True, I Do Not Know Who I Am (1)

True, I do not know
Who I am.
But I do know
Whose I am.

True, I Do Not Know Who I Am (2)

True, I do not know
Who I am.
But I do know
Whose I am.

True, I Do Not Know Who I Am (3)

True, I do not know
Who I am.
But I do know
Whose I am.

A Tiny Aspiration-Seed

Today, what I have
Is a tiny aspiration-seed.
Tomorrow, what I shall have
Is a powerfully developed
Realisation-blossom.

Remind Me, My Lord

Remind me, my Lord,
From time to time,
That You have taught me
How to love the world
  Unconditionally.

My Lord, I Came to You (1)

My Lord, I came to You
With empty hands.
But You have discovered
My empty heart, too.

I Came from God

I came from God,
The Eternal Dreamer.
I am heading towards God,
The Immortal Lover.

God Wanted You to Go to Him (2)

God wanted you
To go to Him untouched.
But what you did, you know!
You went to God unchanged.

Can This Be True?

Can this be true?
No desire binds me.
Can this be true?
No temptation haunts me.
Can this be true?
No imperfection blights me.

O Descending Blue (1)

O descending Blue,
I love you.
O ascending Green,
I love you.
O spreading Gold,
I love you.

A Thinking Mind

A thinking mind is a sinking life.
A sinking life is a dying promise.
A dying promise is a weeping God.

Doubt-Elevator

Doubt-elevator never works.
Fear-elevator seldom works.
Confidence-elevator occasionally works.
Aspiration-elevator sleeplessly works.

I Entertain God (1)

I entertain God
With my promise-power.
God entertains me
With His Compassion-Shower.

I Chose Not to Understand God

I chose not to understand God.
I chose not to understand even man.
But, alas, I chose to understand
  My clever mind.

You Are Accepted by Truth

You are accepted by Truth.
   That means
You are liberated by God.

If You Do Not Have a Sense of Humour (2)

If you do not have a sense of humour,
Then God will not choose you
To be in His close Company.

I Went Up to See God’s Beautiful Feet (2)

I went up to see
God’s beautiful Feet.
God came down to give me
His bountiful Heart.

What I Need Is a God-Climbing Heart (2)

What I need
Is a God-climbing heart
And not a God-manufacturing mind.

Although God Is Infinite

Although God is infinite,
He prefers to live
Inside man’s tiny heart-nest.

God Loves Us Even After We Have Failed Him

God loves us
Even after we have failed Him.
We need God
Even after we have realised Him.

Someday God Will Forgive Me

Someday God will forgive me.
It may be soon.
Someday I shall satisfy God.
It may take a little time.

The Mind Wants to Invent a New God

The mind wants to invent
     A new God.
The heart wants to discover
The ancient and eternal God.

My Lord, Please Warn Me

My Lord, please warn me
Before You come.
Otherwise,
You may come unrecognised
And go back unloved.

My Lord, I Am Happy (2)

My Lord, I am happy because
You are the Lord of my life.
Can You not make me perfect
By becoming the Lord of my thoughts?

“God, Give Me!” (2)

“God, give me!”
This is a wrong and improper prayer.
“God, take me!”
This is the right and proper prayer.

We Pray to God the Power

We pray to God the Power,
But God the Lover
Answers our prayers.

My Beloved Supreme is Searching

My Beloved Supreme is searching for
My willingness and not for my capacity.
My Beloved Supreme is searching for
My readiness and not for my perfection.

A God-Seeker Thinks

A God-seeker thinks
That he can be free.
A God-server feels
That he will be free.
A God-lover knows
That he is free.

This Is My Day

This is my day;
I love it.
This is my morning God-Hour;
I need it.
This is my supreme moment;
And I am it.

To Be Closer to God

To be closer to God,
Be a better cry
And have a better smile.

A Soulful Smile

A soulful smile
Can kindle the universe.
A breathless cry
Can feed the universe.

Do Not Ask for Too Little

Do not ask for too little.
God’s Heart of Magnanimity
Is tearfully embarrassed.

You Want to See God’s Face

You want to see God’s Face
To satisfy yourself.
God wants to embrace your heart
   To satisfy Himself.

God Does Not Want to Know (1)

God does not want to know
  Why I cry.
But He does want to know
  Why I do not smile.

— author: Sri Chinmoy language: en book-number: 860 year: 1988 publisher: Agni Press, New York cite-key: FLS_3 genre: song —

True, I Do Not Know Who I Am (1)

True, I do not know
Who I am.
But I do know
Whose I am.

True, I Do Not Know Who I Am (2)

True, I do not know
Who I am.
But I do know
Whose I am.

True, I Do Not Know Who I Am (3)

True, I do not know
Who I am.
But I do know
Whose I am.

A Tiny Aspiration-Seed

Today, what I have
Is a tiny aspiration-seed.
Tomorrow, what I shall have
Is a powerfully developed
Realisation-blossom.

Remind Me, My Lord

Remind me, my Lord,
From time to time,
That You have taught me
How to love the world
  Unconditionally.

My Lord, I Came to You (1)

My Lord, I came to You
With empty hands.
But You have discovered
My empty heart, too.

I Came from God

I came from God,
The Eternal Dreamer.
I am heading towards God,
The Immortal Lover.

God Wanted You to Go to Him (2)

God wanted you
To go to Him untouched.
But what you did, you know!
You went to God unchanged.

Can This Be True?

Can this be true?
No desire binds me.
Can this be true?
No temptation haunts me.
Can this be true?
No imperfection blights me.

O Descending Blue (1)

O descending Blue,
I love you.
O ascending Green,
I love you.
O spreading Gold,
I love you.

A Thinking Mind

A thinking mind is a sinking life.
A sinking life is a dying promise.
A dying promise is a weeping God.

Doubt-Elevator

Doubt-elevator never works.
Fear-elevator seldom works.
Confidence-elevator occasionally works.
Aspiration-elevator sleeplessly works.

I Entertain God (1)

I entertain God
With my promise-power.
God entertains me
With His Compassion-Shower.

I Chose Not to Understand God

I chose not to understand God.
I chose not to understand even man.
But, alas, I chose to understand
  My clever mind.

You Are Accepted by Truth

You are accepted by Truth.
   That means
You are liberated by God.

If You Do Not Have a Sense of Humour (2)

If you do not have a sense of humour,
Then God will not choose you
To be in His close Company.

I Went Up to See God’s Beautiful Feet (2)

I went up to see
God’s beautiful Feet.
God came down to give me
His bountiful Heart.

What I Need Is a God-Climbing Heart (2)

What I need
Is a God-climbing heart
And not a God-manufacturing mind.

Although God Is Infinite

Although God is infinite,
He prefers to live
Inside man’s tiny heart-nest.

God Loves Us Even After We Have Failed Him

God loves us
Even after we have failed Him.
We need God
Even after we have realised Him.

Someday God Will Forgive Me

Someday God will forgive me.
It may be soon.
Someday I shall satisfy God.
It may take a little time.

The Mind Wants to Invent a New God

The mind wants to invent
     A new God.
The heart wants to discover
The ancient and eternal God.

My Lord, Please Warn Me

My Lord, please warn me
Before You come.
Otherwise,
You may come unrecognised
And go back unloved.

My Lord, I Am Happy (2)

My Lord, I am happy because
You are the Lord of my life.
Can You not make me perfect
By becoming the Lord of my thoughts?

“God, Give Me!” (2)

“God, give me!”
This is a wrong and improper prayer.
“God, take me!”
This is the right and proper prayer.

We Pray to God the Power

We pray to God the Power,
But God the Lover
Answers our prayers.

My Beloved Supreme is Searching

My Beloved Supreme is searching for
My willingness and not for my capacity.
My Beloved Supreme is searching for
My readiness and not for my perfection.

A God-Seeker Thinks

A God-seeker thinks
That he can be free.
A God-server feels
That he will be free.
A God-lover knows
That he is free.

This Is My Day

This is my day;
I love it.
This is my morning God-Hour;
I need it.
This is my supreme moment;
And I am it.

To Be Closer to God

To be closer to God,
Be a better cry
And have a better smile.

A Soulful Smile

A soulful smile
Can kindle the universe.
A breathless cry
Can feed the universe.

Do Not Ask for Too Little

Do not ask for too little.
God’s Heart of Magnanimity
Is tearfully embarrassed.

You Want to See God’s Face

You want to see God’s Face
To satisfy yourself.
God wants to embrace your heart
   To satisfy Himself.

God Does Not Want to Know (1)

God does not want to know
  Why I cry.
But He does want to know
  Why I do not smile.

Never Forget One Thing (1)

Never forget one thing:
The Ultimate Truth
Is your friend
And not your enemy.

My Obedience

My obedience has
God the eternal Purity.
My obedience is
God the immortal Duty.
My obedience shall become
God the infinite Beauty.

My Lord, I Came to You (2)

My Lord, I came to You
With empty hands.
But You have discovered
My empty heart, too.

At Last My Heart

At last my heart
Has challenged my mind,
Not to defeat it,
But to transform it.

My Imperfections

God asks me to give Him
The things that I myself
Do not at all care for:
My imperfections.

What Is Success?

What is success?
My expansion-hunger.
What is progress?
My perfection-feast.

God Does Not Want to Know (2)

God does not want to know
  Why I cry,
But He does want to know
  Why I do not smile.

Never Forget One Thing (2)

Never forget one thing:
The Ultimate Truth
Is your friend
And not your enemy.

Ten Thousand Flower-Flames

Ten Thousand Flower-Flames,
Your God-dreaming souls
I dearly love.
Ten Thousand Flower-Flames,
Your man-awakening lives are
Smiles from Above.

Dash Hajar Kusum Shikha Dash Hajar

Dash hajar kusum shikha*
Dash hajar
Bidhatar kripar sneha
Anibar

Bengali for “Ten Thousand Flower-Flames”.

O My Sound-Life

O my sound-life!
I love you
Because you are powerful.
O my silence-life!
I need you
Because you are beautiful.
O my Beloved Supreme!
I at once love You and need You
Because Your Eye is my Dream-Boat,
Your Life is my Silver Journey
And Your Heart is my Golden Shore.
O my Beloved Supreme Absolute!
In me is Your Eternity’s Transcendental Cry,
For me is Your Infinity’s Immortal Smile.

Never Forget One Thing (1)

Never forget one thing:
The Ultimate Truth
Is your friend
And not your enemy.

My Obedience

My obedience has
God the eternal Purity.
My obedience is
God the immortal Duty.
My obedience shall become
God the infinite Beauty.

My Lord, I Came to You (2)

My Lord, I came to You
With empty hands.
But You have discovered
My empty heart, too.

At Last My Heart

At last my heart
Has challenged my mind,
Not to defeat it,
But to transform it.

My Imperfections

God asks me to give Him
The things that I myself
Do not at all care for:
My imperfections.

What Is Success?

What is success?
My expansion-hunger.
What is progress?
My perfection-feast.

God Does Not Want to Know (2)

God does not want to know
  Why I cry,
But He does want to know
  Why I do not smile.

Never Forget One Thing (2)

Never forget one thing:
The Ultimate Truth
Is your friend
And not your enemy.

Ten Thousand Flower-Flames

Ten Thousand Flower-Flames,
Your God-dreaming souls
I dearly love.
Ten Thousand Flower-Flames,
Your man-awakening lives are
Smiles from Above.

Dash Hajar Kusum Shikha Dash Hajar

Dash hajar kusum shikha*
Dash hajar
Bidhatar kripar sneha
Anibar

Bengali for “Ten Thousand Flower-Flames”.

O My Sound-Life

O my sound-life!
I love you
Because you are powerful.
O my silence-life!
I need you
Because you are beautiful.
O my Beloved Supreme!
I at once love You and need You
Because Your Eye is my Dream-Boat,
Your Life is my Silver Journey
And Your Heart is my Golden Shore.
O my Beloved Supreme Absolute!
In me is Your Eternity’s Transcendental Cry,
For me is Your Infinity’s Immortal Smile.