Aditya Shah

Chahun this thadhe soorma,
hath liye hathiyar.
Sab hi yeh tan dekhta,
kal le gaya mar.

The brave are standing on all the four sides, weapons in their hands.
Everybody is seeing his body, that the death has taken away with a blow.

Kabir says death is that there is no bigger lie than death. And yet, death appears to be true. It not only…[Read more]

Dust

When someone beats a rug, the blows are not against the rug, but against the dust in it.

Similarly when the master beats us, the blow is not against us, but against the Ego.

Vanity and pride are what most of us tend to think of when we think of ego, but ego is much more than an overinflated sense of self. It can also turn up in…[Read more]

Jaata hai so jaan de,
teri dasi na jaye.
Dariya kere naw jyon,
ghana milange aaye.

One who goes, let him go, what is your concern.
As the boat in the river, many more will come to you.

Kabir says that Be An Observer, without any judgement.

The observer is observed only when we are observing ourselves alone. So long as we observe…[Read more]