Aditya Shah

Shoulder Blade

They say that shoulder blades are where your wings were, when you were an angel. They say they’re where your wings will grow again one day.

Love means the art of being with others. Meditation means the art of being with yourself.

They are two aspects of the same coin. A person who does not know how to be with himself c…[Read more]

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]

Window

There is a window from one heart to another heart. So chose to live from the heart.

Live From The Heart means – Whatever the present moment contains, accept it as if you had chosen it.

People don’t realize that now is all there ever is; there is no past or future except as memory or anticipation in your mind. …The past gives you…[Read more]

Kaal firay sir uprai,
hathon dhari kaman.
Kahain Kabir gahu nam ko,
chhor sakal abhimaan.

The death is encircling over the head, with bow and arrow in the hand
Kabir says grab the name of God, keeping off all the pride.

Kabir says – The death of ego happens only through surrender. People ask, ‘How do we not be egoistic?’ But you can…[Read more]

Dates

Both Dates and Date palms are considered a symbol of power, triumph, abundance and faith.

If you trust yourself – power, triumph, abundance will follow you.

Why We Lose Trust
The reasons we lose trust are rooted in the self-judgment and negative beliefs about ourselves that we talked about earlier. When we happen to fail at…[Read more]

Kal paye jag upjo,
kal paye sab jaye.
Kal paye sab binasi hain,
kal kal kahn khaye.

The world is created at its own time, every thing goes at its time.
Everything is destroyed at the proper time, the time is also eaten by death.

Kabir says – Each moment you are dying, and each moment you are resurrecting. Each moment goes on becoming…[Read more]

Blackboard

Life is this great big blackboard, and on it you write all the things that you do.

We all have an inner and outer world; how do we tune into the inner self to stay balanced and calm amid the hustle and bustle of everyday life?

After being inspired to expand their awareness and walk the path of higher consciousness, people can…[Read more]

Kushal jo puchho asal ki,
aasha lagi hoye
Nam bihuna jag mua,
kushal kahan te hoye.

If you really ask for wellbeing, hope and attachment is always binding.
The world is dying without the name of God, how then is wellbeing possible.

Kabir says – That is the simple secret of happiness. Whatever you are doing, don’t let past move your m…[Read more]

Hinge

Hinge is a jointed or flexible device on which a door, lid, or other swinging part turns.

Be flexible – The measure of intelligence is the ability to change.

“Success is that old ABC – ability, breaks and courage.” — Charles Luckman

Ability is showing that you know how to put your knowledge into play or practice to achieve…[Read more]

Kushal kushal jo puchhta,
jag me raha na koye.
Jara muai na bhay mua,
Kushal kahan te hoye.

You repeatedly ask others their well being when no body remains in the world
Ageing has not died, fear is not dead, how can then there be any wellbeing.

Kabir is saying – If you are interested in yourself, then this is precisely the place for you.…[Read more]

Skipping Rope

Skipping Rope says Be quick but don’t hurry.

Creating Urgency:
Nothing gets done without urgency. With that in mind, shorter timelines are better than longer. They create urgency – Be quick.

Urgency and Quality:
Shorter timelines enhance efficiency.
Shorter timelines, on the other hand, threaten quality – Don’t hurry.…[Read more]

Kal kal sab koi kahe,
kal na chinhai koyee.
Jeti man ki kalpana,
kal kahabai soyee.

Everybody repeats the fact of death, no one knows what is death
As is the imagination of one’s mind, so does he think of death.

Kabir says instead of talking about death experience death in life.

An Experience of Death in Life:
The whole of life is y…[Read more]

Orchids

An orchid in a deep forest sends out its fragrance even if no one is around to appreciate it.

Similarly when you do things from your soul, you feel a river moving in you, a joy.

The more you give of yourself, the more you find of yourself
We all know how great it feels to receive gifts. However, the joy of getting is short-lived.…[Read more]

Kaal hamare sang hai,
kas jeevan ki aas.
Das din nam sambhar le,
jab lagi pinjar sansh.

The death is always with us, there is no hope of this life.
Remember the name of God for ten days till there breath is in the body.

Kabir says nobody has lost God, nobody can. It is impossible. God is your very being, how can we lose him? And if we…[Read more]

Pendulum

The pendulum of consciousness keeps swinging between meditation and love, between aloneness and togetherness. And because all the religions of the world up to now have been either of love or of meditation, they were fragmentary, they were not total.

A total religion, a religion which allows both. When you feel tired with the other,…[Read more]

Kal chichana hai khara,
jag piyare meet
Ram sanehi bahire,
kyo sobay nihchint.

The death hawk is standing, my dear friend awake.
Affectionate Ram is standing, why then are you sleeping carelessly.

Kabir says – WAKE UP…
It is mind that is your sleep. You are sleeping either in the past or in the future. Both are ways of sleeping. When…[Read more]

Switch

We cannot fight with darkness but can Switch On the Light. Similarly we cannot fight with the ego but we can transcend.

No one has ever seen the face of ego. It is like a ghost that we accept as a controlling influence in our lives. I look upon the ego as nothing more than an idea that each of us has about ourselves. The ego is only…[Read more]

Kal jeev ko grasai,
bahut kahyo samujhaye.
Kahain Kabir main kya karun,
koyee nahi patiyaye.

Death devours the living, and has told this many times.
Kabir says what can I do if nobody believes me.

Kabir says if you have not lived rightly, you will not be able to die rightly. Death is the final offering. It is the highest; it is the…[Read more]