Aditya Shah

Corn

The word “corn” is used for grains, in general, and is used symbolically to indicate spiritual goodness. With its many seeds, corn is also a symbol of fertility and rebirth.

Within everyone is the seed of creativity that can grow in any direction. Nothing limits us except ourselves, for the truest aspect of each person is unbounded pot…[Read more]

Goes out,
comes back—
the love life of a cat.

Live the life like Zorba The Buddha.
Zorba is the foundation and Buddha is the palace. Buddha is the peak, but the foundation stones are laid by Zorba. It will be foolish to choose to be a Buddha without having the foundation stones.

Be absolutely mathematical about it: Zorba should be there a…[Read more]

Dewdrop

As the sun rose, a dew drop became aware of its surroundings. There it sat on a leaf, catching the sunlight and throwing it back out. Proud of its simple beauty, it was very content. Around it were other dew drops, some on the same leaf and some on other leaves round about. The dew drop was sure that it was the best, the most special dew…[Read more]

Even with insects —
some can sing,
some can’t.

Have you ever tried to train a puppy? Our minds are like puppies, constantly reacting to things within and around us. “It’s essential to recognize that who you truly are is not that person who is constantly in reaction. You are the stillness between your thoughts.”

Everything that’s created com…[Read more]

Bicycle

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.

Life is a series of events, and we have to keep moving on with life if we want to experience and benefit from all of those events. If you focus on one tiny event that happens, then you can miss out on hundreds more. One of the best little mantras you can use in my…[Read more]

Under the evening moon
the snail is
stripped to the waist.

Evening Symbolically, this cycle offers the most dramatic contrast between light and darkness, between consciousness and unconsciousness.
Waist is in the middle.

Shakyamuni’s life exemplifies a basic interpretation of the Middle Way as the path between two extremes, close to A…[Read more]

Mimosa

Mimosa is shy, bashful or shrinking; also called sensitive plant.

Being intense and sensitive—seeing the world through different eyes and feeling the world on a distinctive wavelength—does not lay an easy path.
You are most likely a deep thinker, an intuitive feeler, and an extraordinary observer. You are prone to existential dep…[Read more]

Mosquito at my ear —
does he think
I’m deaf?

This is how our ego respond.

For most people, ego becomes an issue only when someone has too much of it and is considered egotistical – and even then, a big ego is often equated with drive and success.
The situation is very different seen from the perspective of consciousness. The reason that Bud…[Read more]

Ocean

The ocean is the beginning of life on Earth, and symbolizes formlessness, the unfathomable, and chaos. The ocean can also be seen as a symbol of stability, as it can exist largely unchanged for centuries. The ocean is considered to be boundless, a place where one can easily be lost, and can therefore be seen to represent the boundless span…[Read more]

All the time
I pray to Buddha
I keep on
killing mosquitoes.

When he is awakening from unreal to real he is dropping his mind.

Vedanta is the awakening from unreal to real, from ignorance to bliss. It teaches that anything we can experience with our senses only exists in our mind, which also doesn’t exist. And yet, in realizing that n…[Read more]

Tiger

As a spirit animal, the meaning for the Tiger is said to be willpower, courage, and personal strength.

Whether you are waiting to return a serve on the tennis court or listening for your name to be called for a job interview, your instinct is to stay loose. Be ready, be flexible, be poised to respond when the time is right. Staying loose…[Read more]

The snow is melting
and the village
is flooded
with children.

Solid snow is melting and becoming water. Form is transform. Snow is taking new form which is very fresh. Freshness is always innocent like a child.

Love dances in the freshness of the unknown.

The unknown is the field of all possibilities in every moment of the present. And this is…[Read more]

Heart

Immediately reminds us Love. We all are stuck as far as Love is concern. As our love is nothing but fulfilling our desires from others.

If we look to our relationships to complete us and fulfill our unmet needs for happiness and love, then those relationships often result in disappointment. And, if we believe that those we are in a…[Read more]

New Year’s Day —
everything is in blossom!
I feel about average.

Ego needs always something special. When ego is drop you feel ordinary, average and non-resistance.

Nonresistance doesn’t necessarily mean doing nothing. All it means is that any “doing” becomes non-reactive. Remember the deep wisdom underlying the practice of Eastern martial a…[Read more]

Frame

The frame can act as a boundary between the painting and the background surface, it helps focus the attention of the viewer on the paintings.

Our silent mind is frame to express our love, affection. It is background of our love.

Our minds are turbulent, like the rough waves close to the shore. The more we fight against the mind, the…[Read more]

Don’t worry, spiders,
I keep house casually.

We all are interconnected like a spider web, if you are happy, happiness spreads out in universe.

What is happiness and how can you spread it?
Happiness is when your life fulfils your needs. Quite simply, this means that you feel satisfied and fulfilled with everything in your life. Happiness is a f…[Read more]

Pump

When you revolutionize education, you’re taking the very mechanism of how people be smarter and do new things, and you’re priming the pump for so many incredible things.

The importance of our thoughts:
Watch your Thoughts, they become words.
Watch your Words, they become actions.
Watch your Actions, they become habits.
Watch your Habits,…[Read more]