Aditya Shah

Spinning Wheel

Can’t reinvent the wheel. But you can put your own spin on it.

We cannot reinvent the wheel but we can be creative and innovative.

Einstein wasn’t the first person to state one of the basic facts of life when he said, “We cannot solve our problems with the same level of thinking that created them.”

We experience new i…[Read more]

Kaga kay chhipay ke,
kiyo hans ka bhesh.
Chalo hans ghar aapne,
lehu dhani ka desh.

The crow has concealed his body, has kept the dress of swan
Go to your own house swan, adopt the place of the Almighty.

Kabir says – From the smallest blade of grass to the biggest star, everybody is needed, equally needed, in their originality. Be…[Read more]

Magnet

There is a Magnet in your heart that will attract true friends. That magnet is unselfishness, thinking of others first; when you learn to live for others, they will live for you.

Whatever you do in life attracts those conditions to yourself. If you set the example of selfishness, people will practice selfishness on you.…[Read more]

Kabir sab sukh Ram hai,
aaur hi dukh ki rashi
Sur, nar, muni, jan, asur, sur,
pare kal ki fansi.

Kabir says Ram is the only happiness, others are all store of pain
The demi-gods, men, hermits, demons, all are in the trap of death.

Kabir says that Fear of Death Means a Partially-lived Life.

How is it possible to relax in this certainty…[Read more]

Wheel

Life is like a wheel. Sooner or later, it always come around to where you started again.

Zen asks you to come out of the head and go to the basic source…. It is not that Zen is not aware of the uses of energy in the head, but if all the energy is used in the head, you will never become aware of your eternity…. You will never know…[Read more]

Kabir Hari so het kar,
korai chit na laye
Bandhyo bari khatik ke,
ta pashu ketik aaye.

Kabir says love the Almighty, do not allow rubbish in your head.
The animal is tied at the gate of butcher, how much of its age is left.

Kabir says the greatest calamity that has happened to the human mind is that he is against death. Being against…[Read more]

Caterpillar

Like Caterpillar the mission is always changing. Life is nothing but constant Change.

We all face changes every day – whether it is a simple change in the weather, our schedule or expected change of seasons.

Change affects us all and we each deal with change differently. This only constant in life, the only thing we can be s…[Read more]

Kabir tuk tuk dekhta,
pal pal gayi bihay.
Jeev janjalay pari raha,
diya damama aaye.

Kabir stares in nothingness as life lessens every moment.
The living is fallen in perplexity while the death has started beating its drum to move.

Kabir says to be a watcher. In that – You simply are – clear, neither confused nor certain, just a c…[Read more]

Sparrow

Look at the sparrows; they do not know what they will do in the next moment. Like Sparrow let us live in the present moment.

Here are some easy ways to connect with the present moment:
Pay particular attention to any repetitive thought patterns, those old audiotapes that have been playing in your head perhaps for many years. This…[Read more]

Kabir jeevan kuchh nahi,
Khin khara khin meeth
Kalhi alhaja mariya,
Aaj masana theeth.

Kabir says this life is nothing. One moment it is salty and in another sweet
The brave warrior who was slaying yesterday is today dead in burning ground.

Kabir says that Life Is Flux. Unless you are totally destroyed as a mind, there is no hope for…[Read more]

Napkin

Luxury lives in the finer details. It’s a cloth napkin at a dinner table.

There is a difference between an ABUNDANT LIFE AND A LUXURIANT LIFE-STYLE. One is attached to beauty, comfort, peace, and harmony, and the other to attachment to transient things.

The glory of the Path of those who seek an Abundant Life, is to relax INTO THE…[Read more]

Kabir gafil kyon firay,
Kya sota ghanghor
Tere sirane jam khara,
Jyon andhiyare chore.

Kabir why do you roam in doubt, why are you in deep slumber
The God of death is standing near your headrest as a thief in the darkness.

Kabir is saying Everybody Is Afraid of Death.

Everybody is afraid of death for the simple reason that we have not…[Read more]

Cart

Life is a bullock cart and we are the bull of this cart. We have to pull it by our total potential by which we achieve our goal.

The practice of being in the moment by definition is not goal-oriented, correct?

Correct. You are not seeking to attain some future state, which you already are.
That is the fallacy of many spiritual…[Read more]

Andhon ka haathi sahi,
hath tatol-tatol
Aankhen se nahi dekhiya,
tate vin-vin bol.

The elephant as known by a blind is learnt only by groping in the dark.
To know Him you need an eyes of a different kind.

Kabir says the mind is a judge; it allows only that which suits it, which fits with it, which nourishes it, strengthens it. It does…[Read more]

Chilli

The name Chilli inspires intenseness, perfectionism and reliability.

Many people spend their lives striving for perfection – perfection in the way they look, where they work, and their relationships. If they’re on a spiritual path, they might even aim for perfection in their daily meditation practice.

The good news is: we are all a…[Read more]

Gyani bhulai gyan
kathi nikat nij roop
Bahir khojay bapurai,
bhitar vastu anoop.

A so called wise is lost in describing his wisdom, the God is near to him
But he is searching Him outside when inside him is the matter most excellent.

Kabir says the majority of people waste their lives trying to change the periphery. They stake their all…[Read more]

Merry Go Round

Life’s just a merry-go-round.

Is Your Life a Merry-Go-Round?
There are many patterns and cycles that play out in our lives, and we rarely notice them, but if we do pay attention to them, they can tell us a lot about ourselves. They can even lead us to new horizons of self-understanding, making it easier to transform our lives…[Read more]

Vachan ved anubhav yugati
aanand ki parchhahi
Bodh roop purush akhandit,
kahbai main kachhu nahi

Sayings of vedas, experiences of skill are only shadows of pleasure
God is the wisdom incarnate indivisible which can never be explained.

Kabir says – Men of knowledge have certain answers, absolute certainty—that is part of their s…[Read more]

Kite

Japanese koinobori or carp kites are special kites in the shape of a fish called a koi. The koi is revered in Japan as a symbol of strength.

Your inner strength is like a powerful engine that drives you toward doing things, accomplishment and achievement.

Willpower and inner strength are essential skills, necessary for carrying out…[Read more]

Gyani mool gawanyiya
aap bhaye karta
Tate sanasari bhala,
sada rahta darta.

Man of bookish language looses all basics, becomes God (doer) himself
A worldly person is better than Him as at least he is always fearful.

According to Kabir worldly person who is having fear of God is better than the person who has become knowledgeable.

The…[Read more]