Aditya Shah

Teeth

Teeth symbolizes that something in your life is about to change.

Leave it. Change it. Accept it.

Leave it.
Can you LEAVE the situation or walk away from the person that is the cause of anger frustration? You need to weigh it up and gauge what is going to be best for YOU.

If you can’t leave the situation, well then, this leads u…[Read more]

Jyon gunga ke sain ko gunga hi pachichan
Tyon gyani ke sukh ko gyani habai so jan

The signs of a dumb can be understood by a dumb only
Likewise the pleasure of a knowledgeable can be known by a wise only.

Kabir is talking regarding language of Silence.

Silence is a profound language. Real communication happens in silence. When you…[Read more]

Guggal

Guggal is a flowering plant which produces a fragrant resin called guggal.

The fragrance of flowers spreads only in the direction of the wind. But the goodness of a person spreads in all directions.

How to Be Good – A Very Tough Problem

As soon as you realize that every religion is mind-made, and that the God or gods you believe…[Read more]

Aatam anubhav gyan ki,
jo koye puchhai bat
So gunga gur khaye ke,
kahe kaun mukh swad

Knowledge of self experience can not be explained if one asks about it.
If a dumb eats the molasses, how can he explain its taste.

You can not realize God, Love from anywhere. Only way is self-experience. Once you have your own experience you cannot say…[Read more]

Socks

Most of the time we wear socks to keep our feet warm.

Gratitude is a warm feeling of thankfulness towards the world, or towards specific individuals.

The person who feels gratitude is thankful for what they have, and does not constantly seek more.

Unfortunately, for many of us, gratitude is tied up with more complex feelings,…[Read more]

Andhe mili hathi chhuwa,
aapne aapne gyan
Apni apni sab kahai,
kis ko deejay kaan

Many blinds touched the elephant explained as per their sense
Everyone told his own, whom should we then believe.

Kabir says everyone is eager to say before knowing. Like all the blindman were right regarding their information but without knowing the whole…[Read more]

Peacock

Peacock symbolism: Vision, Royalty, Spirituality, Awakening, Guidance, Protection and Watchfulness.

The peacock is also considered to be a bird of protection and safe guarding. The feather protects one from evil eye and destroys all negativity like anger, greed, and jealousy. They also have the power to away from the bad influences…[Read more]

Aatam anubhav sukh ki,
jo koi puchaai bat
Kai jo koyee janayee
kai apno ki gat.

If one asks about the experiences of heart, it cannot be explained.
It can be known through one’s own efforts and deeds.

Kabir is saying that God cannot be known through the knowledge or following anyone. One needs to have his own experience through one’s…[Read more]

Uniform

When you put on a Uniform, there are certain inhibitions that you accept.
When you have inhibitions, you’re self-conscious.

The mind is using you. You are unconsciously identified with it, so you don’t even know that you are its slave. It’s almost as if you were possessed without knowing it, and so you take the possessing entity to…[Read more]

Aatam anubhav jab bhayo,
tab nhi harsh Vishad.
Chitra deep sam habai rahai,
taji kari bad-Vivad.

When one experiences in heart, there is no pleasure or pain.
He becomes constant like lamp in a picture, there is then no debate or discussion.

Kabir is saying be watcher and everything will disappear. You will find stillness in you.

When…[Read more]

Butter

The butter floats in water because it is less dense than water. Water has a density of 1 g/mL, and butter has a density of about 0.9 g/mL.

Floating is connected to calmness in the waking world.

Calmness Indicates A Strong Mind:
Still waters run deep, and the great universal forces are inaudible.Where calmness is, there is the…[Read more]

Gyani to nirbhay bhaya,
manai nahi sank
Indrin kere basi para,
bhugte narak nishank

A wise is always fearless, he is never in doubt.
If he comes under the control of sensual desires, he will go to hell without doubt.

Kabir says that a person who has realized himself or Godliness in him, he is never in doubt.
But it is human, once in a…[Read more]

Roller Coaster

An exciting entertainment in an amusement park, like a fast train that goes up and down very steep slopes and around very sudden bends.

Roller Coaster is a life situation which changes from one extreme to another, or in which a person’s feelings change from one extreme to another.

Life is about constant, predictable…[Read more]

Bhara hoye to reetai,
reeta hoye bhray.
Reeta bhara na paiye,
anubhav soyee kahay.

Full may become empty and empty becomes full.
There is neither full nor empty, experience says that.

Kabir says to experience that there is neither full nor empty one has to live his own life.
Life is in living. It is not a thing, it is a process. There…[Read more]

Liver

The Liver is signified interior purification, for the Liver purifies the blood.

Meditation purifies our stress, tension, fear, and confusion, so we can regain our connection to a calmer, more peaceful life.

How Does Meditation Work?
We are all engaged in a continuous internal dialogue in which the meaning and emotional associations…[Read more]

Bhitar to bheda nahi,
bahir kathai anek.
Jo payi bhitar lakhi parai,
bhitar bhahir ek.

There is no difference inside, there are many outside.
If you see him from inside, it is one from inside and outside.

Kabir is saying that we are searching for God outside and he is inside of you as emptiness.
If God comes to your home and knocks,…[Read more]

Dumbbell

Dumbbell is a short bar with a weight at each end, used typically in pairs for exercise or muscle-building.

Just as we develop our physical muscles through overcoming opposition – such as lifting weights – we develop our character muscles by overcoming challenges and adversity.

Adversity is one of the most powerful forces in…[Read more]

Likha likhi ki hai nahi,
dekha dekhi baat
Dulha dulhin mili gaye,
phiki pari barat.

This is not a matter for writing, this is for seeing and experiencing
Once the groom and bride have met, the marriage procession became dull.

Kabir says – God is beyond knowledge, it is intrinsically unknowable. The very effort to know it is a barrier in…[Read more]

Parijat

Parijat is an ancient word from the Sanskrit origin, which literally means fully developed.

Growth is not everything, but without growth there is nothing!

If increased meta-knowledge is not counterbalanced by a corresponding growth in consciousness then the likelihood of psycho-spiritual dysfunction is great.

As awareness grows…[Read more]

Boojh sarikhi bat hain,
kahan sarikhi nahi
Jete gyani dekhiye
tete sansai mahi.

This is a matter of understanding, not about saying
As many wise you see, they are all under grave doubts.

Kabir says we need understanding to realize yourself and Godliness within you.

What is understanding? – Understanding is pure intelligence. That pure…[Read more]