Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 7

601. My peace of mind

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Sweet Lord,

How can I multiply

My peace of mind?

“My child,

The only way to increase

Your peace of mind

Is to multiply it immediately,

Plus unreservedly.” ```

602. No introduction needed

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Ignorance-night and wisdom-light

Need no introduction.

A life of ignorance is a life

Of senseless self-explanation.

A life of wisdom is a life

Of flawless self-explanation. ```

603. Compassion-heart, justice-eye

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For my compassion-heart,

The exercise of power

Is the last resort.

For my justice-eye,

The exercise of power

Is the first aid.

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604. My soulful heart

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My soulful heart

Always

Devotedly hopes for the best.

My fearful mind

Always

Sleeplessly hopes to avoid the worst.

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605. What my restless mind has

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What my restless mind has

Is an anxiety-train.

What my sleepless heart is

Is a faith-mountain. ```

606. Why is it hard?

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Blessing-Light from Above

We have totally forgotten.

Why is it, then, hard

To forget our torture-night from below? ```

607. A supreme secret

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The best test of my advice to myself

Is my perfection-depth

And not my satisfaction-length.

I have always known this supreme secret —

Yet, alas!

Alas! ```

608. An appreciating consolation

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No real substitute for a purity-heart!

But an unreserved sincerity-mind

Does pretty well —

An appreciating consolation. ```

609. My dreams have not come true

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My dreams have not come true.

Therefore,

My mind is a torture-cave.

My nightmares have not come true.

Therefore,

My heart is a rapture-palace.

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610. A very long time

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Twin fools:

My mind and my heart.

My mind doubts everything and everyone.

My heart believes everything and everyone.

My Lord, are they not equally sick?

“No, My child,

The sickness of your heart,

I shall be able to cure

Before long.

But to cure your mind,

I am afraid,

Will take a very, very, very

Long time.”

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611. A fulfilling conversation

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My mind says to my heart:

“My dear friend, heart,

How have you become so rich?”

I have become rich by spending myself sleeplessly.

“Thanks, my dear friend, heart.

Your way is a little bit difficult for me.

Can you tell me an easier way?”

Yes, I can.

Just expand yourself,

So you are as rich as I am.

Then we will be equal.

Something more:

At long last

We will be one.

“Thanks, my dear friend,

You have not only illumined me

But also fulfilled me.”

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612. What has God given me?

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What has God given me?

A beautiful heart.

What shall I give Him?

A soulful face. ```

613. What my desire-life wants

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What my desire-life wants

Is a giant drum.

What my aspiration-life needs

Is a tiny flute. ```

614. God's Satisfaction-Founder

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Yesterday

I cared not for anybody else.

I saved myself only.

Therefore, I was a despicable miser.

Today

I am saving others.

Therefore, I am a remarkable wonder.

Tomorrow

I shall save the world.

Then, my Lord Supreme will call me

His Satisfaction-Founder.

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615. Because you save me

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My dedication-verses,

I am all gratitude to you.

Do you know why?

Because you save me

From my aspiration-reverses.

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616. God is smiling powerfully

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I am offering what I can:

A soulful cry.

God is doing for me what I cannot:

He is smiling powerfully

In my heart and through my eyes.

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617. Two things for nothing

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The only thing I got for nothing

Was a total failure-life.

But now I have got two things for nothing:

My Lord’s Forgiveness-Heart

And

My Lord’s Compassion-Eye. ```

618. Two eternal friends

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My Lord Supreme and I

Are two eternal friends.

We talk and talk.

He enjoys giving me

Heavenly illumining news.

I enjoy giving Him

Earthly unending gossip.

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619. Do you really want me to be happy?

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O my mind,

Do you really want me to be happy?

Then stop, stop thinking!

O my heart,

Do you really want me to be happy?

Then start, start feeling.

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620. When I ignore my mind quietly

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When I ignore my mind quietly,

My mind ignores me

Ruthlessly.

When I ignore my heart foolishly,

My heart explores me, my ignorance-night,

Swiftly and unmistakably

To illumine me, my entire life,

Totally. ```

621. Because of the Beauty

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Because of the Beauty

Of my Lord’s open Mind,

I love Him.

Because of the purity

Of my closed mouth,

My Lord loves me. ```

622. My mind's game

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My mind’s game

Has imprisoned me,

My entire life.

My heart’s flame

Is liberating me,

My all. ```

623. His astounding manifestation-life

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His astounding manifestation-life

Began at forty.

His dedication-surrender-fruits

Are its unmistakable proof. ```

624. When you are in hesitation

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When you are in hesitation,

“No” is my unpretentious suggestion.

When you are in doubt,

“No” is my precious advice. ```

625. Fault-finding

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In the inner world

Fault-finding is a dangerous dream.

In the outer world

Fault-finding is a cancerous reality. ```

626. Mine is the heart

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Mine is the heart

That smilingly endures.

Mine is the soul

That confidently insures.

Mine is the God

Who unconditionally assures. ```

627. Two complete failures

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An ignorance-indifference-traveller

Is a complete failure.

A division-separation-road

Is a complete failure. ```

628. I have two serious faults

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I have two serious faults:

I underestimate God’s Compassion-Beauty,

I overestimate man’s ingratitude-reality.

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629. Faith nullifies

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Fear vilifies.

Courage pacifies.

Doubt multiplies.

Faith nullifies. ```

630. Keep your division-mind

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Keep your division-mind.

Nobody wants it!

Keep your oneness-heart.

Everybody needs it! ```

631. You can never get lost

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Yours is a surrender-road.

You cannot get lost.

Never!

Yours is a oneness-goal.

You will be blessed

Today,

Tomorrow

And

Forever and forever. ```

632. Weak are my ears

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Weak are my ears.

Therefore,

They are subject to false love.

Strong is my mouth.

Therefore,

It is wide open to truth.

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633. A God-nourishing fruit

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You talked

But

Did not act.

Therefore,

The world called you

A religious nut.

Now

You are acting and not talking.

Therefore,

We call you

A God-nourishing fruit.

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634. When I give a soulful cry

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When I give a soulful cry,

It safely lives

In God’s Satisfaction-Heart.

When I receive a fruitful smile,

It permanently lives

In my aspiration-heart.

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635. The secret of realisation

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The secret of realisation

Is aspiration in secret.

The secret of manifestation

Is dedication in secret.

The secret of perfection

Is satisfaction in secret. ```

636. A clear conscience

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A clear conscience

Tranquillizes me and my vital.

A pure consciousness

Illumines me and my mind.

A sure God

Fulfils me and my all. ```

637. Since you are afraid of sins

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Since you are afraid of sins

You are doomed to embody them

In your life

For good.

Since you are not afraid of confessions

You are chosen to treasure them

In your mind

For good. ```

638. God has given me

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God has given me

His able Life.

I am giving God

My active gratitude. ```

639. My earth-bound mind has taught me

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My earth-bound mind has taught me

The flawless law of gravitation.

My Heaven-free heart is teaching me

The shadowless glow of levitation. ```

640. My dear Lord blesses

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My dear Lord blesses

My concentration-mind

Because it is crying

For His Compassion-Light.

My sweet Lord embraces

My aspiration-heart

Because it is crying

For its perfection-height. ```

641. When I think of the world

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When I think of the world

My mind tells me:

“You fool,

You have made an unprofitable sacrifice.”

When I think of the world

My heart tells me:

“You are truly wise

For you have made a most profitable investment.” ```

642. Your God-necessity-cry

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Your God-necessity-cry

I appreciate.

Your surrender-ability-smile

I admire.

Your silence-gratitude-reality

I adore.

Your oneness-satisfaction-divinity

I love. ```

643. If to forgive is divine

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To err is human.

But be careful,

Do not overdo it.

If to forgive is divine,

Then rest assured,

You can never overdo it.

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644. I fight my ignorance-night

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As a fire department

Fights fire

Not with fire

But with water,

Even so,

I fight my ignorance-night

Not with my ignorance-night,

But with my meditation-light. ```

645. Where is your partner?

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Aspiration,

Where is your partner:

Dedication?

Without it,

You cannot have realisation.

Dedication,

Where is your partner:

Grace?

Without it,

You cannot have the satisfaction of perfection.

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646. You are surprisingly great

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Arguments you have easily won.

Therefore,

You are surprisingly great.

Friends you have unmistakably lost.

Therefore,

You are unbelievably stupid.

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647. Only when you climb it

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Your aspiration-ladder

Is an aspiration-ladder

Only when you climb it.

Your dedication-bridge

Is a dedication-bridge

Only when you cross it.

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648. A small mind

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A small mind knows only two things:

How to ignore great ideals and

How to ridicule good goals.

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649. The prosperity-raptures

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I have the power

To brave the adversity-tortures.

But alas,

The prosperity-raptures frighten me —

Frighten me even in my dreams.

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650. God came to visit

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Yesterday

God came to visit

My heart-home.

Alas, I missed Him.

I was out playing

With my all-challenging bull.

Today

Again God has come to visit

My heart-home.

Alas,

I am missing Him again.

I am already out feeding

My all-ignorance horse.

Alas, alas!

But tomorrow

If God comes to visit

My heart-home,

He will definitely find me.

And I shall immediately compensate

By devotedly offering Him

My ignorance-devouring lion.

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651. My life-motor clicks

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My life-motor clicks

Whether I move or stand still.

When I move,

The sound of transcendence greets me.

When I stand still,

The silence of Eternity greets me. ```

652. My mind is happy

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My mind is happy

When it administers discipline-power.

My heart is happy

When it surrenders to the discipline-hour. ```

653. A sad, sad experience

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I am truly sad

That I have not pleased God.

That my life is a total failure

Is a sad, sad experience

Which is sadly true.

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654. Important in God's Heart

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I am important.

Therefore, the world is nice.

I am nice.

Therefore, I am important in God’s Heart. ```

655. My body needs God's Compassion

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My body needs God’s Compassion,

My vital needs God’s Power,

My mind needs God’s Wisdom,

My heart needs God’s Love,

My soul needs God’s Vision,

And

I need God alone,

God alone. ```

656. What lies behind me

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What lies behind me

Is frustration.

What lies before me

Is temptation.

What lies within me

Is aspiration. ```

657. The seeker's realisation-hour

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Not a particular time of life

But a state of mind

Is what embodies the seeker’s realisation-hour.

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658. They always return

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Your heart’s encouragement-smile

And

Your soul’s satisfaction-smile

Can never be given away.

They always return.

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659. The perfection-train

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Try to catch

The perfection-train:

Self-giving.

You are bound to arrive

At the satisfaction-station:

God-becoming. ```

660. Your meditation-light never works

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Your meditation-light never works

Even in your puny mind.

If it fails there,

Then it will, without fail,

Fail everywhere.

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661. By way of joke

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God gave me

By way of joke

A little mind.

I am giving God

In dead earnest

A big problem:

My useless life.

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662. Something to do

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Something to do:

Love.

Something to love:

Oneness.

Something to look forward to:

Satisfaction in perfection. ```

663. No rival

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My heart’s perfection-cry

Knows no rival.

My soul’s satisfaction-smile

Knows no rival.

My life’s gratitude-beauty

Knows no rival. ```

664. I am so proud of my mind

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I am so proud of my mind.

Why?

Because it has started

Enjoying little things:

A simple thought,

A pure heart,

A humble life.

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665. I entertain God

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I entertain God

With my promise-power.

God entertains me

With His Compassion-Shower. ```

666. What shall I see tomorrow?

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What did I see yesterday?

God’s Compassion-Feet.

What do I see today?

God’s Forgiveness-Heart.

What shall I see tomorrow?

God’s Vision-Promise

In me and for me.

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667. And it is

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My mind thinks

That the world is against it —

And it is.

My heart feels

That the world is for it —

And it is.

And I know

That the world is indifferent to me —

And it is.

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668. Slowly, my aspiration-heart is travelling

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Slowly,

My aspiration-heart is travelling.

Alas!

Quickly,

My frustration-vital will overtake it.

Alas, alas!

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669. An abiding partnership

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My aspiration-life

Will now succeed.

Do you know why?

It will succeed

Because it has, at long last,

Formed an abiding partnership

With God’s Compassion-Eye.

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670. I can easily enjoy

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I may not stand

The world’s volcano-criticism.

But I am sure

I can easily enjoy

The world’s Everest-praise.

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671. Without a second

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I have seen God’s Smiles.

To my sorrow,

They are not as beautiful

As God’s Eyes.

Truth to tell,

His Eyes are infinitely more beautiful

Than His Smiles.

I have devoured God’s Eyes.

To my sorrow,

They are not as delicious,

As nutritious,

As illumining,

And as fulfilling

As God’s Heart.

His Heart was, is

And will always remain

Without a second. ```

672. God has and you are

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God has a Golden Boat,

And you are that Boat.

God has a Golden Shore,

And your satisfaction-smile is that Shore. ```

673. This is the day

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This is the day

When I shall think

More of myself

Than of my enemies.

This is the day

When I shall think

More of my friends

Than of myself.

This is the day

When I shall think

Only of God,

Only for God,

Only in God.

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674. God gave you

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Power you wanted.

God gave you.

Love you wanted.

God gave you.

A few things more you want:

Illumination-perfection

And

Oneness-satisfaction.

These also God will undoubtedly give you

At His choice Hour. ```

675. What God wants

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What I want from my life

Is ability.

What God wants from my life

Is a regular, soulful availability. ```

676. Fear

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Fear of God’s Tears

Is amazingly constructive.

Fear of ignorance-night

Is sleeplessly destructive. ```

677. A gift from Above

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Transformation is not received.

It is achieved.

Satisfaction is not an achievement.

It is a gift from Above

For you,

For you alone.

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678. An iota of gratitude

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The seeker’s offering

Of an iota of gratitude to God

Is as beautiful as a rose

Held by God in His own Hand. ```

679. You never needed it

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I heard Your blessingful Voice,

My Lord,

When I least expected it.

You accepted my empty sound-worship,

My Lord,

Although You never needed it. ```

680. I love you, I need you

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I pray to You,

My Lord,

Although I do not know

How to pray.

I love You,

I need You,

My Lord,

And I also know

How to love You and need You.

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681. Two realisations

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I am the owner of two realisations:

Surrender to man

Is an agonising performance.

Surrender to God

Is not a tremendous sacrifice.

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682. Let me help you

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Lord Supreme,

You have helped me

To speak to You.

Let me help You

By listening to You.

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683. Today's clear world

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Today’s clear world is made

From frightening chaos.

Tomorrow’s pure world will be made

From tormenting pathos. ```

684. I am the happiest

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My Lord, I am happy

That You are strong.

My Lord, I am happier

That You are stronger

Than my ignorance.

My Lord, I am the happiest

Because Your Compassion-Height

Is infinitely stronger

Than Your Justice-Light.

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685. Mine is the life

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Mine is the life that started

With God’s Compassion-Sky.

Mine is the life that shall end

With God’s Forgiveness-Sky. ```

686. O my soldier

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O my outer soldier,

I want you to believe.

O my inner soldier,

I want you to brave. ```

687. O prayer-beauty

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O prayer-beauty,

Can you not give me

A clear mind?

O meditation-lustre,

Can you not give me

A pure heart?

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688. Aspiration is

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Aspiration is

The beauty of a God-seeker.

Devotion is

The beauty of a God-server.

Realisation is

The beauty of a God-knower.

Perfection is

The beauty of a God-lover. ```

689. Because of your beauty

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Because of your beauty,

The outer world loves you.

Because of your purity,

The inner world loves you.

Because of your fidelity,

The Pilot Supreme loves you. ```

690. I believe

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I believe.

Therefore,

I conceive.

Therefore,

I achieve.

Therefore,

I proceed.

Therefore,

I lead.

Therefore,

I am God’s perfection-seed.

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691. The way to proceed

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The way to proceed

From frustration to satisfaction

Is by smiling

At the mind’s confusion-forests

And

The heart’s obstruction-clouds. ```

692. My peace lives

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My peace lives

Inside

My aspiration.

My aspiration lives

Inside

My Lord’s Compassion-Eye

And

His Satisfaction-Heart.

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693. What do I do with my inspiration-wings?

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What do I do with my inspiration-wings?

I rise from the feet of the Himalayas

To the peak of the Himalayas.

What do I do with my aspiration-wings?

I rise from earth

To Heaven.

What do I do with my realisation-wings?

I rise from Eternity’s Cry

To Infinity’s Smile.

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694. Inseparable friends

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I am uninspired.

Therefore,

I remain unenlightened.

I am unenlightened.

Therefore,

Bondage-slavery and I

Are inseparable friends. ```

695. All are crying

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The hermit in me

Is crying

For his lost hermitage.

The soul in me

Is crying

For its lost heritage.

And

I am crying

For my lost God-face.

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696. What we need

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The human in me needs

God the creation.

The divine in me needs

God the Creator.

And what do I need?

I need God’s Forgiveness-Sky

And His Compassion-Sea.

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697. You call it self-knowledge

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You call it self-knowledge,

But I call it self-conquest.

You call it self-conquest,

But I call it delight-banquet.

You call it delight-banquet,

But I call it God-Nest. ```

698. Your Compassion-Searchlight

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Because of Your Compassion-Searchlight

On my life,

My mind is no longer mean

And

My heart is no longer unclean.

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699. I am the owner

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I am the owner

Of my body.

I am the captain

Of my mind.

I am the lover

Of my heart. ```

700. The ascending saviour

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The ascending saviour is

Prayer.

The descending saviour is

Compassion.

The dying saviour is

Love.

The risen saviour is

Power. ```

Editor's introduction to the first edition

This is the seventh volume in a series of ten thousand “flaming flower-poems” which Sri Chinmoy is placing devotedly, unreservedly and unconditionally at the Compassion-Feet of God, our Beloved Supreme. They stand as a supreme offering from the unfolding beauty of his flower-heart and the flaming heights of his realisation-sun. Indeed, a treasure-tower which will at once be claimed by humanity’s self-ascending cry and Divinity’s God-descending Smile.

Editor's note to cover photo

Emil Zatopek, the 1952 Olympic triple gold medallist from Czechoslovakia and the only athlete to have won the 5,000-metre run, the 10,000-metre run and the marathon in the same Olympiad, gives Sri Chinmoy a warm greeting at the start of the 1979 New York Marathon, 21 October 1979.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 7, Agni Press, 1980
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