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801 Keep Your Heart...

Keep your heart

Purer than the purest

If you want to swim

In God's Ecstasy-Sea.

802 A Real Renaissance Man...

A real renaissance man

Is he

Who awakens the mind

Of humility

And feeds the heart

Of humanity.

803 I Cry With Humanity's Tears...

I cry with humanity's tears

When I speak to God

On man's behalf.

I smile with Divinity's Smiles

When I speak to mankind

On God's behalf.

804 Only The Life That Can Smile And...

Only the life that can smile and dance

With a childlike heart

Can make progress sleeplessly,

Faster than the fastest.

805 I Rely Only...

I rely only

On one all-important thing:

God's Compassion-life-preserver.

806 An Unseen Smile Of God...

An unseen Smile of God

Guides my outer life

And illumines my inner life.

807 My Aspiration-Heart...

My aspiration-heart

Is always available

To be my soul's

God-interpreter.

808 O My Mind, ...

O my mind,

Do not be fooled

By the world's ever-growing,

Ever-heightening, ever-spreading

Temptation-tree.

809 God Wants Me To Learn...

God wants me to learn

At every moment

The wisdom of a willingness-mind

And the wisdom of an eagerness-heart.

810 My Gratitude-Heart...

My gratitude-heart

Is my Lord's Satisfaction-Victory

In and through me.

811 My Soul's Smiles...

My soul's smiles

Are infinitely more powerful

Than my heart's deepest meditations.

812 My Heart Begged And Begged God...

My heart begged and begged God

To revoke

My mind's self-indulgence-license.

Finally

God listened to my heart's prayer.

813 God's Compassion...

God's Compassion

Has completely swallowed

My failure-life of the past.

814 My Mind's Enthusiasm...

My mind's enthusiasm

And my heart's eagerness

Are always found

Playing together.

815 There Was A Time...

There was a time

When I did not know

To whom I belonged,

But now I know

That I belong only to God,

And God alone.

816 My Heart Never Disappoints God...

My heart never disappoints God

Intentionally,

Whereas my mind does it

Not only intentionally

But also repeatedly.

817 Without A Moment's Hesitation...

Without a moment's hesitation

My heart is fortified

With God-manifestation-resolution.

818 O My Aspiration-Heart, ...

O my aspiration-heart,

Do not worry.

The doubting mind will be compelled

To attend its own funeral

Before long.

819 Dearer Than The Dearest...

Dearer than the dearest

To God's Heart

Is my heart

Of cheerful self-giving.

820 God's Foremost Treasure On Earth...

God's foremost treasure on earth

Is my ever-blossoming

Gratitude-heart.

821 Each Human Life Can Be Flooded...

Each human life can be flooded

With God-manifestation-possibilities

If the life has a burning

God-aspiration-cry.

822 I Must Become One, Inseparably One,...

I must become one, inseparably one,

With my heart's all-illumining light

Before I can enjoy the illumination

Of my mind's present ignorance-night.

823 This World Will Remain Miserable...

This world will remain miserable

As long as it cares more

For God the Power

Than for God the Love.

824 God Tells Me...

God tells me

With utmost confidence

That I shall, before long,

Smash asunder the pride

Of ignorance-night.

825 God Proudly Calls My Soul...

God proudly calls my soul

By its first name:

Illumination.

826 Only After Your God-Realisation...

Only after your God-realisation

Will you be able to know

Whence you came

And whither you go.

827 I Left Ignorance Far Behind...

I left ignorance far behind

Precisely because

I was able to grow into

My Lord's Compassion-Smile.

828 The Mind's Disobedience...

The mind's disobedience

Thinks that it is always

Quite safe,

But it is absolutely mistaken.

829 God Has Tried Again And Again...

God has tried again and again

To teach ignorance,

But ignorance is still not ready

To learn anything from God.

830 I Never Realised...

I never realised

That my devotion-heart

Is full of unimaginable sweetness.

831 When God Tastes...

When God tastes

My disobedience-mind,

He tells me it is always

Extremely, extremely bitter.

832 I Have Always Known...

I have always known

That my godless mind

Is indeed a most painful experience

For my heart of ceaseless prayer.

833 My Love Of Obedience...

My love of obedience

Pleases God

Far beyond my imagination.

834 God Reminds Me Every Day...

God reminds me every day

That it is high time for me

To leave once and for all

My mind's darkness-ignorance-prison-cell.

835 Never Depend On Chance, ...

Never depend on chance,

But depend on

God's unconditional Compassion.

836 God Invites Me And My Heart...

God invites me and my heart

Every day

To dine with Him,

But He never invites

My mind.

837 I Do Not Know Why And How...

I do not know why and how

My vital so often walks along

My mind's tortuous and twisted path.

838 Today Has Something...

Today has something

Very special to tell me:

That I shall soon become

A choice instrument of God.

839 Nobody Else Has Counted...

Nobody else has counted

The failure-years

That have passed by.

In my life,

Why should I

Be an exception?

840 Poor God!...

Poor God!

He came, only to find

My willingness-heart

Fast asleep.

841 God's God-Songs...

God's God-Songs

Echo and re-echo soul-stirringly

Through Eternity's Silence-Heart.

842 Because Of God's Unconditional...

Because of God's unconditional

Compassion for me,

My heart is still pure

And my life is still secure.

843 My Stupidity-Flooded...

My stupidity-flooded

Disobedience-mind

Never wants to believe

That God can be really serious.

844 My Aimlessly Wandering Mind...

My aimlessly wandering mind

Never realises

That there shall come a time

When God's Compassion-Eye

Will force it to stop its wandering.

845 My Constant, Sleepless Friendship...

My constant, sleepless friendship

With ignorance-sea

Has made my Lord's Compassion-Eye

Absolutely miserable.

846 I Am Of God...

I am of God

And I am for God

Eternally:

God whispered this to my soul

On the day of its creation.

847 O Unaspiring Mind, ...

O unaspiring mind,

If you are always consumed

With envy and hate,

How will you ever enjoy

The beauty and fragrance

Of God's Universal Heart?

848 When I Live...

When I live

In my aspiration-heart,

I clearly see

That I am infinitely luckier

Than I can ever deserve to be.

849 My Lord Supreme, ...

My Lord Supreme,

I am praying to You

To make my life

A world-server,

And not to make my mind

A world-saviour.

850 God's Unconditional Grace...

God's unconditional Grace

Has made my waning aspiration-life

Once more beautiful and fruitful.

851 Not Now, But Someday Later:...

Not now, but someday later:

This is the wisdom

Of the unaspiring mind.

852 O My Heart, ...

O my heart,

Go forward with hope.

O my mind,

Go forward with cheerfulness.

Lo, the destination itself

Is fast approaching you.

853 God Himself Has Chosen...

God Himself has chosen

The surest way for me,

And that way is the way

Of constant, sleepless and breathless

Self-giving.

854 No Matter How Disobedient...

No matter how disobedient

My mind is,

My mind knows

That it is not beyond

God's Compassion-flooded Protection.

855 The Mind Has Willingly Become...

The mind has willingly become

The slave of ignorance.

The heart has self-givingly become

The child of God.

856 My Love Of God...

My love of God

Is the only thing

That will not disappoint me.

Everything else will end

In utter disappointment.

857 My Mind Is Always Eager...

My mind is always eager

For more success.

My heart is always eager

For God-Satisfaction

In God's own Way.

858 There Is No Need For Me...

There is no need for me

To search for a better path.

My God-surrender-path

Is, and will always remain,

By far the best for me.

859 God Blessingfully And Proudly Accepts...

God blessingfully and proudly accepts

Each and every gift

Offered by my heart.

860 The Unwillingness Of The Mind...

The unwillingness of the mind

Is bitterly and unimaginably

Cold and destructive.

861 At Long Last...

At long last

My division-mind

Has fully surrendered

To my oneness-heart.

862 I Am Now...

I am now

Truly proud of myself,

For I am no longer confined

By my mind's unwillingness.

863 My Life's Perfect Perfection...

My life's perfect perfection

Is God's newest

And most inspired Dream.

864 Everything In Me That Participates...

Everything in me that participates

In my mind's unwillingness-game

Is destined to be

Slowly and unmistakably transformed.

865 The Heart Is Always Saturated...

The heart is always saturated

With spirituality.

It is the mind

That vehemently protests.

866 My Lord, Do Bless Me...

My Lord, do bless me

With Your

Self-Transcendence-Dream-Life.

867 The Heart Has The Capacity...

The heart has the capacity

To cherish a secret and sacred

God-fulfilling hope-dawn.

868 If You Are Seeking God...

If you are seeking God

In books,

You will be disappointed badly.

If you are seeking God

In your heart-garden,

Then your God-search

Is bound to be crowned

With success.

869 Finally...

Finally

My mind's God-willingness-door

Is all wide open.

870 You Are Misguided...

You are misguided

If you want to find

God's Compassion-Eye-Delight

In your mind-directory.

You will never find it there.

871 You Will Be Fulfilled...

You will be fulfilled

Only when you realise

That your constant expectation

Is your worst enemy.

872 Once You Make Your Life...

Once you make your life

The unconditional breath of surrender,

Then you become

The Supreme's Victory-Lion-Roar.

873 The Cosmic Gods...

The cosmic gods

Give a round of applause

When I completely dissociate myself

From ignorance-hunger.

874 If You Are...

If you are

A genuine God-seeker

And God-lover,

Then your life must be

A world-server.

875 God's Ecstasy-Heart...

God's Ecstasy-Heart

Abides only in the breath

Of the seeker's aspiration-life.

876 An Uncomely Thought...

An uncomely thought

Of the mind

Has the capacity

And is the capacity

To eclipse the fully blossomed beauty

Of the heart.

877 We Are Such Fools!...

We are such fools!

Why do we waste our precious time

Trying to decipher

Our God-failure-past?

878 No, Not Even The Unwilling Mind...

No, not even the unwilling mind

Will be able to resist forever

The magnetic pull of the soul.

879 Alas, My Mind's Disobedience...

Alas, my mind's disobedience

Has completely destroyed

My heart's tiny and beautiful

Enthusiasm-flower.

880 Alas, Even God's Compassion-Eye...

Alas, even God's Compassion-Eye

Has finally grown tired

Of waiting for me

And my useless mind.

881 To My Surrender-Heart, ...

To my surrender-heart,

Everything is sweet, sweeter, sweetest;

Every individual is good, better, best.

882 The Spiritual Life...

The spiritual life

Is not for the faint-hearted.

The spiritual life

Is for supreme hero-soldiers.

883 Pray Soulfully, ...

Pray soulfully,

Meditate sleeplessly

Every day,

For do you not know

That life is uncertain,

Life is precarious,

And progress is precious?

884 To Please God...

To please God

In God's own Way

Is the dream-fulfilment

Of a lifetime.

885 When The Mind Speaks Fearlessly, ...

When the mind speaks fearlessly,

That does not mean

That the mind is right.

No, the mind can be

Absolutely wrong

Even when it speaks

With utmost confidence.

886 Alas, I Do Not Know Why...

Alas, I do not know why

My human mind consciously enjoys

God-eclipsing undivine thoughts.

887 If You Live Constantly...

If you live constantly

Inside your heart,

Then yours will be a life

Sweetened by the embrace

Of your soul's silence-light.

888 Satisfaction You Need?...

Satisfaction you need?

Then you must have

An unswerving reliance

On God's Compassion-Eye.

889 If It Is A True Aspiration-Heart, ...

If it is a true aspiration-heart,

Then it will always pay attention

Only to God's point of view.

890 An Aspiration-Heart...

An aspiration-heart

Is always enriched

By a surrender-life.

891 An Unconditional Surrender-Life...

An unconditional surrender-life

Is the acme

Of perfection-delight.

892 My Devotion-Heart...

My devotion-heart

Always tries to feast its eyes

On God's beautiful

And bountiful Feet.

893 Only In The Heart, ...

Only in the heart,

And not in the mind,

Can I enjoy the Fragrance-Delight

Of God's Heart.

894 True, There Are Teeming Problems...

True, there are teeming problems

In our lives,

But God-obedience is clearly

The only answer.

895 God Does Not Want Me To Be...

God does not want me to be

A paragon of virtue.

He wants me only to be

A faithful child of His.

896 The Satisfaction Of My Heart...

The satisfaction of my heart

Is the fulfilment

Of God's long-cherished Dream.

897 Anything In Me That Is Not Ready...

Anything in me that is not ready

To obey God happily

Is doomed to perpetual failure.

898 Because Of My Constant...

Because of my constant

Love of God-obedience,

God is taking me more and more

Into His Confidence-Heart.

899 God Claps His Hands...

God claps His Hands

And roars with laughter

When I say

That even my mind is ready

To follow Him implicitly.

900 I Am So Divinely Proud Of Myself...

I am so divinely proud of myself

For having a soul-loving heart

And a heart-loving mind.