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“Combustion (Sonnet 1035)
You only see the light of the sun,
But not the combustion agony.
You only see the act of creation,
But not the pain of creativity.
You only see the light of genius,
But not the price of genius.
You only see the flight of triumph,
But not the tragedies one has to cross.
You are replenished by the monsoon rain,
You got no clue ‘bout the burden of the cloud.
You only see the glamor of my victory,
Not the heartbreaks I don't scream out loud.
Everybody wants to shine, that is no glory.
Only those with character can bear combustion agony.”
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“There can be no integrity without transparency.”
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“Millionaire is not the one who has a million dollars, millionaire is the one who has a million moments to cherish.”
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“Love is our nationality, not land. Compassion is our religion, not creed. Conscience is our byword, not constitution.”
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“Qi, Atman, Sentience, Corazon,
All are but varied names of humanity.
Put superstitions aside and you'll find,
Just plain goodness is the supreme epitome.”
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“Lose nationality, lost nothing. Lose humanity, left nothing.”
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“Heil Hitler, God save the king, Vande Mataram, Patria o Muerte - it's all the same - a declaration of tribal glory, with no concern for the rest of humanity. Such archaic attitude suits a bronze-age society, not a civilized one. It's time for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (world is family), not Vande Mataram (hail the motherland) - it's time for Mundo y Vida (world and life), not Patria o Muerte (homeland or death) - it's time for Humans save Humanity, not God save the king.”
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“My most soulful words come from me as a sufi (muslim) poet, my most righteous words come from me as a humanitarian scientist, my most passionate words come from me as a latin lover, and my most humane words come from me as an advaitin (nondualist). The entire world is contained in my chest. Vilify a single culture, and you vilify me.”
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“Truth is what love brings, but love is not always what truth brings. So, prioritize love, not truth. Better progress slow than progress loveless.”
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“Truth is what love brings, but love is not always what truth brings. So, prioritize love, not truth.”
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“Loveless progress is just as dangerous as brainless prejudice.”
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“I am sick and tired of hearing, the universe knows best. If the universe knew best, no child would cry of hunger. If the universe knew best, no young girl would fall victim to human trafficking. If the universe knew best, nobody would have to struggle till death to feed their family. If the universe knew best, not a single person would ever become a refugee. If the universe knew best, not a single human being would have to suffer on the face of earth. Any universe or god that allows for such horrors to teach humanity lessons or whatever, got to be extremely sick. Insects from the sewers deserve more respect than such sick forces.
The reason these horrors take place is that, contrary to all cowardly beliefs, there is no higher force concerned with human welfare. If we want these horrors to end, we gotta take the initiative to end them ourselves, without relying on prehistoric fairytales. So, stop all that supernatural nonsense, and take some responsibility for the world you live in. Stop delegating your human duties to a fictitious force and stand civilized wielding your backbone for a change.”
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“From the very beginning, we have been outsourcing morality from external imaginary agencies - first it was god, then it was government. When will the human be sentient and civilized enough to draw morality from the non-imaginary depths of their own heart!”
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“Heaven’s Janitor (Sonnet 1024)
Pick up a broom, not bombs,
Wield a mop, not weapons
of mass destruction.
Sacred minds make sacred society,
Peace comes when the very thought
of arms causes repulsion.
Heart is heaven,
Heart holds the Qi.
No magic, no myth, nothing supernatural,
just a whole lot of humanity.
Qi, Atman, Sentience, Corazon,
All are but varied names of humanity.
Put superstitions aside and you'll find,
Just plain goodness is the supreme epitome.
Mop all menacing inhumanity out of your heart.
And society will be cleansed of all primeval dirt.”
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“Silent kindness is sacred kindness.”
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“Action Yoga (Sonnet 1030)
If you love the idea of yoga,
Then be a karma yogi,
Without all that nonsense of,
“Be kind and you'll be treated kindly”.
Silently do your duty as a human being,
With zero expectation for praise and reward.
Kindness with expectation is kindness ruined,
True goodness expects nothing in return.
Karma means duty, yoga means union,
Lose yourself in goodness, and you'll find unity.
In this age of reason only yogi is the one,
Who is one with the world in humanitarian duty.
Silent kindness is sacred kindness.
The ancients called it karma yoga, I call it humanness.”
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“Home is a people, not a place.”
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“You don't need a reason to love,
for love is the reason.
You don't need a season to love,
for love is the season.”
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“You only see the light of the sun, not its combustion agony.”
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“Love is our nationality, not land. Compassion is our religion, not creed. Conscience is our byword, not constitution. Heil Hitler, God save the king, Vande Mataram, Patria o Muerte - it's all the same - a declaration of tribal glory, with no concern for the rest of humanity. Such archaic attitude suits a bronze-age society, not a civilized one. It's time for Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam (world is family), not Vande Mataram (hail the motherland) - it's time for Mundo y Vida (world and life), not Patria o Muerte (homeland or death) - it's time for Humans save Humanity, not God save the king.”
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“Confessions (Sonnet 1034)
Naskar is invincible,
Got no a fear in the world.
Abi is often crippled by fear,
Pushing through with a panicky heart.
Naskar is a pillar of strength,
Beyond all dilemmas and insecurity.
Abi is just an ordinary creature,
Often trapped in bottomless ominosity.
Every time that Abi hits a new low,
Naskar ends up flying to new heights.
Naskar is such a shining beacon,
Because of Abi who burns all night.
Behind every extraordinary Naskar,
there is a clumsy, ordinary Abi.
You only see the light of the sun,
not its combustion agony.”
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“If my life isn't impossible, I don't wanna live.”
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“Everyone is family, everywhere is home.”
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“Home is a people, not a place. Move to a different city, and anyone from your hometown will feel like family. Move to a different country, and the very sight of someone from your native country will make you emotional. Move to space, and the very sight of earth will wreak tears of joy.
We keep bickering over trivial things like race, religion, gender, sexuality, status and so on, because even in this day and age we still take human life for granted. Ask an astronaut, and they'll tell you, whether they can find any trace of those prehistoric barriers from up there in space.”
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“I don't study the cultures of the world, I am the cultures of the world.”
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“No matter what, I am not giving up - I am not giving up on this world. Because among all the planets across 2 trillion galaxies in our universe, this apparently insignificant little blue dot is my home - it's my family. And I shall keep fighting, unarmed and unbending, for the rights of my family, for the peace and uplift of my family, so long as the four valves on my left keep working. Fighting is a good thing, if the reason is righteous. And there is no greater reason, no greater cause, to keep fighting, than for the welfare of our family. That is why, I am not giving up - no matter what, I am not giving up. I am not giving up on the welfare of my family - I am not giving up on my humankind.”
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“My world, my family.”
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“Pick up a broom, not bombs,
Wield a mop, not weapons
of mass destruction.
Sacred minds make sacred society,
Peace comes when the very thought
of arms causes repulsion.”
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“What kind of a moron thinks that a nation grows great by developing the military capacity to destroy another nation! Yet that is the first thing you think of when you hear the term of patriotism. It's time we rise above these outdated notions and customs, and learn to find home in people, not places – in beings, not borders.”
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“World domination is the ultimate white privilege, being allowed to live is the ultimate colored privilege.”
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“Pase lo que pase, no me rendiré - no me rendiré con mi mundo. Porque, el hogar no es donde está el corazón, el hogar es donde el corazón se pierde. Y yo perdí mi corazón por mi familia mundial.”
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“Hogar es una gente, no un lugar.”
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“Mentes sagradas crean sociedad sagrada.”
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“Si mi vida no es imposible, no quiero vivir.”
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“Whatever I wear is fashion,
Whatever I speak is law.
However I behave is religion,
My presence puts space-time in awe.”
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“Run a layer of skin smoothening on a picture,
And it enhances the quality of the picture.
Run the smoothening more than is necessary,
And you ruin the very life of the picture.”
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“Run a layer of skin smoothening on a picture,
And it enhances the quality of the picture.
Run the smoothening more than is necessary,
And you ruin the very life of the picture.
Likewise, logical thinking in moderation,
Enhances the quality of life.
But practice logic beyond proportion,
And you ruin the sweetness of life.”
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“Mi mundo, mi familia.”
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“Pick up a broom, not bombs,
Wield a mop, not weapons.”
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“Five hundred years from now nobody will care about your nationality, they'll only remember your humanity.”
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“World first, nation second.”
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“We are the pieces - we are the pieces of peace. When we are separated, by culture, creed, nationality or whatever, there is but war - when we come together, lo and behold, there is peace.”
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“La bondad silenciosa es bondad sagrada.”
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“I just want to write - in peace, on peace, for peace.”
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“Sacred minds make sacred society.”
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“Pierdes nacionalidad, has perdido nada. Pierdes humanidad, no queda nada.”
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“Alla är familjer, överallt är hemma.”
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“Hemmet är ett folk, inte en plats.”
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“I Am A Scientist (Sonnet 1026)
You may believe in psychics,
I don't need to, I am a scientist.
You may believe in astrology,
I don't need to, I am a scientist.
You may believe in tarot and reiki,
I don't need to, I am a scientist.
You may believe in energy healing,
I don't need to, I am a scientist.
You may believe in angels and spirits,
I don't need to, I am a scientist.
You may believe in life after death,
I don't need to, I am a scientist.
So long as you don't practice hate,
I stand here with my hand stretched out.
Will you hold it despite differences,
Or do you hate me for voicing reason out loud!”
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“Mentes sagradas hacen sociedad sagrada.”
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