In the morning
When I soulfully pray,I clearly see
Compassion-Beams from God’s EyeShining all around me
Like the morning sun. ```My heart is dependent
On God alone.That means my life
Is independent of others. ```Today’s flaming aspiration
Can easily consumeYesterday’s cruel frustration.
```Affection I need
From God’s Heart.Compassion I need
From God’s Eye.Liberation I need
From God’s Feet. ```Pay attention
Only to what you do not knowBut need to know,
And not to what you already knowBut do not need to know.
```In his God-adventure,
Nothing can fracture the illumination-mindOr torture the realisation-heart
Of a master seeker. ```Perfection
Comes from self-command.Satisfaction
Comes from self-surrender. ```Do not try to make a happiness-fountain.
Just try to break your unhappiness-towerAnd then see where you are:
You are playing in and withHappiness-power.
```Fulfilment means
The enlightenment of the human in usAnd the manifestation of the divine
Through us. ```O my heart’s fountain-love,
When will you liberate meFrom the chains of division-blindness?
```Ego is a cruel thief;
So is my earthly anxiety.Purity is a self-giving saint;
So is my Heavenly humility. ```My vital always insists
On taking a short-cut.Alas, will it ever realise
That the only short-cutIs unconditional self-offering?
```The sermon of ignorance-night:
I do not need God;I do not need anything
Except one thing —Earth-destruction-dance
Within and without. ```I shall reach the pinnacle-height
Only when my life grows intoThe fragrance of a self-giving flower.
```Daring enthusiasm and abiding cheerfulness
Can accomplish everything on earthWithout fail.
```Beauty born of God’s Compassion-Light
Feeds the lost human beingsAnd encourages the awakened human beings.
```The sacred heart of the moon
Is from the secret Smile of God.The sacred breath of the sun
Is from the open Dance of God. ```I carry my patience wherever I go,
Hoping to see God the DutifulInside God the Beautiful.
```Alas, my mind
With its strangling doubtsIs challenging my heart’s
Fountain-love. ```Each child has a pure heart.
Each child lovesGod’s sleepless Breath.
To each child God tells one special secret:That he is the beginning of
A new dawn. ```Those who are serving the Supreme
UnconditionallyAre receiving His most powerful Gratitude.
Those who are serving the SupremeEven conditionally,
Will still receive His Gratitude,For eventually they too may serve Him
Unconditionally. ```Leave behind the vain questioning mind.
God will grant you the ancient wisdomOf the sages and seers
Of the hoary past. ```I enjoy the voice of unseen loveliness
Inside my mind.I enjoy the choice of oneness-perfection
Inside my heart. ```Do you remember when you took
The spiritual life very seriously?What purity, sweetness and gratitude
You felt inside your own heart and life!What Blessings, Concern and Love
You felt inside your Lord Supreme! ```Only if you lead
A pure and disciplined life of self-givingWill your heart make you feel
What your Master stands for on earth. ```The ultimate and deplorable fate
Of an unaspiring human beingIs infinitely more painful
Than I ever dreamt. ```My future will not need
Any deathbed sincerityIf my present has
A volcano-determination. ```Whom do I need?
Only God!Whose help do I require?
Only my Master’s! ```Do not try to convince others
That you are good.God will do that for you.
Just try to love GodA little more.
```O my doubting mind,
I have a very special messageFor you today:
My heart’s rekindled faithIs guaranteeing your immediate collapse
And permanent death. ```Because of your mind,
Today you are weak.Because of your heart,
Tomorrow you will becomeStrong and perfect.
```Immortality is the soulfulness
Of climbing earthAnd the fruitfulness
Of descending Heaven. ```Face your anxiety!
It will fade away.Face your fear!
It will die away.Face your doubt!
It will fly away. ```My ascending heart
And my descending soulMeet inside God’s Vision-Eye
To become His Reality’s choice instruments. ```Earth loves him
Who loves.Heaven loves him
Who is love withinAnd love without.
```He who knows
Is great in his own eyes.He who is
Is perfect in God’s Eye. ```The mind thinks that God
Is all complication.The heart feels that God
Is all Compassion.The soul knows that God
Is all Illumination.God knows that He is
His own Eternity’s Dedication. ```How can I see God in my future
When I do not care forHis past Compassion
And His present Forgiveness? ```God came to me unannounced.
Alas, He is returning unappreciated.Now what shall I do?
Shall I not build a oneness-bridgeBetween my Lord and my crying heart?
```How can the Hand of God
Remain far awayIf I dive deep within
And allow my tiny heart-islandTo be surrounded
By God’s Compassion-HeartAnd Dedication-Life?
```Sleepless aspiration
Needs no outer recognition.It is its own self-transcending joy
Unparalleled. ```There was a time
When I had God the DelightIn boundless measure.
Alas, all I have nowAre my Eternity’s birthless
And deathless sighs. ```I feel so sorry
That the confusion of the philosophy-worldHas tainted your mind,
Eclipsed your heartAnd flooded your life.
```Do not fail your Master repeatedly
In this world,For in the other world
He will be only for thoseWho have pleased him
Or have tried to please himIn his own divine way.
```I am supremely fortunate
Because my heart loves meNo matter what I do.
I am supremely happy
Because my soul loves meNo matter how I live
Here on earth. ```Where is hope
If there is no faith?Where is faith
If there is no love?Where is love
If there is no self-giving? ```An intelligent mind
Is only a certificate of competence.It can never be
A guarantee of success. ```If I know that my Source is the Supreme,
The Infinite,Then how can my heart
Be insecure? ```Since you love God
And God loves you,It is His bounden Duty
To command you,And it is your bounden duty
To obey Him. ```O sweet death,
I have only one question:How do you keep your silence-life
So secret and so powerful? ```In our aspiration-life,
Each uninspiring thoughtIs nothing but a dreadful dream
In a phantom hour. ```I am sorry to tell you
That it is not God’s WillThat I should be your teacher.
But I am happy to tell youThat it is God’s Will
That I should beYour eternal well-wisher.
```If you are
A half-hearted seeker,That means your God is
A half-fulfilled Vision. ```God’s permanent Injunction:
Serve Me in manSleeplessly;
Love man in MeUnconditionally.
```My heart’s aspiration
Is extremely precious.God’s Compassion
Is eternally and unconditionally gracious. ```Your life-plant is growing
Inside a dark earth-bound cave.Therefore, your prayers never take root
In God’s Compassion-Heart. ```His mind was searching
For light.His vital was surcharged
With dynamism.But, alas, his body was still sleeping.
```Your mind is all doubt-filled.
Can you not illumine your mind?Your vital is all destructive.
Can you not transform your vital? ```Since I cannot exchange money
In Heaven,On earth I shall use it all
To serve God’s earth-transforming Hour. ```My Lord Supreme,
I have used Your Compassion-EyeTo see how great You are.
I have used Your Forgiveness-HeartTo see how good You are.
I have used Your Oneness-LifeTo see how perfect You are.
```Because you doubt your very breath,
You cannot see yourselfWith God’s Vision-Eye.
```O my alarmist mind, stop!
For God’s sake and for my sake, too,End your self-styled role
Of fear-supplier. ```God has won me back from ignorance,
Not because I have done something new,But because He has done something new:
He has used His Love-Sky,Compassion-Moon
And Forgiveness-SunAll at once.
```I may enjoy other luxuries,
But not the luxuries of doubtAnd suspicion.
```The Power-Light of God’s
Compassion-HeartHas forever silenced
The loud noise of thoughtInside his mind.
```Wake up, my mind!
Already it is too late.Jump up, my heart!
Already it is too late.Speak up, my soul!
Already it is too late. ```The Divine may rest,
But the divine Fingers do not rest.God may rest,
But God’s Heart never rests. ```He does not want to return
To HeavenBecause earth’s life needs him.
He does not want to return
To earthBecause Heaven’s Vision-Eye needs him.
```Before death surprises you
With its unexpected arrival,Try to give some credit
To this ever-compassionate world. ```To walk in a saint’s footsteps
Is to discover a new lifeOf stupendous delight.
```My mind may be occupied
By earthly thoughts,But my heart is occupied
Only by God and His Love. ```Do you want to know
How God has won me?Not with a sudden burst of force,
But with His unconditional Oneness-Love. ```Nothing to lose but the ignorance
In your life.Nothing to lose but the fear
In your heart.Nothing to lose but the doubt
In your mind.Nothing to lose but the imperfection
In your world. ```Where your heart lives
I know,But where your mind lives
Nobody knows,And nobody wants to know.
```To see the Face
Of God the BeautyAnd to see the Hands
Of God the DutyAre impossible delights,
Especially in my case. ```Do not give up, do not give up!
Who knows?Before long
Your full manifestation of GodMay take place.
```O my mind,
Why should I be satisfied with youWhen I know that my heart
Is infinitely more beautifulAnd that my soul
Is infinitely more powerfulThan you?
```Aspiration without dedication
Is like a flying airplaneWithout a passenger.
```I am conscious.
That means I knowHow to deal satisfactorily
With earthly sorrows. ```Do not insist on changing
What cannot be changed.Do not insist on correcting
What cannot be corrected.If you do,
Even the little poise that you haveWill disappear from your life.
```Animal love
Knows how to destroy.Human love
Knows how to misunderstand.Divine love
Knows how to radiate. ```If you are a cheerful loser,
Then in God’s EyeNobody else but you
And you aloneIs the unparalleled winner.
```The soulful music of the inner life
Builds the hope-templeAnd destroys the disappointment-tree.
```To be good to all
Is to hear God constantly playingHis own Music of Life
Inside your heart. ```If you have a big heart,
Then use it at onceTo quench man’s eternal thirst
And satisfy God’s immortal Hunger. ```In the life of a God-seeker
Gratitude is not a mere word,But a life-illumining
And God-fulfilling book. ```My surrender to God’s Will
Is my unparalleled possession,Which no human being on earth
Will ever be able to take away from me,Even for a fleeting second.
```If your heart shows me
How deeply you love God the creation,Then I shall easily be able to tell you
How close God the Creator is to you. ```When I feel weak,
Others exploit me.When I feel insufficient,
I exploit others.When I feel strong,
I exploit myself. ```Instead of exploiting yourself,
Instead of exploiting othersAnd instead of allowing others to exploit you,
From today on play a new exploitation-game:Exploit God’s Compassion-Sea
And God’s Forgiveness-Sun.When you become tired of exploiting
God’s eternally infinite Compassion-SeaAnd Forgiveness-Sun,
Illumination will immediately take placeIn the form of
Your body’s awareness,Your vital’s enthusiasm,
Your mind’s clarityAnd your heart’s purity.
```My inner voice
Sees the presence of suffering.My higher choice
Knows the permanence of delight. ```My inner voice
Carries a very heavy pastOn its inner journey.
My higher choice
Carries a very light presentOn its higher journey.
```My inner voice mercilessly hates
Artificial spirituality.My higher choice constantly ignores
Artificial spirituality. ```My inner voice knows
That a false teacher is the beginningOf his own confusion-darkness.
My higher choice knows
That a false teacher is the beginningOf his own destruction-night.
```My inner voice begins
The transcendental art of self-union.My higher choice ends
The universal art of self-division. ```Mind, mind, O my doubting mind,
You are too stupid to learnAnything divine.
Heart, heart, O my aching heart,You are too stupid to unlearn
Anything undivine. ```Fear, fear, O my fear,
You think that I am always obligedTo listen to you.
I tell you,I owe you nothing, absolutely nothing!
Therefore, I am not at all obligedTo listen to you.
From now on I shall never, neverListen to you, O fear!
```Jealousy, jealousy, O my jealousy,
You think and you insistThat you have full control over my life.
I tell you,It is an absolute lie,
And I shall prove it! ```Sincerity is in the heart.
Honesty is in the mind.Eagerness is in the vital.
Purity is in the life. ```Humility is man’s perfect glory.
Love is man’s sleepless oneness-life.Aspiration is man’s unknown journey
Towards the Unknowable. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 96, Agni Press, 1983
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