the realm of Sahaj.
Your mind will turn inwards
And realize the Universal Mind,
The soul will contemplate
On the Ultimate Truth.
Through the union of surat and nirat
The soul will play the unstruck music.

Who leads the lost one home,
Him I like, I love, O friend.

Your home is the place for practice;
In your home lies the hidden treasure,
In the home alone will it be found.
Says Kabir: Listen, my friend,
Reach that Home
From where you once came.

K.S., I:52
Avadhu bhoole ko ghar lāvai