Aditya Shah

Coal

Holding on to anger is like grasping a hot coal with the intent of throwing it at someone else; you are the one who gets burned.

Anger Is a Small Thing
Anger, jealousy, envy, greed, competitiveness…all our problems are very small, but our ego magnifies them, making them as big as it can.

The ego cannot do otherwise; its anger has…[Read more]

Aisee Vani Boliye,
Mun Ka Aapa Khoye.
Apna Tan Sheetal Kare,
Auran Ko Sukh Hoye.

Kabir says – LEARN THE LANGUAGE OF SILENCE.

You have always remained just casually related, and when you are formally related to someone, you can go on chattering about a thousand and one nonsensical things because nothing matters it is just a pastime.

But…[Read more]

Night Blooming Jasmine

Night Blooming Jasmine (Raat Rani) is known for its immense fragrance and ornamentation applications. Jasmine is one of the most popular flowers in India where it is commonly used for worship of Lord Shiva and other deities. Jasmine flowers are symbolic, they symbolize different emotions of life in different cultures,…[Read more]

Kaal Kare So Aaj Kar,
Aaj Kare So Ub.
Pal Mein Pralaya Hoyegi,
Bahuri Karoge Kub.

Kabir says – Postponement is simply stupid. Tomorrow you will also have to decide, so why not today? And do you think that tomorrow you will be wiser than today? Do you think that tomorrow you will be livelier than today? Do you think that tomorrow you will be…[Read more]

Honey

The flowers are full of honey, but only the bee finds out the sweetness.

Life is a flower of which love is honey. Turn all things to honey; this is the law of divine living.

You don’t need to look to others for approval and love. The power to experience complete and full love is within you. Learn how to find love for yourself that…[Read more]

Bura Jo Dekhan Main Chala,
Bura Naa Milya Koye.
Jo Munn Khoja Apnaa,
To Mujhse Bura Naa Koye

Kabir says – don’t judge yourself. Accept humbly your imperfection, your failures, your mistakes, your frailties. There is no need to pretend otherwise. Just be yourself: “This is how I am, full of fear. I cannot go into the dark night, I cannot go…[Read more]

Hockey Stick

Hockey Stick reminds us of teamwork.

Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.

What is teamwork?
Teamwork means a sense of unity, of enthusiasm for common interests and responsibilities, as developed among a group of persons closely associated in a task, cause, enterprise,…[Read more]

Dharti karte ek pag,
karte samudra fal.
Hantho parvat kaulte,
tevi khaye kaal.

Vaman measured the earth in one step, Hanuman crossed the sea in one leap.
Krishna weighed the mountain from one hand, even such of them were eaten by death.

Kabir says death is inevitable. He says Understand the Fear of Death.
We are all going to die. Each…[Read more]

Charkha

The Charkha Remind Us Of Unity, Truth And Nonviolence.

Why is Ahimsa or Non-violence concept important?
Ahimsa is a Sanskrit word for “non-violence”. The practice of non-violence is a call to keep your own actions and reactions clear from any sort of violence. It is an intention and a conscious decision not to harm others on phy…[Read more]

Taruvar paat so yon kahai,
suno paat ek baat.
Ya ghar yahi reeti hai,
ek aavat ek jaat.

The tree is saying this to leaves, o hear you this one thing
This is the custom in this house, one comes in and the other leaves.

Kabir says Life and death: Two aspects of existence.

When the old leaves fall, they make space for the new leaves to…[Read more]

Soy

Dieticians recommend regular use of Soy products in a well balanced diet.

A balanced diet is important because your organs and tissues need proper nutrition to work effectively.

Be Effective, Not Efficient
Have you ever finished a whole list of tasks but then realized at the end of the day that you didn’t actually achieve much? The r…[Read more]

Jhootha sukh ko sukh kaahai,
manat hai man mod.
Jagat chabena kaal ka,
katchhu muthi katchhu god.

False pleasure is mistaken for happiness when its only mindly comfort
The world is being chewed with death, keeping some in palm and some in lap.

Kabir says – what you call happiness is just misery in disguise. What you call happiness is…[Read more]

Anklet

In India anklets are usually worn by married women, but unmarried girls also wear them, which signifies their bravery and pride.

What is the difference between ego and taking pride in oneself? Taking pride in oneself is not ego. Not only is there a difference between them, they are opposites. Ego is the feeling of being superior to…[Read more]

Chaki chali Gupal ki,
sab jag peesa jhaar.
Rura sabd Kabir ka,
daara paat ukhaar.

Everyone in the world is being grinded completely in the grinding mill of God.
The discourse of Kabir is very unpleasing but it removes the curtain of illusions.

When Kabir says – Everyone in the world is being grinded completely in the grinding mill of God…[Read more]

Goat

Goat dictionary meaning a hardy domesticated ruminant mammal that has backward-curving horns and (in the male) a beard. It is kept for its milk and meat, and noted for its lively behaviour.

From the lively behaviour of Goat we can learn to be playful.

Meditation is not anything of the mind, it is something beyond the mind. The first…[Read more]

Ghari jo bajae raaj dar,
sunta hain sab koye.
Aayu ghataye jowan khisai,
kushal kahan te hoye.

When the watch strikes in the king’s court, everybody hears it.
The age is decreasing, youth is slipping, how can there be well being.

Kabir is saying there is a great difference between maturity and ageing, a vast difference. Everybody is a…[Read more]

Necklace

Some of us walk around with a necklace of hope, an armour of sanity, but at the end of the day, they always come off. We reveal our naked, vulnerable, true self.

If like many seekers you are trying to find your ‘true self’, it is simply the ego trying to accumulate some kind of knowledge or experience. This is no different to how…[Read more]

Guru jahaaj ham pabna,
Guru mukh pari parai.
Guru jahaaj jane bina,
Robai ghat kharai.

I have got the ship of Guru, whosoever gets one will cross over the worldly sea
One who doesn’t have the ship of Guru will weep standing on the bank.

Kabir is talking regarding – Role Of The Guru In This World Of Maya.

This world of MAYA is not a w…[Read more]

Peahen

The word “peacock” actually refers to the male of the species, while “peahen” is what the females are called. But both sexes display their plumage, and all peafowl can symbolize Confidence, Pride, Protection from harm, Love and romance, Connection with others, Attitude and self-respect, Owning your truth, Beauty, Staying true to yoursel…[Read more]

Chalti chakki dekhi ke,
diya Kabira roye.
Do patan bitch aaye ke,
sabut gaya na koye.

On seeing the moving grinding mill, Kabir started weeping
In between the two mill stone, none can remain complete.

Looking at a woman grinding wheat, Kabir said: No one can remain whole between the two slabs of the millstone. Kabir was telling his…[Read more]