Love, joy, happiness

1.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that this world needs only one thing from you.

Your love.

You can feel the world’s need for your love.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

2.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to imagine a child’s smile is a child’s love for you.

You can see the child’s smile.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

3.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to imagine that the morning dawns with the hope to receive love from you.

You can imagine the dawn’s hope.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

4.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to love the world.

You can love the world.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

5.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try not to show your power.

But show your love.

If you want to be loved by others, you can show your love instead of power.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

6.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to love your good dreams.

They are absolutely true.

You can love your good dreams.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

7.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Feel that when we expect love in return, we miss the complete joy of love.

You can try not to expect.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

8.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that with breathless love, we go infinitely farther than where we are.

You can feel this.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

9.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to open your heart to the inner blossoming lotus.

You can open your lotus-heart.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

10.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that love is the fragrance of self-transcendence.

You can imagine this.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

11.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to tend a garden and see your loving concern blossom.

You can show your concern and you can see it blossoming.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

12.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel the sweetness in your mother’s love.

You can feel the sweetness of her love.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

13.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel the greatness of your father’s love.

You can feel the greatness of his love.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

14.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that love’s real name is fulfilment.

You can feel this fulfilment.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

15.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that everybody loves you.

You can feel they love you.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

16.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that everybody needs you.

You can feel they need you.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

17.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that everyone speaks highly of you.

You can feel them speaking highly of you.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

18.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to inhale the fragrance of the fully blossomed rose.

You can breathe in its fragrance.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

19.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that when you love, you see the beauty of your own heart.

You can love and you can see the beauty of your own heart.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

20.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that a sincere God-lover is God’s life-partner.

You can feel this.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

21.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that God is always hungry for humanity’s love.

You can feel God’s hunger.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

22.

Do you want love?

You can feel love.

Try to feel that when you love, you see the perfection of your life.

You can see this love.

You can see this perfection.

Lo, you feel love.

Lo, you give love.

23.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just imagine a child smiling at you.

You can see the child smiling at you.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

24.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just be like a child.

You can be like a child. To your surprise, joy has arrived.

25.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just think of one good thing that you have done.

You can think of one good thing.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

26.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just look at the beauty of your own eyes.

You can see their beauty.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

27.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just keep your mind free of sadness.

You can be free of sadness.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

28.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just silence your mind’s restless thoughts.

You can silence your thoughts.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

29.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just think of a circus clown.

You can think of a circus clown.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

30.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just go and look in a toy shop.

You can look at the toys.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

31.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just imagine or practise skipping rope like a child.

You can imagine skipping rope.

Maybe you can do it. To your surprise, joy has arrived.

32.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just enjoy the beauty of the morning sun.

You can enjoy the sun-beauty.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

33.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just enjoy the purity of the setting sun.

You can partake of this purity.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

34.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just feel the gentle wind on your face.

You can feel the wind.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

35.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just imagine you are flying with a flight of birds.

You can imagine their flight.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

36.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just be good to yourself and to others.

You can be good to yourself and others.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

37.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just listen to the birds singing in the early morning.

You can hear them singing.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

38.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just smile at the warm and illumining sun.

You can smile at the sun.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

39.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just smile at everyone you meet.

You can smile at everyone.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

40.

You can have joy.

It is not so hard.

Just imagine that you have no problems whatsoever.

You can have no problems.

To your surprise, joy has arrived.

41.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply imagine that there is no problem that you cannot solve.

There is no problem you cannot solve.

See.

You are happy.

42.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply sing a melodious song.

Sing one.

See.

You are happy.

43.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply imagine you are in a fragrant rose garden.

Imagine the fragrance.

See.

You are happy.

44.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply watch the innocent child as she plays.

Just watch her playing.

See.

You are happy.

45.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply offer a flower-heart of oneness.

Offer your heart’s oneness.

See.

You are happy.

46.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply let go of all your sadness.

Just let it go.

See.

You are happy.

47.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply imagine that you are eating the most delicious fruit.

Imagine how delicious it is.

See.

You are happy.

48.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply offer good thoughts to others.

Offer good thoughts.

See.

You are happy.

49.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply look at a child’s face as he blows out his birthday candles.

Look at the child’s face.

See.

You are happy.

50.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply look at a dog frolicking with its master.

Look at them.

See.

You are happy.

51.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply watch the children playing in the park.

Watch them play.

See.

You are happy.

52.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply feel your heart beating in ecstasy.

Feel your heart beating in ecstasy.

See.

You are happy.

53.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply feel a glowing smile on your face.

Feel the glow of your smiling face.

See.

You are happy.

54.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply feel the rays of warm sunlight upon your face.

Feel the warmth on your face.

See.

You are happy.

55.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply imagine that you are flying a kite on a bright summer’s day.

Imagine flying the kite.

See.

You are happy.

56.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply feel the brightness of another person’s smile.

Feel the brightness of their smile.

See.

You are happy.

57.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply imagine you are in front of a waterfall.

Aah.

The waterfall.

See.

You are happy.

58.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply listen to the happy chirping of the birds.

Hear them singing.

See.

You are happy.

59.

You want to be happy?

That is very easy.

Simply look at the fulness of the blossoming moon.

Look at its beauty.

See.

You are happy.

From:Sri Chinmoy,Love, joy, happiness, Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1996
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