Section 1

1 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

Immediately

When I love God only.

2 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

Justifiably

When I want God

To love me only.

3 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I have dedication-smiles

Inside my aspiration-tears.

4 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When my aspiration is empty of tears

And my dedication is empty of smiles.

5 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When my mind's equanimity

And my heart's divinity

Enjoy their transcendental

And universal partnership.

6 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When my mind and my heart

Are at daggers drawn.

7 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When my heart becomes

A God-obedience-feast.

8 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I attend my mind's

God-unwillingness-banquet.

9 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When my heart's sincerity-tears

And purity-smiles

Grow, glow and flow together.

10 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I jump into

The hostile turmoil

Of my mind's confusion-life.

11 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I pine for

My Lord's Forgiveness-Smiles.

12 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I indulge in

My God-unawareness

And God-unwillingness-life.

13 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I readily, gladly

And eagerly accept

My heart's God-wisdom-light.

14 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I greedily, stubbornly

And willfully cherish

My mind's ignorance-futility-night.

15 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

And fly and fly in Infinity's Sky

On God-Compassion-Plane.

16 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

And fracture all my limbs

When I board my

Ego-gratification-plane.

17 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When my heart becomes

The quintessence

Of angelic sweetness.

18 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When my mind becomes

The epitome

Of satanic bitterness.

19 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When my aspiration-heart

Is supercharged

With God-manifestation-eagerness.

20 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I consciously

And deliberately enjoy

My God-indifference-mind.

21 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I prayerfully long for

God-Satisfaction-Breath.

22 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I arrogantly enjoy my mind's

Self-aggrandisement-game.

23 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I stoically and callously

Disregard my mind's

Doubt-summons.

24 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When my heart deliberately embraces

God-faith-famine.

25 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I have an allergic reaction

To name and fame.

26 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I richly indulge

In name and fame.

27 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

The moment I become

My desire-cremator.

28 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

The moment I become

My frustration-follower.

29 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I burn down

My doubt-bridge.

30 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I sleeplessly and breathlessly

Build my doubt-bridge.

31 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

The day my mind

Willingly goes with my heart

To visit God.

32 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

The day my mind

Vehemently rejects the idea

Of visiting God.

33 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I have complete faith

In my soul-compass.

34 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I take my suspicion-mind

As my polestar.

35 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I am in perfect harmony

With the world.

36 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I cherish my mind's

Disharmony-discovery.

37 When I Forcefully Tear Down ...

When I forcefully tear down

My mind's towering doubts,

I climb up

High, higher, highest.

38 When I Sumptuously Feed ...

When I sumptuously feed

My mind's brooding doubts,

I fall down

Far, farther, farthest.

39 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I become

My oneness-purity-heart.

40 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I become

My division-impurity-mind.

41 When I Cry For The ...

When I cry for the

God-necessity-experience,

I climb up.

42 When I Take Pride ...

When I take pride

In my self-analysis-experiment,

I fall down.

43 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

Extremely high

The moment I relinquish

My ego-crown

And my ego-throne

Forever.

44 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

To the very depths

The moment I proudly

And sovereignly enjoy

My ego-crown

And my ego-throne.

45 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I just ring

My aspiration-heart-bell.

46 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

Even when I gently strike

My ostentation-mind-gong.

47 I Climb Up ...

I climb up

When I use

My aspiration-eye

And my faith-heart.

48 I Fall Down ...

I fall down

When I employ

My overconfidence-mind

And my arrogance-vital.

49 When I Take God ...

When I take God

As my only escort,

I climb up

Immediately.

50 When I Take Either My Mind ...

When I take either my mind

Or my vital as my escort,

I fall down

Unavoidably.

51 When I Awake ...

When I awake

From my spirituality-coma,

I climb up.

52 When I Enjoy Even Unconsciously ...

When I enjoy even unconsciously

My ego-drama,

I fall down.

53 When I Use My God-Devotion ...

When I use my God-devotion

To raise the world's standard,

I climb up.

54 When I Use My Pride-Mind ...

When I use my pride-mind

To raise the world's standard,

I fall down.

55 When I Pray To God: ...

When I pray to God:

"My Lord, do not lose

Your Grip on me,"

God smiles

And I climb up.

56 When I Think I Can Steer ...

When I think I can steer

My life-boat

Easily and perfectly all by myself,

I fall down.

57 When I Receive Enormous Joy ...

When I receive enormous joy

From every little thing I do,

I climb up.

58 When I Get No Joy ...

When I get no joy

No matter what I do

Or how I do,

I fall down.

59 When I Enjoy ...

When I enjoy

My God-obedience-bliss,

I climb up.

60 When I Enjoy ...

When I enjoy

My God-disobedience-volcano,

I fall down.

61 When I Become ...

When I become

My God-devotion-heart,

I climb up.

62 When I Become ...

When I become

My confusion-addiction-mind,

I fall down.

63 When God's Compassion ...

When God's Compassion

Steers my heart-boat,

I climb up

Into the skies.

64 When I Allow My Mind ...

When I allow my mind

To steer my life-boat,

I fall down

Into the abysmal abyss.

Excerpt from I Climb Up, I Fall Down by Sri Chinmoy