Timor-Leste Speech Feb 2025 I bow to the most beautiful soul of Timor-Leste, I bow to the great heroes of your beloved country. I bow to each and every citizen of Timor-Leste who is aspiring for a life of progress, goodness and happiness. Freedom, freedom, we need freedom. When we have freedom we can do the right thing and become the right person. But this freedom has to come from within, not from without. You have achieved independence, your goal. One obstacle you have surmounted but the fight against ignorance is much more difficult. Your love of God, you love for truth, your love for your countrymen, will enable you to again be victorious.

Sri Chinmoy Dili, 2004.