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If you are bornIn the sea of hope,
You can flyIn the sky of promise.
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How sweet is the breathOf the flower.
How illumining is the sacrificeOf the fragrance.
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Alas, perfectionHas no entry visa
To this world of chaos. ``````
God is always available,But, alas, will you ever have time
To visit Him? ``````
I am progressing fast, faster, fastest,Only because I pray and sing
Inside the God-obedience-temple. ``````
No honest God-serviceWill ever cause a deplorable loss
In the life of a seeker. ``````
When our surrender is complete,We will be able to breathe in and out
God’s Golden Breath. ``````
O God-obedience-heart of man,Do spread your satisfaction-wings
All-where. ``````
My mind-book nobody wants to read.I do not blame them,
For I know how worthless and uselessMy mind-book is.
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My faith in GodReceives nourishment directly,
Not from anybody else,But from God Himself.
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O my vital,I do not like competition.
O my mind,I do not like comparison.
O my heart,I love your way,
The way of oneness-joy. ``````
My disobedience does not haveA heart.
My disobedience does not have evenA mind.
My disobedience has onlyA ruthless and useless vital.
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May every second of my aspirationHold a place of special importance
In my own God-loving inner life. ``````
He who fails to fathomThe significance of God-obedience
Will never be truly happy. ``````
Each time my meditation is deep,God blesses me with a full harvest
Of God-manifestation-opportunities. ``````
When I see myself through my own eyes,I see and feel that my life is not
An inch better than the life of a beast.When I see myself through God’s Eye,
I see and feel that I amOn the fair road to Godhood.
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God is always readyWith His Praise for you.
When will you be readyWith your divine receptivity?
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My very desireTo make progress
Is the first stepOf my progress.
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Eagerness gives us the wingsTo fly in the sky of freedom.
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My gratitude-heartIs precisely the place
Where angels dwell. ``````
God answers my prayersOnly when He sees
That I shall not misuseHis Answer.
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In the inner world,There is a secret name
For expectation,And that secret name
Is demand. ``````
A God-oneness-heartCan never be deceived.
It can only be amused. ``````
Every morning God invites meTo visit His Compassion-Home.
But I cherish my own frustration-home;Therefore, I do not accept His Invitation.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants Songbook, part 3, Agni Press, New York, 1997
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