The Dance of Life, part 13
601. The connecting link
Master, God has blessed me with money;You now bless me with realisation.
Son, God has not only blessed you with money,
But also with realisation —
The realisation of temptation and frustration.
Your money is the connecting link
Between
God the temptation
And
God the frustration.
602. Processions
Insecurity is a one-man procession.It comes back to the place where it started.
Fear is a ten-man procession.
It comes back to the place where it started.
Jealousy is a twenty-man procession.
It comes back to the place where it started.
Doubt is a hundred-man procession.
It comes back to the place where it started.
But
Love is a ten million-man procession.
Once it reaches its destination, Illumination,
It never returns.
603. I become
I becomeTwo souls in one body
When I think of aspiration-light.
I become
One soul in two bodies
When I think of manifestation-light.
I become
The God-Soul in the God-Body
When I think of Perfection-Light.
604. I fear
I fear his silence.His silence-sea shall drown me.
I fear his voice.
His voice-tornado shall destroy me.
I fear his smile.
His smile-tree shall not bear fruit.
I fear his love.
His love-train shall leave without me.
605. I love
I love his silence.His silence is my heart’s pole-star.
I love his voice.
His voice is my life’s only nectar.
I love his smile.
His smile is my divinity’s life.
I love his love.
His love is my Eternity’s All.
606. My dreams and my realities
When I am compelled to live with dreams,I try hard to get rid of them,
Soon.
When I am compelled to live with realities,
I try hard to get rid of them,
Soon.
Why?
Why?
Because my dreams
Are nothing but false hopes.
Why?
Why?
Because my realities
Are nothing but barren deserts.
607. They are great
They are greatNot because
They love their God unconditionally.
They are great
Not because
They serve their God unconditionally.
They are great
Because they rightly claim
Their God as their very own.
They are great
Because their God knows
They are His Voice,
They are His Light.
608. Lengthen and lessen
To lengthen your aspiration,Lessen your meals.
To lengthen your experience,
Lessen your sleep.
To lengthen your perfection,
Lessen your doubts.
609. He needs
In the human worldHe needs little of everything.
In the animal world
He needs less of everything.
In the mineral world
He needs least of everything.
In the aspiration world
He needs much of everything.
In the realisation world
He needs more of everything.
In the perfection world
He needs most of everything.
610. Why do I teach him?
Why do I teach him?I teach him
Because
I want him to see God
Soon.
Why do I teach him?
I teach him
Because
I want him to claim God
Soon.
Why do I teach him?
I teach him
Because
God is sleeplessly for him.
611. I need
InspirationI need
To run my Race.
Aspiration
I need
To win my Race.
Realisation
I need
To feel God’s Grace.
612. Friends
A blind manHas a friend:
Light.
A poor man
Has a friend:
God.
An aspiring man
Has two friends:
Joy and Conscience.
A God-realised man
Has two friends:
Heaven’s Pride and earth’s Gratitude.
A rich man
Has no friend,
Not even his soul.
613. The mind
Don’t force the mind.If you force the mind
It will bite you.
Don’t kick the mind.
If you kick the mind
It will strangle you.
Don’t hate the mind.
If you hate the mind
It will confuse you.
Don’t cherish the mind.
If you cherish the mind
It will delay you.
614. Resistance and assistance
Resistance to falsehood,Assistance to truth.
Resistance to hate,
Assistance to love.
Resistance to fear,
Assistance to courage.
Resistance to doubt,
Assistance to faith.
Resistance to ignorance,
Assistance to wisdom.
Resistance to death,
Assistance to Immortality.
615. Whatever
His mind saysWhatever it likes.
His vital does
Whatever it wants.
His heart becomes
Whatever it treasures.
His body fears
Whatever it desires.
His soul owns
Whatever it has.
616. What he is
Peace has made himWhat he is:
Beautiful.
Joy has made him
What he is:
Soulful.
Love has made him
What he is:
Dutiful.
Light has made him
What he is:
Fruitful.
617. I forget, I remember
I forgetAll my sad failures.
I remember
All my great triumphs.
By forgetting
All my failures,
I empty my mind.
By remembering
All my triumphs,
I feed my plenitude.
618. Freedom
No, freedom is notRealisation.
Yes, freedom is
Revelation.
No, freedom is not
Manifestation.
Yes, freedom is
Divine Compassion
And
Human Perfection.
619. God's Light and Satan's night
He went to HeavenTo praise God’s Light.
He went to hell
To praise Satan’s night.
God’s Light
Raised his life
In return.
Satan’s night
Erased his heart
In return.
620. Only one thing
My body needsOnly one thing: motion.
My vital needs
Only one thing: caution.
My mind needs
Only one thing: illumination.
My heart needs
Only one thing: union.
My soul needs
Only one thing: perfection.
621. A changed man
A changed manIs a changed world.
A changed world
Is a changed God.
A changed God
Is a changed Dream.
A changed Dream
Is a changed Silence.
622. Promise
You are proudThat you are God’s first promise.
He is proud
That he is God’s last promise.
I am proud
That I am God’s concealed promise.
God is proud
That He is far above His Promise.
623. Give them a chance
Give peace a chance.It will do everything for you.
Give bliss a chance.
It will do everything for you.
Give the world a chance.
It will ask you to do
Everything for it.
Give me a chance.
I shall make you do
Everything for yourself.
624. A bright future
There is a bright futureFor the man of faith.
There is a bright future
For the man of self-control.
There is a bright future
For the man of peace.
But
There is no need for a future
For the man of God.
His present is the complete
Fulfilment of Eternity.
625. What is it?
Nonviolence, what is it?His heart knows.
Violence, what is it?
His vital knows.
Nonexistence, what is it?
His ego shall know.
Existence, what is it?
His surrender shall know.
626. The lives of the multitudes
Concern can awakenThe lives of the multitudes.
Love can strengthen
The lives of the multitudes.
Peace can illumine
The lives of the multitudes.
Bliss can immortalise
The lives of the multitudes.
627. Pure and sure
You are pure;Therefore, you are sure.
You are sure;
That does not mean
That you are pure.
In the heart of man’s purity
God grows and glows.
In the vital of man’s surety
His own destruction flows.
628. Faith and sight
When I walk by faith,I walk in the world
Of Light and Delight.
When I walk by sight,
I struggle in the world
Of night and fight.
My faith is of God the Dreamer.
My faith is for God the Fulfiller.
My sight cherishes the animal in me.
My sight perpetuates the human in me.
629. God, manifest Yourself
Doubt, kill yourself.Faith, build yourself.
Fear, change yourself.
Courage, know yourself.
Hate, examine yourself.
Love, reveal yourself.
Man, perfect yourself.
God, manifest Yourself.
630. Who are called? Who are chosen?
Who are called?Who are chosen?
Those are called
Who need God.
Those are chosen
Whom God needs.
Those who need God today
Will be chosen tomorrow by God Himself.
Those whom God needs today
Will be made Gods tomorrow by God Himself.
O let my heart be called today!
O let my life be chosen tomorrow!
631. When love-power talks
When money-power talks,Truth-power remains silent.
When mind-power talks,
Heart-power remains silent.
When doubt-power talks,
Love-power remains silent.
When truth-power talks,
God triumphantly smiles.
When heart-power talks,
God unreservedly smiles.
When love-power talks,
God unconditionally smiles.
632. Ultimately everything becomes boring
Ultimately everythingBecomes boring.
Even great miracles
Become boring.
Even the tremendous powers of the cosmic gods
Become boring.
Even God the Omniscient
Becomes boring.
Even God the Omnipotent
Becomes boring.
But, but, but
God the All-Love
Never becomes boring.
Never.
633. What he knows
His physical worldKnows one thing:
How to sleep.
His vital world
Knows two things:
How to boast,
How to sigh.
His mental world
Knows three things:
How to doubt,
How to criticise,
How to fear.
His psychic world
Knows four things:
How to free divinely,
How to give unreservedly,
How to love unconditionally,
How to fulfil eternally.
634. They need him
EarthNeeds his assurance.
Heaven
Needs his assistance.
Man
Needs his smile.
God
Needs his eye.
You
Need his compassion
And
Perfection.
I
Need his meditation
And
Liberation.
635. A dream-poet
A dream-poetSows gold for others
And collects silver for himself.
A reality-poet
Sows lead for others
And collects diamonds for himself.
A God-poet
Sows fulfilment-smiles for others
And collects futility-cries for himself.
636. Satan embraces me
When I accuse God,Satan embraces me
With his glorification-power.
When I accuse Satan,
Satan embraces me
With his condemnation-power.
When I accuse ignorance,
Satan embraces me
With his confusion-power.
When I accuse myself,
Satan embraces me
With his destruction-power.
637. Your future is lost
He cannot be bribed.He cannot be fooled.
He cannot be shaken.
He cannot be broken.
He cannot be ignored.
He cannot be misunderstood.
Bribe Him,
And your future is lost.
Fool Him,
And your future is lost.
Shake Him,
And your future is lost.
Break Him,
And your future is lost.
Ignore Him,
And your future is lost.
Misunderstand Him,
And your future is lost.
Where is your future?
In His Heart.
What is your future?
His Will.
638. My permission and authority
I went to two spiritual MastersAnd begged them to grant me some peace.
I needed peace so desperately.
One Master said to me:
“Go deep within.”
The other said to me:
“Pray to God.”
I said to the first Master:
“Can’t you go deep within
On my behalf?”
“Certainly I can,
But you have to give me permission.”
To the second one I said:
“Can’t you pray on my behalf?”
“Certainly I can,
But you have to give me the authority.”
I gave them
My permission and authority.
Lo, I am now swimming
In a sea of peace.
639. I see
I see tears in his eyes.They look so beautiful.
I see tears in his heart.
They prove so soulful.
I see tears in his soul.
They are so fruitful.
I see his eyes smiling.
I enjoy it.
I see his heart smiling.
I value it.
I see his soul smiling.
I treasure it.
640. His compassion
His wordsEntertain my vital.
His silence
Inspires my heart.
His smile
Energises my soul.
His sadness
Instructs my mind.
His compassion
Awakens my body.
641. They add
Peace addsYears to his life.
Love adds
Life to his years.
Light adds
Perfection to his height.
Delight adds
Height to his perfection.
642. A positive thought
A positive thoughtIs a task performed
And
A treasure-land acquired.
A positive thought
Is a choice Hour of God
And
A song of Perfection-Dawn.
643. I am great
I am great.Therefore
I have recognised ignorance.
I am great.
Therefore
I have accepted ignorance.
I am great.
Therefore
I shall illumine ignorance.
I am great.
Therefore
At the Feet of God
I shall offer my illumined ignorance.
644. My mind is entirely mine
My mind is entirely _mine_!When I am displeased with it,
I simply starve it.
When I am pleased with it,
I devotedly feed it.
My mind is entirely _mine_!
I control it to please my Lord Supreme.
I expand it to house the Infinite.
645. His life is a miracle
His life is a miracle, itself.He turns everything
Into a wave of delight.
Even the tiniest event
He transforms into
A song of ecstasy.
His generous hand
Is the love-manifestation
Of his pure diamond-heart.
646. They work for you
Conscience works for youOnly after you have worked for it.
Victory works for you
Only after you have worked for it.
Happiness works for you
Only after you have worked for it.
But
God works for you
Only after you have worked for yourself.
647. Today and tomorrow
Today never begins,Tomorrow never ends.
Today is a birthless story,
Tomorrow is an endless story.
Today if you do not
Discover yourself,
Tomorrow you will not be able
To recognise yourself.
648. Promise of God, promise of man
A promisePronounced
Is valuable.
A promise
Fulfilled
Is invaluable.
The promise of God
For man
Is Now
And
Here.
The promise of man
For God
Is Never
And
Nowhere.
649. Can and must
With a childYou can be another child.
With a man
You needs must be a Superman.
With God
You can be another God.
With death
You needs must be Eternity’s Life.
650. No failure
No failure, no failure.Failure is the shadow
Of success.
No failure, no failure.
Failure is the changing body
Of success.
No failure, no failure.
Failure is the fast approaching train
Of the greatest success.