Flower-Flames, Part 5

Aspiration Tells Me

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Aspiration tells me

That my God is Compassion-Mother.

Realisation tells me

That my God is Liberation-Father.

God-oneness tells me

That my God is Perfection-Friend.

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In Heaven and on Earth

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In Heaven and on earth

I have only one friend:

The same old God.

Within and without

I have only one foe:

The same old Chinmoy.

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My Life Is Fooling Me

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My life is fooling me.

Therefore, I am bitterly crying.

My soul is ignoring me.

Therefore, I am bitterly crying.

My Lord is not arriving.

Therefore, I am bitterly crying.

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Human Love Is Sickness

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Human love is sickness.

Divine love is completeness.

God’s Love is Selflessness. ```

Every Time You Love

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Every time you love unconditionally,

A winged angel flies down and tells you:

“Sit down on my wing quickly.

The Lord Supreme is waiting for you.”

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You Know Who God Is

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You know who God is.

He knows where God is hiding.

I know when God will appear. ```

Every Aspiration-Day Begins (1)

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Every aspiration-day

Begins with new possibilities.

Every aspiration-day

Ends with new achievements.

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My Past

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My past had its deplorable starts.

My present has its new starts.

My future will have its gold medals. ```

Dear Lord, I Am Really Sick

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Dear Lord, I am really sick

Of my aspiration.

It has become a fountain

Of speedy exhaustion.

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No More Act Like a Fool

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No more act like a fool.

Start studying at the

God-realisation-school. ```

Yesterday I Was Trying All the Time

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Yesterday

I was trying all the time

To correct human nature.

Therefore,

I was having a very busy day.

Today

I am trying

To perfect my own nature.

Therefore,

I am again having a very busy day.

But tomorrow

I shall be swimming in the sea

Of my Lord’s Compassion-Forgiveness.

I am sure tomorrow

I will have an easy day. ```

The Twentieth Century

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The twentieth century

Is flooded with self-styled Master-rogues.

The twentieth century

Is flooded with monster disciple-fools.

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Not to Learn, But to Unlearn

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Not to learn, but to unlearn:

Ignorance-fulfilment-lesson.

Not to unlearn, but to learn,

Always to learn:

God-Satisfaction-Lesson. ```

Man’s Sincere Desire

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Man’s sincere desire:

Grasp, possess and enjoy quickly.

The soul’s sincere desire:

Aspire, offer and enjoy eternally.

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Who First Saw God?

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Who first saw God?

Who else if not you?

You are another God,

Only with another Vision-Reality.

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My Aspiration-Life and I

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There was a time

When my aspiration-life and I

Were misapprehended.

And now what is happening?

My realisation-life and I

Are being misrepresented.

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Your Holy Steps (2)

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Your holy Steps have saved

My fettered life.

Your holy Steps have released

My encaged soul.

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A Fountain of Flames

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What you always have:

A fountain of flames.

What you always are:

A flower of purity.

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One Favour from You

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Lord, I need only one favour from You.

Do accept my heart’s surrender-delight

Quickly — if possible, immediately. ```

Music Is Entertainment

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Music is entertainment.

Music is enlightenment.

Music is the animal bark of man.

Music is the God-Song

And God-Dance for man. ```

Lord, I Do Not Need Salvation

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Lord, I do not need salvation,

I do not need liberation.

What I need is Your Compassion-Ocean.

What I need is Your Forgiveness-Sun.

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My Sound-Life Tells Me

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My sound-life tells me

What I eventually can become.

My silence-life tells me

Who I eternally am.

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My Life-Flute Invites All

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My life-flute invites all.

My death-gong rejects all.

My God-silence satisfies all. ```

Sail Beyond the Sunrise-Sky

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Sail beyond the sunrise-sky.

Reach the Pinnacle-Goal

Before the sunset-cry. ```

O My Body

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O my body, for you I have brought

A new friend: simplicity.

O my vital, for you I have brought

A new friend: sincerity.

O my mind, for you I have brought

A new friend: serenity.

O my heart, for you I have brought

A new friend: purity.

O my life, for you I have brought

A new friend: humility.

O my soul, for you I have brought

A new friend: my surrender-seed.

O my God, for You I have brought

A new friend: my perfection-flute.

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My Lord, Loving You Means

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My Lord, loving You means

Living once again.

My Lord, loving You means

Freedom from ignorance-chain.

My Lord, loving You means

Smiling in oneness-reign.

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My Passport to Freedom-Light

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Lord Supreme, Your Compassion

Is my passport to Freedom-Light.

Lord Supreme, Your Forgiveness

Is my passport to Perfection-Height.

Lord Supreme, Your Blessing

Is my passport to Satisfaction-Delight.

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A Purity-Heart Tells Me

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A purity-heart tells me

What I can eventually be:

Another God.

A oneness-life tells me

What I have always been:

A self-transcending God.

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I Was Not Alone in Heaven

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I was not alone in Heaven.

God’s illumining Eye lived with me.

I am not alone on earth.

God’s Compassion-Feet live in me.

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Secret and Sacred Truths

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God told me His secret Truth:

“My son, I love your heart’s sincerity-cry.”

I told God my sacred truth:

“My Father, I love Your Eyes’ Immortality-Smile.”

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Oh, When My Sadness Is Sweet (2)

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Oh, when my sadness is sweet,

I see God’s Compassion-Feet.

Oh, when my gladness is pure,

I see God’s Illumination-Eye.

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Three Short Cuts

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Three short cuts to God-realisation:

My oneness-love for God,

My sweetness-devotion to God

And my fulness-surrender to God.

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There Is But One Philosophy

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There is but one philosophy:

God can be seen

With my aspiration-cry.

There is but one religion:

My life’s sunrise begins

With God’s Compassion-Beauty.

There is but one code of life:

I live to love God.

God lives to purify me and perfect me,

So that He can hoist His Victory-Banner

In the battlefield of my life. ```

What Has God Given Me?

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What has God given me?

A beautiful heart.

What shall I give Him?

A soulful face.

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O My Mind, Do You Really Want to Be Happy?

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O my mind,

Do you really want me to be happy?

Then stop, stop thinking!

O my heart,

Do you really want me to be happy?

Then start, start feeling.

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Fear Vilifies

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Fear vilifies.

Courage pacifies.

Doubt multiplies.

Faith nullifies.

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A Small Mind

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A small mind knows only two things:

How to ignore great ideals

And how to ridicule good goals. ```

What Lies Behind Me

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What lies behind me

Is frustration.

What lies before me

Is temptation.

What lies within me

Is aspiration.

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I Entertain God (2)

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I entertain God

With my promise-power.

God entertains me

With His Compassion-Shower.

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What Did I See Yesterday?

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What did I see yesterday?

God’s Compassion-Feet.

What do I see today?

God’s Forgiveness-Heart.

What shall I see tomorrow?

God’s Vision-Promise

In me and for me. ```

God Has a Golden Boat

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God has a Golden Boat,

And you are that Boat.

God has a Golden Shore,

And your satisfaction-smile

Is that Shore. ```

Lord Supreme, You Have Helped Me

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Lord Supreme,

You have helped me

To speak to You.

Let me help You

By listening to You. ```

I Am the Owner of My Body

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I am the owner of my body.

I am the captain of my mind.

I am the lover of my heart. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Flower-Flames, Part 5, Agni Press, New York, 1988
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