We are among those who have listened face to face to the seers and the Prophets.

We come in the footsteps of Abraham who raised our consciousness of God above all idolatry and fantasy and projection, and showed us both the path and the act of complete surrender.

We once sat before Pythagoras while he played “the music of the spheres” on his mysterious harp; only later did we know that each one of us was a harp.

We were among those who had walked with Buddha listening to his silence and learning from his simple gestures and serene steps.

We were among those who had seen Moses coming down the Mountain with his face covered; he knew that we did not still have the strength to look at the face of one who has seen God!

We were among those who had seen Krishna driving the Chariot of Arjuna whose face changed from radiance to radiance as his Lord spoke of the Mysteries of the One who reveals Himself in countless forms, and we were those who have sat at the feet of Plato and Plotinus.

We have come in the footsteps of Jesus who spoke of unconditional love for God, which alone can join the broken hearts. We were there at the foot of the mountain when he gave the sermon, and our hearts were filled with the vision of a new humanity.

We were among those who had heard the Prophet of Islam say, God is One, and our souls were filled by the Presence of the Supreme One.

We have now come to recall all the teachings, all forming as though a chandelier hung from the Hand of God between the heavens and the earth.

We have come to uncover all the Tablets, open all the Books, unlock all the Doors, and bring all things to Man/Woman for Man/Woman is all things.

We have come to make everyone see oneself in all things and all things in oneself. So long as one holds fast to the Unity of Unities one is secure, and there is no danger to his/her devotion to the One.

Yes, we shall transform the world by making each one of us wake up from the nightmare of separatism and exclusivism. Then each heart will hear the divine whisper clearly showing the way to universal good, love and peace. Then we shall care for one and all.

In each mind and heart we shall set the wheel of universal consciousness in motion. We are the enhanced horizon of hope. We are the larger reaches of being. We are the drumbeat of the advancing victory of universal love.

by Professor Syed Hasan Askari, 1932-2008

(Yes, We Shall Transform the World)