When I remember God’s Smiles
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When I rememberGod’s Smiles,
He gives me His Heart
And His All.
2.
My heart-awakeningEntirely depends on
God’s Compassion-Beckoning.
3.
God the Silence-HeartHas no substitute.
4.
There is nothingThat can be
Beyond the reach
Of our aspiration-heart.
5.
Patience-wisdomHas no equal.
6.
The moment I think ofGod’s Feet,
My heart becomes all joy
And all gratitude.
7.
God’s Compassion-EyeTells me to buy
Only a non-stop, one-way ticket
To God’s Heart-Home.
8.
God’s Compassion-EyeAnd my aspiration-heart —
May these two be inseparable.
9.
Quite often,Opportunities
Are short-lived.
10.
Unfortunately,Each opportunity
Has an expiration date.
11.
Regain, regain,O my mind,
Your long-lost faith
In God.
12.
My heart-criesHumanity can ignore,
But not
My Beloved Lord Supreme.
13.
My heart’s climbing flamesCan never be described
Adequately.
14.
My heart alwaysWorships God,
But my mind shamelessly
Disregards God.
15.
The human mindIs unpredictable —
Nay, unreliable.
16.
A Godward heartKnows
No backward glance.
17.
God the CompassionWe always see.
18.
God the SatisfactionIs still a very far cry.
19.
God-obedienceIs not frightening
But fulfilling
And enlightening.
20.
Spirituality is not my claim.My claim is self-giving.
21.
To please the SupremeDaily,
I must serve His Creation
Untiringly.
22.
Wherever I go,God’s Compassion-Eye
Precedes me.
23.
Wherever I go,God’s Forgiveness-Heart
Follows me.
24.
True, I aim at perfection,But I aim at the perfection
That is ever-transcending.
25.
I want freedom,A spiritual kind of freedom:
The freedom to enjoy
God’s Heart-Kicks
Sleeplessly.
26.
Be fortifiedWithin.
Instantly glorified
You will be
Without.
27.
Darkness fights light.Light illumines darkness.
28.
My slownessGod does not mind,
But my unwillingness
God does mind.
29.
The mind browses.The heart chooses.
30.
The mind loves toDisregard.
The heart loves to
Regard.
31.
The old mindWithout fail
Needs a new heart.
32.
God’s CompassionI love.
33.
God’s JusticeI need.
34.
Every dayGod helps me rewrite
His Life-Stories.
35.
Alas, my life is in betweenThe heartless world
And the heedless Heaven.
36.
Who is the luckiest?Not necessarily
The nearest.
Needless to say,
Not the farthest.
37.
Who is the luckiest, then?He who lives on earth
Only for God-Interest.
38.
The human in meLoves reconciliation
With God.
39.
The divine in meLoves union
With God.
40.
I am proud of my mindWhen it does not doubt God.
41.
I am proud of my heartWhen it does not fear God.
42.
I am proud of myselfWhen I do not delay God.
43.
My Lord,Do make me ready
To pray to You.
“No, My child,
I want to make you ready
To play with Me.”
44.
The unknown GodIs the Safekeeper
Of my golden dreams.
45.
The unknowable GodIs the Fulfiller
Of my golden dreams.
46.
Quantity-possession-loverI was.
47.
Quality-selection-loverI now am.
48.
Newness-loverThe mind is.
49.
Oneness-loverThe heart is.
50.
When God comes to visitMy mind-home,
I am terrified.
51.
When God comes to visitMy heart-home,
I am electrified —
I dance ecstasy-dance.
52.
The more my handsPlease God,
The more God
Pleases my heart.
53.
Four miracles:My mind does not find
Anything wrong with God.
My mind is
Befriending God.
My mind is fully prepared
To fight for God.
My mind wants to live
Only for God,
Only for God alone.
54.
I blameGod’s big World.
55.
God claimsMy tiny world.
56.
I torture God’s WorldIn season and out of season.
57.
God treasures my worldIn all seasons.
58.
Each error is a stepping stone,Not a breaking leg.
59.
To dream of GodIs to fly in the sky
Of Infinity.
60.
I want to be self-givingAnd not self-enraptured.
61.
The God-captured seekersCan never be
Self-enraptured.
62.
Each smile of my heartIs a God-Heart-Kingdom
Entry visa.
63.
It is not God’s Justice-LightBut His Compassion-Height
That halts our life-breath.
64.
When my Lord comes to see me,He loves only one thing:
My heart’s silence-room.
65.
I do not want to beBodiless;
I want to be
Timeless.
66.
Each visionIs the beauty
Of God’s Cosmic Dance.
67.
I came into the worldNot only to realise
The Unimaginable
But also to become
The Unimaginable.
68.
The mindLoves the power
Of “No.”
69.
The heartLoves the bliss
Of “Yes.”
70.
Abnormality and spiritualityAre two perfect strangers.
71.
Unlike the great,The good can meet the great
At any time.
72.
The mind can dictate,But its authority is limited.
73.
The evolving man has yetConsiderable animal in him.
74.
Each uplifting thoughtIs a fast,
God-approaching force.
75.
Our divinity is beyond time,Yet it takes birth again and again
In the heart of time.
76.
Our God-crying heartsConnect us with the highest reality
Deep within.
77.
My ignorance-teacherCommands.
78.
My knowledge-teacherDirects.
79.
My wisdom-teacherWhispers.
80.
God’s secret and sacred JoyIs His Silence.
81.
Perfection is neededLong before
The Hour of God
Strikes.
82.
God does not expect meTo be a paragon of virtue.
He wants me only
To drive His willingness-wagon.
83.
The human life entangles.The divine life disentangles
And also carries us to God
For a God-Embrace.
84.
When I aspireFor God-union,
God wants me to claim
His Dominion
As my own.
85.
God wants me to beA fount of peace
And not
A mount of power.
86.
God’s Eye-BeautyI drink.
87.
God’s Heart-FragranceI devour.
88.
The visible GodPlays with us.
89.
The invisible GodDirects us.
90.
The visible GodIs made of Power.
91.
The invisible GodIs made of Bliss.
92.
We adoreThe visible God.
93.
We loveThe invisible God.
94.
The visible GodIs near and far.
95.
The invisible GodIs sweet and intimate.
96.
The visible GodQuite often thunders.
97.
The invisible GodAlways whispers.
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A rising cry is neededTo see the invisible God.
WRGS 98. Note: possibly, this verse was meant to be "A rising cry is needed to see the visible God."↩
99.
An increasing silence is neededTo imagine the invisible God.
100.
The visible GodExamines me.
101.
The invisible GodPasses me.
102.
The visible God tells me,“Wake up!”
103.
The invisible God tells me,“Climb up.”
104.
The visible God tells me,“Speed up.”
105.
The invisible God tells me,“Shape up.”
106.
The questioning mindIs usually afraid
Of the visible God.
107.
The questioning mindIs totally unaware
Of the invisible God.
108.
Two most favourite photosThat I dearly cherish:
One is of God
Kicking my mind,
And the other is of God
Embracing my heart.
109.
My eye-weeping exerciseAnd my heart-crying exercise:
These are the two special exercises
That in the small hours of the morning
I take.
110.
A brother of the heartKnows no stranger.
111.
We must breathe inSincerity
And breathe out
Intensity.
112.
Poise within,Courage without.
113.
Choice within,Voice without.
114.
Only God’s infinite GraceCan help you escape
Your past.
115.
There shall definitely come a timeWhen we will stop failing
The Message
Of God’s Compassion-Eye.
116.
Every day I composeA new gratitude-heart-song
For my Lord Beloved Supreme.
117.
Loneliness I feelOnly when I miss
The Nearness of God.
118.
May humanity’s love for GodBe absolutely genuine
And certain.
119.
We baffle the mindWhen we look to a new adviser:
The heart.
120.
A purity-flooded mind:Not only possible,
But inevitable!
121.
May my heart’sDevotion-tears for God
Grow and glow every day.
122.
The aspiration-flamesAwaken and illumine
The human in us.
123.
The desire-fireRuthlessly burns us
From all directions.
124.
God lovesMy God-eagerness-breath
More than anything else.
125.
Yesterday my lifeWas a God-prayer-start.
Today my life
Is a God-lover-heart.
126.
DisobedienceIs a God-Smile-lost experience.
127.
A gratitude-heartIs flooded with God-Ecstasy
Within and without.
128.
CompassionIs God’s twenty-four-hour
Man-illumination-service.
129.
God’s first and last RequestTo humanity:
“Never give up!”
130.
Today I amA man-plant-dream-experience.
Tomorrow I shall become
A God-Tree-Reality-realisation.
131.
When I look at a green field,I feel very young and sure.
132.
When I look at a beautiful garden,I feel very soulful and pure.
133.
When I look at the blue sky,I feel very close to God,
My Lord Beloved Supreme.
134.
In the morningI deeply enjoy
Nature’s beauty.
135.
During the entire dayI proudly enjoy
My life’s divine duty.
136.
At night I becomeThe joy of God’s Heart
And the pride of God’s Breath.
137.
My life is my constantGod-fulfilment-promise.
138.
Time steals awayOur outer possessions.
139.
Time brings usThe inner wealth.
140.
God livesOn my aspiration-tears
And my gratitude-smiles.
141.
God’s unconditionalCompassion-River-Eye
Carries away all the tears
Of my heart.
142.
God deeply treasuresEven our belated gratitude.
143.
Who is truly free?Only a oneness-heart-God-lover.
144.
As no goal is insignificant,Even so, no effort is negligible.
145.
FinallyI have surrendered to God
The heavy burden
Of my pride-choice.
146.
My mind can be quite oftenAnti-God,
But my heart is always
Pro-God.
147.
The old way was to build.The new way is to break.
The God-Way is a oneness-embrace.
148.
My Lord,I shall always sing
Your supreme Glories
No matter what my fate
Brings me.
149.
My God-surrenderIs my only
Insecurity-conqueror.
150.
Be silent!God the Compassion-Height
Is fast approaching us.
151.
Be careful!God the Justice-Light
Is not going to forgive us
This time.
152.
A God-surrendered lifeLives all the time
In sunny days.
153.
We please both God and manBy walking, marching and running,
Not by idling and not by talking.
154.
God’s Love livesIn all human beings,
But His Love thrives
Only in a few.
155.
DisobedienceIs at once
Heartless and goalless.
156.
God the Eternal Dreamer and LoverLives between a tiny cradle
And a huge grave
Before He carries humanity
To His Golden Shore.
157.
At long lastI was able to escape
My doubt-prison.
158.
God-doubtersWill have to change
One day.
159.
God-loversCan be perfect
Any day.
160.
When I am in my mind,Stupidity lives with me.
161.
When I am in my heart,God Himself breathes
In and through me.
162.
Only an unwavering God-faithCan shatter the clutter
Of a doubting mind.
163.
The bridge betweenMy God-realisation-hope
And my God-fulfilment-promise
Is very short.
164.
God’s heart-GardenAnd my life’s mind-jungle
Beckon me at the same time.
165.
Not my earth-friendshipBut my Heaven-friendship
Is a huge shelter-tree.
166.
My heart-friendHelps me to enjoy
The beauty of life.
167.
My life-enemiesHelp me to climb up
The perfection-tree.
168.
Fear can never seeThe face of joy.
169.
Fear can never feelThe heart of satisfaction.
170.
A tidal wave of graceCan easily take away
Our mind’s impurity
In the twinkling of an eye.
171.
A tidal wave of graceCan bring God’s Affection,
Sweetness and Fondness for us
Sooner than at once.
172.
There are so many waysTo pray to God!
There are so many ways
To please God!
Each seeker must receive the Message
From deep within —
Which way to choose.
173.
Joy is another nameFor progress.
174.
The outer lightChases darkness.
175.
The inner lightIllumines darkness.
176.
Each gratitude-breathOf our heart
Gives God tremendous joy.
177.
AspirationIs a climbing cry
Of our God-loving heart.
178.
For a real God-seekerAnd God-lover,
There is only one victory,
And this victory is to claim
God’s entire Creation
As one’s own,
Very own.
179.
Soulfulness, newness, oneness and fullness:These are the most significant branches
Of our life’s God-aspiration
And God-dedication-tree.
180.
Devotion intensifiesOur love of God
Much faster than anything else.
181.
To surrender to God’s WillAt every moment
Is the only thing
That a seeker must practise
To please God
In His own Way.
182.
Every day, every hour,Every minute, every second,
A sincere seeker
Must try to increase
His love of God.
183.
If we wish to enter intoGod’s Heart-Room,
Then sincerity
Is of paramount importance.
184.
Enthusiasm in the mindHas a very short breath,
But enthusiasm in the heart
Lasts long, very, very long.
Enthusiasm is success and progress
At every moment.
185.
If there is abundant purityIn the mind, in the vital
And in the body,
Then the seeker can easily make
The fastest progress
In the spiritual life.
186.
We can claim GodTo be our All
Only if we can remain
All the time
In our heart.
187.
We can have peaceOnly after we have placed
Everything
That we claim to be ours
At God’s Feet.
188.
If we have a constantSpirituality-hunger,
Then we can enjoy
Divinity-meal.
189.
Self-giving seekersAre God’s
Most favourite children.
190.
If we have adamantine determination,Then we can realise God
Much faster then otherwise.
191.
EagernessShortens the road
To our destination.
192.
A soulfulness-heartReceives from God
His Heart’s Fulness-Smile.
193.
The more humilityWe have in our life,
The sooner God knocks
At our heart-door.
194.
Our faith in GodIs not to help us become
Another Alexander the Great.
Our faith in God
Is to help us become
God’s fondest child.
195.
God becomes extremely proud of usOnly when we pray to Him
To bless us
With His infinite Compassion
So that we can live a life
Of absolute perfection
And please Him
In His own Way.
196.
We must not allow the mindTo tell us
What the truth is.
We must ask only our heart
To tell us
What the truth is,
Because only our heart lives
In the Heart of God’s own Truth.
197.
A forgiveness-heartIs surrounded by
All the happiness
Of the world.
198.
DoubtIs a most ruthless
Destroyer.
199.
For the mindTo doubt the heart
Is an act of inner treachery.
200.
An inner movementIs a higher achievement.
201.
An inner cryIs a brighter smile.
202.
Each desireless actionIs a peerless satisfaction.
203.
The mind’s unfoldmentIs the heart’s fulfilment.
204.
Each divine songIs a soulful love-fruit.
205.
A seeker’s surrender-smileIs his life’s fastest run.
206.
HopeIs at once
My sleepless
And guileless friend.
207.
Anguish and ecstasyAre two immediate neighbours.
208.
Conflict and despairAre two immediate friends.
209.
Dream nourishes us.Vision satisfies us.
210.
An unreceptive mindMeans a defective life.
211.
Flattery will always remainCleverly illusory.
212.
The beginning of the RealIs at every second.
213.
God enjoys equality.Let me at least
Enjoy quality.
214.
A heart of God-surrenderIs not only very deep
But also sweet,
Very sweet.
215.
God’s Compassion-GlanceLasts
In the joy
Of my heart-home.
216.
God’s Golden BoatCarries
My gratitude-heart
With tremendous joy and pride.
