Enthusiasm, Part 6
My Lord, Make Me Your Happiness-Child
My Lord, make me
Your happiness-child.
— Chinmoy
My Supreme Lord, When I Die
My Supreme Lord, when I die
Will I be able to go to Heaven?
“My child, if you live in your mind-confusion, no.
But if you live in your heart-devotion,
Then, definitely, yes.”
My Dear Lord, I Have Forgotten
My dear Lord, I have forgotten:
Do tell me if You have given me anything
To bring down from Heaven to earth.
“My child, I have given you My Vision-Eye
To bring down from Heaven to earth.”
My Dear Lord, What Will You Give Me?
My dear Lord,
What will You give me to carry
From earth to Heaven?
“My child, I shall give you
My Manifestation-Feet
To carry from earth to Heaven.”
My Dear Lord, Please Tell Me
My dear Lord, please tell me
What is ahead of me?
“My child, the Beauty
Of My Compassion-Eye.”
And what is behind me?
“The assurance
Of My Forgiveness-Heart.”
Dearer Than the Dearest
Dearer than the dearest
To God’s Heart
Is my heart
Of cheerful self-giving.
I Love Freedom
I love freedom, I need freedom,
My life is all freedom-delight.
I live in my Lord’s Heart-Kingdom.
No more darkness, no bondage-night.
I Pray and Pray and Pray
I pray and pray and pray
When my life needs God.
I meditate, I meditate, I meditate
When my heart loves God.
Time Immediately Disappears
Time immediately disappears
When my Lord Beloved Supreme
Appears before me.
My Supreme, my Supreme
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme
Your Victory is my heart’s only dream.
Sweet, Sweeter, Sweetest (2)
Sweet, sweeter, sweetest,
Pure, purer, purest
Are gratitude-tears.
My Lord, My Only Prayer to You (1)
My Lord, my only prayer to You
Is this:
Do continue to remain
Fully in charge of my life.
Forgiveness Is the Only Real Happiness
Forgiveness is the only real happiness
That lasts.
“God, Give Me!” (2)
“God, give me!”
This is a wrong and improper prayer.
“God, take me!”
This is the right and proper prayer.
I Love God Because
I love God because
That is the only thing worth doing.
God Desires My Life to Be
God desires my life to be
His Lotus-Heart-Home.
God Loves to Be Chased
God loves to be chased
By my heart-cries.
Keep Singing
Keep singing, keep singing!
God will soon be arriving.
I Have Only One Mantra
I have only one mantra:
My Master will never desert me.
I Want to Worship God
I want to worship God,
But God wants me to amuse Him.
Our Comedies Reach God’s Mind-Door
Our comedies reach
God’s Mind-Door.
Our tragedies reach
God’s Heart-Room.
By Entertaining
By entertaining,
God makes His Heaven-children happy.
By Enlightening
By enlightening,
God makes His earth-children happy.
A Real Joke
When we tell God that we love Him only,
God, in silence speaks, “A real joke.”
Humour Is My Life’s Fear and Tear-Killer
Humour is my life’s
Fear and tear-killer.
God’s Sense of Humour
God’s sense of humour
Is my life’s protection-armour.
God’s Way Is Always Flooded
God’s Way is always flooded
With good humour.
If You Do Not Have a Sense of Humour
If you do not have a sense of humour,
Then God will not choose you
To be in His close company.
The Heart of Every Real God-Seeker
The heart of every real God-seeker
Is God-obedience.
Each Seeker Is an Unhorizoned Dream (2)
Each seeker is
An unhorizoned dream
Of God’s Vision-Eye.
My Utter Desire-Failure
My utter desire-failure
Was the very beginning
Of my aspiration-success.
May My Heart Remain Always Hungry
May my heart remain always hungry
For oneness-happiness.
My Surrender-Victory-Drum
God Himself proudly beats
My surrender-victory-drum.
God’s Vision-Eye
God’s Vision-Eye is the home
Of all my sweet dreams.
My Heart Is a God-Made Flute-Melody
My heart is a God-made
Flute-melody.
The Heart-Flute Plays Only Angel-Notes
The heart-flute plays only
Angel-notes.
The Music of a Drum
There was a time when my life was
The music of a drum.
Now my life has become
The melody of a flute.
When My Mind Salutes God
When my mind salutes God,
He immediately plays
His Rhapsody-Flute.
O My Life-Flute
O my life-flute, dream.
O my heart-flute, sing.
O my soul-flute, smile.
In the Morning, I Love God’s Loud Organ-Waves
In the morning, I love
God’s loud organ-waves.
In the evening, I love
God’s sweet flute-sea.
It Is Your Fault
It is your fault, and not God’s,
That your life-flute is totally mute.
While He Plays on His Flute
While He plays on His Flute,
My Lord Krishna brings down
His own Divinity’s Summit-Peace
And Summit-Bliss.
Play Your Eagerness-Flute
Play your eagerness-flute
On your way to God’s Palace.
May My Heart-Flute Play
May my heart-flute play
The melody of my gratitude-breath.
My Piano Says to My Flute
My piano says to my flute,
“I am God’s unhorizoned promise.”
My flute says to my piano,
“I am God’s secret breath.”
God Drinks and Drinks
God drinks and drinks and drinks
His Ecstasy-Flute-Melody.
My Cello and My Flute
My cello is my blazing
Sun-mind-pride.
My flute is my sailing
Moon-heart-ride.
My Esraj, My Soul’s Zenith-Message-Height
My esraj is my soul’s
Zenith-message-height.
My flute is my life-journey’s
Light-delight.
The Journey Within
The journey within
Begins with flute-sweetness.
Your Childlike Heart
Your child-like heart has made you
God’s sweetness-flute.
My Heart-Flute
My heart-flute
Is
My morning prayer.
Only the Aspiring Heart
Only the aspiring heart
Plays the God-Arrival-flute.
My Lord, You Have Tried
My Lord, You have tried
To wake me up
With Your magic Flute.
Alas, You have failed.
The Golden Flute Is Beckoning You
The golden Flute is beckoning you.
Do not remain attached to the past.
My Life Is My Lord’s Compassion-Fount (2)
My life is my Lord’s Compassion-Fount.
I must arrive at His Summit-Mount.
My Heart Is Brave (1)
My heart is brave, supremely brave.
No more I am my mind’s bond-slave.
Keep Crying
Keep crying, keep crying,
God will soon be descending.
Keep Striving
Keep striving, keep striving,
Your life will soon be thriving.
No More My Mind Boss
No more, no more my mind boss.
It is all gain, it is all gain, no loss.
God Is Ready with You to Play (1)
God is ready with you to play.
Do not delay, do not delay, do not delay.
I Am a Heart-Musician
I am a heart-musician.
My only goal: God-union.
Surprise, Surprise, Surprise!
Surprise, surprise, surprise!
I have won my Lord’s Pride-Prize.
I Love My Lord, I Love My Lord!
I love my Lord, I love my Lord.
Therefore, I cry and cry.
I need my Lord, I need my Lord.
Therefore, I try and try.
When I Am in My Heart
When I am in my heart,
I sing Heaven-songs.
When I am in my soul,
I write earth-stories.
My Heart Thrives
My heart thrives
On my God-love-reminiscences.
My Self-Giving Life
My self-giving life
Is my Lord’s most favourite story.
God Eagerly Waits
God eagerly waits
For my heart-book-publication.
Each Divinely Inspired Thought
Each divinely inspired thought
Is
My life’s masterpiece.
Run Away from the Mind’s Confines
Run, run, run away
From the mind’s confines.
My Lord Beloved Invites My Heart
My Lord Beloved invites my heart
To ride on Heaven-high aspiration-waves.
My Heart’s Only One Dilemma
My heart’s only one dilemma:
Justice-Light or Forgiveness-Delight?
My Lord’s Compassion-Eye Appears
My Lord’s Compassion-Eye appears.
My wild desire-hunger-life disappears.
My Self-Doubt Blizzard
My self-doubt-blizzard, no more!
I am at the Golden Shore.
