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The Unseen Power We are the flute, our music is all Thine;
 We are the mountains echoing only Thee;
 Pieces of chess Thou marshallest in line And movest to defeat or victory;
 Lions emblazoned high on flags unfurled -
 Thy wind invisible sweeps us through the world. Only Breath Not Christian or Jew or Muslim, not Hindu Buddhist, sufi, or zen. Not any religion or cultural system. I am not from the East or the West, not out of the ocean or up from the ground, not…

"Ever since that day I have realized that man's soul is a terrible and dangerous coil spring. Without knowing it, we all carry a great explosive force wrapped in our flesh and lard. And what is worse, we do not want to know it, for the villainy, cowardice, and falsehood lose their justification; we can no longer hide behind man's supposed impotence and wretched incompetence; we ourselves must bear the blame if we are villains, cowards, or liars, for although we have an all-powerful force inside,…