Mind's Eye: A Vision into the Depth of Consciousness

By Onaly A. Kapasi

Poetry is his passion. These days he is more often invited to
recite personal poems than give medical talks. He wishes that
his readers share his joy in these poems.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Xlibris US
• Release date: Jun 4, 2014
• ISBN: 9781499014204

Onaly A. Kapasi

Oni as he is fondly known does not believe that he is a poet but accepts that he loves writing poetry. Onaly A. Kapasi was born in Mombasa a sleepy coastal town in Kenya. He traveled to the U. S. A. from Nairobi, Kenya in 1975 on a Harvard Orthopaedic Fellowship to the Boston Children’s Hospital Medical Center. When asked he states that he is the real Boston Brahmin, having lived most of his adult life in Boston and for his love and value of the Vedic principles and heritage. He enjoys carrying out medical charity work in Boston, Africa and India where he is a co-sponsor and a frequent visitor to one of the AAPI’s free care clinic in the Himalayan town of Mandi.

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Copyright © 2014 by Onaly A. Kapasi, MD.

Library of Congress Control Number:          2014908294

ISBN:          Hardcover          978-1-4990-1422-8

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Contents

Is That God

Evolution

Preface to Takbir

Takbir

Preface to Sage

Sage

Preface to Guru

Guru

Preface to Charity

Charity

Preface to The Poem

Bosnia

Preface to Mauthausen-Gusen

Mauthausen-Gusen

Dyer, The Butcher of Jallianwala Bhag

Jallianwala Bagh

Preface to Missing in Action—A Broken Heart

Evolution of the Poem

Missing in Action

Preface to Ground Zero

Birth of the Poem

Ground Zero: A Tribute

Preface to Mr. President—Modern Day Genocide

Mr. President

Preface to What Reason for War—Troubled Conscience

What Reason for War?

Preface to Urban Jungle

The Urban Jungle

Preface to The Heartless Hunter—My Passive Participation

The Heartless Hunter

Preface to Next Five Poems

He Is Who He Is

Allah, God, Prabhu, Mungu, Jahova, Ishwar

Believer

Where Does He Reside

In Search of Truth

Fears of the Night

Life’s Learning Experience

Fear of the Occult

The Cycle of Life

Knock on Your Door

Miracle of Daybreak

A Thunderstorm of a Weeping Soul

Maturity

A Promise

The Fruit Tree

Lord of Death and Life

Digger of the Well

The Evening Song

Winter Solstice

Architects of Destruction

Ahimsa

Nelson Mandela

Final Journey

Ghost in the Attic-Dhari

Ghost in the Attic

Divergent Path

Giving Thanks

Adieu, Our Friend and Colleague

God

Loss of a Loved One

I Am Who I Am

Preface to Life: A Paradox

Life: A Paradox

Democracy of Fools

Interdependence

Sweet Bitterness

Life’s Journey

Mine Shroud

Life’s Labor Lost

Protoplasmic Pain

Pierce the Shroud of the Night

Mirror Images—Life and Death

Memories of Bygone Days

Moti Behan—My Older Sister

Mother

Battles We Fight

The Eternal Language

About The Author

Special thanks to Shamim Rampuri for the art work

My utmost gratitude to those who have shaped my life

My Mum and Dad

My family

My gurus

and

My friends and foesA Tribute to My Love

Chandermukhi, my wife

Her skin white translucent alabaster

Her doe eyes an envy of the Buddha

Her gait that of a swan

Her lips petals of dark pink rose

Proud as a peacock

Gentler than a lamb

Voice of the Koyal

Her breath a fragrance of musk

Cascade of jet-black hair

Sparkle in the eyes, a glint of mischief

Pearly white teeth

Her heart-piercing smile*

Is That God

In the quiet of my life I see with the eye of my soul

My mind reaches places my eye has not seen

There is bliss in the unknown land

Diffuse warmth of a different kind

I am face to face with Him

His light is in my soul, a million sparks all at once

I am not afraid as I and He are one for one timeless moment**

Evolution

Each turn I took

Each new direction I chose

My destination seemed to elude me

I got near but unable to attain my goal

My path became more arduous

I relented but persevered

I prayed for the sight of light

But I only stumbled in darkness

One day I awakened to an inner truth

I relinquished what was not mine

I did not hold anyone liable

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