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The Scarlet Refusal


The box. The chains.  
The absolution.  
“It ends the pain,” they say.  

But what is there for me to gain?  
My shackles long slipped the rein.  
It’s your box, your chain, that detains.  

I abandoned that game.  

“It sticks,” they say.  
“It rebels,” they voice.  
A bright red ‘A’.  

But no heed I pay.  
I light my illuminate blaze.  
Not an arsonist—  
Just someone who is unlevered.
A poem about reclaiming autonomy after being branded, boxed, and burdened by someone else’s shame. It’s not about destruction—it’s about illumination. A refusal wrapped in scarlet, and a quiet blaze of becoming.
The way to Liberation, Moksha is through Sanatana Dharma
It guides us with a simple way to be free from all Karma
It is also a philosophy of Life in which there will be no trauma

What is the reason to be free from Rebirth?
It is because we will suffer if we come to earth
Sanatana Dharma frees us from all misery on earth

Without the Eternal Truth, there is no Purpose
We live and die as though Life is a circus
Sanatana Dharma stops us from a life that is worthless!

The reason we come to earth is because of our Karma
Without Moksha, we will repeatedly suffer in this drama
We can be liberated with Sanatana Dharma!

The way to Moksha is through Self-Realization
Then we attain the truth of God-Realization
Through Purification, Illumination and ultimate Liberation

Sanatana Dharma gives us our Purpose, Purushartha
First Dharma, then Artha. Then Kama, and then Moksha
But for this, we must learn to live in Yoga

This world is Maya. It's just a Cosmic Illusion
Everything is a Leela, a show, get this Realization
Then we will be liberated and attain Unification

To attain Moksha, we must go on a Quest
Question all beliefs and put them to the test
Then, trust the Guru who will do the rest

As long as we are slaves of the body, ego and mind
We will not have Liberation, the Truth we can't find
Moksha, our ultimate goal, will be left far behind

We must first overcome Avidya, ignorance that is dark
Then will come Realization, Enlightenment, that spark
Only then will we attain Moksha, and hit the mark

There are four doors that lead to Liberation
Sanatana Dharma gives us this Realization
Divine longing, discipline, dispassion, discrimination

Everything in this world is nothing but God
Every Soul is but a manifestation of the Lord
Jagat, Jiva, Ishwara are all one, they are God

With religion, science has no synergy
But with Sanatana Dharma, science has symmetry
Both Science and Dharma agree, everything is energy

As per Sanatana Dharma, Brahman is God
There is one Universal Power who is our Lord
Let's call it SIP , the Supreme Immortal Power, that is God

Two possibilities are there at Death
Liberation or Rebirth when we lose our breath
Sanatana Dharma takes us into this depth

The essence of Sanatana Dharma is in statements four
Then there will be Enlightenment, we will suffer no more
We would have crossed and reached across the shore

What is Life all about? It is about Realizing the Truth
Sanatana Dharma takes us to the bottom of the root
Then we will enjoy the Divine fruit

To be Awakened by Sanatana Dharma ends the dark night
We need a Guru, who takes us from darkness to light
Then, we overcome darkness, and the truth is in sight

It is Sanatana Dharma that creates Illumination
It leads us to Moksha, freedom, Liberation
Let us start this journey of Divine Unification
Lalit Kumar Feb 27
Krishna whispered—
"Act, but seek not the fruit,"
Only then will the soul be freed,
Only then will the cycle recede.

"Lose yourself in devotion,"
And the web of attachments will shatter,
"Light the lamp of wisdom,"
And ignorance will no longer matter.

When nothing remains mine or yours,
Only then will I touch the divine shores,
When "I" no longer remains,
Only then will "I" truly reign.
Erwinism Jan 24
Under skies where umbrage is stitched with thoughts, I ponder, on the days, like copper, reticence is bent when voices, hushed, rise and take their place,
with colors sharp as blades, of stories then that crashed against the wall of silence.

Muted. Muted. Muted for so long.
This voice, a titan, bones crumpled in fetal position and slid into a box has been gagged for so long. The body now unfurls, a sapling having been denied of its spring for too long.

And I’m waiting for the day when I can keep my head up, when I can speak up and say my peace, say my piece.

And I’m waiting for the day, no longer I, a sunflower with shoulders hunched, head bowed, lips crimped, wilting under the star I’ve always loved, basking in the warmth and letting the shadow fall behind me, am afraid of parading the reflection the mirror holds for me. When rights are not hoisted as hopeful words scrawled on cardboard for no eyes to see.

No longer hidden, walk with neither shackles or shame, unapologetic without otherness and doubt, to stand tall, shedding the cloak of unseen, burst into darkness like new born light for everyone to see.

Under the crushing weight of novelty, head stuffed inside a crown for the surd, Humanity watered down until it turns into a pulp of flesh, no more. No more, I say.

Pay me no nods, nor embrace, nor tokens, but vows that we would dine at a table and see the beauty of existence in your eyes, take comfort in your smile, and speak my mind as you freely could, when you get out of line. If you don’t know, feel free to unbuckle my shoes, fill them, take root in them, walk miles in them, get spat in them, get persecuted without a reason in them, take a number, stand in line, keep your mouth shut in them, go home in them, if there are holes, feel the burn of friction, weep, weep, weep and be laughed at, be told what you feel is not real in them. Maybe yearn for a word or two and let somebody, anybody know you are crumbling into them, like a cinderblock too weak to cradle fire any further in them?

Maybe only then, that in them, you’ll take my callused hand to sand yours, and we'll find the stars that guide us home to peace, and in that space, our voices intertwine, the beating of hearts are in synch, with heads held high.

Let me, in confidence, be worthy of the space I claim and of equal measure know what it’s like to live free and not keep waiting for the day.
Twenty years, a lifetime in a breath,
Moments of joy, and trials that test.
A bond forged strong, yet time has shown,
Even the mightiest rivers carve new stones.

Love endured, though struggles grew,
As dreams were altered, plans askew.
Her strength once bright, now shadows cast,
A disability’s weight, a bond held fast.

Yet even love can feel the strain,
When one surrenders to endless pain.
Not by choice, but a path she’s known,
Leaving both to feel alone.

Then a spark ignited, a newfound fire,
A heart once dormant, now lifts higher.
Through your eyes, he sees the light,
A soul reborn, embracing life.

How can one not love a heart so dear,
Yet embrace the joy when new love's near?
Breaking free, not out of disdain,
But to dance in sunlight after the rain.

Steps may falter, but strength is alive,
Together you flourish, together you thrive.
Honoring the past, yet forging ahead,
Two souls united, where happiness spreads.
RVani Kalyani Nov 2024
It feels weird,
I try to collect happiness,
In minutes and keep a checklist,
So I do things that bring me joy.
I don’t feel myself,
When that checklist’s empty,
Am I turning more,
Into a human or robot,
When will things be fine,
When would things go back,
Into how they were.
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