My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 51
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My life’s ancient prayersAnd my life’s ancient meditations
I still practise.
APR 4028. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 9 February 2006.↩
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Humanity’sGod-discovery-journey
Will never end.
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Each child of GodIs God’s
Ever-blossoming hope.
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O seeker,Do not think of your salvation;
Think of God’s manifestation.
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The soul shares its secretsOnly with the heart,
And not with the mind,
The vital and the body.
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Do not think of yesterday’sFailure-life.
Think of today’s aspiration-heart
And determination-life.
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When I saw my mindAt the Feet of God,
I was astonished
Beyond measure.
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Each God-surrendering thoughtDemolishes
Ignorance-foundation.
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When I becomeA God-gratitude-heart,
I see a beautiful angel
Singing and dancing before me.
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I do not think of surrender.I do not dream of surrender.
I have become
The very essence of surrender.
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My gratitude-lifeIs the only way
For me to please God.
APR 4038. These prayers were given in Penang, Malaysia — 10 February 2006.↩
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To serve GodIs the greatest honour.
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I do not see You, but I do feelThat You are in the depths
Of my heart, my Lord.
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Before you lookAt the world,
Muster all your love.
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Life meansAdamantine determination.
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Heart meansConstant aspiration.
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Inside my Master’s smileI see my new world
Blooming.
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God really wants to love us.Alas, why do we make it so difficult
For Him?
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It is weWho take ourselves away
From God’s Forgiveness-Reach.
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To falsify anything in lifeIs the height
Of our stupidity.
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Ignorance-frownVeils
Our divinity.
APR 4048. These prayers were given in Langkawi, Malaysia — 11 February 2006.↩
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Our heart-tearsUnveil
Our divinity.
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Do not be nearThe undivine forces —
They may kidnap you
At any time.
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Our love of GodMust be as true
As God’s Descent on earth.
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God takes shelter insideMy ever-blossoming
Gratitude-heart.
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Do not think ofYour past crimes,
But think of
Your present golden moments.
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O seeker,If you are a true seeker,
Then your heart
Is bound to be
Flooded with sweetness.
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Each Smile of my Lord SupremeKindles
A new inspiration-hope-flame
Inside my heart.
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Those who think thatSpirituality is out of style
Are swimming
In the sea of ignorance.
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My heart livesInside
The Heart of God.
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My life livesIn God’s immediate
Neighbourhood.
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ArtIs the beauty
Of the heart.
APR 4059. These prayers were given in Langkawi, Malaysia — 12 February 2006.↩
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ArtIs the joy
Of life.
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Be either a believerOr an atheist —
O mind,
You have the right to choose.
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Expectation and attachmentAre always found
Together.
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Only one attachmentIs divine —
My love of God.
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God proudly appreciatesEven our smaller-than-the-smallest
Attempts.
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One atomIs equal to
The whole universe.
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If your belief is strong,Then God-vision
Is within your eyeshot.
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God-believersAre
God-chosen heroes.
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A sincere and soulful seekerCannot be
A depression-victim.
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SpiritualityDoes not exclude anything
Whatsoever.
APR 4069. These prayers were given in Langkawi, Malaysia — 13 February 2006.↩
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Spirituality accepts,Embraces and feeds
Everything.
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Blows are neededTo awaken us
From our age-old slumber.
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The body-temple neglectedIs God-rejection-experience.
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The mindLoves to exercise
Free will.
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The heartWants to experience
Only God’s Will.
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BondageIs the connecting link
Between desire
And ignorance.
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God exists only for thoseWho are always ready
To help themselves.
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AspirationIs
Our soul-creation.
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Book-informationIs
Our mind-creation.
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The purity of the mindAnd the sincerity of the heart
Have no equal.
APR 4079. These prayers were given in Langkawi, Malaysia — 14 February 2006.↩
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The doubting mindEntangles us.
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The aspiring heartIllumines us.
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BondageIs our love
Of undivine forces.
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LiberationIs our God-choice.
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I do not want to beA great singer.
I do not want to be
A good singer.
I want only to be
A God-love-champion-hero.
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What is creation,If not a continuous struggle
From darkness to light?
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In life we chooseThe strength of sound.
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In death we chooseThe breath of silence.
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To be a seekerIs to be on
A God-preparation-journey.
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God is not onlyIn everything,
But everything
Is God.
APR 4089. These prayers were given in Langkawi, Malaysia — 15 February 2006.↩
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To lose faith in oneselfIs immediately to lose faith
In God Himself.
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Books do not help usRealise God,
But they do inspire us
To pray to God
And meditate on God.
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To be a world-renouncerIs much easier
Than to be a God-possessor.
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LiberationIs much easier
Than God-realisation.
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God-realisationIs much easier
Than God-manifestation.
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DevotionFeeds and expedites
Aspiration.
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To realise God,I need an unbroken chain
Of God-devotion.
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Reality is notFrom darkness to light.
Reality is
From light to light.
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We can see the road easily,But to walk along the road
To the Destination
Is extremely difficult.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to Penang and Langkawi, Malaysia in February 2006.
