I pray so that

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1.

I pray
So that I can play
With my Lord's Compassion-Eye
Every day at least for an hour.

2.

I pray
So that I can become
An illumining ray
Of my Lord Supreme
In His Task
Of world-transformation.

3.

I pray
So that I do not remain
An unaspiring, meaningless
And useless
Lump of clay.

4.

I pray
So that every day
I can celebrate
As God's Victory-Day
Inside my gratitude-heart.

5.

I pray
So that my Lord's Way
Becomes my way,
My only way.

6.

I pray
So that I can realise
That God-Compassion
And God-Forgiveness
Pay my wages
For my aspiration and dedication
Infinitely more than I deserve.

7.

I pray
So that I do not have to delay
When the final hour strikes
For the complete transformation
Of my human nature.

8.

I pray
So that I do not allow
The sword of my impurity-mind
To slay my purity-heart.

9.

I pray
So that my mind of complexity
Can stay
Inside my heart of simplicity
Which is nothing other
Than visible divinity on earth.

10.

I pray
So that I never betray
My ever-indulgent
Compassion-Lord Supreme.

11.

I pray
So that every day I can feel
The same joy
As I feel on my birthday.
Then every day
I can make a soulful promise
To become a choice instrument
Of my Lord Supreme,
As I do on my birthday.

12.

I pray
So that I never
Become disheartened
While I essay to bring about
The complete transformation
Of my nature.

13.

I pray
So that I can compel
My earth-bound mind
To obey
My Heaven-free soul.

14.

I pray
So that I do not
Give up working
On my nature's transformation
Only halfway
As many ill-fated seekers do.

15.

I pray
So that I do not doubt
When my heart is eager
To convey
Blessingful messages to me
From my Beloved Supreme.

16.

I pray
So that my Lord examines me
Every day with His X-ray
To see if my mind is assailed
By dark doubts.

17.

I pray
So that my heart's
Aspiration-tree
And my soul's
Manifestation-plant
Never decay.

18.

I pray
So that I do not become a prey
To ignorance-sea
Even in my unconscious moments
And unconscious movements.

19.

I pray
So that I do not disobey
My sweet Lord
Even when my impure vital,
My dark mind
And my insecure heart
Torture me ruthlessly.

20.

I pray
So that every day I can offer
A new surrender-heart
And a new gratitude-life
To my Beloved Supreme.

21.

I pray
So that my heart's faith-sword
Can easily slay
The haughty heads
Of my shameless doubts.

22.

I pray
So that my aspiration-heart
And my dedication-life
Can weigh measureless weights.

23.

I pray
So that every day
I can relay the message
Of my Lord's Victory-Day.

24.

I pray
So that I do not lose
The fragrance of my heart's
Security-perfume.

25.

I pray
So that every day
I can enjoy the feast
Of God-manifesting possibilities.

26.

I pray
So that I can
Completely erase
The failure-life of centuries.

27.

I pray
So that every seeker's faith
May return
From its mind-exile.

28.

I pray
So that every day
I can tell the world
That the taste
Of God's Compassion-Biscuit
Is by far the best.

29.

I pray
So that every day
I can see a hope-bud
Blossoming inside my heart.

30.

I pray
So that every day
My inner life
Remains alarmed
And my outer life
Remains unharmed.

31.

I pray
So that like God, I too
Will never remain
Unemployed.

32.

I pray
So that I remember
That a life of relaxation
Can never escape the torture
Of unmistakable taxation.

33.

I pray
So that God
Does not give me
An undeserved inner promotion.

34.

I pray
So that the perfection
Of my dream-world
And the aspiration
Of my reality-world
Do not collide.

35.

I pray
So that every day
I can see my Beloved Supreme
Watering my heart's faith-plant
With His Infinity's Compassion-Eye.

36.

I pray
So that every day
I can confide in my soul,
My confidence-counsellor.

37.

I pray
So that I can forget
Even the very existence
Of my former employer:
Ignorance.

38.

I pray
So that every day
The seeker-traveller in me
Walks only on truth-trail.

39.

I pray
So that every day
The vision-musician in me
And the perfection-music in me
Remain extremely fond
Of each other.

40.

I pray
So that my Beloved Supreme
Keeps my doubting mind
Out of service,
Even temporarily.

41.

I pray
So that every day
I can see and feel
The oneness
Between my aspiration
And my Lord's Satisfaction.

42.

I pray
So that I can synchronise
My heart's inner choice
With my life's outer voice.

43.

I pray
So that I can soon see
The complete collapse
Of my unbearably tall
Self-image.

44.

I pray
So that my doubtful mind
Does not dare to forge
My faithful heart's signature.

45.

I pray
So that my invisible soul
Can secretly make
My visible heart invincible.

46.

I pray
So that I can learn
That my self-reproach
Is by no means God-approach.

47.

I pray
So that my Beloved Supreme
And I together
Whistle our sweet and fond
Oneness-song.