1 Cry Liberty
Cry Liberty and Integrationism
Dear Brothers and Sisters of India, in the name of the collective wisdom of the universe, I beseech you not to identify as originators of it. It's divisive and not in keeping with its true spirit.
Ideology was intended to expand consciousness and liberate, not breed infighting. Our greatest strength has always been our gifting of Jnana freely for the common good. Such was the character of Jagdish Chandra Bose and Nikola Tesla.
The vast ocean of truth lies before us, to be tested and put to the soul's uses. The voyage is of self discovery and joy in each other's uniqueness.
The "Anthem of Humanity" that was Khalil Gibran's Gospel showed no preference to race or colour. He and other Exceptional Beings like him came to show us that another world is possible, that we can build a World Without Hate.
There is no religion that has not contributed to the beauty of the whole. Let's not malign or disfigure that beauty. Let us venerate, hallow and cherish it. Live by its principles, inspired by those who understood it's true spirit.
Let a spirit of oneness consume us, purge our ill feeling and take hold, making us ONE WORLD.
We can, and soon. The choice is ours. Face yourself in the mirror and sincerely apologize for being swayed by the dark forces out of ignorance or hatred.
Then look at your neighbour and let love pour from your heart. Look at your wife and put to rest the fear brimming there that your children will not survive a World War. Look at your children and tell them you will strive earnestly to make their world a better place.
And lastly, look at your leaders and tell them you sense the wind of change in the air. That you will toil beside them to eliminate hunger, poverty, cruelty and all disadvantages or disparity.
I do not mean to address only my fellow Indians, I have always identified as a world citizen but I find it especially painful that a country so peace loving and cosmopolitan should be on the brink of Civil War. Stop protesting. Start acting, and living the truth, for only then you shall become the flame that burns away all untruths.
Remember, it's only love that can conquer. Go love someone, show them you care.
Imran Ali Namazi
16th Feb 2020
Pieces in "Powers Within:"
- 19. Love An earnest plea to love one another "for it is only when we express love that we become closer to our true self".
- 20. Teeming With Life How the world can be if Builders (Change Agents) were all given a chance to "reshape that stream of activity around us until the possibility of greatness is achieved".
- 23. Perfection Another poem in the Spirit series, Perfection tells us how life can be when we are inspired - "deep seated in our mind it liberates".
- 39. Striving As the poem ends, it makes you ponder "in striving we find we've grown, our hearts widening, - our minds reaching to the far galaxies glimmering".
- 43. Toi For my teachers Sri Aurobindo and Mirra Alfassa, written at their ashram in Pondicherry. "We seem on the brink - of total annihilation our pilot extinguished with no time to pause and think - to follow our highest right as dictated by that voice from within".
- 89. Time travelling Jointly, Outside Auroville. "Come back and let's build that tomorrow - A vision so fierce as to fill our marrow - Remember our true path as once we were led - Blood sweat and tears, so easily shed".
- 189. Dawn On this pristine world your blessings send,O lord
- 199. Warriors Wake up and live ecstatic, Life can be fantastic.
- 5. Musings Musings Interrupted (thoughts on the way to Pondicherry in 2013 - spiritual pilgrimage)
- 12. Let There Be Love Random trip on love and caring for our fellow human.
- 14. Quality A plea not to judge other on religious grounds, but to let a true spirit of harmony reign
- 31. ID 2018 Imran's message / video of Independance Day 2018
- 35. Messages 2020 Messages on Independance day and 2020 Eid
- 1. Cry Liberty
- 2. Joyland Welcome
- 3. Catalyst
- 6. Harmonizing Quality
- 267. Power Supreme A prayer for the power to go out and do good in this world.
- 269. Sensitives On how a brighter future is possible if we let breathe the sensitive side inside us.
- 303. Devakalam Look to your lordand let hisheaven manifest faster.
- 305. WOW I'll help you instead of reeling from the light.
- 323. Matter or Spirit Imploring us to fashion things with our own hands and be filled with passion - for that is when spirit arises in matter.
- 347. Sincerity Embodying a future spirit, this poem speaks of desirable qualities, offering hope that "just when your faith is flagging, an angel appearing... Out of nowhere will give you a boost and you the pinnacle will surmount"
- 349. Let Go2 This one about letting go our lower tendencies and living in the light
- 352. Courage A from the heart confession about my less than perfect self / appreciation for the family that loves and supports me.
- 376. Aspirations Feeling lost, I soon pick up my spirits as I think of my gurus and their legacy
- 390. Ananda About fighting for truth and Mother Earth, this one ends with a strong call to have a day "glorious as we dreamt. When we decided to fight for good"
- 405. Build Another poem inspired by my Gurus, on the special day when I visited the city they sanctified and hallowed.
- 465. The Poets Daemon Enough talk of daemons and sprites and spirits that would possess a poets imagination, lead him to daydream and continually obsess - What these fellows need is some strong grounding in reality.
- 506. Weep Plea from a pacifist to humanity to spread love not be embroiled in hate.