Another and perhaps the greatest among the disciples of Nânak was Kabîr, i.e. the Great. He was strongly opposed to idol-worship. “If God is a stone,” he used to say, “I will worship a mountain.” Idol-worship was, of course, the greatest stumbling-block in the way of a reconciliation between Hinduism and Islam. Still the defenders of idol-worship and the iconoclastic Mohammedans managed to come to a certain understanding. They agreed to speak each his own language, but to feel that they meant the same. Why cannot Christians and Hindus do the same, particularly when the best spirits among the Hindus at least, have adopted a language which shows that they are very near the Kingdom of God, nearer, I believe, than thousands who are baptized and call themselves Christians? It is most interesting to watch the compromise made between Hinduism and Islam four hundred years ago and to compare it with the compromise between Hinduism and Christianity that is now so eloquently advocated by the followers of Rammohun Roy and Keshub Chunder Sen. Kabîr said:— “What availeth devotion, what penance, what fasting and worship, To him in whose heart there is worldly love? O man, apply thy heart to God: Thou shalt not obtain Him by artifice. Put away covetousness and regard for what people say of thee. Renounce lust, wrath, and pride. By the religious ceremonies (of the Hindus) conceit is produced, That if they join and worship a stone (they shall receive salvation). Saith Kabîr, by serving Him I have obtained the Lord. By becoming simple in heart I have met my God. How many wear the bark of trees as clothes! What if men dwell in the forest? What availeth it, O man, to offer incense to idols and drench thy body with ablutions? O my soul, I know that thou shalt depart. O silly one, know God! Wherever I look I see none but those who are entangled in worldly love. Men of Divine knowledge and meditation, great preachers, all are engrossed in this world’s affairs. Saith Kabîr, without the name of the One God, this world is blinded by Mammon. By the favour of the Guru the slave Kabîr loveth God. O Brethren, the Vedas and Mohammedan books are lies, and free not the mind from anxiety. If for a moment thou restrain thy mind, God shall appear before thee. O man, search thy heart daily, that thou mayest not fall into despair. This world is a magic show which hath no tangibility. Men read falsehood and are pleased; they quarrel over what they do not understand. The truth is, the Creator is contained in the Creation. He is not of a blue colour, like K_ri_sh_n_a.” Nânak himself expresses his devotion to the true God in the following words:—