Silence, please! God is coming

God, I Am Rejecting Man

```

God, I am rejecting man.

Why?

Because he has the same

Weaknesses that I have.

Man, I am accepting God.

Why?

Because He has the same

Perfection that I have. ```

God and I Support Each Other

```

God and I support each other

Soulfully.

I support God

With my adoration-leaf.

God supports me

With His Compassion-Tree.

God and I support each other

Unerringly.

I support God

With my devotion-drop.

God supports me

With His Illumination-Sea. ```

Tolerance Is Your Choice

```

Tolerance is your choice;

Therefore,

Your heart is satisfaction-sky.

Forgiveness is your choice;

Therefore,

Your life is perfection-sun. ```

Father, Do Organise My Shapeless World

```

Father, do organise

My shapeless world.

Son, do feed

My hungry world.

Father, my world

Needs You desperately.

Son, My world

Loves you unreservedly. ```

My American Friend

```

My American friend

Tells me how great he is.

My Indian friend

Tells me how pure he is.

My Canadian friend

Tells me how tolerant he is.

My English friend

Tells me how intelligent he is.

My Scottish friend

Tells me how friendly he is.

My Puerto Rican friend

Tells me how soft he is.

My Irish friend

Tells me how energetic he is.

My Swedish friend

Tells me how visionary he is.

My Swiss friend

Tells me how solid he is.

My French friend

Tells me how polite he is.

My Japanese friend

Tells me how sincere he is.

Needless to say, they all

Tell the truth,

Of course, their own version

Of the truth. ```

Don't Go to Extremes

```

Don’t go to extremes.

A cave-life

Is not meant for you.

Don’t go to extremes.

A pleasure-life

Is not meant for you.

What is meant for you

Is God-discovery

In self-mastery.

```

Patience I Need

```

Patience I need

To feed the earth-body in me.

Speed I need

To feed the Heaven-soul in me.

Surrender I need

To feed the God-Eye in me. ```

Faith, My Faith

```

Faith, my faith,

Never leave me.

You know, without you,

I am a rudderless boat.

Surrender, my surrender,

Never leave me.

You know, without you,

I shall reach a goalless shore. ```

You Belong to Earth

```

You belong to earth;

Therefore,

You dream of fame and glory.

He belongs to Heaven;

Therefore,

He dreams of love and service.

I belong to God;

Therefore,

I dream of compassion and perfection.

```

I Am Happy Because

```

I am happy because

My body is obedience.

I am happy because

My vital is confidence.

I am happy because

My mind is concentration.

I am happy because

My heart is dedication.

I am happy because

My soul is satisfaction. ```

When I Was Aloof

```

When I was aloof,

God forgave me.

When I was reserved,

God forgave me.

When I was cynical,

God forgave me.

When I was sceptical,

God forgave me.

Now that I am trying,

Trying to be good and divine,

God is examining me.

Alas, alas,

What kind of fate I have!

```

It Amazes Me

```

It amazes me

That you never offend anybody.

It amazes me

That he never dislikes anybody.

It amazes me

That I never need anybody. ```

Heaven-Dreamer I Was

```

Heaven-dreamer I was,

I really was.

Earth-doer I am,

I truly am.

God-lover I shall become,

Unerringly I shall become. ```

A Corrupted Mind

```

A corrupted mind

Is the birth of self-deception.

A corrupted heart

Is the birth of self-confusion.

A corrupted life

Is the birth of self-destruction. ```

Easy to Lead!

```

Easy to lead!

Therefore,

I lead my heart.

Easy to drive!

Therefore,

I drive my mind.

But difficult to reach!

Therefore, I cry;

Therefore, I sigh.

```

To Lose Everything

```

To lose everything

Is to need God, God alone.

To choose God

Is to lose nothing, absolutely nothing. ```

Simplicity-Boat I Have

```

Simplicity-boat I have.

Sincerity-boatman I am.

Purity-passenger I accept.

Divinity-shore we reach. ```

His Infant Dream

```

His infant dream:

He will see

The Face of God.

His adolescent dream:

He will become

The best instrument of God.

His adult dream:

He will please God

In God’s own Way.

```

Let Me Tell You the Difference

```

Let me tell you the difference

Between my God-realisation

And my God-manifestation.

When I think of my God-realisation,

I think of a wrestler

Fighting a weakling.

When I think of my God-manifestation,

I think of a weakling

Fighting a wrestler.

```

He Loved His Flatterers

```

He loved his flatterers.

He loves his fault-finders.

He will love, without fail,

His consciousness-transformer. ```

My Body Dances When I Do

```

My body dances

When I do.

My heart dances

When I become.

My soul dances

When I really am. ```

Aspiration-Tree

```

Aspiration-tree grows.

I knew it. I knew it.

Realisation-flower blossoms.

I know it. I know it.

Perfection-fruit lasts.

I shall know it. I shall know it. ```

Tear-Drops I Have Discovered

```

Tear-drops

I have discovered

To conquer Heaven.

Smile-sea

I have invented

To conquer earth. ```

One of My New Hobbies

```

God loves me.

This is one of His old habits.

I love God.

This is one of my new hobbies. ```

I Love God Because I Need Him

```

I love God

Because I need Him.

God loves me

Because He has to love

His Self-extension-reality.

```

It Is Never Too Late to Aspire

```

It is never too late to aspire.

My heart feels it.

It is never too early to realise.

My soul knows it. ```

My Sight Tells Me

```

My sight tells me where God is.

Therefore, I am lucky.

My faith tells me how God is.

Therefore, I am happy.

My love tells me who God is.

Therefore, I am peaceful. ```

To See the Face of God

```

To see the Face of God

I enter into you.

To see the Heart of God

You enter into me. ```

Indian Devotion

```

Indian devotion

Has made his heart pure.

American love

Has made his life sure. ```

Climb Up with Me

```

Climb up with me,

O earth-sorrows.

Climb down with me,

O Heaven-smiles.

Stay with me

Wherever I am,

O God-concern.

```

Silence, Please

```

Silence, please!

God is coming.

I hear His Voice.

Silence, please!

God is come.

I see His Face.

Silence, please!

God needs you, you alone,

Desperately.

```

Mother Mary's Feet

```

Mother Mary’s feet were pure.

Father Joseph’s eyes were sure.

Their son Jesus’ heart was both

Pure and sure. ```

None to Equal His Zeal

```

For God-realisation

There was none to equal his zeal.

For God-manifestation

There was none to equal his frustration. ```

Silence Is Not Silent

```

Silence is not silent.

Silence speaks.

It speaks most eloquently.

Silence is not still.

Silence leads.

It leads most perfectly. ```

I Hate My Dream-Life

```

I hate my dream-life

Because it is not true.

I hate my reality-life

Because it is not false. ```

Beauty Glows

```

Beauty glows

When love expands.

Divinity triumphs

When sincerity flows. ```

Lord, I Marvel at Your Compassion-Shower

```

Lord, I marvel at Your Compassion-Shower.

“Son, I marvel at your ignorance-power.

I marvel at your ingratitude-tower.”

```

Ascend, Ascend!

```

Ascend, ascend!

At the end of your Heaven-bound journey

You will grow into God the Eternal Lover.

Descend, descend!

At the end of your earth-bound journey

You will grow into God the Eternal Beloved. ```

No Disciple

```

No disciple can truly live

Without some sincerity within.

No Master can truly live

Without some divinity within. ```

Pray to God

```

Pray to God.

You can never overestimate

Your necessity-cry.

Meditate on God.

You can never measure

Your opportunity-train. ```

With Speed Faster Than a Thought

```

With speed faster than a thought,

I have cast aside my earth-experience.

With speed slower than a tortoise,

I have embraced my Heaven-realisation. ```

Spend Some Time in Feeling

```

Spend some time in feeling.

Heaven is not as indifferent

As you feel.

Spend some time in seeing.

Earth is not as stupid

As you see. ```

I Am on God's Side

```

I am on God’s Side.

Therefore, I dare to become,

And I will become.

God is on my side.

Therefore, I am,

I eternally am. ```

My Earth-Life

```

My earth-life

Is a secret sorrow

Of my dying heart.

My Heaven-life

Is a sacred smile

Of my challenging soul. ```

I Look at God

```

I look at God and declare:

Truth is all.

God looks at me and declares:

All is truth. ```

Sad News Travels Fast

```

Sad news travels fast:

I forget to feed humanity.

Good news travels slowly:

I love to serve humanity. ```

Sweet Dreams

```

Sweet dreams, my sweet dreams,

Are you really real?

I think you are.

Hard realities, my hard realities,

Are you not always false?

I know you are. ```

Believe It or Not, I Have Seen God

```

Believe it or not,

I have seen God, the real God,

Inside you, inside your purity-body.

Believe it or not,

I have seen God, the real God,

Inside you, inside your beauty-eye. ```

My Animal Life

```

My animal life

Is a rainbow of binding ropes.

My human life

Is a rainbow of encouraging hopes.

My divine life

Is a rainbow of fulfilling scope. ```

Silence, What Is It?

```

Silence, what is it?

The root of time.

Sound, what is it?

The trunk of time.

Perfection, what is it?

The tree of time. ```

Faith Is Strong

```

Faith is strong

In God-Assurance.

Aspiration is strong

In God-Compassion.

Love is strong

In itself. ```

What Kind of Master Are You?

```

What kind of Master are you?

My own Master never told me

That I was a hopeless case.

What kind of disciple are you?

My own disciples always worship me

As God, the only God. ```

What Are You Doing, Master?

```

What are you doing, Master?

“I am thinking of you.”

Is that so?

Thank you, Master.

What were you doing

Before I came, Master?

“I was thinking of you.”

Is that so?

Thank you, Master.

What will you be doing, Master,

After I leave you?

“I will be thinking of you.”

Is that so?

Thank you, Master. ```

Necessity Taught Me

```

Necessity taught me

How to become a Yogi.

Integrity has taught me

How to become a poet.

Curiosity is teaching me

How to become an artist. ```

I Fix My Soulful Eyes

```

I fix my soulful eyes

On my Master’s feet

For compassion.

I fix my soulful eyes

On my Master’s heart

For liberation.

I fix my soulful eyes

On my Master’s eyes

For perfection.

```

God's Heart I Desire

```

God’s Heart I desire.

God’s Feet I choose. ```

A Desiring Mind

```

A desiring mind

A paralysing fear.

```

Death

```

Death

Life’s unwanted sleep.

```

When I Am My Receptivity-Heart

```

When I am my receptivity-heart,

God is God’s Sunrise-Smile. ```

Purity Cares

```

Purity cares.

Impurity dares. ```

Sound, Do Not Touch Me

```

Sound, do not touch me.

You are untouchable.

Silence, let me touch you.

You are so lovable. ```

The Mind Enjoys Conspiracy

```

The mind enjoys conspiracy.

The heart enjoys ecstasy. ```

I Want to Know Where God Is

```

I want to know where God is.

God wants me to know who I am. ```

God-Reliance

```

God-reliance is the perfect sail

Of my life-boat. ```

Impatience-Tiger-Mind

```

Impatience-tiger-mind,

I do not want you.

Never.

Patience-tortoise-heart,

I love you. I need you.

Always. ```

God Is God's Compassion-Drill

```

God is God’s Compassion-Drill.

I am my heart’s devotion-thrill. ```

Hope-Flames

```

No heart can breathe

Without hope-flames. ```

My Soul, If You Do Not Teach Me

```

My soul,

If you do not teach me,

Who will?

My heart,

If you do not love me,

Who will? ```

There Is No Fixed Hour

```

There is no fixed hour

To unfurl your aspiration-sails. ```

Each Mind

```

Each mind

Has something new to say.

Each heart

Has something new to give.

Each life

Has something new to become. ```

Fear Dies

```

Fear dies only when

You close the eyes of fear.

Doubt dies only when

You punch the head of doubt.

Jealousy dies only when

You twist the tail of jealousy. ```

At Last I Now Have Peace of Mind

```

At last I now have peace of mind;

My fault-finding eyes nowhere I find. ```

Desire-Thorn

```

Desire-thorn punctured me.

Aspiration-rose nurtures me. ```

A Heart of Peace Hears (2)

```

A heart of peace hears

God’s thunderous Applause. ```

When God Comes to Me

```

When God comes to me, He tiptoes.

When I go to God, I thunder. ```

Long Is the Love-List of God

```

Long is the Love-list of God.

Longer is the Compassion-list of God.

Longest is the Forgiveness-list of God.

```

The Mind Blames the World

```

The mind blames the world.

The heart claims the world. ```

The Mind Complains

```

The mind complains and assails.

The heart steers and sails. ```

Prayer Expects

```

Prayer expects.

Meditation selects. ```

My Mind Wants to Challenge

```

My mind wants to challenge

The whole world.

My heart longs to change

The whole world. ```

My Mind Is a World-Storyteller

```

My mind is a world-storyteller.

My heart is a God-Song-singer. ```

Greed Is My Mind-Thirst

```

Greed is my mind-thirst.

Need is my heart-hunger. ```

God's Only Enemy

```

God’s only enemy

Is God’s Justice. ```

God's Only Lord

```

God’s only Lord

Is man’s surrender. ```

God and Indifference (1)

```

God and indifference

Never rhyme. ```

God Has Taught Me How to Swim (13)

```

God has taught me

How to swim with Him.

I have taught God

How to drown for me. ```

An Unwilling Mind

```

An unwilling mind

Is doomed to be

A crying failure.

```

My Soul Is Homesick

```

My soul is homesick.

```

Every Day God's Compassion-Eye

```

Every day God’s Compassion-Eye

Navigates my heart-journey. ```

A Restless Monkey-Mind

```

I am no longer

A restless monkey-mind.

I am now

A breathless deer-heart. ```

Today's Ego-Emperor-Smiles

```

Today’s ego-emperor-smiles

Are tomorrow’s ego-beggar-tears. ```

God Will Never Stop

```

God will never stop carrying sweet hopes

In His Rainbow-Heart. ```

A Big Zero-Mind

```

A big zero-mind

Can easily have

A super hero-heart.

```

Love God the Silence Within

```

Love God the Silence within.

Manifest God the Sound without. ```

God Is Always Hungry

```

God is always hungry

For the fragrance

Of a self-giving purity-heart.

```

No Such Thing

```

There is no such thing

As perfection’s ultimate height. ```

Impossibility Always Bows (2)

```

Impossibility always bows

To humanity’s patience-mountain. ```

The Heart-Doorman

```

The heart-doorman

Always detects

The clever mind-thief.

```

Anything Divine

```

Anything divine

Cannot be overdone. ```

May I Not Lose Your Private Phone Number

```

My Lord, may I not lose

Your private phone number.

My Lord, may I not lose

Your home address. ```

May I Not Be a Fool (2)

```

May I not be a fool to miss God’s

Morning-meditation-invitation. ```

I Went to God for Consolation

```

I went to God for consolation.

He gave me illumination instead. ```

I Love God, But I Love Infinitely More

```

I love God,

But I love infinitely more

To cling to God’s Feet.

```

God-Seekers, Awake!

```

God-seekers, awake!

God-lovers, arise!

God-servers, begin!

```

The Great Dream Is Love

```

The great dream is love.

The greater dream is surrender.

The greatest dream is peace.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Silence, please! God is coming, 1999
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