“MCA: Middle Class Activist (The Sonnet)
I don't know the meaning of socialism,
But progress without society is insanity.
I don't know the meaning of capitalism,
But catering to luxury produces disparity.
I don't know the meaning of woke,
But no life is complete without community.
I don't know the meaning of philosophy,
But intellect is useless without amity.
I don't own many fancy gadgets,
Affording essentials I stand without greed.
I'll probably never set foot on MARS,
On earth I'll be serving the abandoned in need.
High and mighty tech won't make this world better,
Till we place humanity at our highest altar.”
Source: Solo Standing on Guard: Life Before Law
“If a man has not discovered something that he could die for, he’s not fit to live.”
“Nonconformity is a part of revolution, but it's neither the cause nor the purpose of it.”
Source: Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“When I was in Vietnam, so many of our villages were being bombed. Along with my monastic brothers and sisters, I had to decide what to do. Should we continue to practice in our monasteries, or should we leave the meditation halls in order to help the people who were suffering under the bombs? After careful reflection, we decided to do both--to go out and help people and to do so in mindfulness. We called it engaged Buddhism. Mindfulness must be engaged. Once there is seeing, there must be acting. Otherwise, what is the use of seeing?”
Source: Peace Is Every Step: The Path of Mindfulness in Everyday Life
“The truth is, I do have a chance to fight for something in the place I came from. Something akin to what I continue to fight and hope for in America. Something bigger than myself. And yet, I stay. It's a decision I continue to make, one that continues to haunt me. And even if it is a choice, there's no weight in it. It's meaningless apart from selfish intent.”
Source: Socialist Realism
“It is also true that when a people, long kept in a boiling cauldron of oppression, suddenly find the lid removed, they spend their remaining energy battling chimerical enemies.”
Source: Africa Betrayed
“My army is the army without arms - an army of bravehearts radicalized by the mantra of sacrifice in the course of reason, assimilation and ascension.”
Source: Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“No government is my authority, no monarchy is my master. I am here to civilize the governments and abolish the monarchies.”
Source: Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“Those who are dead, pray. Those who are alive, do.”
Source: Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society
“Army of Lovers (The Sonnet)
What's needed is an army of lovers,
To set this world on fire,
A fire that burns prejudice to ashes,
And sparks a humanitarian desire.
Lovers devoted to the path of sacrifice,
Pure and chaste serving without reward,
Pursuing the one impossible dream,
The dream of humanizing the entire world.
Not a trace of self within,
Not a kernel of self-obsession,
Uncorrupted and unbending to the bone,
Wake up and be the living ascension.
Drink from the fountain of service effulgent.
Annihilated for others we turn omnipresent.”
Source: Heart Force One: Need No Gun to Defend Society