My Gratitude-Heart-Garden

1.

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My Lord,

May my life

Every day blossom

Inside

My gratitude-heart-garden.

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2.

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O my mind,

What are you looking for?

As long as you think

That desire-fulfilment

Is happiness,

Then there can be

No happiness

For you. ```

3.

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The mind that

Does not believe in

God's Compassion

Has to believe in

Endless frustration-night.

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4.

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Only your ceaseless

God-hunger

Can make you win

Membership in

God's Parliament.

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5.

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Why do you look always

In your mind-mirror?

Can you not look

Once and for all

In your heart-mirror?

To your wide surprise

You will be so happy to see

Your own exquisite beauty. ```

6.

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I wish to be

My heart-passenger-boat

And ply between

My own aspiration-shore

And

God's Compassion-Shore. ```

7.

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It is the mental hallucination

Of a human being

To think that

He can deliberately ignore

God's Compassion

If he wants to.

God's Compassion

Is not only omniscient

And omnipotent,

But also omnipresent. ```

8.

```

My Lord,

If You do not give me

The eyes that shed tears,

I shall not mind.

But if You do not give me

A heart with

Streaming tears,

Then I shall feel miserable. ```

9.

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An obedience-mind

Is an illumination-life.

An obedience-heart

Is a fulfilment-breath. ```

10.

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Your unconditional surrender

And your sleepless gratitude

Will definitely help you stand

At the top of God's

God-manifestation-list.

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11.

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When the hour strikes,

If you do not offer

Your heart's gratitude-tears

To your Lord Supreme,

Then all your capacities

Will unmistakably

Be paralysed.

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12.

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An insecurity-mind

Is exiled from the world

Of happiness-smiles.

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13.

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The very presence

Of an enthusiasm-heart

Will compel

The frustration-mind

To breathe its last.

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14.

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The suspicious mind-station

Is the place from where

The doubt-trains

Arrive and depart. ```

15.

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God will ask you

To be His spokesman

Only after you have become

The beauty of your heart's

Silence-smile.

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16.

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Self-offering

Is the sunlit path

For the heart-pilgrim

To arrive at the destination. ```

17.

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An urgent message

From the soul to the heart:

"Be good

And not great.

Be a God-lover

And not a God-possessor." ```

18.

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Pleasure perishes.

Joy lasts.

Delight forever lasts.

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19.

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At the moment,

God is asking you

To pray for

Genuine aspiration

And not for

Perfect perfection. ```

20.

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A true seeker

Definitely has the capacity

To implant faith

In the heart of

All and sundry.

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21.

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The breath of hope

May not last.

The breath of promise

May not last.

But the breath of

Self-offering

Forever lasts.

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22.

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We must learn to value

The world-saving divinity

Of invaluable peace.

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23.

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Human pride

Is followed by

The unmistakable tears

Of the divine in man. ```

24.

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The new Dream of God

Will not allow me

To remain imperfect

Anymore. ```

25.

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God wants me

Always to keep my heart

Visible and serviceable.

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26.

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Anything that is unwilling

In our mind

Is actually worthless

And useless.

Anything that is willing

All the time in our heart

Will prove to fulfil God's Will

In His own Way. ```

27.

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No more depression,

No more frustration,

No more hallucination.

In me I see a new dawn —

A dawn that will reveal

Divinity's life-fulfilment

On earth.

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28.

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Not an easy task

To reach the highest height

Of perfection-light,

But you must try.

You are bound to succeed,

For you are, indeed,

An exception.

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29.

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When I offered

My heart's gratitude-tears

To my Lord Supreme,

He immediately told me

That from now on

His Heart-Home-Door

Will always remain open

For me. ```

30.

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Each time

I challenge myself,

God sings

His own Excellence-Songs

To herald

My supreme victory. ```

31.

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My Lord Supreme

Compassionately tells me,

"Wake up, My child,

From your ignorance-sleep!"

I tell my Lord Supreme,

"I shall definitely

Wake up soon.

But a little more rest I need,

Just a little more."

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32.

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This morning I kept

My heart's aspiration-door

Wide open,

And whom did I see

At my door?

God,

With His Perfection-Eye

And His Satisfaction-Heart. ```

33.

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The more I love God

Soulfully and self-givingly,

The sooner God

Unburdens me

From my mind's

Ignorance-cherishing

Desire-loads.

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34.

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My Lord Supreme,

This is Your creation.

I do not want to know

From You

When this creation of Yours

Will be perfect.

I just want to know

If this creation of Yours

Will ever be perfect

To please You

In Your own Way,

To make You really happy. ```

35.

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My Lord,

My aspiration-heart

And my dedication-life

Have once more left behind

The world of

Ignorance-lethargy

To please You,

This time only to please You

In Your own Way.

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36.

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My Lord Supreme,

My life's only desire

Is to be on my knees

Before You,

For my life's transformation

And for my heart's

Inseparable oneness

With Your Heart. ```

37.

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If we have

A soulfulness-heart

And an eagerness-breath,

Then there can be nothing

That we cannot accomplish

For

Our Lord Beloved Supreme.

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38.

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O my mind,

If you are unwilling

To separate yourself

From doubt-clouds,

Then how can

God bless you with

His Divinity's Fulness-Sun?

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39.

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The illumination of the soul

Does not frighten

The confusion of the mind.

The illumination of the soul

Only brightens

And enlightens

The confusion of the mind.

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40.

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God does have the power

To change your life

In the twinkling of an eye.

But alas, when God arrives

Out of His infinite Bounty,

You are not available.

You are

Nowhere to be found. ```

41.

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Your yesterday's glory

Has today become

A dry flower.

Therefore, do not try to live

On yesterday's success,

But try to live

On your

Ever-transcending progress. ```

42.

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An insecure heart

And an impure mind

Can never be members

Of God's

Perfection-Satisfaction-Family.

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43.

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When you sing

Your heart's gratitude-song,

God proudly tells you

How to navigate your life

And the lives of

Aspiring humanity. ```

44.

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There is always

The Satisfaction-Sunrise-Might

Of my Lord Supreme

In the heart

Of my gratitude-sky.

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45.

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My success-life

Cannot show me

How close God is to me.

My progress-heart

Not only shows me

How close God is,

But also tells me

To claim God

As my own, very own.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,My Gratitude-Heart-Garden, Agni Press, 1993
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