My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 49

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We need both

The tears of the heart

And the smiles of the soul

To perfect our lives.

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APR 3885. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 24 January 2006.↩

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Nothing

Can be compared

To God’s sweet Whispers.

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3

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If you are not

Firmly on the path,

How can you succeed?

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4

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God’s Closeness

Depends on

Our heart’s openness.

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5

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A child’s heart

Draws immediate attention

From God’s Eye and Heart.

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6

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Meditation has the capacity

To take us far beyond the domain

Of sorrows and sufferings.

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7

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My Lord,

One good look

Is all that I need

From You. ```

8

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To follow the mind

Is the height of stupidity. ```

9

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To follow the heart

Is to sing ecstasy-songs. ```

10

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A fountain-heart

Will forever remain

Blossoming.

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112

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Opportunities

Are God’s Blessings.

Do not miss them!

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APR 3895. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 25 January 2006.↩

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I beg You, my Lord,

With all my heart,

To scold me mercilessly

When I do something wrong. ```

13

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Each prayer

Has a special connection

To God’s Heart.

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Each meditation

Has a special connection

To God’s Eye.

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My Lord’s Peace-Sea

Every day welcomes me

To come and swim.

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My mind,

How long will you sleep?

When will you wake up

To God’s Light? ```

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Unless we close

All the desire-doors and windows

Of the mind,

We will not be able to please God

In His own Way.

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18

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When God’s Victory-Sun

Shines,

Alas, I am fast asleep.

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My Lord every day blesses me

With a new work

To increase my capacity

In various ways. ```

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God awakens us

From ignorance-sleep.

He energises us to walk along

Life’s wisdom-path. ```

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My mind,

Stop dictating

To my heart!

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APR 3905. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 28 January 2006.↩

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My Lord’s encouragement

Expedites

My spiritual journey.

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23

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There shall come a time

When God will unveil

Our lofty visions.

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24

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Who is crying

Inside my heart,

If not my Lord?

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25

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If you want to find

Your true self,

Then the only place

Is your diving heart. ```

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Do not allow uncertainty

To obscure your heart. ```

27

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My love of God

And my gratitude to God

Are keeping me alive.

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God gets tremendous satisfaction

When we pay attention

To His Messages.

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God-willingness

Is needed

At every moment of life.

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30

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The necessity

Of God-obedience

Can never be exaggerated.

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314

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I wish to have

God-surrender

As my life-partner.

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APR 3915. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 29 January 2006.↩

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Action! Action!

No more feeble words. ```

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God loves

To obey

His own iron Laws.

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34

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The Creator enjoys

His Cosmic Game

Seated on His golden Throne.

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35

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God’s Cosmic Law

Admits exception. ```

36

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Conquer temptation,

If perfection

You sincerely need.

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37

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Each heart-cry

Takes us away

From the meshes of ignorance.

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38

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Alas,

We are apt to invoke

Heaven’s Power

And not

Heaven’s Light.

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39

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Ignorance-night

Again and again

Loves to fight

Against Heaven’s Light. ```

40

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The beauty and the fragrance

Of happiness

Lead and guide us

To the Higher Worlds. ```

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Wrong thinking

Is nothing short of

Poison-drinking.

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APR 3925. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 30 January 2006.↩

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God

Protects my heart

From wrong feeling.

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43

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Life

Has to be surcharged

With gratitude

Every day. ```

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O seeker,

Do not surrender to despair!

Start your spirituality

All over again. ```

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We must put

A strong accent

On self-giving.

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46

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We must not be bound

By our mind’s

Self-styled whims.

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47

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My happy moments

Are

God’s dancing Hours.

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48

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May my sweet hopes

Be faithful. ```

49

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May my powerful promises

Be fruitful. ```

50

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The price

Of name and fame

Is astronomical.

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51

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The mind needs

Flexibility

More than anything else.

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526

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Every morning and evening

I go to God’s Surrender-School

To study.

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APR 3936. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 31 January 2006.↩

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My soul always passes

God’s Examinations

With flying colours.

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54

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O my heart,

See fear

Nowhere!

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55

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I must bring

Tomorrow’s aspiration

Into my today’s life.

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Stop impatience

At the very root. ```

57

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The forward march

Is a challenge —

Only the brave succeed.

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58

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There is no substitute

For a God-gratitude-heart. ```

59

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Fight we must

To establish God’s Kingdom

Here on earth.

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60

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Eternity breathes

In each moment. ```

61

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Each dawn inspires us

To be the golden flames

Of the rising sun.

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My Lord,

May my gratitude to You

Come first,

Before I do anything.

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APR 3946. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 1 February 2006.↩

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God’s bountiful Message

Of my transformation

Reverberates in my depths.

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From now on,

I shall see

Only the good

In all human beings. ```

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Today is the day

That I have smashed asunder

My doubt-prison cell.

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My Lord, what can I do,

What can I do?

“My child, what can you not do,

What can you not do?

You can easily realise God!”

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When we do not

Believe in God,

We believe in

God-empty nothingness. ```

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Each day

Is a new adventure

Towards our Destined Goal.

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My Lord,

To my greatest joy,

Your Thoughts pervade my mind

All the time. ```

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My Lord,

May Your sacred Feet

Adorn my heart-garden.

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My Lord,

My whole life depends on

Your Smiles and Tears.

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Editor's note

Sri Chinmoy offered these prayers during his visit to Kijal and Penang, Malaysia in January and February 2006.

From:Sri Chinmoy,My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 49, Agni Press, 2006
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