When my soul meditates
Inside my heart,My entire being
Gets a tremendous thrill.```
APR 3956. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 2 February 2006.↩
The necessity of speed
In everythingIs of paramount importance.
```Without sincerity,
Nobody can fulfilGod’s Will.
```The mind does not want
To knowWhat the Truth is.
```Do not be afraid
Of weaknesses.They are not everlasting.
```How can one deny
God’s Existence forever?How?
```An aspiration-empty heart
WeakensOur God-connection.
```The blame-game
Is at onceEasy and dangerous.
```My heart-tears
Are treasuredBy the golden dawn.
```I immediately avoid
All my backward-lookingThoughts.
```My heart-lotus
Is opening to God,Petal by petal.
```When I offer my aspiration-heart
To God,He blesses me
With His Satisfaction-Smile-Garden.```
APR 3967. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 3 February 2006.↩
In the spiritual life,
Nobody is expectedTo remain in the beginners’ class
All the time! ```No aspiration
Should haveAn ailing experience.
```No dedication
Should haveA failing experience.
```Silence pleases God
More easilyThan anything else.
```My gratitude-heart
And God’s FondnessAre found always together.
```Aspiration and dedication
Are to be foundOn the same level of consciousness.
```I must offer my gratitude-heart
To GodDaily and punctually.
```A God-descending thought
Is what I need. ```A heart-ascending willingness
Is what I need. ```When I please God
In His own Way,I see countless stars
Singing and dancingIn my heart-sky.
```APR 3977. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 4 February 2006.↩
We came into the world,
Not only to eat material food,But also to feed our heart
With our aspiration-meal. ```The mind’s limitations
Lead us, quite often,Astray.
```Each heart
Has a museumOf sweetness-memories.
```Meditate, meditate —
Do notAnticipate!
```When we do not pray
And meditate,We become prisoners
Of our mind. ```Nothing can remain
Forever unreachable. ```A single Glance
From my Lord SupremeGives me unimaginable happiness.
```Truth blossoms
Only insideThe heart of pure God-seekers
And God-lovers. ```O seeker,
Do not be greedy!Why do you have to be
All alone with God? ```I love
The lion-roarOf my prayer.
```APR 3987. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 5 February 2006.↩
I love
The sea-peaceOf my meditation.
```Those who are faith-heroes
Will not be afraid of anythingHere on earth.
```The willingness of the mind
And the eagerness of the heartMust work together
To arrive at the Goal. ```God wants us
To be happy, happy, happyAll the time.
```We want God
To be proud of usAll the time.
```In the spiritual life,
The mind and the heartAre as far from each other
As the East is from the West. ```If we act soulfully and self-givingly
To please God,It is impossible to fail.
```Since God spoke to me,
My outer life and my inner lifeHave completely changed
For the better. ```God in Heaven
Is beautiful. ```God on earth
Is useful. ```God wants me to smile,
Bright, brighter, brightest,To please Him.
```APR 3998. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 6 February 2006.↩
God wants me to cry,
Soulfully and ceaselessly,To please Him.
```In the purity-garden
Of the heart,There should be
No falsehood. ```My prayer and my meditation
Take the first aspiration-flightTo God in Heaven.
```We cannot satisfy God
Only with our hollow promises.God wants us to fulfil
Our promises. ```Imagination is not
A whim of the mind.It is a reality in its own right.
```To believe in God
Is not enough.To be dynamic for God
Is needed. ```My meditation
Silently and infallibly opensMy Lord’s Heart-Door.
```A devotion-heart
And an argumentation-mindMust always remain apart.
```Love smiles,
Whether it is human loveOr divine love.
```Man’s mind is born
For world-success.```
APR 4008. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 7 February 2006.↩
Man’s heart is born
For God-satisfaction. ```I close my eyes
When discouragementWants to enter into my life.
```The power of despair
Is shocking. ```We must break asunder
The veilOf the doubting mind.
```Light is not to be feared.
Light is to be lovedAll the time.
```Be not a slave
To the mind’s autocracy. ```Each seeker
Must work very hardTo illumine the mind.
```The longings of childhood
Are always cheerfulAnd soulful.
```Willingness and eagerness
Add unimaginablyTo our aspiration
And dedication-life. ```Patience
Has a mostComforting hand.
```APR 4018. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 8 February 2006.↩
Simplicity and sincerity —
These are the very specialGifts of God
To mankind. ```I want
The music of silenceTo silence my mind.
```Perfection
Is, indeed,A lifelong battle.
```I must not allow fear
To blindfoldMy heart.
```My God-oneness
IsMy universal passport.
```The light of silence
BreathesEverywhere.
```Slowly and steadily,
Not abruptly,We must open up our heart-lotus,
Petal by petal. ```We are all
PrisonersOf Time.
```I do not care for my mind’s
World-possession-thirst;I care only for my heart’s
World-embrace-hunger. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 50, Agni Press, 2007
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