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The River Cannot Go Back, by Kahlil Gibran - Awakin
May 27, 2020 · The River Cannot Go Back. a river trembles with fear. the long winding road crossing forests and villages. there seems nothing more than to disappear forever. But there is no other way. The river can not go back. Nobody can go back. To go back is impossible in existence. but of becoming the ocean.
Keeping Quiet, by Pablo Neruda - Awakin
and of threatening ourselves with death. Perhaps the earth can teach us. as when everything seems dead. and later proves to be alive. Now I’ll count up to twelve. and you keep quiet and I will go. Pablo Neruda is a Chilean poet, who started writings poems at the age of 13. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1971.
Conversation with Lee Mun Wah | Awakin Call
Jul 28, 2018 · He was not only an academic, but an activist working for racial and gender justice and harmony. His friends told Lee Mun Wah they hoped Marc was shot before being locked in a trunk and burned alive. Lee Mun Wah grieves the loss of this 26 year old who he believes had the potential of making contributions as significant as Martin Luther King, Jr.
Conversation with Shabnam Virmani | Awakin Call
Aug 21, 2021 · Shabnam Virmani is a documentary filmmaker, former journalist, and singer of Kabir folk songs. In 2003, stung by the religious riots of Gujarat, India in 2002, she set out in quest of the 15th century mystic poet/saint Kabir, exploring how his poetry intersects with ideas of identity, religion, nationalism, harmony, impermanence and orality. She “ventur[ed] into diverse socio-cultural ...
Conversation with Rachelle Jeanty | Awakin Call
Jan 9, 2021 · Rachelle returned to Montreal following almost ten years of constant effort. “Ten years of leaps of faith. Ten years of risk-taking. Ten years of nonstop belief. Ten years of repeated refusals and broken promises and let downs by record companies until the next hopeful opening” she said in her 2018 TEDx Talk.
Mercy, by Rudy Francisco - Awakin
Mercy. She asks me to kill the spider. peaceful weapons I can find. I take a cup and a napkin. and allow it to walk away. of mercy. Rudy Francisco is a Spoken Word poet. He uses personal narratives to discuss the politics of race, class, gender and religion while simultaneously pinpointing and reinforcing the interconnected nature of human ...
The Empty Boat, by Chuang Tzu
Is to live with Tao. In the land of the great Void. If a man is crossing a river. And an empty boat collides with his own skiff, Even though he be a bad-tempered man. He will not become very angry. But if he sees a man in the boat, He will shout at him to steer clear. If the shout is not heard, he will shout again,
Serenity Prayer, by St. Francis - Awakin
Serenity Prayer. Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace. to eternal life. - St. Francis of Assisi. In just a few sentences, this prayers seems to say it all. At the intellectual level, we may understand the words very well and can applaud its message, but the difficulty lies in practicing it. One can agree, for example, to "love" rather than ...
Conversation with Bonnie Rose | Awakin Call
Oct 26, 2019 · The values of ServiceSpace (the umbrella ecosystem for these Awakin calls) -- leading by inner transformation, focusing on small acts of kindness, and trusting the ripples of goodness -- have had a profound influence on Bonnie's ministry. Over the years and across the many dimensions of her life, Bonnie has left beautiful footprints in the ...