Journey's goal, part 1

1. Oh, where is hell?

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Oh, where is hell?

Ah! Who can tell?

I know quite well.

Try your mind-cave.

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2. I had a dream

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I had a dream,

I had a dream.

God will make me

His compassion-stream.

I have a dream,

I have a dream.

God needs my smile

To support His team.

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3. I see in him no more a beast

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I see in him no more a beast.

His human life is released.

His divine life has increased.

He will, ere long, enjoy God-feast.

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4. I do not sing, I cannot sing

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I do not sing,

I cannot sing.

But I love and serve,

I cry and sigh.

God-Pride I bring. ```

5. No haste

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No haste, no haste.

Just slowly taste

The beauty of your core,

More, ever more.

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6. I have no skill

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I have no skill.

I have no scheme.

I have no dream.

I have no will.

I have but one thing:

God-Compassion-ring.

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7. My mind shall not complain

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My mind shall not complain.

My heart shall not explain.

My vital shall abstain.

My body shall attain.

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8. Ah! Who can feed my greed?

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Ah! Who can feed

My greed?

None.

Ah! Who can lead

My speed?

None.

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9. Here is the key

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Here is the key

To open my heart.

Here is the smile

To remove world-dirt.

Here is the sea

Of oneness-glee.

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10. My soul shall always share

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My soul shall always share.

My heart shall always care.

My life shall always dare.

I shall give God-oneness rare.

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11. This is the way

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This is the way.

Indeed,

This is the way.

Heart-surrender-ray

To win God-Day,

With God to play,

Transform earth-clay.

Indeed,

This is the way. ```

12. I love the beauty of sleeping flowers

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I love the beauty

Of sleeping flowers.

I love the purity

Of dying mortals.

I love the divinity

Of seeking souls.

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13. To be a friend divine

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To be a friend divine

I must be a supreme friend.

Indeed, this is the way

My stupid life I end.

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14. One thing I know

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One thing I know:

Heaven is unkind.

One thing I see:

This world is slow.

One thing I sow:

Sincerity.

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15. Heaven's will leads me

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Heaven’s will leads me, my mind.

Earth’s will feeds me, my heart.

God’s Will removes destruction-dart.

My life nothing can bind.

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16. I love because I must

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I love

Because I must.

I serve

Because I last.

I pray

Because I need.

I smile

Because I feed.

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17. How can I forget you

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How can I forget you?

You are so kind.

Am I so blind?

How can I forget you?

You are so true

In all you do.

How can I forget you?

You are God’s choice.

You are man’s voice. ```

18. I think of God

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I think of God

Because

He is so kind.

I think of man

Because

He is so sad.

I think of me

Because

I am so blind.

I think of you

Because

You are so mad.

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19. O deaf Heaven

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O deaf Heaven,

I have two ears.

You can have one.

Gladly I shall share.

O eyeless earth,

I have two eyes.

You can have one.

Sincerely I care.

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20. Two distance-friends meet

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Two distance-friends meet:

The finite cry

And

The infinite smile.

Soulfully I love the two.

Equally I greet.

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21. He sang his swan song

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He sang his swan song:

“Man is great.

God is good.

Life is hunger.

Earth is food.” ```

22. Your service-tree

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Your service-tree

Is blossoming now.

Your surrender-fruits

Have kept your vow.

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23. I love my task

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I love my task.

Daily I unmask

My inner flame.

Daily I invite

God’s Compassion-Game. ```

24. I am not ready

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I am not ready

To feel the heart of man.

I am not ready

To see the Face of God.

But

I am all ready

To give my soulful ken

To man.

But

I am all ready

To give my crying face

To God.

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25. Great is He

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Great is He

Who lives

In Heaven-charming beauty.

Good is He

Who dies for

Earth’s fulfilling liberty.

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26. On my way back to life

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On my way back to life,

Life offered me its blossoming soul.

On my way back to death,

Death offered me its resting goal.

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27. Your need and love are one

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Your need and love are one;

You see their oneness white.

In them you see and feel

Your satisfaction-light.

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28. Four important failures

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Four important failures:

Earth has lost its sincerity.

Heaven has lost its beauty.

Man has lost its divinity.

Truth has lost its purity. ```

29. I feed a flame within

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I feed a flame within;

I feed a smile without.

Around I play God-game;

My animal kingdom I tame.

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30. Heart, for my sake

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Heart, for my sake,

Do not neglect.

Heaven, for my sake,

Do not reject.

Man, for my sake,

Do not project.

Accept, do accept. ```

31. Use not your tyrant-temper

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Use not your tyrant-temper

To devour the world.

Use your oneness-treasure

And become earth’s perfection-soul

And God’s Satisfaction-goal. ```

32. Pure love's first gift

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Pure love’s first gift:

Beauty’s newness-Source.

Pure love’s last gift:

Duty’s oneness-course.

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33. I see no foe

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I see no foe, no foe.

No matter where I go,

I see a oneness-glow,

An endless newness-flow.

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34. Pure as prayer-cry

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Pure as prayer-cry,

Sure as service-sky,

Rare as surrender-height,

You are empty of night.

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35. Faith is its own redeemer

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Faith is its own redeemer.

Confidence is its own fulfiller.

Joy is its own expounder.

Doubt is its own destroyer.

Love is its own protector.

Oneness is its own saviour.

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36. A foolish prayer-night

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A foolish prayer-night:

My Lord, give me.

A wisdom-prayer-light:

My Lord, take me.

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37. Life-flower quickly fades

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Life-flower quickly fades.

Friend-bond quickly breaks.

God-love quickly dawns.

Ecstasy all-where pervades.

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38. What about poor me?

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Father,

You have given him Your pen.

You have given her Your ball.

Father, what about poor me?

“My son, just wait

At My Heart-Gate.

I shall give you my All.” ```

39. Beyond the reach of Heaven

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Beyond the reach of Heaven:

The human cry.

Beyond the reach of earth:

A smile divine.

Beyond the reach of fame:

Peace.

Beyond the reach of efforts:

Oneness-shrine.

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40. I hope to learn

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I hope to learn

The gratitude-song.

I hope to break

The self-announcement-gong.

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41. What can I do?

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What can I do?

With God I can converse.

What can I do?

In peace I can immerse.

What can I do?

I beckon the soul of feeble dole.

What can I do?

I produce God-soul

And

Pave the way to perfection-goal.

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42. One promise to my Heaven-height

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One promise to my Heaven-height:

My heart shall always fly.

One promise to my earth-failure:

My soul shall always cry.

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43. Lord, when my song is sung

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Lord, when my song is sung,

What shall I do?

“My child, do not delay,

Cry for your new dawn-dew.”

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44. Do not give up

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Do not give up.

Tomorrow you will pluck

Love-stars from above.

You will become within God-dove.

You will be the connection-tie

Between humanity’s sigh

And divinity’s sky. ```

45. O sun of my soul

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O sun of my soul,

I devotedly love your duty.

O moon of my heart,

I soulfully love your beauty.

O star of my life,

I surprisingly love your purity.

O sky of my search,

I love your generosity.

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46. As a seeker-soul

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As a seeker-soul

You will always win and gain.

As a lover-soul

You will be the hyphen

Between freedom and chain. ```

47. O Saviour dear

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O Saviour dear,

You are so near.

O Lover kind,

Bind my heart, bind.

O Father pure,

I am all yours, sure.

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48. O winning speed

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O winning speed!

You are our treasure-doll.

O losing speed,

You sadden us all.

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49. My tiny boat I row

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My tiny boat I row.

My little body I drag.

All-where my ignorance-blow.

Shameless! Yet I brag.

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50. I prepare my faith-hunger

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I prepare my faith-hunger.

I declare my hunger-meal.

I open my self-giving door.

Destruction’s dark eyes I seal.

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51. My peace I treasure

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My peace I treasure

Beyond all measure.

My surrender I cherish.

My ‘I’-ness I tarnish.

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52. Believe it or not

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Believe it or not,

I love my duty’s flow.

Believe it or not,

It spreads far and wide

Beauty’s glow. ```

53. In your case, what you need

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In your case,

What you need

Is a life of self-control.

In his case,

What he needs

Is a life-denial role.

In my case,

What I need

Is a perfection-goal. ```

54. Everything that a man needs

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Everything that a man needs

He surely cares

To have.

Everything that a cosmic God has

He surely dares

To have.

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55. If you love God

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If you love God,

You will remain

Your unburied name.

If you love yourself,

You will be part and parcel

Of your deceased fame.

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56. How to know the singer?

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How to know the singer

From the song?

Easy!

The singer is God’s unparalleled

Vision-Duty.

The song is God’s unprecedented

Perfection-Beauty. ```

57. They love your compassion-heart

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They love your compassion-heart.

You love their blossoming soul.

They love your God-manifesting role.

You love their God-realising Goal.

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58. Nothing I do

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Nothing I do

Can satisfy you.

What shall I do?

I shall love you more

And

Keep your body-soul

Closer to my heart-door. ```

59. Keep your mind-poise

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Keep your mind-poise.

You will ascend.

Feed your heart-voice.

You will transcend.

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60. Half experience

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Half experience:

Man is man-night.

Full experience:

Man is God-height.

God’s experience:

Man is God-Eternity’s

Another God. ```

61. For a knowledge-teacher

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For a knowledge teacher he did not care.

He had wisdom-tutor rare.

Knowledge is preparation, uncertain and slow.

Wisdom is realisation and perfection-glow.

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62. Man is dear to man

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Man is dear to man

Because of his failure-cry.

God is dear to God

Because of His failure-success-

Oneness-experience-sky. ```

63. I build my hope-tower

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I build my hope-tower

Inside the smile

Of Heaven high.

I bury my frustration-shower

Inside the tears

Of earth’s loud cry.

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64. Why do I fail?

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Why do I fail?

No, not because

I am important.

No, not because

I am unimportant.

No, not because I am a fool

Who has had no gnostic school.

Oh, but because

It was not God-ordained sail.

Therefore, I fail.

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65. One man-like God

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One man-like God,

One God-like man

Can only slake

My longing ken.

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66. In body and soul

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In body and soul

I know.

In life and death

I grow.

In man and God

I glow.

In thought and deed

I flow.

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67. Faith cures my sorrows

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Faith cures my sorrows.

Love feeds my morrows.

Peace fulfils my life.

Bliss cancels death-knife.

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68. Death, be not ruthless

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Death, be not ruthless.

Life, be not helpless.

Man, be not soulless.

Journey, be not Godless.

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69. My silence speaks

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My silence speaks.

My sound is mute.

I sing God-song.

God plays my flute.

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70. My feet have wings

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My feet have wings,

They fly.

My hands have eyes,

They cry.

My thought has God,

It shines.

With God-delight

It dines.

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71. Your rising glory

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Your rising glory:

A beauty-game.

Your setting glory:

A purity-flame.

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72. My heart's only friend

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My heart’s only friend:

The humble grass.

My mind’s only friend:

The crystal glass.

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73. Some are born to ecstasy's light

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Some are born to ecstasy’s light,

But I am not.

Some are born to freedom-height,

But I am not.

Some are born to perfection-right,

But I am not.

Some are born to satisfaction-flight,

But I am not.

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74. Since you are a candidate

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Since you are a candidate

For power, you will succeed.

Since I am a candidate

For light, I shall not only succeed,

But also proceed. ```

75. God opens His morning Eye

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God opens His morning Eye

And it is all Duty.

God closes His evening Eye

And it is all Beauty.

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76. O endless night

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O endless night,

I have a new friend,

A new leader-guest,

A new leader-light:

Satisfaction-delight. ```

77. One aspiration-drop

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One aspiration-drop

Fills the vast immensity.

One dedication-flame

Kindles the unlit mortality.

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78. Some men were destined to fly

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Some men were destined to fly.

I am not one of those

Who flew.

Some Gods were meant for knowledge-sun.

I am not one of those

Who knew.

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79. I loved yesterday's unconditional grace

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I loved

Yesterday’s unconditional grace.

I love

Today’s winning race.

I shall love

Tomorrow’s perfection-face.

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80. Yesterday I loved

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Yesterday I loved

Imagination-flight.

Today I love

Aspiration-white.

Tomorrow I shall love

Realisation-light.

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81. I longed to give my heart and soul

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I longed to give my heart and soul

To the animal world.

My ex-friends were confused.

I longed to give my heart and soul

To the human world.

My human fellows

Were not enthused.

I longed to give my heart and soul

To the worlds divine.

My divine friends

Were quite amused. ```

82. I shall obey You

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I shall obey You.

I shall be at Your Feet.

Constantly loving You

And serving You.

In You perfection I shall meet. ```

83. A new world of peace

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A new world of peace,

A new world of light,

A new world of height,

Can alone give me

Satisfaction-delight. ```

84. I know the secret desires of your heart

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I know the secret desires of your heart:

You want to bind,

You want to blind

This world of beauty’s glow.

Good luck!

Indeed, you are so smart.

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85. Power influences my life

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Power influences my life.

Light inspires my soul.

God loves my seeker’s role.

Man augments my strife.

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86. Faith is a secret way

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Faith is a secret way

To go and see God’s Face.

Surrender is an open way

To win God and God’s Grace.

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87. Heavenly time

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Heavenly time

And

Earthly space

We must measure,

We must treasure.

Meaningful is time,

Beautiful clime. ```

88. Ancient night

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Ancient night,

I salute your soulful cry.

Ancient light,

I salute your fruitful sky.

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89. Speak, silence, speak

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Speak, silence, speak.

Teach me how to seek.

Stop, sound, stop!

You are soulless,

You are fruitless,

You are weaker,

You are poorer

Than a tiny drop.

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90. O piercing ray

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O piercing ray,

Do pierce this body of clay.

O illuming light,

Do illumine this life of night.

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91. Breathless with adoration

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Breathless with adoration,

Sleepless with aspiration,

Thoughtless in meditation

You are.

Therefore, not far,

From liberation-strength

And realisation-length. ```

92. Blissful solitude

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Blissful solitude,

Peaceful plenitude,

Truthful beatitude:

To you three

My soulful gratitude. ```

93. Ecstasy of my psychic fire

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Ecstasy of my psychic fire

No soul can endure.

It is so sweet and dire,

So soulful and pure.

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94. Always to be inside

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Always to be inside

The heart of life

Sleeplessly I shall pray.

Some day a cosmic ray

Shall embrace my selfless way. ```

95. I take the endless way

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I take the endless way,

I play the endless game,

I cry the endless cry,

To see God-Compassion-Flame.

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96. There is a star

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There is a star

Not far, not far,

Inside my silence-heart.

Its beauty’s reign

Redeems my pain.

An express train

Of love, its domain. ```

97. Cease not fighting

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Cease not fighting,

The inner fight!

Ignorance-night

Must kiss the dust.

And God-hunger forever

On earth must last.

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98. Life, what is it?

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Life, what is it?

A soulful prayer.

Love, what is it?

A fruitful power.

Death, what is it?

A journey to the silence-clime

In the heart of vision-time. ```

99. My eyes behold

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My eyes behold

God-Beauty’s Eye.

My ears hear man-beauty’s

Frustration-sigh.

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100. Give me a little time

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Give me a little time.

I shall tell you, my friend,

Where our Lord Supreme is.

He is at the very end

Of your desire-train

And

Before your bondage-chain. ```

101. My heart shall die

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My heart shall die

In Your Silence long.

My life shall fly

With Your Compassion-Song.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Journey's goal, part 1, 1977
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