My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 57
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We can never hideFrom God
And from His choice Hour.
APR 4493. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 31 December 2006.↩
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The weepingGod the man
I love.
3
The smilingMan the God
I need.
4
Only true God-loversHave the key
To open
Heaven’s Heart-Door.
5
God asks meNever to miss
Even a single chance
To please Him
In His own Way.
6
The love divineIs at once God-remembrance
And self-forgetfulness.
7
My unconditional surrenderTo God’s Will
Has to be made here and now,
And not in the far distant future.
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In the inner world,Silence is made of power.
9
In the outer world,Silence is made of joy.
102
My aspirationHas another name:
My God-intoxication.
APR 4502. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 2 January 2007.↩
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Each time I cry for God,He blesses me
With a new horizon.
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A sleepless oneness-heartIs the only thing
That the world badly needs.
13
Why do you needA mind that all the time
Confuses and refuses?
What you need
Is a God-loving heart.
14
Each divine actionIs, indeed,
A God-Fragrance-Joy.
15
My Lord SupremeIs never pleased
With my mind-forest.
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My Lord SupremeIs mightily pleased
Always
With my heart-garden.
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World Harmony RunMeans the beauty
Of the universal heart
And the fragrance
Of the transcendental soul.
183
Hope is at onceSweeter than the sweetest
And
Stronger than the strongest.
APR 4510. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 3 January 2007.↩
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TimeDestroys
The human in us.
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TimeEmploys
The divine in us.
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The mindWants war.
The hand
Supports it.
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Open your heart!Close your lips!
This is how a seeker
Must speak to God.
23
Explore, explore!Very soon
You will be able to knock
At God’s Heart-Door.
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Each day is myHeart-blossom-opportunity-day.
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As the highest heightIs for us,
Even so, the lowest abyss
Is against us.
264
The Beyond is calling me.I must go far beyond
The snares of this world.
APR 4518. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 4 January 2007.↩
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HeavenWatches us.
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EarthInstructs us.
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God’s Compassion and ConcernDo not leave us,
Even when we deliberately enjoy
Earth-ignorance.
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My Master blessingfully sailsHis life-boat
On my heart-river.
31
PoiseIs the most important thing
In whatever I do,
Whatever I say.
32
Challenges remind meOf my wakefulness
To my Lord’s Compassion-Eye.
33
When I prayerfully cry,God allows me
To dive into His Depths.
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When I soulfully smile,God allows me
To fly into His Heights.
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Alas,It is I
Who am not available.
My Lord
Is always available.
APR 4527. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 5 January 2007.↩
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My gratitude-heart-tearsSleeplessly sing
God’s Victory-Songs.
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Be a God-dreamer first,And only then can you be
A God-lover.
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A God-dreamer I was.I now am at once
Both a God-lover
And a God-server.
39
I try to fulfilMy tomorrow’s dream
In my today’s life.
40
Before it is too late,Convince yourself
That you love God only
And you need God only.
41
Not two closed eyesBut only one open heart
Is needed
To welcome God.
42
God’s first and foremost ChoiceIs the silence-garden
Of my heart-home.
436
Every God-seeker-momentAwakens us
To a higher height.
APR 4535. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 6 January 2007.↩
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SurrenderHelps us evolve
Quicker than the quickest.
45
Inner poiseIs absolutely needed
To meet with
Outer challenges.
46
MeditationIs the secret
Of God-oneness-nectar-delight.
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DepressionIs the beginning
Of self-destruction.
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DetachmentShortens
The enlightenment-way.
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My heart’s inner criesQuickly bloom
On earth.
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My heart’s inner criesSlowly, steadily and unerringly
Blossom in Heaven.
517
To be God’s partner,You have to be
God’s lover and server first.
APR 4543. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 7 January 2007.↩
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My heart-pageIs full of Blessings
Written by God Himself.
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My mind-pageIs all blank,
Empty of God’s Message.
54
All soulsStruggle and struggle and struggle
Inside the body-cage,
But eventually they bring victory
To their Lord Supreme.
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If there is even an iota of fearIn approaching God,
Then God immediately
Runs away.
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God and IShare a great many secrets.
Our hearts breathe them
Day in and day out.
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My God-hope is blooming.My God-promise is blossoming.
My thoughts are all
God’s Heart-Garden-Flowers.
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My God-thoughtsCan easily break through
The darkest
Ignorance-night-boundaries
Of the mind.
598
My Lord’s CompassionDevours
All my blunders.
APR 4551. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 8 January 2007.↩
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My transformation-lifeIs urgently needed
Both by Heaven and earth.
61
I shall no longer allowEarth-ignorance
To damage my God-given life.
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Each gratitude-songOf my heart
Brightens the Face
Of my Lord Supreme.
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My life-boat carriesMy Lord’s special Blessings
Wherever it goes.
64
May my God-surrender-life-plantGrow
Faster than the fastest.
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My heart lovesThe weeping God
Much more than
The smiling God.
Why?
The weeping God hastens
My progress-life.
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The love divineIs at once shadowless
And limitless.
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To hear is not enough.To see is not enough.
To feel is enough,
More than enough.
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Every morningI place my very best
And my very worst
At the Feet
Of my Lord Supreme.
APR 4560. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 9 January 2007.↩
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In the morning I offerMy Lord Supreme
My heart’s garland
Of obedience.
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In the evening I offerMy Lord Supreme
My life’s garland
Of surrender.
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My mind livesIn the land
Of darkening evening.
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My heart livesIn the land
Of clearing dawn.
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God is fondOf my heart’s
Rising joy.
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God dislikesMy mind’s
Rushing pride.
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RetirementIs empty of
Enlightenment.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to Varna, Bulgaria in December 2006 and January 2007.
