A Road To Peace And Freedom Poem by Ravi Panamanna

Man has to feel a sense of indebtedness towards people and the whole Nature. His life is a boon of this Nature and people around him but he lives as if his life is all independent and not inter-dependent. Man behaves as a thankless creature. This is the root problem. The moment we started to feel a sense of indebtedness towards the entire universe, we will become more kind and helpful towards the world around us. We will stop destroying man, property, human mind and this Nature. The effort of all religions is to bring the human mind to this attitude. All streams are not differences but only complementary functions. Till this wisdom dawns in the heart of human beings, there is no practical escape from this whirlpool. This is the clarion call of Swami Vivekananda.
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We listen to this objective world
But not our inner, subjective world.
We have enough sensation
But no deep, practical vision.

We talk nonsense
And are after our senses.
We are sensitive
But not enough sensible!

We look at the sky
Our gods beyond light years lie!
Who pays a moment to look inward
To feel His grace and all rewards?

Ope the door
And fill the heart with ancient lore.
Bring in the light
And wake from a long night!

Ope the pages of epic
And become men of a rare pick!
Bring in the air of ancient sages
And stay alive like one human race!

Ope the locks of ignorance
And bring in wisdom- the fragrance.
Feel a sense of indebtedness
And see how the world is void of wickedness!