The Golden Boat, part 12

1. Waiting for you

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O body, my body,

Don’t sleep any more.

Look, Vision-God is waiting for you!

O vital, my vital,

Don’t remain spiritless any more.

Look, Energy-God is waiting for you!

O mind, my mind,

Don’t doubt any more.

Look, Perfection-God is waiting for you!

O heart, my heart,

Don’t cry any more.

Look, Satisfaction-God is waiting for you!

```

2. Three lessons

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Self-abnegation teaches me

I do not need earth-life.

Self-purification teaches me

I need God’s living Breath in Heaven.

Self-realisation teaches me

Earth-life I need to please God;

Heaven-life I need to please myself.

```

3. I hate those liars

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I hate my yesterday

Because

She told me a dark lie.

She told me that God-life

Is not meant for me.

I hate my today

Because

She has told me a serious lie.

She has told me that God-realisation

Is not meant for me.

I hate my tomorrow

Because

She is telling me a stupid lie.

She is telling me that there is

And there can be

No God

For an idle fellow like me.

```

4. You alone know what love is

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Lord, Your Speech is simple.

Therefore

I like You.

Lord, Your Philosophy is sublime.

Therefore

I love You.

Lord, Your Sacrifice is constant.

Therefore

I adore You.

Lord, You alone know what love is.

Therefore

I need You, only You.

```

5. Light is precious

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Precious,

Light is precious.

Spacious,

Life is spacious.

Gracious,

Truth is gracious.

Voracious,

Falsehood is voracious.

Sagacious,

Heart is sagacious.

Glorious,

Faith is glorious.

Dangerous,

Hate is dangerous.

Conscious,

Love is conscious. ```

6. Her presence

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Her presence

Is always treasured.

Her smile

Is always adored.

Her silence

Is always garlanded.

Her compassion

Is always crowned. ```

7. My ego, my love

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My ego feeds

Earth-reality.

My ego binds

Heaven-dream.

My love pilots

Earth-aspiration.

My love manifests

Heaven-realisation. ```

8. God is all for you

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Are you a fighter?

Then God’s Banner is for you.

Are you a dreamer?

Then God’s Arbour is for you.

Are you a sacrificer?

Then God’s Nectar is for you.

Are you a lover?

Then God is all for you,

Only for you.

```

9. If you are supreme

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If you are great,

Then show me your face.

I want to examine your face.

If you are good,

Then show me your eyes.

I want to examine your eyes.

If you are divine,

Then show me your heart.

I want to examine your heart.

But

If you are supreme,

Then examine me.

I shall definitely

Equal you.

Just give me a chance,

That’s all.

```

10. Do me a favour

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If you are the Earth-Mother,

Then do me a favour.

Give me, please, Your patience-tree.

If you are the Heaven-Father,

Then do me a favour.

Give me, please, Your Knowledge-fruit.

If you are the Saviour-God,

Then do me a favour.

Give me, please, Your Oneness-banner.

```

11. Lessons you have learnt

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Life is beautiful.

This lesson you have learnt

From your temptation-teacher.

Light is beautiful.

This lesson you have learnt

From your aspiration-teacher.

Delight is beautiful.

This lesson you have learnt

From your perfection-teacher.

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12. Beggars

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Yesterday’s beggars:

Man and his greed.

Today’s beggars:

God and His Needs.

Tomorrow’s beggars:

God the Perfection-lover,

And

Man the ignorance-devourer. ```

13. My gifts

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Yesterday

I gave You, Lord,

My life’s bitter defeat.

Today

I give You, Lord,

My soul’s glorious victory.

Tomorrow

I shall give You, Lord,

My heart’s oneness-goal.

```

14. The height and depth of earth-life

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I touch the feet

Of Silence-light

To scale the height

Of earth-life.

I touch the head

Of sound-pride

To plumb the abyss

Of earth-life. ```

15. My different friends

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Doubt, do you know

Who you are?

You are my fleeting friend.

Faith, do you know

Who you are?

You are my bleeding friend.

Life, do you know

Who you are?

You are my searching friend.

Love, do you know

Who you are?

You are my illumining friend,

You are my eternal friend,

You are my God-Friend.

```

16. Her heart

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Green as young grass

Her heart is;

Therefore, she runs to the farthest Beyond.

Blue as the vast sky

Her heart is;

Therefore, she flies into the farthest Beyond.

Red as the morning sun

Her heart is;

Therefore, she illumines the world without.

White as Himalayan snow

Her heart is;

Therefore, she feeds the world within.

```

17. When I love

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When I love desire-night,

I fail God.

When desire-night loves me,

Truth-love forgets me.

When I love aspiration-light,

God-Beauty envelops me.

When aspiration-light loves me,

God-height claims me. ```

18. Two things he does

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Two things, only two things,

He does:

He breathes in the perfume

Of God-promise

To Mother Earth;

He breathes out the odour

Of frustration-reality

To Father Heaven. ```

19. Perfection-banner you offer

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Truth-banner you own;

Therefore

You are great.

Light-banner you hold;

Therefore

You are great.

Perfection-banner you offer;

Therefore

You are great,

You are good,

You are divine,

You are supreme. ```

20. My Lord God is missing

```

If you are wakeful

Then look around with me,

Help me.

My Lord God is missing.

If you are soulful

Then look within my heart,

Help me.

My Lord God is missing.

If you are blissful

Then look up with me,

Help me.

My Lord God is missing. ```

21. My evening song

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My morning song was:

How far to go?

Far have I to go!

My afternoon song was:

Can I reach my Goal?

I can and I shall

Reach my Goal!

My evening song is:

Have I reached my Goal?

I have not only reached my Goal

But

Far transcended my Goal!

I desired to touch His Feet

But

My Lord has made me feel His Heart. ```

22. How is it?

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Soul, my soul, how is it that

Your power is so mysterious?

Heart, my heart, how is it that

Your power is so soulful?

Mind, my mind, how is it that

Your power is so immense?

Vital, my vital, how is it that

Your power is so intense?

Body, my body, how is it that

Your power is so dubious? ```

23. What I call it

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Some call it evolution,

While others call it man-transformation.

I call it God-perfection.

Some call it aspiration,

While others call it man-cry.

I call it God-smile.

Some call it realisation,

While others call it reality-life.

I call it God-satisfaction.

```

24. Where are you?

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Oblivion, stay where you are.

Don’t come near me!

O my remembrance-friend, where are you?

I need you immediately.

O my aspiration-friend, where are you?

I need you constantly.

O my realisation-friend, where are you?

I need you eternally. ```

25. O morning of Eternity

```

O Morning of Eternity,

I love your silence-face.

O Morning of Infinity,

I love your sound-arms.

O Morning of Immortality,

I love your perfection-heart. ```

26. The call

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Yesterday

My vital enjoyed

The tempter’s call.

Today

My mind enjoys

The doubter’s call.

Tomorrow

My heart shall enjoy

The lover’s call.

The day after tomorrow

My body shall enjoy

My Father’s Call.

```

27. Two swords

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Aspiration-flame

Is the sword

That separates Knowledge-Light

And

Ignorance-night.

Realisation-sun

Is the sword

That unites the cry of the finite

And

The Smile of the Infinite.

```

28. Our devotion

```

Your devotion-seed

Loves a holy face.

His devotion-tree

Salutes a holy life.

My devotion-fruit

Becomes a holy heart. ```

29. Pay more attention to it

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God loves your earth-body;

Therefore

Pay more attention to it.

God loves your Heaven-soul;

Therefore

Pay more attention to it.

God loves your Immortality-goal;

Therefore

Pay more attention to it.

```

30. You are perfect, too

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Are you calm?

Then you are confident, too.

Are you confident?

Then you are progressive, too.

Are you progressive?

Then you are instrumental, too.

Are you instrumental?

Then you are perfect, too. ```

31. Silence and sound

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Silence, silence,

My Lord is coming.

Sound, sound,

My Lord is going.

Silence, silence,

My Lord is returning.

Sound, sound,

My Lord is perfecting.

Silence, silence,

My Lord is enjoying.

Sound, sound,

My Lord is becoming. ```

32. Fire and water

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O march of fire,

My heart longs for

Your determination-blood.

Do share with me

Your aspiration-height.

O march of water,

My vital longs for

Your expansion-flood.

Do share with me

Your consciousness-light.

```

33. I salute

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I salute earth

Because

She tries and cries.

I salute Heaven

Because

He dreams and smiles.

I salute man

Because

He sows and grows.

I salute God

Because

He divinely has,

He supremely is. ```

34. They long for silence

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My body longs for

Loving silence.

My vital longs for

Daring silence.

My mind longs for

Thoughtless silence.

My heart longs for

Soundless silence.

My soul longs for

Worldless silence.

My God longs for

Breathless Silence. ```

35. The dance

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The dance of the sea

Inspires me to be dauntless.

The dance of the sky

Inspires me to be sorrowless.

The dance of the moon

Inspires me to be guileless.

The dance of the sun

Inspires me to be selfless.

The dance of the earth

Inspires me to be sleepless.

The dance of Heaven

Inspires me to be thoughtless.

The dance of man

Inspires me to be soulless.

The dance of God

Inspires me to be deathless,

Also soundless.

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36. You will be happy

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Speak without words.

You will be happy.

Dedicate without proclaiming.

You will be happy.

Love without being loved.

You will be happy.

Surrender without being subjugated.

You will be happy.

Become without being known,

without being caught,

without being sought.

You will be happy. ```

37. I stand on the balcony of Light

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I stand

On the balcony of Light

To brave Satan’s death-dart.

I stand

On the balcony of Peace

To devour the hungry, war-mad world.

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38. They listen to me

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The morning-silence

Listens to me;

Therefore

I am so pure.

The noon-sound

Listens to me;

Therefore

I am so sure.

The evening-light

Listens to me;

Therefore

I am never obscure,

I am never neglected,

I am never rejected,

And

My heart-love has become

What my soul-life eternally is.

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39. I am proud

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Lord, I am proud to be

Your servant.

You allow me to touch Your Feet.

Lord, I am proud to be

Your child.

You allow me to dine with You.

Lord, I am proud to be

Your comrade.

You allow me to sport with You.

Lord, I am proud to be

Your lower self.

You allow me to worship You.

```

40. My bonds are broken

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My earth-bonds are snapped;

Therefore

I can go to Heaven

And rest and dream.

My Heaven-bonds are severed.

This realisation has dawned on me

In my own way;

Therefore

I can go to earth

To please my Lord Supreme —

To please Him

In His own Way,

Unlike the Heaven-hungry souls.

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41. Cry

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O Compassion supreme,

I cry

When I see You.

O Tyrant supreme,

I cry

When I cannot avoid You.

O Nectar supreme,

I cry

When I love You.

O Indifference supreme,

I cry

When I cannot love You.

O Awareness supreme,

I cry

When You love me.

O Forgetfulness supreme,

I cry

When You do not love me.

```

42. O my patience

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O my patience-heart,

Because of you

Today I own Liberation-sky.

O my patience-life,

Because of you

Today I own Perfection-world.

O my patience-God,

Because of You

Today I own Satisfaction-goal.

```

43. Freedom

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Freedom burdened:

Indeed,

This is what

My poor mind enjoys.

Freedom unburdened:

Indeed,

This is what

My serving heart enjoys.

Freedom birthless and deathless:

Indeed,

This is what

My wise soul enjoys. ```

44. Promise blue, promise green

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O earth-kingdom,

Don’t suffer.

To you I offer

My promise blue:

My heart shall help you ascend

And touch God’s

Transcendental Height.

O Heaven-kingdom,

Don’t suffer.

To you I offer

My promise green:

My soul shall help you descend

And feel God’s

Bottomless Depth.

```

45. Earth-door and Heaven-gate

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Earth-door

Naked we knock.

Heaven-gate

Nameless we knock.

Earth-door

Offers us its peerless treasure:

A ceaseless cry.

Heaven-gate

Offers us its ceaseless treasure:

The dream of the Beyond.

```

46. All are eager (I)

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My deer is eager

To win for me.

My horse is eager

To dive for me.

My bull is eager

To fight for me.

My dog is eager

To wait for me.

My cow is eager

To illumine for me.

My lion is eager

To roar for me.

My God is eager

To smile for me. ```

47. All are eager (II)

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My rabbit is eager

To jump for me.

My tiger is eager

To devour for me.

My giraffe is eager

To reach for me.

My turtle is eager

To die for me.

My monkey is eager

To climb for me.

My swan is eager

To realise for me.

My cat is eager

To cry for me.

My camel is eager

To carry for me.

My elephant is eager

To brave for me. ```

48. For my sake

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O restless mind,

When will you stop

Beating your wings?

Stop for my sake at least,

Please.

O heedless heart,

When will you start

Unsealing your ears?

Start for my sake at least,

Please.

```

49. When she smiles

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When she thinks,

Teeming stars dance

With Light.

When she wills,

The Supreme sports

With His highest Height.

When she smiles,

The Creator and the creation

Are at once fulfilled.

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50. A cave of my own

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O my heart,

I have a sky of my own.

I want you to fly

From end to end.

O my mind,

I have an ocean of my own.

I want you to swim

From end to end.

O my sweet Lord,

I have a cave of my own.

I want You to walk

From end to end. ```

Editor's preface to the first edition

All the poems in this volume were written on 4 June 1974.

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Golden Boat, part 12, Agni Press, 1974
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/gb_12