My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The human life is not for fun.The human life is for a constant
And continuous runTowards the Golden Shore.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Hawaii. 5 December 1998, 6:16 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms and one hundred and one times with one arm. (50 right, 51 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My mind’s outer battlesShockingly weaken me.
My heart’s inner battlesAstonishingly strengthen me,
Plus enlighten me.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
I have dispelled doubt from my mind.I have invoked faith from my heart.
The Victory of my Lord’s Compassion-EyeI now am.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Hawaii. 7 December 1998, 5:22 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms and one hundred and four times with one arm. (51 right, 53 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Your Newness does not satisfy me.Your Oneness does not satisfy me.
Your Fulness does not satisfy me.Only Your Forgiveness satisfies me.
Your Forgiveness satisfies me fully,Integrally and eternally.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Hawaii. 8 December 1998, 5:24 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Your Determination and Your CompassionWill never mix
With my unwanted unwillingness.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I am crying for a new strength-discoveryInside my body, vital, mind,
Heart and soul.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May Thy supreme Victory be proclaimedEven by my idle body, my restless vital,
My stupid mind and my weak heart.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Every day You perform countless miraclesTo make Your children happy.
My Supreme, for meYour most significant miracle
Is Your Smile.Your Smile brings my dead body,
Dead vital, dead mind, dead heartAnd even my dead soul to life.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Hawaii. 13 December 1998, 5:17 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and fourteen times with one arm. (55 right, 59 left in six sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are telling meThat in our spiritual life
The physical must not be rejected,Must not be neglected.
The physical has to be accepted,The physical has to be respected.
And also You are telling meThat the physical has a very special role
To perform in Your Cosmic Play.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Onward my body marches,Inward my heart dives,
Upward my soul fliesTo be at Your Feet,
To be Your choice instrument,To please You and fulfil You
In Your own Way,In Your own Way,
In Your own Way.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The doubt of the human mindDarkens and blights
The aspiration-heart.The faith of the human mind
Brightens and strengthensThe dedication-life.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Singapore. 19 December 1998, 3:50 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and two times with one arm. (52 right, 50 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
In the inner world,My Lord Beloved Supreme
Blessingfully and compassionatelyFeeds my heart.
In the outer world,I prayerfully and self-givingly
Feed my Lord Beloved Supreme.In the inner world,
God the Creator feeds meWith His infinite Compassion.
In the outer world,I feed God the creation
With my blossoming love, devotion,Surrender and gratitude.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Singapore.20 December 1998, 4:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
My mind,Come, come, come!
Be brave, be brave, be brave!Be pure, be pure, be pure!
Be prayerful, be prayerful, be prayerful!Be soulful, be soulful, be soulful!
Surrender, surrender, surrender!This is the time to surrender, my mind.
My Lord’s infinite PatienceDoes not astonish you?
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Singapore. 21 December 1998, 5:30 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 110 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position. Note: This double-arm machine can be used from a seated or standing position. During his workouts, Sri Chinmoy gradually increases the poundage using a selector pin. This lift is completely different from that in which two independent dumbbells are lifted overhead simultaneously.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
When You teach meIn front of Your Third Eye,
My mind becomes happy.When You teach me
Inside Your Heart,My heart becomes happy.
And when You teach meAt Your Feet,
My entire earth-existence becomes happy.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The moment I touch Your FeetAnd place myself lovingly, devotedly
And self-givingly at Your Feet,You immediately turn me into
Your Message-LightTo cover the length and breadth
Of the world.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my outer life beYour own Success-Speed-Beauty.
May my inner life beYour own Progress-Satisfaction-Fragrance.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
/Singapore. 23 December 1998, 8:23 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with one arm. (48 right, 53 left in three sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My only happinessIs in the fulfilment
Of Your Commands.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
My self-assertion,You are embarrassing me.
You are weakening my heart.You are destroying my life.
You are taking me awayFarther than the farthest
From my own divinity.You are taking me away
Far beyond my own imaginationFrom my All,
My Lord Beloved Supreme.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
The human in meMakes deplorable mistakes
Frequently.The divine in me
Corrects my mistakesOccasionally.
The Supreme in meForgives them and illumines them.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 December 1998, 7:00 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
O my past,Away you go, away you go, away you go!
O my present,You must always be with me,
In me and for me.O my future,
I am preparing myself for you,Lovingly, carefully and prayerfully,
Soulfully, powerfully and eagerly,Enthusiastically and self-givingly.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 December 1998, 7:16 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My Lord Beloved Supreme,Smile, smile, smile!
Do You not know, my Beloved Supreme,That a fleeting Smile of Yours
Can win my crying and bleeding heartA million times over?
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 31 December 1998, 6:36 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and two times with one arm. (99 right, 103 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The divine in meLoftily and unreservedly
Appreciates, admires and adoresThe divine in me.
The undivine in meRuthlessly and indefinitely
Fights against the undivine in me.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my outer service-lifeBe the beauty of the New Year.
May my inner aspiration-heartBe the fragrance of the New Year.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1 January 1999, 8:44 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
My yesterday,I am all gratitude to you.
My today,I am extremely, extremely and extremely
Proud of you.My tomorrow,
You and I togetherShall fulfil our Lord Beloved Supreme
Far beyond the flights of our imagination.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Out of Your Heart’s infinite Bounty,You are telling me
To take my world-service-opportunityAs something divinely significant
And supremely sacred.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my God-closeness beAn infallible
AndEver-blossoming experience.
May my God-oneness be
An everlastingAnd
Ever-transcending reality.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are telling meThat our belief in You is not sufficient.
We must make You a living RealityOn earth
If we want to proveThat we love You only
And we need You only.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You have brought me into the worldTo tell humanity what I know about You.
You have not brought me into the worldTo teach humanity — no, never!
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 January 1999, 7:51 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I do not want to have a mindThat either ridicules me
Or extols me to the skies.The opinion of the mind
Is of no consequence to me.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I only need a heartTo love You and be loved by You.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 5 January 1999, 8:17 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. six times. (3 right, 3 left)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My name is self-confidenceOnly because my self-confidence
Is founded uponMy God-obedience and God-reliance.
When my God-obedienceAnd my God-reliance
Want me to have self-confidence,I accept it.
Otherwise, I only want my life to beGod-obedience and God-reliance.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 5 January 1999, 8:29 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My heart’s gratitude-attitudeIs
My life’s plenitude-altitude.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I purposely forgot my lower selfTo discover quickly my higher Self:
God, my Lord Beloved Supreme.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Why do You not love meAny more?
“My child, your question deservesNo answer.”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 7 January 1999, 10:53 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Even if You do not love meAny more,
Even if You do not speak to meAny more,
I shall not leave You.“My child, My child, My child,
You will not be able to leave Me.You will not be able to run away
From Me.You will not be able to escape
From My Infinity’s Heart-Home,My child, My child, My child!”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 7 January 1999, 11:05 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My heart is all gratitude to YouFor telling me
That my tremendous concernFor humanity
Certifies my genuine loveFor You.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 8 January 1999, 8:17 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (12 right, 12 left)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are telling me that spiritualityIs not a matter of
Rushing towards something.Spirituality means self-giving
And God-becoming.Deep within the fulness of time,
Each and every human beingWill realise God, reveal God
And manifest God.This blessingful Message I am receiving
From You today.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I am able to see You every day.This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.
I am able to speak to You every day.This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.
I am able to sit at Your FeetWhenever I want to.
This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.My Supreme, I am able to kiss
The dust of Your FeetEvery day to my heart’s content.
This is, indeed, my highest,Absolutely highest privilege.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 9 January 1999, 5:46 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty-two times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are asking me to be swift of footSo that I can love You
Unreservedly and unconditionally.You are asking me to be pure of heart
So that I can serve YouSleeplessly and breathlessly.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 9 January 1999, 5:59 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Today my heart’s God-revelation-hopeAnd
My life’s God-manifestation-promiseAre so happily swimming together
In my soul’s God-oneness-river.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Life is notA tormenting fear-cloud.
Life isA challenging, cheering, inspiring,
Illumining and fulfillingCourage-sunburst.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 10 January 1999, 7:34 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My life is made of excuses.Your Heart is made of Forgiveness.
I give You what I have:My nothingness.
You give me what You have:Infinitude.
Plus, You give me what You are:Your Eternity’s Cry,
Your Infinity’s Smile,Your Immortality’s Self-Transcendence-Dream-Reality.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 11 January 1999, 5:43 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are so kind to me,So compassionate to me.
You have given my gratitude-heartAnd my surrender-life
Two front-row seats to watch,Prayerfully and soulfully,
Your world-fulfilment-peace-performance.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I am piloting my heart-boatTo my surrender-harbour,
Where You are so indulgently,Compassionately and proudly
Waiting for my prayerfulAnd soulful arrival.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Penang, Malaysia. 12 January 1999, 5:36 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (10 right, 12 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
No longer shall I remainBlinded by the dust
Of my endlessly long desire-road.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
How is it possible for meTo hurt the ones
That I love deeply?“My child, here is the proof
That you do not actually love them.”My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Now tell me,Do I not sincerely and deeply
Love You, my Supreme?Why do You then hurt me so often,
If not always?“My child, My child,
Go beyond, far beyond,The boundaries of your futile mind.
Then you will have the answerFrom Me.”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 14 January 1999, 5:56 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left, plus twice each arm to maximum extension)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Am I correct when I sayThat each human being
Is a winner in his own wayIn the desire-hunger-race?
“Yes, My child, you are correct,Absolutely correct.”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 14 January 1999, 6:12 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I must not stop halfway,I must not!
I must reach the Golden Shore,I must!
I must arriveAt the ever-transcending Beyond,
I must, I must, I must!My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
In vain I pray to God the CreatorAnd
In vain I meditate on God the CreatorIf I do not love God the creation
AndIf I do not serve God the creation.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 15 January 1999, 4:55 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 150 lbs. with each arm separately from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The self-made man proudly thinksThat he can do and he can become.
The God-made man devotedlyAnd unmistakably sees
That God has already doneEverything for him
AndGod Himself has chosen him
To be God’s choicest instrument.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The divine withinWelcomes and embraces
The divine without.The undivine within
ChallengesThe undivine without,
And they fight and destroy each other.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Finally, I have come to realiseThat the supremely divine way
Of living here on earthIs to live
The God-surrender-determination-Fulfilment-way.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 17 January 1999, 7:29 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and ninety-four times with one arm. (103 right, 91 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Finally, I have come to realiseThat to be happy and remain happy
We must forget the past,We must!
To be happy and remain happyWe must love and serve the present,
We must!To be happy and remain happy
We must prepare ourselves for the future,We must, we must!
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 17 January 1999, 7:51 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 150 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My soul’sPerfection-freedom-delight
Is my divinity.My life’s
Imperfection-bondage-unhappinessIs my humanity.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
/Surabaya, Indonesia. 19 January 1999. 6:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and eighty-six times with one arm. (95 right, 91 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
With my mind’s courage-sword,I go forward.
With my life’s patience-shield,I dive inward.
With my heart’s compassion-flute,I soar upward.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 19 January 1999, 7:05 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I live in this worldNeither to possess the world
Nor to be possessed by the world.I live in this world
To love the world,To serve the world
AndTo become the world —
The beautiful and breathtakingCreation of God.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Surabaya, Indonesia. 20 January 1999, 7:07 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My love readily and willinglyClimbs high
To look at Your Eye.My devotion intensely and eagerly
Climbs higherTo feel Your Heart.
My surrender sleeplessly and breathlesslyClimbs highest
To sit at Your FeetAnd
Wait for Your Commands.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I must climb beyondAll obstacle-mountains
To reach Your Life’s Pride-FountainAnd
Your Heart’s Satisfaction-Fountain.My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
```My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my aspiration-heartAnd my dedication-life
Be both firmly rootedIn my surrender-soil.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Bandung, Indonesia. 22 January 1999, 7:07 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My searching eyes desperately desireYour outer Concern-Presence.
My crying heart breathlessly desiresYour inner Compassion-Presence.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Bandung, Indonesia. 23 January 1999, 6:50 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Your Nearness-PresenceIs unimaginably blissful.
Your Remoteness-PresenceIs unforgettably painful.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Bandung, Indonesia. 23 January 1999, 7:04 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and sixteen times with one arm. (109 right, 107 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May I worship You sleeplesslyAnd breathlessly
In my love-devotion-surrender-delight-Temple-heart.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Bandung, Indonesia. 24 January 1999, 4:51 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and eight times with one arm. (108 right, 100 left in five sets)
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Today I am determinedTo smash asunder
My mind’s long and strongDesire-train-chain.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!```
Bandung, Indonesia. 24 January 1999, 5:05 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.
From:Sri Chinmoy,My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 2, Agni Press, 1999
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/mp_2