Enthusiasm, part 1

I Am My Soul-Song

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I am my soul-song.

I do nothing wrong.

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My Mind Is Full of Failure-Sobs

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My mind is full of failure-sobs.

My heart is full of gratitude-throbs.

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I Serve God's Life Self-Givingly

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I serve God’s Life self-givingly,

And enjoy His Heart thrillingly. ```

My End Came

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My end came, my end came

With my rise to summit-fame.

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Today's God Is God-Request

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Today’s God is God-Request;

Tomorrow’s God, God-Behest. ```

God-Talker, God-Preacher

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God-talker, God-preacher, I love you not.

You are your self-deception taut.

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Alas, Alas, Frustration-Sea

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Alas, alas, frustration-sea

Forcefully, totally,

Drowning me. ```

Enthusiasm, God's Main Food

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Enthusiasm, enthusiasm,

God’s main food,

He begs me to eat

For my good. ```

Your Victory Is My Heart's Only Dream

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Your Victory is my heart’s only dream. ```

My Supreme Beloved Lord's Moonlit Feet

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My Supreme Beloved Lord’s moonlit Feet —

My heart is flying to have its seat. ```

My Supreme Lord Is Ready

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My Supreme Lord is ready to embrace my heart.

Am I ready to cast aside my anger-dart?

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My Himalayan Pride

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The moment you see my Himalayan pride,

You and your heart in no time hide.

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A Heart of Peace-Contentment

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I am a heart of peace-contentment.

I love my life’s bliss-enlightenment.

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Oh, Take a Break

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Oh, take a break, just take a break,

My useless talker-mind.

My heart, go forward, just go forward;

No, never stay behind.

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Smiling, My Lord's Big Ear Hears

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Smiling, smiling, smiling,

My Lord’s big Ear hears.

Dancing, dancing, dancing,

My Lord’s biggest Heart appears. ```

Age Is Not a Downward Slope

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Age is not a downward slope.

Age is an unknown scope.

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Age Is Not a Bold Bar

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Age is not a bold bar.

Age is another star.

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The Master's Heart and Eye

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When the Master’s heart and eye correct,

Do not object, do not object, do not object. ```

Mine Is the Vital That Wants to Terrorise

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Mine is the vital that wants to terrorise.

Mine is the heart that wants to harmonise.

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Be Not Frantic

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Be not frantic, be not frantic, be not frantic!

Just be dynamic, just be dynamic, just be dynamic.

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Blame Not Your Fate

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Blame not your fate, blame not your fate

If you want to see God’s Golden Gate.

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Because My Master's Voice Is My Choice

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Because my Master’s Voice

Is my choice,

I rejoice, I rejoice, I rejoice.

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Even For Me

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Even for me God has His unconditional Love;

He is turning me into His fondness-dove.

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Cry, You Will Soon Fly

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Cry, cry, cry, cry,

You will soon fly

In God’s Infinity’s blue sky. ```

My Earth Has My Mind-Noise

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My earth has my mind-noise.

My Heaven has my heart-voice.

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Captain, Captain, My Heart-Captain

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Captain, Captain, my heart-Captain,

You have freed my life from bondage-chain.

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Alas, How Quickly We All Fall

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Alas, how quickly we all fall!

How slowly we gain back all.

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Tomorrow Is for Those

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Tomorrow is for those, tomorrow,

Every day who only borrow and borrow.

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A Chatting Life I Have

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A chatting life I have.

A chanting heart I have not.

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God Himself Sets the Pace

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I know for our inner race

God Himself sets the pace.

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The Tears of My Climbing Heart

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The tears of my climbing heart

Are stronger than any dart.

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The Divine in Me Loses

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The divine in me loses

When the human in me chooses.

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I Have Tamed My Outer Life

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I have tamed my outer life

To remain still.

I have trained my inner heart

To enjoy the thrill.

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Enthusiasm Is Second to None

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Enthusiasm is

Second to none.

Enthusiasm is

“All done!”

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Enthusiasm

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Enthusiasm, enthusiasm, enthusiasm!

You have freed my life from my mind-chasm.

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Enthusiasm Is My Soul's Mightiest Roar

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Enthusiasm is

My soul’s mightiest roar.

Enthusiasm is

My life’s brightest shore. ```

Enthusiasm Says to Me

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Enthusiasm says to me,

“Our Lord is come.

Act not like a fool.

Be not dumb.”

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Man-Made Friendship

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Man-made friendship

Is a foolish hardship.

God-made friendship

Is a rainbow-boat-trip.

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Love-Beauty Prevails

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Love-beauty prevails.

Hate-dart assails love.

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The Weakness-Mind

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The weakness-mind conceals.

The strength-heart reveals.

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My Supreme Came Down

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My Supreme came down

Only to bless my frown.

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My Lord Loves to Hear

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My Lord loves to hear

Only my heart-history,

And He vehemently discards

My life’s mystery.

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My Impurity-Mind

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My impurity-mind cries.

My purity-heart flies.

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God the Eye Examines Me

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God the Eye examines me strictly.

God the Heart passes me easily.

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Spirituality Blind

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Spirituality blind,

A computerised mind.

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A Computerised Mind, Alas

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A computerised mind,

Alas, nowhere can find

Supreme Lord’s Beauty-Eye —

A total failure-sigh.

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A Computerised Mind Remains Farthest Behind

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A computerised mind

Remains farthest behind.

He values not God-Quest,

And God hides His Heart-Nest.

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A Computerised Mind

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A computerised mind

Can never be as kind

As a God-surrender-soul —

God-joy his only goal.

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My Heart Is Begging God

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My heart is begging God

To use His iron rod

So that my life can fly

In His boundless Heart-Sky.

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Never Allow Anyone

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Never allow anyone

To clip the silver wings

Of your golden dreams. ```

Patience-Light Exhausted

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Patience-light exhausted,

Justice-night descended.

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Man Is Waiting

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Man is waiting, waiting, waiting.

God’s Hour is watching, watching, watching.

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No More, No More

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No more, no more,

I am in my world-bondage-night.

Within, without,

My heart enjoys God-Delight.

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Patience Fails

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Patience fails, patience fails, patience fails —

Justice assails, justice assails, justice assails.

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Patience Is the Beauty of Secrecy

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Patience is the beauty of secrecy.

Patience is the fragrance of ecstasy.

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At God's Choice Hour

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At God’s Choice Hour

Patience stops; justice starts. ```

Patience Is Eternity's Goodness

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Patience is Eternity’s goodness.

Patience is Infinity’s fulness. ```

Patience Is Immortality's Beckoning Hand

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Patience is

Immortality’s beckoning Hand. ```

O Heart-Rending Inner Cry

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O heart-rending inner cry,

God is calling you, “Fly, fly, fly!”

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Patience-Atrophy

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Patience-atrophy

Ends in

Justice-catastrophe. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Enthusiasm, part 1, Agni Press, 2000
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