Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 88

8701. An Everyday Miracle

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Every day you can create

A miracle in your life

Just by cherishing one positive thought:

“I will be able to conquer ignorance

And become a supremely chosen instrument

Of my Beloved Supreme.” ```

8702. A Single Negative Seeker

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A single unwilling, lethargic

And negative seeker

Can slow the progress

Of all those on the same path. ```

8703. That Friendship Is Impossible

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For the Supreme to please you

In your own way

Is for Him to make friends

With ignorance,

And that friendship is impossible.

But for you to make friends

With the Supreme

And please Him in His own Way

Is not a difficult task at all.

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8704. Let Us Please The Supreme

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Each moment on earth

We are pleasing someone or something.

Since we are always pleasing someone,

Why not let that someone be

The Supreme within us?

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8705. The All-Important Question

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He who does selfless service cheerfully

Is in no way inferior

To he who meditates soulfully.

Where one’s consciousness dwells

Is the all-important question.

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8706. Outer Success

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If outer success comes naturally,

Then welcome it.

But if you have to strive for it,

Then it is only temptation,

Which is the harbinger of destruction.

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8707. Where Your Heart-Home Is

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Your mind wants you to know

Where you were.

But I want you to know

Where your heart-home

Eternally is.

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8708. Be Kind, Be Good!

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Man says to God,

“Be kind, be kind, be kind!”

God says to man,

“Be good, be good, be good!” ```

8709. Be Quick, Be Patient!

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Man says to God,

“Be quick, be quick, be quick!”

God says to man,

“Be patient, be patient, be patient!” ```

8710. Why Do You Have To Suffer?

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Why do you have to suffer

In the stormy winter of the mind?

Just take a permanent vacation

In the sunny tropics of the heart. ```

8711. When You Serve The Supreme

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When you serve the Supreme,

Do not allow

Any expansion of your ego.

Otherwise, He will be forced

To give you a zero

As your selfless service-grade. ```

8712. You Can Stay In God's Boat

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You cannot stay

In the Supreme’s Golden Boat

With an ego larger than the largest.

You can stay in God’s Boat

Only by transforming your “I-ness”

Into oneness. ```

8713. If You Have Lost

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If you have lost

Your enthusiasm,

You will ultimately lose

Your aspiration-race. ```

8714. The Divine Pathfinders

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Even the divine pathfinders

Can be deeply disappointed,

For although they may have found

A new path,

Others may not want to follow them.

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8715. The World Was Not Willing

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He did not actually

Come before his time.

The time was right,

But the world was not willing. ```

8716. A Silent Man-Leader

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A self-giving man-server

Will automatically become

A silent man-leader.

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8717. Ego Can Grow

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Ego can grow

Even in one who has nothing.

The poorest person on earth can say,

“I can manage without anything,

Whereas you cannot.”

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8718. You Will Truly Appreciate Life

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You will truly appreciate life

Only when you can see

That on a higher reality-plane

Everything is perfect. ```

8719. Listen Only With Your Heart

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When your Beloved Supreme

Scolds you,

Listen only with your heart.

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8720. Conquering Doubt

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Conquering doubt

Is not just a matter of time.

Doubt can be conquered

Only by the cry from within

And the Grace from Above.

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8721. The World's Receptivity

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At times God sees

An imminent world disaster,

But what can poor God do?

He will definitely save the world,

But He must wait

For the world’s receptivity. ```

8722. The Cry Of A Sannyasin

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You can be most receptive

When you echo the inmost cry

Of a true sannyasin:

“I am ready to give up everything

For my Beloved Supreme.”

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8723. Offer Him The Result

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It was the Supreme alone

Who gave you

The inspiration and determination

To do something good.

Will you not, therefore,

Offer Him the result,

And your gratitude as well?

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8724. The Supreme Doctor

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If you have faith in God,

Then the Supreme Doctor Himself

Can and will cure

Your imperfection-illness. ```

8725. Two Aspects Of God

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In His transcendental aspect,

God is the Lord of nature.

In His universal aspect

God is nature itself. ```

8726. True Progress

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True progress

Does not stop to look around

For appreciation.

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8727. Inner Obedience And Outer Obedience

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Inner obedience and outer obedience

Always go together.

If you are not listening

To your Master outwardly,

Then rest assured,

You are not listening to him

Inwardly, either.

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8728. Use Your Time Wisely

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At every second you can please

Either your faithful heart-reality

Or your doubtful mind-reality.

Therefore, use your time wisely. ```

8729. An Unimportant Action

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There is no such thing

As an unimportant action

In a seeker’s life.

Each action has its own meaning

And value

At the proper time. ```

8730. Say No To Your Wrong Thoughts

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If you say no to your wrong thoughts

And yes to your inspiration

To become God’s perfect instrument,

Then boundless receptivity

Will immediately be yours.

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8731. Where Do You Stand?

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You do not have to look at others

To see where you stand.

You are standing inside the Heart

Of your Beloved Supreme. ```

8732. We Become His

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When we feel

That we are of the Supreme

And for the Supreme,

We become His,

And His Wealth becomes ours.

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8733. Each Positive Thought

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Each positive thought

Has the atom-bomb-capacity

To destroy the negative in us.

Each negative thought

Has the atom-bomb-capacity

To destroy our whole world.

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8734. Only An Experience

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When God deals with human beings

Who have limited receptivity,

For Him there is no failure.

It is only an experience. ```

8735. Be Not Complacent

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To walk along the spiritual path

Is not an easy task.

Therefore, be not complacent,

For wrong forces can attack you

At any moment.

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8736. His Goal

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He does not believe in fate.

His goal is only

To transcend his limitations.

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8737. Aim At The Unlimited

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What is fate,

If not a limited reality?

A truth-seeker must always aim

At the unlimited Reality,

The infinite and immortal Supreme.

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8738. The Soul's Will-power

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The soul’s will-power

Can easily change the face

Of the body’s destiny.

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8739. When I Was A Tiny Bud

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When I was a tiny bud,

I was ready to give myself to God.

Now that I am a fully-blossomed flower,

God has already offered me to humanity. ```

8740. Your Two Spiritual Legs

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Your two legs,

Aspiration and dedication,

Must both be functioning

If you want to run the fastest

In the spiritual life.

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8741. Do Not Hide

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Do not hide

In the Himalayan caves.

It is here on earth,

In the very heart of life,

That you have to conquer ignorance.

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8742. Ancient Patterns Of Decay

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Always be a climbing flame

If you do not want your life

To be caught in ancient patterns

Of demoralising decay. ```

8743. Discoveries

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In the morning

I discover the beauty of peace.

In the evening

I discover the peace of beauty. ```

8744. To Offer Gratitude

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For a human being,

To offer gratitude

Is as difficult a task

As asking the mind

To surrender to the heart.

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8745. If Intensity Is Lacking

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Even if you sit in meditation

Until an anthill grows on your head,

If intensity is lacking,

Your realisation will remain

A far cry.

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8746. He Who Is Well-Established

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He who is well-established

In his inner life

Does not need to possess

Anybody or anything on earth. ```

8747. Try To Please Your Master

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If you have accepted a spiritual Master,

Do not delay in trying to please him.

If you are not inspired to please your Master

During his lifetime,

Why should you be inspired to please him

After he leaves this earth? ```

8748. While A Spiritual Master Is On Earth

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While a spiritual Master is on earth,

At the foot of the tree,

He is like a child,

Giving out candy to all.

When he climbs back up

To the top of the tree,

He will throw candy only to those

Who really cared for his affection,

Compassion and concern.

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8749. Every Wrong Thought

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Every wrong thought

Is a leak in your life-boat.

Even if it is tinier than the tiniest,

Fix it immediately

Before it becomes larger than the largest

And causes your life-boat to sink. ```

8750. God Wanted Him To Discover

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He lived an austere life

To discover the spirit of nature,

But God wanted him to discover

The original spirit of Delight

From which Consciousness and Existence came.

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8751. If You Conquer Your Weaknesses

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If you conquer your weaknesses

Even on one plane,

You have already started walking

On the road to your total perfection. ```

8752. Unless You Climb

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Unless you climb upward

With your aspiration-cry

Every day, every hour,

Every minute, every second,

Your heart-paradise

Will remain empty

And your Beloved Supreme

Will remain absent. ```

8753. Because You Are Not Cautious

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The world of negative thoughts

Envelops your mind

Because you are not cautious.

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8754. The Ignorance-Challenging Power

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I pray to God

For the ignorance-challenging power,

Not to lord it over others,

But to better manifest my oneness with them. ```

8755. One And The Same

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Peace, Light, Bliss and Power

Are one and the same

On the highest plane of Reality.

Invoke one and, lo,

All the others are yours.

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8756. The Ultimate Power

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Not the power to conquer others

But the power to become one with others

Is the ultimate power.

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8757. God's Song

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A song sung

Without soulfulness

Can never be

God’s Song. ```

8758. Better Your Aspiration-Heart

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Unless you consciously try

To better your aspiration-heart

And dedication-life,

Your entire being will be inundated

With fruitless and bitter memories.

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8759. Give Ambition Its Due Value

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Give ambition its due value.

In the ordinary human life

A person without ambition

Is worse than a solid wall. ```

8760. Self-Styled Obligations

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Do not blame the poor

And innocent world.

It is you and nobody else

Who deliberately allowed yourself

To be surrounded

By self-styled obligations. ```

8761. I Want Both

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You ask me which I want:

The spiritual life or the earthly life.

I want both,

But only if my earthly life

Will add to my spiritual life.

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8762. Lord, Lift Me Up

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Lord, lift me up

To the Himalayan heights.

Make me Your excellent instrument

To please You in Your own Way. ```

8763. Infinitely More Valuable

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To meditate soulfully

For a few minutes

Is infinitely more valuable

Than to sit for hours and hours

With a restless mind.

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8764. A Spiritual Pioneer

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A God-realised soul

Is a spiritual pioneer

Who clears a path

For others to follow. ```

8765. A Most Delicious Inner Meal

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Your Beloved Lord is offering you

A most delicious inner meal.

He alone knows how difficult it was

For Him to prepare it.

You have only to eat

To your heart’s content. ```

8766. Until They Are Illumined

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Until your body, vital and mind

Are illumined,

They will never care

For your true happiness. ```

8767. If Your Vital Wants To Enjoy

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If your vital wants to enjoy

The sound of success-hours,

Then your heart will not be able to enjoy

The silence of progress-days. ```

8768. When Will Humanity Learn?

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For ages humanity

Has been trying to get joy

By dividing reality

And analysing the pieces.

When will humanity learn

That joy can be found

Only in oneness?

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8769. If You Attempt To Work

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If you attempt to work

Beyond your body’s limited capacity,

Your body will revolt.

Let the body’s capacity

Gradually grow and progress

In the soul’s effulgent light. ```

8770. If You Have A Divine Goal

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If you have a divine goal,

Then the heart and soul

Of both Mother Earth

And Father Heaven

Will be divinely pleased with you

And supremely proud of you. ```

8771. His Wild Criticisms

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His wild criticisms

Of his fellow seekers

Proved that he was not, after all,

A genuine truth-seeker. ```

8772. One Thing I Know For Sure

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Today I may be undivine and imperfect.

But one thing I know for sure:

God will someday make me,

Without fail,

His divine and perfect instrument.

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8773. The Temptation Of The World

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True, the temptation of the world

Is powerful.

But even if for lifetimes

The soul does not make progress,

A day will eventually dawn

When once again it will start

Its progress-journey.

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8774. A Higher Purpose

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Just because the past

Has not given me everything,

God has created the present.

And even the present has a higher purpose:

To make the future better.

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8775. Be Totally Sincere

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Be totally sincere.

Otherwise you will be helplessly caught

Between your aspiration-cry

And your frustration-frown. ```

8776. Think Of Peace-Light

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You think of problems.

That is why problems

Are thinking of you.

Can you not start thinking

Of peace-light?

Lo and behold, to your wide surprise

You will see that peace-light

Has always been thinking of you. ```

8777. To Study Nature's Beauty

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To study nature’s beauty

Is good,

But to realise God the Beauty

Is infinitely better.

God created nature and then said,

“You and I are one.” ```

8778. A Difficult Task

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The inner wealth you discover

Only when you calm your mind.

A difficult task, true!

But once you achieve it,

The inner world and the outer world

Become your intimate friends. ```

8779. Morning And Evening

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The difference between morning

And evening is this:

Morning is preparation,

Evening is realisation.

Preparation is the seed,

Realisation is the fruit. ```

8780. Insecurity Means Separativity

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Insecurity means separativity.

If you want to be secure,

Establish your true oneness

With God’s entire creation. ```

8781. Except For A God-Realised Soul

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Except for a God-realised soul,

No human being on earth

Can unmistakably declare

That he is truly secure. ```

8782. Constructive Will-power

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Constructive will-power

Can change darkness into light.

Destructive will-power

Can change day into night. ```

8783. No Such Thing As Luck

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On the inner plane

There is no such thing as luck.

Whatever good happens in your life

Is the result of conscious or unconscious

Inner preparation.

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8784. A Wave Of Unhappiness

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A wave of unhappiness

Has entered into you,

Not because you are neglecting

Your prayer and meditation,

But because you are unconscious of

Your roaming vital-elephant. ```

8785. Do Not Be Afraid To Act

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Do not be afraid to act.

If you act and succeed,

You will be able to declare:

“I have done it.”

If you act and fail,

At least you will be able to say:

“I tried.”

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8786. Real Oneness With Others

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Real oneness with others

Can only be founded upon

Mutual faith.

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8787. He Was Such A Fool!

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He was such a fool!

He wanted to possess someone

For his own security.

Alas, when he fulfilled his desire,

He saw that the one he possessed

Was infinitely more insecure than he. ```

8788. Think Of The Good Things

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Think of the good things

God has done for you

And the good things

You have done for God.

Lo, the negative forces

Which are threatening you

Will all disappear!

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8789. When Man Wants Something

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When man wants something,

He cries and begs.

When God wants something,

He wills and creates. ```

8790. He Is The Supreme Himself

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He is not an animal,

He is not a human,

He is not even a divine being.

In his highest Transcendental Consciousness

He is the Supreme Himself.

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8791. Is God Not Still Imperfect?

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God’s children are His true

Arms and legs.

If His arms and legs are defective,

Is God not still imperfect? ```

8792. A Vagabond-Life

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The so-called freedom-life of earth

Is nothing other than

A vagabond-life.

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8793. Only The Soul Is Real

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The body is not real.

The vital is not real.

The mind is not real.

Only the soul is real. ```

8794. Blank With Nothingness

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If your mind is willing

To be deluded,

Your heart will soon be

Blank with nothingness. ```

8795. In My Dream-Life

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True, in my reality-life

I cannot do anything.

But in my dream-life I have transformed

This world of monstrous wilderness

Into a pure and life-enlightening garden.

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8796. Loving The Compassion-Height

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Human life need not swim

In ignorance-sea

If it starts loving the Compassion-Height

Of God the Creator. ```

8797. A World Of Simplicity

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When your mind becomes

A world of simplicity,

Your life begins to enjoy

The satisfaction of Heaven’s

Unbelievable beauty.

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8798. The Same Light-Forsaken Place

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Your doubting mind

And your destructive vital

Will soon be found together

At the same light-forsaken place. ```

8799. My Heart Does Not Love God

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My heart does not love God.

My mind does not need God.

Is it not ridiculous for me

To expect God to grant my life

Even an iota of His sleepless Delight?

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8800. I Shall Not Live In The Past

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I shall not live in the past.

Even if only one second ago

This world gave me a sad experience,

I shall not remember it.

No, I shall not!

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Editor's introduction to the first edition

This is the eighty-eighth volume in a series of ten thousand “flaming flower-poems” which Sri Chinmoy is placing devotedly, unreservedly and unconditionally at the Compassion-Feet of God, our Beloved Supreme. They stand as a supreme offering from the unfolding beauty of his flower-heart and the flaming heights of his realisation-sun. Indeed, a treasure-tower which will at once be claimed by humanity’s self-ascending cry and Divinity’s God-descending Smile.

Editor's note to cover photo

Sri Chinmoy thanks Bayard Rustin, civil rights leader and President of the A. Philip Randolph Educational Fund, for his participation in a programme honouring the late Olympic and human rights champion Jesse Owens, at United Nations Headquarters on 22 April 1980.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 88, Agni Press, 1983
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