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Shashi

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in Kushinagar, India

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http://themonkkey.com

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Spirituality, Fiction, Philosophy

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Bhagwat Gita

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Born in Uttar Pradesh, Shashi studied Civil Engineering in New Delhi and works for a multinational firm in the field of Real Estate, based out of Bangalore - India.

His latest book “Haiku – Sound Of One Hand Clapping” - A Coffee Table Book shares his Haiku and Photography, spanning over 3 decades of his passion. The book is a real treasure for those who enjoy the haiku short form of poetry created by the late great Japanese poet Matsuo Basho. Shashi’s book encompasses the many transformations of haiku, like the writings that reflect the many mountain roads that Basho travelled while composing pocket gems of short poems to the stark countryside, whimsical haiku of innovator poets like the late great Issa Kobayashi.

Divided in three sections, “ Born in Uttar Pradesh, Shashi studied Civil Engineering in New Delhi and works for a multinational firm in the field of Real Estate, based out of Bangalore - India.

His latest book “Haiku – Sound Of One Hand Clapping” - A Coffee Table Book shares his Haiku and Photography, spanning over 3 decades of his passion. The book is a real treasure for those who enjoy the haiku short form of poetry created by the late great Japanese poet Matsuo Basho. Shashi’s book encompasses the many transformations of haiku, like the writings that reflect the many mountain roads that Basho travelled while composing pocket gems of short poems to the stark countryside, whimsical haiku of innovator poets like the late great Issa Kobayashi.

Divided in three sections, “Love, Life & Living”, this book will help you to appreciate and enjoy the wonderful form of Haiku - A powerful ancient Japanese style of poetry, which is adored by millions of modern readers and writers.

Shashi is a motivational speaker, conducts workshops on Writing, Creativity and Spirituality as well as a prolific writer of the Ancient Japanese poetry form – Haiku. An avid photographer, he is also a renowned spiritual blogger of India and recently his blog "Shadow Dancing With Mind" has been adjudged as one of the top 50 Spiritual Blogs of the planet.

His first book "Songs of the Mist" takes the reader on journey of self discovery from the banks of River Ganges in Varanasi to the Himalayan peaks, along with the Protagonist - Ashutosh and the mysterious wandering Tibetan Monk.

The popularity of "Songs of the Mist", ranked in April'2016 at Amazon.in as one of the best seller, prompted the publisher from Delhi - Story Mirror to took it upon themselves to publish the Hindi Version, 'Kuhase Ke Geet'. Translated by Avnish and Archana duo & Edited by Story Mirror's Pratibha Vajpayee with a foreword by the foremost Hindi Scholar - Jnanpith Awardee Dr. Kedar Nath Singh is creating waves in the Hindi Belt of India. The book is now available at various book shops across India and on 'online' platforms like Amazon.in, Pustakmandi, Story Mirror etc.

The core theme of Shashi's 3 Part series 'The Monk Key' has been in his heart over many decades and in last few years he took time to shape the books with the essences of ancient wisdom and his extensive spiritual travel across Himalayas.

This book "Songs of the Mist / Kuhase Ke Geet" is his labor of love, and Shashi hopes you will discover the key to your innate divinity once you finish reading the book. ...more

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Hindi Translation of ‘Songs of the Mist‘ Translated by Avnish and Archana, the book is being published by Story Mirror – Publisher from Delhi. And here is a little excerpt from the book… I hope that you like the new avatar… __ Shashi ॐ नमः शिवाय Om Namah Shivaya

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“Love is the highest form of our bliss that comes from the mixing of our own self- worth and reverence with the other.”
― Shashi, Songs of the Mist

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“What is the point of finding the reason as long as you know that you are on the right path? And I have realized lately that the right path is the one where you feel happy within yourself, at ease within yourself.”
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“The right path is the one where you feel happy within yourself, at ease within yourself. When there is peace and harmony within, these questions lose their meaning.”
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