My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 17
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The heartOf every real God-seeker
Is God-obedience.
APR 1483. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 15 December 2002.↩
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My heart and IBow and bow and bow
To everything
That my Lord blessingfully says
And compassionately does.
3
A true seekerSpends all his time
On God’s Needs
And does not spend even a second
On his own needs.
4
Perfect perfectionIs not a mental hallucination.
Perfect perfection
Is a distant tomorrow’s realisation
In every aspect of life.
5
My God-surrender-lifeIs the only proper way
For me to aspire.
6
NobodyCan ever complete
The inner education.
7
We all must developAn intense and immense
Attraction to God.
8
Each seekerIs an unhorizoned dream
Of God’s Vision-Eye.
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A lion-heart is indispensableTo win
Life’s battle-victory.
APR 1491. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 16 December 2002.↩
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Sleepless and breathless tearsShow us the shortest way
To the highest Heaven of delight.
11
The desire-bound human beingsSuffer from chronic
Doubt-afflictions.
12
Every dayI make a bold attempt
To extinguish my life’s
Desire-fire.
13
My utter desire-failureWas the very beginning
Of my aspiration-success.
14
My soul’s inner poiseI apply
In every disturbing situation.
15
May my heart remainAlways hungry
For oneness-happiness.
16
God’s Silence-EyeIs
The world-awakening bell.
17
God never demandsMore than I can give Him
Cheerfully.
18
Our response to God’sCompassion-Eye-Invitation
Has to be compulsory
And not voluntary.
193
I must climb upThe mountain-summit
Of God-worship.
APR 1501. These prayers were given in Wellington, New Zealand — 18 December 2002.↩
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Our negativity-mindHas to be crushed
At every moment.
21
Every morning my heart feelsThat my soul and my Lord Supreme
Are having most serious
And most intimate conversations.
22
The greatest joy and the highest prideI get
Only when I see my heart-tears
Are self-givingly mingling
With the golden dust of my Lord’s Feet.
23
Even a momentOf our unconditional surrender
To God’s Will
Brings us very close to God.
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Today I have utterly destroyedMy mind’s God-disobedience-tree —
Root and branch.
25
Let my life’s only motto beAspiration —
Sleepless aspiration
And breathless aspiration.
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May my Lord’s absolute VictoryIn my life
Be imminent.
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Every morning I receiveMost beautiful Smiles
From God’s Transcendental Eye.
APR 1509. These prayers were given in Christchurch, New Zealand — 20 December 2002.↩
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Every evening I receiveMost powerful Blessings
From God’s Universal Heart.
29
God HimselfProudly beats
My surrender-victory-drum.
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God’s Vision-EyeIs the home
Of all my sweet dreams.
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God’s Compassion-Affection-Love-EmbraceIs for all,
Born and yet unborn.
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My life-road is absolutely clearOnly when I faithfully listen
To the dictates of my aspiration-heart.
33
The mind does not believeIn God-gratitude,
But the heart does —
It always does.
34
When my heart-bird sings,God immediately stops
Whatever He is doing.
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God tells meThat my God-devotion-magnet
Is not only most powerful,
But also most beautiful.
APR 1517. These prayers were given in Christchurch, New Zealand — 21 December 2002.↩
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The ego does not want to die,No matter what happens.
The soul does not want to give up
Its God-manifestation-promise,
No matter what happens.
37
When my heart-tearsSend an invitation
To my mind,
Even my mind does not dare
To ignore.
38
May every dayMy earth-existence
Feel a very close connection
With God’s Heart-Home.
39
My aspiration-heartResponds only
To tomorrow’s rainbow-dawn.
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God’s Name-repetitionEmbodies all my prayers
And all my meditations.
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My heart-tearsCome from my soul’s
Beginningless journey.
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My life-smilesCome from my soul’s
Endless journey.
43
From time immemorial,This world of ours
Has been in bondage-night.
Alas, we have no idea
When it will be able to celebrate
Its independence-delight.
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No God-dreamCan ever be empty.
45
The love of the heartBlooms.
The oneness of the soul
Blossoms.
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In the morningMy Beloved Supreme
Is lovable and adorable.
In the evening
My Absolute Supreme
Is incomparable and approachable.
APR 1528. These prayers were given in Christchurch, New Zealand — 22 December 2002.↩
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My Lord Beloved Supreme,Please, please stop
Your separation-game!
Can You not see
That my eyes are crying
And my heart is bleeding for You?
48
May my God-service-joyForever remain
Unparalleled.
49
The divine in usLoves God-dictation.
The human in us
Loves man-quotation.
50
The Compassion-EyeOf my Lord Beloved Supreme
Every morning clears the road
For my life’s progress-chariot.
51
Just yesterdayI was helpless and hopeless.
But today my Lord,
Out of His infinite Bounty,
Has made my heart useful
And my life fruitful.
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God is asking meTo make my pure devotion-dream
A sure manifestation-reality.
53
When I am without God,My mind and I collect destruction-facts.
When I am with God,
My heart and I act and act and act
Lovingly, devotedly,
Self-givingly and breathlessly
For a new creation,
Empty of darkness.
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A sweet surrender-life-joyDiscovers Eternity’s Light
And Infinity’s Delight.
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The beauty of love,The fragrance of devotion
And the sweetness of surrender
Are unimaginably exquisite.
APR 1537. These prayers were given in Christchurch, New Zealand — 23 December 2002.↩
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My wildGod-unwillingness-disobedience-extinction-hour
Is fast approaching.
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God desires my life to beHis Lotus-Heart-Home.
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There are countless things on earthFor us to feed,
But alas, why do we feed
Our desire-hunger-fire
That burns our God-aspiration,
God-dedication
And God-manifestation-life?
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I must not makeMy Lord’s Golden Boat heavier
With my expectation-frustration-heavy weights.
60
At long lastMy age-old ignorance-prison
Is in flames.
61
The Master teaches his disciplesHow to hear
God’s Silence-Footsteps.
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By virtue of my prayers,I increase immensely
My life-beauty.
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On the strength of my meditations,I increase measurelessly
My heart-fragrance.
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The morning-devotion-breathOf my heart
Awakens me and carries me
To the Heart-Home
Of my Lord Supreme.
APR 1546. These prayers were given in Christchurch, New Zealand — 25 December 2002.↩
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I must not do anythingWithout having permission first
From my God-oneness-heart.
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My third eye sees everything.My third eye knows everything.
My third eye becomes everything.
My third eye is everything.
67
Every dayI must bask in the sunshine
Of my God-gratitude-heart.
68
My eyes are wide open,But alas,
My heart is fast asleep.
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The beauty of my tearsIs in my God-adoration.
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The fragrance of my smilesIs in my God-surrender.
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My Lord Beloved SupremeWill not allow me to know
What failure truly is.
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My mind doubtsMy extraordinary capacities,
Yet I love my mind.
My wild vital kicks me day and night,
Yet I love my wild vital.
My body does not obey me,
Yet I love my body.
My Lord Supreme loves me,
Cares for me and protects me,
Yet I do not love my Lord Supreme.
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God is at onceThe sweetest Dream
Of my heart
And the farthest Reality
Of my eyes.
APR 1555. These prayers were given in Christchurch, New Zealand — 26 December 2002.↩
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We can succeedIn transforming the world
Only with our love-smiles
And sympathy-tears.
75
I ply my life-boatBetween
Earth’s solemn duty-shore
And
Heaven’s ambrosial Beauty-Shore.
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Heaven’s Nectar-SmilesBring us down.
Earth’s heart-tears
Return us.
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My life-bloodSecretly embodies
All my prayers.
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My heart-breathSilently embodies
All my meditations.
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In the inner worldI am a joy-living heart.
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In the outer worldI am a joy-giving life.
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My life begs and begsMy soul
To keep its eyes closed.
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My soul begs and begsMy life
To keep its heart open.
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Long agoI far transcended
All my expectation-barriers.
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Peace on our lipsWe all have.
Peace in our hearts
We all sadly need.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to New Zealand in December 2002.
