Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 237
23601
When the mind’s simplicityAnd the heart’s purity
Grow together,
They create unimaginable beauty.
23602
My Lord Supreme,Do give me a heart of hope
And a life of promise
That will never die.
23603
My Lord is delighted beyond measureWhen He sees that my gratitude-heart
Is never out of breath.
23604
God wants to heartily congratulateMy willingness-mind
On its eagerness-performance.
23605
If you give from the heart,You win.
But if you take with the mind,
You lose.
23606
SuccessAlways intoxicates
My mind.
Progress
Always satisfies
My heart.
23607
There remain only two choicesIn my life:
Either I look forward
Towards my destination,
Or I look backward
Towards the animal kingdom.
23608
There is no greater sorrowFor God
Than my constant unwillingness
To obey Him.
23609
I must reachMy God-Destination-Shore
Regardless of
My mind’s inclement weather,
Relying upon
My heart’s eternal Spring.
23610
God wants human beingsTo be interdependent at least,
Since we do not depend on Him
Completely at every moment.
23611
CompassionIs God’s beginningless past
And God’s endless future.
23612
My doubting mind’s sincerityAmuses God.
My loving heart’s purity
Inspires God.
23613
The only reasonWhy God is fond of you
Is because you are sleeplessly devoted
To Him.
23614
For want of inspiration-freedom,His aspiration-life
Is descending and descending daily.
23615
Because He does notSee us smiling,
God every day sheds
Sorrowful tears.
23616
My Lord Supreme is planningTo write a new book —
Alas, a very short book —
On my obedience-mind.
23617
God long ago read my mind’sDisobedience-letters.
But He forgave both my mind
And its letters.
23618
Sincere willingnessWill sleeplessly and breathlessly
Advance
In God’s direction.
23619
God takesA God-gratitude-heart
And a self-giving life
As His most valuable Treasures.
23620
I rejoiceIn God’s Compassion-Sea.
God rejoices
In my gratitude-drop.
23621
If we take prideIn the noise of our popular acclaim,
Then down we fall
Into the abyss of self-disgrace.
23622
Simplicity’s sweetnessAnd simplicity’s fruitfulness,
Alas,
Always remain underestimated.
23623
If you want to makeFaster than the fastest progress
In the spiritual life,
Then your outer loss and outer gain
Must be less than minor considerations.
23624
O my soul-bird,For me do not lower
Your vision’s perfection-wings.
23625
Who is weakening me?No, not any outer enemy,
But my own disobedience-mind.
23626
I beg my mind:“Sleep and sleep and sleep.”
I command my heart:
“Wake up, wake up, wake up!”
23627
My aspiration-heartAnd God’s Compassion-Eye
Have promised to meet
At least once a day.
23628
AspirationHeightens my God-journey.
Devotion
Quickens my God-journey.
Dedication
Enlightens my God-journey.
23629
My Lord, I know Your other NameIs Compassion.
Do You have another name for me?
“Yes, My child,
I have one more name for you:
Hope.”
23630
If you have inner competenceAnd outer courage,
Then your mind will be
A soulfulness-beauty,
And your life will be
A fulness-fragrance.
23631
O my God-surrender-life,I owe you everything good
That I am.
23632
Alas, I never thoughtThat my mind’s confidence-tower
Would tremble so helplessly.
23633
The true pathLeads upward and inward.
It leads me upward
To see God;
It leads me inward
To become another God.
23634
When I do not pleaseMy Lord Supreme,
I feel that I am a soul-bird
With broken wings.
23635
If you are inwardly resolute,Your God-realisation-destination
Cannot remain a far cry.
23636
A determination-mindAnd a sincerity-heart
Are of paramount importance
To succeed in any sphere of life.
23637
What is aspiration?It is something that fills my life
With beautiful hopes and sweet dreams.
23638
It is high time for me to believeThat I can offer my life totally
To serve God to His Satisfaction.
23639
If you give and give and giveUnconditionally,
Then only will God
Place the stamp of perfection
On your outer life.
23640
May my heart-roomNever allow
Any Godless thought
To enter.
23641
When I meditateAnd dive deep within,
I hear the voiceless Voice
Louder than a thunder-roar.
23642
O my mind,Are you not ashamed
Of what you are doing?
You have put God on hold
For such a long time!
23643
My Lord, what I amIs Your Compassion,
And what I have
Is Your Forgiveness.
23644
The foolish mindLooks at what is lost.
The wise heart
Looks at what is left.
23645
For every obstacle-mountainThere is
A God-Compassion-Fountain.
23646
Do not depend on tomorrow.Do not depend even on today.
Just depend on now,
This very moment.
23647
Each seekerMust develop a mind
That will be averse
To ignorance-food.
23648
I live in betweenMy heart’s God-realisation-hope
And
My mind’s God-manifestation-promise.
23649
What is faith?Faith is a meteoric aspiration-rise.
And what is doubt?
Doubt is a meteoric aspiration-fall.
23650
We sadden GodWhen we rest
On our yesterday’s laurels.
23651
How do you dare to thinkThat God is pleased with you,
When you allow yourself
To be buffeted
By desire-storms?
23652
My Lord Supreme,May my life be non-stop
Service-delight.
23653
If you do not prayEvery morning and evening,
Then you must realise
That you are descending
Into spiritual poverty.
23654
Earth sleeplessly depends onHeaven’s Compassion.
Heaven ceaselessly depends on
Earth’s dedication.
23655
My Lord,I have done so many things
To displease You.
Do You still love me?
God’s one-word reply:
“Yes.”
23656
The mind’s superiority-brillianceDoes not last.
The heart’s unity-radiance
Forever lasts.
23657
Anything that is humanIs an invalid passport
To Heaven.
23658
Because our spiritual eyesAre still shortsighted,
We do not see God
When He compassionately looks at us
From a distance.
23659
If the mind is filled with sincerityAnd the heart is filled with purity,
Then there cannot be a collision
Between the mind and the heart.
23660
My heart’s aspirationAnd my life’s dedication
Are perfect for each other.
23661
If you can graduateFrom your God-obedience-school,
Then there will be nothing unattainable
For you.
23662
An unconditional service-lifeIs at once gratifying
And edifying.
23663
O my mind,Can you not see that my heart
Is always ready to purify you
With its sunshine-thoughts?
23664
To my extreme delightMy heart’s Heaven-climbing tears
Have reached God’s Satisfaction-Heart.
23665
Both our God-aspiration-recordAnd our God-dedication-record
Should remain unblemished forever.
23666
Alas, we mortalsWalk along so many roads;
But somehow we fail to walk along
The gratitude-path.
23667
An unconditional surrenderIs indeed
The achievement-pinnacle.
23668
Spirituality is not a part-timeBut a full-time relationship
With divinity.
23669
I knowI have made considerable progress
In my spiritual life,
All due to my heart’s
Indispensable assistance.
23670
Behold,Because of God’s
Unconditional Compassion-Descent,
My life’s imperfection-day
Has drawn to an end.
23671
Although humanity has keptVery few of its promises so far,
God still has perfect faith
In humanity.
23672
Make your mindAt every moment
Sweeter,
And make your heart
At every moment
Purer.
23673
Although I am totally lost within them,My Lord Supreme tells me
That He has practically no interest
In my mind’s archives.
23674
When I live in my uninspired mind,I do not even want to know
Who God is and where God is.
23675
God’s Feet may not be availableAt every moment,
But God’s Heart
Is always available.
23676
To serve God unconditionallyIs indeed
An exceptional privilege.
23677
If it is trueThat my mind is in love
With God the creation,
Then it is equally true
That my heart is in love
With God the Creator.
23678
If your life is armed with spirituality,Then in everything you do,
You will keep God first and foremost.
23679
My mind is my battlefield.My heart is my life-garden
Plus my soul-fragrance.
23680
Open your eyes soulfully,And trust what you see
Unmistakably.
23681
When I dream God-dreams,I lovingly feed
My heart-garden.
23682
May my morningBe decorated
By the beauty
Of golden silence.
23683
My Lord does not want meTo compromise
In anything whatsoever.
23684
I know, I know,Gratitude has a safe shelter
In everybody’s heart-home.
23685
God does not want youTo explain everything to Him.
He just wants you
To entertain Him.
23686
My Lord has come to meWith wonderful news!
From now on,
I shall be able to please Him
In His own Way.
23687
I challenged God’s PrideWhen I said that my useless mind
Is beyond transformation.
23688
My Lord,Do tell me if there is anything
That far surpasses everything else
In beauty.
“My child, it is
Your own aspiration-heart.”
23689
God’s BlessingsAre always available,
But where is the beauty
Of my receptivity
And the fragrance
Of my gratitude?
23690
I am always to be foundEither in my mind’s prayerful cries
Or in my heart’s soulful smiles.
23691
The very nature of the mindIs to watch carefully.
The very nature of the heart
Is to give freely.
23692
A God-centred lifeWill, without fail,
Either today or tomorrow,
Arrive at the ultimate Destination.
23693
The human mindWill always want more.
The divine heart
Will always give more.
23694
O my heart,At every moment
Try to climb and climb
My life’s aspiration-tree.
23695
My mind wants me to loveGod the Mother and God the Father
Equally.
Indeed, this is a very difficult task
For the human mind.
23696
Each timeMy heart does something great,
My soul celebrates
My heart’s achievement.
23697
There are many entrance-waysTo God’s Palace.
I have chosen my life’s
Unconditional surrender-way.
23698
The expectation-messengerFoolishly knocks
At the frustration-door.
23699
May my heart-dream-skyAlways remain free of clouds
So that I can fulfil the Will
Of my Lord Supreme.
23700
O my heart,Every day I want to bathe
In the infinite joy of forgiveness.
