I go out, I come in, part 1

1.

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When I go out,

I am nowhere.

When I come in,

I am all-where. ```

2.

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I go out

To school my mind.

I come in

To school my heart. ```

3.

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I go out

To buy what I leave behind

Foolishly.

I come in

To reclaim what I am

Eternally. ```

4.

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I go out

To feed my curiosity-mind

And curiosity-eyes.

I come in

To feed my divinity-soul

And purity-heart.

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5.

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Out I go

To foolishly invent.

In I come

To wisely discover. ```

6.

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I go out

To measure Nature's divinity.

I come in

To treasure Divinity's nature. ```

7.

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When I go out,

Mine is a sound-bound journey.

When I come in,

Mine is a silence-bound destination. ```

8.

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When I go out,

I assume a new name:

Joy-expectation.

When I come in,

I resume my old name:

Peace-foundation.

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9.

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When I go out,

I try to find God.

When I come in,

God tells me,

"Bind Me, My child,

Once more." ```

10.

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When I go out,

I need what I find.

When I come in,

I find what I need. ```

11.

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When I go out,

I spend money.

When I come in,

I drink honey. ```

12.

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I go out

To watch my mind's exploration.

I come in

To sing my heart's invocation. ```

13.

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Proudly I go out,

Only to say what I can.

Peacefully I come in,

Only to feel what I am. ```

14.

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The carpenter's human son asks me

To go out.

God's divine son asks me

To come in. ```

15.

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Be a brave mind

When you go out.

Be a pure heart

When you come in. ```

16.

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When I go out,

I dine with the known.

When I come in,

I pine for the Unknown. ```

17.

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I go out

To see the Face of God.

I come in

To become the Heart of God. ```

18.

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When I go out,

I see the flow.

When I come in,

I become the glow. ```

19.

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When I go out,

God tells me:

“My child, enjoy yourself.”

When I come in,

God tells me:

“My child, enjoy Me.”

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20.

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When I go out,

I become a mad elephant.

When I come in,

I become a glad deer. ```

21.

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When I go out,

I start my mind-engine.

When I come in,

I sail my heart-boat. ```

22.

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To see God the Power,

I go out.

To feel God the Peace,

I come in. ```

23.

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Columbus went out

And discovered the New World:

America.

I came in

And discovered my old world:

My Source, my God.

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24.

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I go out

To get what I want.

I come in

To feel what I need. ```

25.

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When I go out,

I surprise others

And others surprise me.

When I come in,

God and I surprise each other. ```

26.

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I go out

To hear what the world

Has to say.

I come in

Only to see that God is waiting

To hear from me.

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27.

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I go out

And decrease my money-power.

I come in

And increase my heart-power. ```

28.

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I go out

To see the vastness of the world.

I come in

To see the Infinity of the universe. ```

29.

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I go out

To see the power of greatness.

I come in

To feel the love of goodness. ```

30.

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I go out

To buy the world.

I come in

To love the world. ```

31.

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I go out hurriedly

To learn.

I come in wisely

To unlearn. ```

32.

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I go out to say:

“God, where are You?”

I come in to say:

“God, take me!” ```

33.

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When I go out,

My mind provokes.

When I come in,

My heart invokes. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,I go out, I come in, part 1, Agni Press, 1997
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