War: man's abysmal abyss-plunge, part 2

1.

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In the inner world

War-mongers are

Pitiful fear-hostages.

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2.

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Man's familiar war-excuse:

I was not responsible.

He, only he.

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3.

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A man of war

Does not actually need anything

But wants everything immediately.

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4.

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Alas, the heart

Cannot understand

Why and how

The mind's war-insanity

Is escalating.

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5.

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We do not need

Heaven-born saints

But just earth-born seekers

Who believe in peace

And want to live in peace.

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6.

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War-mongers are first-class

Insecurity-coward-singers. ```

7.

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He who loves war

Is undoubtedly

The abysmal terrorist.

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8.

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God-lovers long for

Ever-advancing peace.

War-lovers desire

Ever-multiplying destruction. ```

9.

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A war-lover,

No matter how long

He chases after satisfaction-deer,

Will never succeed. ```

10.

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It is the height of absurdity

When the war-mongers interpret

In their own way

God's all-fulfilling Peace-Delight. ```

11.

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No human stupidity

Can take the place

Of the animal brutality:

War. ```

12.

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War enjoys

Helplessness-cries.

Peace enjoys

Fulness-smiles. ```

13.

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A man of war thinks

It is beneath his dignity

To visit a mental asylum

Although he is absolutely

The perfect patient.

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14.

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War is the victory-drum

Of the animal consciousness. ```

15.

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War is the stupid winner

Of futility

And the unavoidable loser

Of dignity. ```

16.

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A man of war is, indeed,

The worst possible

Self-doubt-sufferer.

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17.

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A man of war

Does not care for his heart

As long as he knows that

He has a world-devouring mind. ```

18.

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War is at once

Mind the thief

And heart the grief.

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19.

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War shows me

The utter helplessness of earth

And the shocking indifference

Of Heaven. ```

20.

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War-enjoyers cannot answer

The simplest question,

Which any child can:

"What is life?" ```

21.

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A man of war

Has the face of shameless pride

And the heart of deathless insecurity.

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22.

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War is man's

Mind-prison-slavery. ```

23.

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A war-monger is destined

To be a sorrow-millionaire.

A peace-lover eventually becomes

A joy-billionaire. ```

24.

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In the inner world

War-lovers are

Insecurity-dancers.

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25.

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War-mongers do not respond

Even to God's

Urgent emergency Calls.

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26.

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War-lovers are never permitted

To enter into the heart-kingdom. ```

27.

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War is man's

God-Satisfaction-promise-devourer. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,War: man's abysmal abyss-plunge, part 2, Agni Press, 1991
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