The Dance of Life, part 15

701. More is needed

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Intention is good,

But

Something more is needed.

And what is that thing?

Action.

Action is good,

But

Something more is needed.

And what is that thing?

Realisation.

Realisation is good,

But

Something more is needed.

And what is that thing?

Perfection.

```

702. Three supreme things

```

Three supreme things

Have made him immortal:

His Aspiration,

His morning Aspiration.

His Vision,

His afternoon Vision.

His Liberation,

His evening Liberation. ```

703. Two sides to every story

```

Indeed,

Two sides to every story!

But

Quite often

One side is of God-realisation

And

For God-manifestation,

The other side is of ignorance-hunger

And

For ignorance-feast. ```

704. God is still my boss

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Darkness, you want me

To help you.

Therefore

You have come to me.

Alas,

You have more freedom

Than I have;

I have no freedom at all.

God is still my boss.

Ignorance, you want me

To serve you.

Therefore

You have come to me.

Alas,

I tell you my only secret:

I have no freedom at all.

God is still my boss. ```

705. I need you

```

O deathless Beauty’s Core,

I need you.

Oh, I need you.

O sleepless Divinity’s Door,

I need you.

Oh, I need you.

O blue Infinity’s Shore,

I need you.

Oh, I need you.

O red Eternity’s Roar,

I need you.

Oh, I need you.

O green Immortality’s Life,

I need you.

Oh, I need you.

```

706. A hundred empty cries

```

A hundred empty cries

His heart is.

A hundred barren smiles

His soul is.

A hundred useless duties

His life is.

A hundred deathless necessities

His will is. ```

707. Do not give up

```

O my clouded efforts,

Do not give up.

O my frustrated defeats,

Do not give up.

O my unrealised centuries,

Do not give up.

O my untransformed lives,

Do not give up. ```

708. I command and I obey

```

I command

My will,

I obey

My thought.

Why?

Because my will

Is brave,

Because my thought

Is helpless.

I command

My heart,

I obey

My body.

Why?

Because my heart

Is pure,

Because my body

Is insecure.

```

709. The proud sons

```

The proud sons

Of Father Heaven:

Where are they?

They are dreaming.

The proud sons

Of Mother Earth:

Where are they?

They are striving.

The proud sons

Of Father Eternal:

Where are they?

They are illumining.

The proud sons

Of Mother Eternal:

Where are they?

They are fulfilling. ```

710. My tasks

```

I have only four tasks

To perform:

Smile, fly, dive and run.

I have only three tasks

To perform:

Smile, fly and dive.

I have only two tasks

To perform:

Smile and fly.

I have only one task

To perform:

Smile.

```

711. When I play

```

When I play

In the physical world

With sleep,

I lose.

When I play

In the vital world

With depression,

I lose.

When I play

In the mental world

With doubt,

I lose.

When I play

In the psychic world

With fear,

I lose. ```

712. She listens

```

She listens to her sincerity.

Therefore,

She is great.

She listens to her purity.

Therefore,

She is good.

She listens to her duty.

Therefore,

She is divine.

She listens to her reality.

Therefore,

She is immortal.

```

713. The hour came

```

The hour came.

I was not ready.

God descended,

Smiled

And

Departed.

The hour came again.

I was not ready.

God ascended,

Pushed

And

Barked.

The hour came not.

I was ready.

God slept.

I cried.

Ignorance sang.

Satan danced. ```

714. His mind and his heart

```

His mind thinks

God-realisation

Is something

Necessary,

But to long

For it

Right now

Is too soon.

His heart feels

God-realisation

Is something

Indispensable,

But to cry

For it

Right now

Is too late. ```

715. In the assemblies

```

In the assembly

Of the lower gods,

His love-presence

Was welcome.

In the assembly

Of the higher gods,

His devotion-presence

Was necessary.

In the palace

Of the absolute Supreme,

His surrender-presence

Was indispensable. ```

716. In me

```

God saw in me

A poet.

Therefore

I loved nature’s beauty.

God sees in me

A real man.

Therefore

I fulfil life’s duty.

God shall see in me

A divine lover.

Therefore

I shall become Truth’s Immortality. ```

717. I am smiling today

```

Centuries of my totally

Forgotten hopes

Are reborn.

Therefore

I am smiling

Today.

My God is the witness;

My despair is the witness.

Centuries of my unconsciously

Sealed inner treasures

Are unsealed.

Therefore

I am dancing

Today.

My God is the witness;

My inner penury is the witness. ```

718. My mind and my heart

```

My mind is my life’s

Slowest train

Because

It carries black doubts,

Red jealousies,

Grey fears

In boundless measure,

Along with me.

Alas, God alone knows

If ever we shall reach our destination.

My heart is my life’s

Fastest train

Because

It carries none

But me alone.

Lo, I have reached my Goal.

```

719. Tears

```

I like the tears

That flow from the depth

Of my helpless despair.

I love the tears

That flow from the depth

Of my dawning aspiration.

I adore the tears

That flow from the depth

Of my Liberation-sea.

```

720. He sings

```

He sings and sings and sings

In the physical world.

He sings with his snoring nose.

He sings and sings and sings

In the vital world.

He sings with his biting tongue.

He sings and sings and sings

In the mental world.

He sings with his suspicious eyes.

He sings and sings and sings

In the psychic world.

He sings with his orphan heart.

```

721. I saw, I felt, I clasped

```

I saw the Face

Of the Suffering Christ.

I cried and cried.

I felt the Heart

Of the Forgiving Christ.

I smiled and smiled.

I clasped the Soul

Of the Illumining Christ.

I danced and danced.

```

722. O Rama!

```

O Rama!

Tell me,

Why

Were you so unkind

To Sita, your consort?

Why?

“I wanted

To prove

To the world

At large

That my Sita’s

Sacrifice-Light

Far surpassed

My morality’s

Judgement-Might.”

```

723. O Krishna!

```

O Krishna!

Tell me,

Why

At times

Were you so cruel

To Radha, your partner divine?

“I wanted

To show

Humanity

That my Radha’s

Unconditional Love-Light

For me

Far surpassed

My Examination-Right.” ```

724. O Buddha!

```

O Buddha!

Tell me,

Why

Were you so cruel

To Yashodhara, your beautiful wife?

What made you

Escape

From her sleeping net?

“I wanted

To tell the world

That I was totally

Unfulfilled

In my human life.

I escaped from my wife’s

Love-Prison

Because

Her larger self, the world,

Needed

My immediate service.”

```

725. O Ramakrishna!

```

O Ramakrishna!

Tell me,

Why

On very rare occasions

Were you a little unkind

To Sarada Devi, your devoted wife?

She wanted to accompany you

To various places.

What made you offer her

Reluctance and rejection?

Why?

Why did you torture her?

“Stop!

Stop!

For my Kali’s sake, at least!

Public mockery

Is merciless.

I wanted

To avoid it

Always.”

But it was you

Who instructed

Your disciples:

“Man or worm.”

“I see, I see.

Now listen,

Once and for all.

My wisdom

Did not permit me

To help the puny ignorance

Of the tiny worm

Grow into elephant-ignorance.

Therefore, I avoided

Sarada’s and my joint appearances

In the assembly

Of lightless society.” ```

726. I know what you need

```

O perishing pleasures

Of man,

What you need

The Wisdom-Sun.

O lasting joy

Of man,

What you need

The Confidence-Sea.

O illumining Compassion

Of God,

What You need

The Transformation-Man.

```

727. Because of his fear

```

Because of his fear

His black ignorance became blacker,

In the physical world.

Because of his fear

His red fight became redder,

In the vital world.

Because of his fear

His heavy darkness became heavier,

In the mental world.

```

728. I love

```

Strong is the day;

I love his arms.

Sweet is the night;

I love her heart.

Bright is the noon;

I love his eyes.

Soft is the evening;

I love her feet. ```

729. Silence, power and light

```

Silence is Bliss,

And I have it

In boundless measure.

Power is Creation,

And I have it

In measureless measure.

Light is Perfection,

And I have it

In endless measure.

```

730. Be Thou

```

Be Thou

My hands,

That I can give.

Be Thou

My ears,

That I can receive.

Be Thou

My eyes,

That I can dream.

Be Thou

My heart,

That I can achieve.

```

731. The samadhis

```

What is savikalpa samadhi?

Savikalpa samadhi

The experience

Of Purity-sea

And

Integrity-sky.

What is nirvikalpa samadhi?

Nirvikalpa samadhi

The experience

Of loftiest

Self-transcendence.

What is sahaja samadhi?

Sahaja samadhi

Reality’s message simplified:

Ignorance lost

Forever

And

Immortality won.

In the Cosmic Game

You discover

That you eternally and supremely are

What all along,

From time immemorial,

You have been

Helplessly and desperately

Aspiring to become. ```

732. When

```

When

I look through

The eyes of life,

I feel cheerful.

When

I look through

The eyes of death,

I feel peaceful.

When

I look through

The eyes of earth,

I feel meaningful.

When

I look through

The eyes of Heaven,

I feel soulful.

Finally,

When

I look through

The Eyes of God,

I feel fruitful.

```

733. Touches

```

God-Touch

Has given me

The wings of morn.

Man-touch

Has given me

The wings of eve.

Faith-touch

Has given me

The breath of life.

Doubt-touch

Has given me

The buffets of death.

```

734. Worry

```

Worry!

Why do you worry?

Just pray in the morning,

Concentrate at noon,

Meditate in the evening,

Contemplate at night.

That’s all!

Look, your worries are buried

In oblivion-hush.

Worry!

Why do you worry?

Turn around:

Look, God is looking at you.

Enter into your mind:

Look, God is devotedly thinking of you.

Enter into your heart:

Look, God is all for you.

Enter into your soul:

Look, God has already done

Everything for you. ```

735. Unafraid

```

Unafraid

Of fear:

Therefore, cheerfully I feel.

Unafraid

Of doubt:

Therefore, effectively I think.

Unafraid

Of darkness:

Therefore, clearly I see.

Unafraid

Of death:

Therefore, bravely I live.

Unafraid

Of life:

Therefore, supremely I enjoy.

```

736. He is surprised

```

He is surprised

That his ignorance

Is still alive.

He is surprised

That his vital life

Is still strong.

He is surprised

That his inner cry

Is still feeble.

He is surprised

That his God

Is still unfed.

He is surprised

That his God

Is still compassionate.

```

737. When he died

```

When he died,

Both earth and Heaven

Held condolence meetings.

Earth-Children said:

“Alas, we shall miss

Our sweet brother,

The real God-distributor

Whose heart cried to illumine us.”

Heaven-Members said:

“Alas, he is coming back,

The real rascal, the shameless

God-seller on earth.

Let us protest his arrival

At the inner Palace

Of our Heaven.”

```

738. Head or heart

```

The hour has struck.

You are obliged

To make your final choice:

Head or Heart.

If you choose the head,

Then get ready.

For you there is no transportation

To God’s Palace.

I must warn you:

God’s Palace is farther

Than the farthest point.

If you choose the heart,

Then rest assured

That God has already started flying

On His divine Jet Plane

To reach you

And

Embrace you.

```

739. Wait a while

```

Wait a while.

Don’t risk a big mistake;

Don’t go back to your old life.

Wait a while.

Your heart is going to win;

Your mind is going to surrender.

Wait a while.

Your inner cry is the divine magnet;

It will draw and draw everything divine

Towards you,

Towards you.

Wait a while,

Wait a while.

Your sad failure is ending;

Lo, God-Light is descending.

```

740. Let us be friends again

```

O Faith, sweet Faith,

Let us be friends again.

O Assurance, clear Assurance,

Let us be friends again.

O Promise, Promise Divine,

Let us be friends again.

O Father, Father Supreme,

Let us be friends again. ```

741. Somewhere and someone

```

Somewhere

There is someone

To think of you.

Somewhere

There is someone

To love you.

Somewhere

There is someone

To please you.

Somewhere

There is someone

To claim you.

Somewhere

There is someone

To inherit you.

```

742. Six little ones

```

Two

Little ears

Hear the news

Of the whole world.

Two

Little eyes

See the beauty

Of the whole world.

One

Little heart

Houses the love

Of the whole world.

One

Little head

Understands the meaning

Of the whole world. ```

743. Bless me

```

A sky of frustration

I have.

A sea of turmoil

I am.

An island of peace

I need.

O world, present me not

With your garland of constant frowns.

O Lord, bless me, bless me

With your sunny summits. ```

744. The old road and the new road

```

At the end of the old road

He was warned by God:

“No entry!

One way only!

Go back, go back!”

At the beginning of the new road

He was inspired by God:

“Son, run,

Always run.

Prove your worth.

If not, the Goal Itself

Will come and touch you

And thus embarrass you.” ```

745. When I was a prophet

```

When I was a prophet

I made four

Proud prophecies:

I shall have to touch

The feet of man.

I shall have to treasure

The dust of his feet.

I shall have to destroy myself

To grant man a new life.

I shall have to transform him

Into tomorrow’s God.

My prophecies are coming true.

At least,

So I think.

```

746. I am following you.

```

O good intentions,

I am following you all

With good deeds.

O good deeds,

I am following you all

With a good life.

O good life,

I am following you

With God-Manifestation.

O God-Manifestation,

I am following you

With God-Perfection.

```

747. O God, try to understand me

```

O God,

Try to understand me

When I go away

From You.

I do not think less of You,

I do not assail You,

I do not wish to dethrone You.

Now

Let me tell You

Why I leave You.

I leave You

Because

I feel that Your

Other children

Also

Must be given a chance

To love You,

To please You,

To claim You.

You, only You.

```

748. When they near their end

```

When December-life

Nears its end,

Christmas comes.

When Doubt-fight

Nears its end,

Faith blossoms.

When Fear-night

Nears its end,

Courage roars.

When ignorance-sea

Nears its end,

Perfection glows.

```

749. Each day

```

Each day

The birthday of either my fear

My courage.

Each day

The birthday of either my doubt

My faith.

Each day

The birthday of either my failure

My victory.

Each day

The birthday of either my vital Satan

My psychic God.

```

750. One day

```

One day

Everybody will turn against him.

He knows it,

Yet he loves them.

One day

Everybody will hate him.

He knows it,

Yet he loves them.

One day

Everybody will leave him.

He knows it,

Yet he loves them.

One day

Everybody will try to end his life.

He knows it,

Yet he loves them.

One day

Everybody will destroy his breath.

He knows it,

Yet he loves them.

And after that

Everybody

Will love him dearly,

Adore him unreservedly

And

Claim him soulfully.

Alas, this is the common story

Of this uncommon world. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 15, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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