Flower-Flames, Part 5
Aspiration Tells Me
Aspiration tells me
That my God is Compassion-Mother.
Realisation tells me
That my God is Liberation-Father.
God-oneness tells me
That my God is Perfection-Friend.
In Heaven and on Earth
In Heaven and on earth
I have only one friend:
The same old God.
Within and without
I have only one foe:
The same old Chinmoy.
My Life Is Fooling Me
My life is fooling me.
Therefore, I am bitterly crying.
My soul is ignoring me.
Therefore, I am bitterly crying.
My Lord is not arriving.
Therefore, I am bitterly crying.
Human Love Is Sickness
Human love is sickness.
Divine love is completeness.
God’s Love is Selflessness.
Every Time You Love
Every time you love unconditionally,
A winged angel flies down and tells you:
“Sit down on my wing quickly.
The Lord Supreme is waiting for you.”
You Know Who God Is
You know who God is.
He knows where God is hiding.
I know when God will appear.
Every Aspiration-Day Begins (1)
Every aspiration-day
Begins with new possibilities.
Every aspiration-day
Ends with new achievements.
My Past
My past had its deplorable starts.
My present has its new starts.
My future will have its gold medals.
Dear Lord, I Am Really Sick
Dear Lord, I am really sick
Of my aspiration.
It has become a fountain
Of speedy exhaustion.
No More Act Like a Fool
No more act like a fool.
Start studying at the
God-realisation-school.
Yesterday I Was Trying All the Time
Yesterday
I was trying all the time
To correct human nature.
Therefore,
I was having a very busy day.
Today
I am trying
To perfect my own nature.
Therefore,
I am again having a very busy day.
But tomorrow
I shall be swimming in the sea
Of my Lord’s Compassion-Forgiveness.
I am sure tomorrow
I will have an easy day.
The Twentieth Century
The twentieth century
Is flooded with self-styled Master-rogues.
The twentieth century
Is flooded with monster disciple-fools.
Not to Learn, But to Unlearn
Not to learn, but to unlearn:
Ignorance-fulfilment-lesson.
Not to unlearn, but to learn,
Always to learn:
God-Satisfaction-Lesson.
Man’s Sincere Desire
Man’s sincere desire:
Grasp, possess and enjoy quickly.
The soul’s sincere desire:
Aspire, offer and enjoy eternally.
Who First Saw God?
Who first saw God?
Who else if not you?
You are another God,
Only with another Vision-Reality.
My Aspiration-Life and I
There was a time
When my aspiration-life and I
Were misapprehended.
And now what is happening?
My realisation-life and I
Are being misrepresented.
Your Holy Steps (2)
Your holy Steps have saved
My fettered life.
Your holy Steps have released
My encaged soul.
A Fountain of Flames
What you always have:
A fountain of flames.
What you always are:
A flower of purity.
One Favour from You
Lord, I need only one favour from You.
Do accept my heart’s surrender-delight
Quickly — if possible, immediately.
Music Is Entertainment
Music is entertainment.
Music is enlightenment.
Music is the animal bark of man.
Music is the God-Song
And God-Dance for man.
Lord, I Do Not Need Salvation
Lord, I do not need salvation,
I do not need liberation.
What I need is Your Compassion-Ocean.
What I need is Your Forgiveness-Sun.
My Sound-Life Tells Me
My sound-life tells me
What I eventually can become.
My silence-life tells me
Who I eternally am.
My Life-Flute Invites All
My life-flute invites all.
My death-gong rejects all.
My God-silence satisfies all.
Sail Beyond the Sunrise-Sky
Sail beyond the sunrise-sky.
Reach the Pinnacle-Goal
Before the sunset-cry.
O My Body
O my body, for you I have brought
A new friend: simplicity.
O my vital, for you I have brought
A new friend: sincerity.
O my mind, for you I have brought
A new friend: serenity.
O my heart, for you I have brought
A new friend: purity.
O my life, for you I have brought
A new friend: humility.
O my soul, for you I have brought
A new friend: my surrender-seed.
O my God, for You I have brought
A new friend: my perfection-flute.
My Lord, Loving You Means
My Lord, loving You means
Living once again.
My Lord, loving You means
Freedom from ignorance-chain.
My Lord, loving You means
Smiling in oneness-reign.
My Passport to Freedom-Light
Lord Supreme, Your Compassion
Is my passport to Freedom-Light.
Lord Supreme, Your Forgiveness
Is my passport to Perfection-Height.
Lord Supreme, Your Blessing
Is my passport to Satisfaction-Delight.
A Purity-Heart Tells Me
A purity-heart tells me
What I can eventually be:
Another God.
A oneness-life tells me
What I have always been:
A self-transcending God.
I Was Not Alone in Heaven
I was not alone in Heaven.
God’s illumining Eye lived with me.
I am not alone on earth.
God’s Compassion-Feet live in me.
Secret and Sacred Truths
God told me His secret Truth:
“My son, I love your heart’s sincerity-cry.”
I told God my sacred truth:
“My Father, I love Your Eyes’ Immortality-Smile.”
Oh, When My Sadness Is Sweet (2)
Oh, when my sadness is sweet,
I see God’s Compassion-Feet.
Oh, when my gladness is pure,
I see God’s Illumination-Eye.
Three Short Cuts
Three short cuts to God-realisation:
My oneness-love for God,
My sweetness-devotion to God
And my fulness-surrender to God.
There Is But One Philosophy
There is but one philosophy:
God can be seen
With my aspiration-cry.
There is but one religion:
My life’s sunrise begins
With God’s Compassion-Beauty.
There is but one code of life:
I live to love God.
God lives to purify me and perfect me,
So that He can hoist His Victory-Banner
In the battlefield of my life.
What Has God Given Me?
What has God given me?
A beautiful heart.
What shall I give Him?
A soulful face.
O My Mind, Do You Really Want to Be Happy?
O my mind,
Do you really want me to be happy?
Then stop, stop thinking!
O my heart,
Do you really want me to be happy?
Then start, start feeling.
Fear Vilifies
Fear vilifies.
Courage pacifies.
Doubt multiplies.
Faith nullifies.
A Small Mind
A small mind knows only two things:
How to ignore great ideals
And how to ridicule good goals.
What Lies Behind Me
What lies behind me
Is frustration.
What lies before me
Is temptation.
What lies within me
Is aspiration.
I Entertain God (2)
I entertain God
With my promise-power.
God entertains me
With His Compassion-Shower.
What Did I See Yesterday?
What did I see yesterday?
God’s Compassion-Feet.
What do I see today?
God’s Forgiveness-Heart.
What shall I see tomorrow?
God’s Vision-Promise
In me and for me.
God Has a Golden Boat
God has a Golden Boat,
And you are that Boat.
God has a Golden Shore,
And your satisfaction-smile
Is that Shore.
Lord Supreme, You Have Helped Me
Lord Supreme,
You have helped me
To speak to You.
Let me help You
By listening to You.
I Am the Owner of My Body
I am the owner of my body.
I am the captain of my mind.
I am the lover of my heart.
