I have been doing peace activism on December 31st in Boston since 2002
just before the start of the Iraq War.

I am a performance poet and this poem posted in my website explains what happened
that year.

http://www.samanthajane.us/gallery/2278840 please take a look!

What I don't understand is why I was the only one out there doing anything. Plenty of people High-fived me, and wanted to have their photos taken with me, but why was I the only one making a bold statement. In the following years I would run into small groups (10 or so) on street corners but there should be thousands of us!!! Let us raise our voices, join together and be heard. This year I'm doing armchair activism as I am not feeling too well. Love and light to you all.

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Dear Samantha,
I have carefully read your feelings in your wrods really this is remarkable work and sending you few poems..of great poets from Sindh and world following lines..

Sufism : Journey Towards The Truth

"Sufi is made one with all,
Like breath in veins,
What he achieves he discloses not,
To dislose is a sin, by this he abides."
.......Bhitai [sur Yaman Kalyan]
"I follow the religion of Love,
Now I am sometimes called
A Shepherd of gazellas
And now a Christian monk,
And now a Persian sage.
My beloved is three-
Three yet only one;
Many things appear as three,
Which are no more than one.
Give her no name,
As if to limit (her to) one
At sight of Whom
All limitation is confounded."
.........Ibn El-Arabi (1165-1240)

"Whoever theorizes his religion offends
against the Way of God, and peace. Heretic!
Deviate toward the Law! Don't complicate.
All that's forbidden. All this learned talk is ignorance.
Station and state discard it.
Its not discussion: Religion's what my Lord
said or what he said - the master guide, the envoy
(and peace be his) - for he said not a word!
..............Muhyiddin Ibn El-Arabi

"Saar-i sik-a sabak-u shariyat-a sand-o suhni,
Tariqat-a tikho wah-e Haqiqat-a jo haq-u,
Marifet-a marak-u assul-u aashiqan khay."

"Oh Suhni! first devoutedly learn the lesson of Shariat,
The stage of Haqiqat far excells that of Tariqat,
Maarifat is ultimate goal of God's lovers,
Achieving knowledge of God, privileged are such seekers."
.........Bhitai

Peace, Love & Light
Thank you for sharing these poems with me.
It is always good to learn about new poets of all times!

I am familiar with Rumi, but not these guys.

I have participated in some Sufi dances and lectures
I think in another life I may have been a dervish as I love to spin!

blessings to you,

sama

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