European Poem-Blossoms

1.

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My cheerful God-willingness

Is an immediate short-cut

To my perfection-life.

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2.

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I am so glad

That I am afraid

Of my desire-tiger-life.

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3.

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An unreal life

I was.

A real heart

I now am. ```

4.

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What is humanity's mind doing?

It is drowning

In sleepless and endless

Attachment-oceans. ```

5.

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Doubt does not dare

To imprison

My purity's aspiration-heart

And

My duty's dedication-life.

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6.

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No more

Ruthless punishment for me

From the past,

No more. ```

7.

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Self-discovery

Is

Infinity's Nectar-Delight.

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8.

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Only stupidity incarnate

Does not mind

Preserving the tormenting past.

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9.

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The absolutely correct definition

Of ego

Is slavery

And not bravery. ```

10.

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Fear,

You may love me,

But I cannot

And will not

Love you.

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11.

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Desire is

A greedy mouth.

Aspiration is

A happy heart. ```

12.

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Don't take too long

To touch the Feet

Of God the Creator.

Don't take too long

To feel the Heart

Of God the creation.

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13.

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My only real joy

Is my heart's

Gratitude-blossom.

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14.

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O my mind,

Faith keeps calling you.

Why do you not respond?

Are you deaf?

If so, since when?

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15.

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Because of your sincerity-heart

There will be

No last chance

For you. ```

16.

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To my utter astonishment,

I have come to realise

That even Heaven

Has very serious problems. ```

17.

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My Lord,

Before You decide

To admonish me,

Can You not decide

To abolish me,

My ignorance-world,

Once and for all?

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18.

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Look, O world, look!

I am no longer

A desire-prison-inmate.

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19.

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Alas, your impurity-mind

Has the capacity to imprison

Not only your present life,

But also your future life. ```

20.

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Where do I live?

I live in between

My Lord's Compassion-Tears

And His Forgiveness-Smiles. ```

21.

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Alas,

Unless my mind stops,

How can my heart start?

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22.

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Can you imagine

What he has said

To God?

He has said to God

That he can create

A far better world. ```

23.

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What I need is

A sleepless and giant hunger

For my life's perfection-smile.

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24.

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The voice of my silence

Is the fulness

Of my soul-fire.

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25.

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My soul is there

Where my heart's

Dream-flowers blossom.

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26.

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Who am I?

I am the possessor

Of desire-forests

And desire-deserts. ```

27.

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God's Justice-Light

Has forced him

To practise what he preaches.

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28.

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Each human life

Is made of

Fragile hopes.

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29.

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I must never lose

My heart's

Aspiration-pounds.

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30.

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Each and every desire-dream

Is

Painfully false.

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31.

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What am I doing?

I am amplifying

God's Silence-Voice.

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32.

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Alas,

Each human life

Is an imperfection-cry.

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33.

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I have chosen

The life

That knows how to bow.

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34.

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Mine

Is the hope-elevator

That only goes up.

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35.

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My soul and I

Are homesick

For God.

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36.

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Steal, steal, steal

Your mind's

Darkest night.

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37.

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Pray, pray, pray

For peace,

And never pay

For war. ```

Editor's note

The following poems were written en route from Vaduz, Liechtenstein, to Lausanne, Switzerland, on 3 June 1991.

38.

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To tame the vital-tiger

Is the supreme task

Of each human being.

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39.

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A God-lover knows

What to give:

His heart.

A God-lover knows

How to give:

Unconditionally.

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40.

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God's very first gift

To mankind

Was aspiration-flames.

God's very last gift

To mankind

Will be satisfaction-sun.

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41.

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What I have

Is an inspiration-tree.

What I need

Is an aspiration-flower. ```

42.

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Two things of mine

I truly treasure:

My prayer-heights

And

My meditation-depths.

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43.

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Each God-lover

Is commissioned to serve God

In a special way.

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44.

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To me,

Patience-light means

Reality's fastest progress.

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45.

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What does peace signify?

Peace signifies the love

Of togetherness.

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46.

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Do not miscalculate

Your outer friends:

They are not as many

As you think.

Do not miscalculate

Your inner friends:

They are not as few

As you think. ```

47.

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You are at war

With your doubting mind.

That means you really love

Your aspiring heart. ```

48.

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Each self-giving thought

Is

A universal heart-embrace.

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49.

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I just want to know

In which way

The human mind

Is better

Than a confusion-menagerie.

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50.

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If you are desiring

An aspiration-short-cut,

Then you will have to be satisfied

With a lesser realisation. ```

51.

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Aspiration-discipline

I need.

Surrender-relaxation,

Too. ```

52.

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What does my mind do?

It cleverly plays the role

Of an irresponsibility-guide.

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53.

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An impure thought

Is not even an inch away

From stark madness-danger.

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54.

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Alas,

My dedication-bridge

Is always under construction.

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55.

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God keeps my heart's cries

Inside the Satisfaction-Smile

Of His own Heart.

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56.

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O pilgrim-soul,

Do come back

To your heart-home

Immediately. ```

57.

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I love, I love

And I always love

The Sweetness-Silence-Voice

Of my Lord Supreme. ```

Editor's note

The following poems were written on a Scandinavian Airlines flight from Zurich, Switzerland to Oslo, Norway, on 4 June 1991.

58.

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My Lord Supreme

Blessingfully loves

The aspiration-perfection-plant

In my heart-garden. ```

59.

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Devotion

Self-givingly purified,

Man

Absolutely transformed. ```

60.

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A heart of delight

Sees not

The mind anywhere.

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61.

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I am praying to God

For two things:

My body-vital-mind-collision

And my soul-heart-union. ```

62.

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Nobody knows,

Nobody even wants to know

How sleeplessly and badly

God suffers. ```

63.

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Man's attachment-fondness

Is his stupidity's

Greatest friend.

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64.

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Where do I live?

I live in between

My heart's aspiration-pull

And my life's dedication-push. ```

65.

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A perfect attitude

Knows

No imperfect day.

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66.

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What do I do every morning?

Every morning

I lovingly and carefully

Sow hope-seeds

Inside my heart-garden.

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67.

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If you are trying

To escape God's Justice-Light,

Then your mind will fumble,

Your heart will stumble,

Your life will tumble.

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68.

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O my clever mind.

You will not be able to fool

My God-blessed

Aspiration-cry-heart. ```

69.

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Insecurity

And its daily outbreak

Are so devastating.

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70.

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I really do not want

To enjoy any more

My tortoise-aspiration-speed.

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Editor's note

The following poems were written on a Sabena Airlines flight from Brussels, Belgium, to Vienna, Austria, on 6 June 1991.

71.

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No climbing hope

Should be forgotten.

No fulfilling promise

Should be broken. ```

72.

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I am so sad

That my mind

Is so ruthlessly bound

By the past. ```

73.

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May my life become

An aspiration-mountain

And a dedication-fountain.

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74.

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God's supreme Beauty

Is our love

Of togetherness-peace.

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75.

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Shake not hands

Even in your dreams

With the doubt-giants.

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76.

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His doubting mind

And his strangling vital

Are from the same forest.

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77.

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If you choose

Not to see,

God will definitely allow you

To remain blind. ```

78.

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Where am I?

I am inside the heart-temple

Of Eternity's Cry

And Infinity's Smile. ```

79.

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Truth-seekers

Are good heart-cry-singers.

God-lovers

Are good soul-smile-dancers. ```

80.

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The human mind

Ruthlessly suspects.

The divine heart

Gladly accepts. ```

81.

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Doubt

Is a tricky question.

Faith

Is an easy answer. ```

82.

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To see your detractors

You do not have to

Keep your eyes open.

But to see your supporters

You have to.

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83.

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Temptation-frustration

Was yesterday's bulletin-night.

Aspiration-satisfaction

Is today's message-light. ```

84.

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O world,

I am so fortunate and happy

That God has a totally different

Opinion of me. ```

85.

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The mind is nothing other

Than a cloud

In the heart-sky.

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86.

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I trust myself

When I make something.

I love myself

When I give it

To my Lord Supreme.

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87.

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I do not know

How to tell God

The right thing

To make Him happy.

God does not know

When to tell me

The right thing

So that I do not

Become unhappy.

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88.

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Grievance is

A thorny forest.

Forgiveness is

A fragrant garden. ```

89.

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Lose what you

In your outer life have:

Impatience.

Lose not what you

In your inner life are:

Poise.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,European Poem-Blossoms, Agni Press, 1991
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