At the end of my morning meditation
I see the unparalleled sweetnessOf my heart’s dawning sun.
```I am simply astonished
To see that my tiny mindHas imprisoned my vast heart.
```Early in the morning
I think of my own needs firstAnd not of God’s Needs.
This is how I createMy first disaster of the day.
```Unparalleled good news:
Today God has given my aspiration-heartThe capacity to be the bondage-breaker
Of my old way of life. ```God is happy with me,
God is proud of meOnly when I cheerfully sail
My aspiration-boat. ```Can you not see
That your machine gun-mindHas completely destroyed your heart’s
Celestial rainbow-dream-palace? ```In our human life
There can be nothing more beautifulAnd more fruitful
Than a sleepless God-obedience-hunger. ```My heart’s gratitude-cry
Is the last and only hopeOf my Lord Beloved Supreme.
```If you cannot believe
That God unconditionally loves you,Then try at least to believe
That God is compassionately waitingFor you.
```Give up everything
If you have to.But never give up
Your heart-beauty’sGod-manifestation-dream
On earth. ```You have become a trusted friend
Of God.Do you know why?
Because you are disgusted withYour very old friend:
Self-indulgence. ```Just a moment, only a moment
Of my unconditional surrenderTo God’s Will
Makes me a perfection-superstar. ```I have seen my mind
Time and againIn a dark depression-cave.
Alas, how can I help my mindReach reality’s satisfaction-palace?
```Today
My soul, my heart and IAre celebrating the grand defeat
Of our division-mind. ```If you want your life’s
Radical transformation,Then your heart’s love of God
Must climb upThe highest meditation-mountain
Of your soul. ```My mind’s ignorance-ocean-roar
Can no longer reachMy heart’s God-invitation-door.
```If you allow your mind-doubt-dog
To bite you at every step,How can your heart develop
Its deer-fast speedTo reach its faith-flooded destination?
```God definitely gave me
A flawless mind.But by constantly misusing it,
I have made it reckless and useless. ```Can you not see
That God is shedding bitter tearsWhile counting the fragments
Of your heart’s shattered faith? ```When my mind is on the brink
Of temptation-cliff,My poor aspiration-heart cries
Like an orphan. ```My prayer is breathlessly crying
For God’s higher Power.My meditation is unconditionally waiting
For God’s choice Hour. ```I am absolutely certain
That I was not bornWith my mind’s unwillingness-wall
But with my heart’s willingness-fountain. ```My heart wants me to have God
As my world-host,To be fed by Him.
My mind wants me to have GodAs my world-guest,
To feed Him. ```The Buddha’s message:
Life-liberation.My message:
Heart-expansion. ```Today I want to bind God.
This is one of the countless thingsI have decided to do.
Today God wants to liberate me.This is the only thing
God has decided to do. ```God wants me to tell Him
What destination I am walkingTowards.
God does not want meTo tell Him
With whom I am walking. ```God does not mind
That I am imperfect.But He does mind
That I am disobedient. ```God comes to me every day
Not because I am pleasing Him,But because He just loves to sing
His Heart’s unconditional SongsTo me.
```My mind prays to God
To enlarge its newly-found oneness.My heart meditates on God
To enlarge its newly-discovered fulness. ```Alas, I know that my Lord
Will never be satisfiedWith my part-time aspiration, dedication
And surrender-service. ```For centuries I depended on my mind.
Therefore, I have never seenAnd perhaps will never see
The luminous gateway to God. ```My Lord, You tell me
That my pain is Your pain.Then what makes me stay away
From Your Compassion-flooded Heart? ```O insincere soldier of spirituality,
It is you who will eventuallyBe forced to see
The collapse of your mind’s ego-building. ```My Lord,
I do not want to express my freedomEither to You or to humanity.
I need only the capacityTo express my heart’s
Oneness-peace-beauty. ```Alas, alas, my impurity-mind
Is deliberately eclipsingMy God-promise-manifestation-sun.
```Alas, alas,
I see my life doing nothing elseExcept running in desire-circles.
```Inside our little hearts
We can feel the Presence of God.But alas, our big ears do not care
For God’s Nectar-Message-Delight. ```God’s supreme Pride abides
Only in those self-giving seekersWho cheerfully dare to wait
For God’s Hour. ```Today my Lord Supreme
Has commandedMy Infinity’s silence-soul
To devour my volcano-mind. ```The human mind
And the divine SilenceNever think of establishing
A oneness-friendship. ```Silence is always full.
Therefore, it likes to feedLovingly and compassionately
The starving sound. ```Silence awakens the human in us,
Gladdens the divine in usAnd fulfils the Supreme in us.
```My soul-bird loves to live
Only inside my heart’sTiny silence-nest.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Enjoys satisfactionOnly after it has saved me
From my own stupidity-creation:Insecurity-wildfire.
```Each soul is a God-representative
Flooded with a newGod-Heart-Fragrance.
```It is true
That we cannot makeUnconditional surrender to God.
It is equally trueThat God cannot separate Himself
From His unconditional Compassion. ```With your aspiration-heart,
Dive into the silence-seaIf you want to enjoy
The beauty of onenessAnd the divinity of fulness.
```No matter how small and weak
My gratitude-flame is,God treasures it
Not only lovingly,But also proudly.
```If you do not hanker after
Your success-march,Then God will bless you with
Your fastest progress-flight. ```No genuine aspiration-cry
Will ever miss the stupendous powerOf the opportunity-moment.
```Like God,
You also must not worryAbout your imperfection-possession-life.
Your surrender-heart to God’s WillCan and will liberate you
From all bondage-fetters. ```I have so many things to tell God,
But when He comes to me,I tell Him only one thing:
“My Lord Beloved Supreme,When will I be able
To come and see You?” ```Are you a God-lover?
Are you a God-server?If so, then you have already started
Awakening earth’s human mindAnd satisfying Heaven’s
Divine heart. ```The fragrance of my aspiration-life
Earth may not appreciate,But Heaven incessantly breathes.
```God came to see you,
But when He saw thatYou were competing with the world
And not completing His Vision-Game,He went away.
```Every day
God is an unparalleled Dreamer —Dreaming of your perfect self-offering life.
```It is your division-mind
That suffers from power-strugglesAnd never your oneness-loving heart.
```God-hunger is the only hunger
That does not ruthlesslyTorment the seeker.
It only enlightens, feedsAnd fulfils the seeker.
```God’s Compassion-Satisfaction
In infinite measureCan descend upon you
Only after you have separated yourselfFrom your mind’s teeming ambition-worries.
```Enthusiasm-fountain
Is nothing other thanA God-seeker’s ignorance-daring
And ignorance-conquering youth-fire. ```Lovingly and devotedly
My heart’s purity-flamesAccompanied me
The day I entered into the earth-arena. ```That each moment of glory
Is short-livedIs something extremely difficult
For my unlit confusion-mindTo accept.
```The moment we enter
Into the spiritual life,God blesses us
Not only with conscious possibilities,But also with
Perfection-fulfilment-inevitabilities. ```Where does my clever mind hide?
It hides inside my heartAfter silencing
The supremely significant messagesOf my soul.
```Because I loved
Yesterday’s silver hope-dreams,God has granted me
Today’s golden promise-realities. ```Be careful when you invoke
God the Transcendental Power.But you never have to be careful
When you invokeGod the Universal Love.
```It is not the inner school
That does not want to teach my mind.It is my mind
That is reluctant to learn anythingFrom the inner school.
```My mind’s inspiration-seeds
And my heart’s aspiration-flamesAre telling me only one thing:
God the Giver and God the ReceiverCan never brook separation,
Even for a fleeting second. ```At last my life-boat
Has arrived at Eternity’s shore:God’s Satisfaction-Heart.
```Do not believe your mind
When it tells youThat you are extremely good.
Do not believe your mindWhen it tells you
That you are unthinkably bad.But believe your mind
When it tells youThat God loves your heart
And needs your life. ```Every day increase the beauty
Of your heart’s purity-cries for GodSo that He can claim you
Confidently and proudly. ```Today God will not mind
Reading your long desire-list.But tomorrow He will definitely mind
If you do not make it shorter. ```You do not trust God,
But you want God to trust you.Poor God does not mind trusting you —
In fact, He does trust you.But rest assured,
Remorse-train is fast approaching you. ```Yesterday you gave God
Your mind’s insincerity-sprout.Therefore, God cried.
Today can you not give GodYour heart’s sincerity-blossoms
To feed His Compassion-Eye? ```My Lord,
When You think of my mind,What do You feel?
“My child,I feel that I have to go
A very long wayTo derive satisfaction
From My creation.” ```My Lord,
What will You doWith my gratitude-heart
And my surrender-life?“My child,
With your gratitude-heartI shall build a bridge
Between earth and Heaven.With your surrender-life
I shall immeasurably increaseMy earth-Heaven-shuttle-speed.”
```When God saw you preoccupied
With yourself,He did not care to leave
His Compassion-Eye and Satisfaction-HeartWith you.
```Every morning
My Lord’s Compassion-Eye tells meThat there is a world
Inundated with peace,Far beyond my proud victory
And my sad defeat. ```I am beautiful
Only when I love God the Creator.I am meaningful
Only when I serve God the creation.I am perfect
Only when I offer my surrenderTo God the Creator
And God the creation. ```I am blessed
With life’s revealing momentsOnly when
I keep my mind-door closedAnd my heart-door open.
```My purity-heart soulfully moves
Towards oneness.My dedication-life cheerfully moves
Towards perfection. ```If you have nothing else to do,
Then at least resistThe tide of insecurity.
```Alas, alas, alas,
I have long ago lostMy heart’s satisfaction-friend:
Gratitude. ```My Lord,
Do liberate me from my mind’sAnger-hunger-fire!
```What else can silence
Your inner voiceAs easily as your animal pride?
```The surrender of a genuine seeker
Is always guidedBy the benevolent Will of God.
```I must dare!
I must challenge the victoryOf ignorance-night!
```When my insecurity-cry
Ends,My Lord’s Satisfaction-Smile
Begins. ```O seeker,
Remember one thing:Your cherished God-Satisfaction
Will never betray you. ```May I every day grow into
My enthusiasm-blossom-smilesIn everything that I say and do.
```My heart is anchored
To the Infinite unknownAnd my life to the Absolute Supreme
Unknowable. ```Temptation-dance
Is something that one can performWithout learning.
```A God-dreamer’s dream
Is a giant stepTowards the perfection of humanity.
```You fool,
Do not argue with your heart!God will always take your heart’s side.
```Show me the man
Who has never beenA God-exploitation-fool.
```Never overestimate
Your mind’s sincerity-power.Never underestimate
Your heart’s purity-power. ```My Lord tells me
That I have infinitely more importantThings to do
Than enjoy world-criticism. ```My heart,
Your aspiration-ebbIs torturing me ruthlessly
And sleeplessly. ```My Lord,
When I leave You,Where shall I go?
“My child,Why do you want to give Me
A new problem altogether?” ```God, why do You need me
Every morning?“My child,
I need you every morningTo cry with My Compassion-Heart.”
God, why do You need meEvery evening?
“My child,I need you every evening
To dine with My Satisfaction-Heart.” ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 141, Agni Press, 1991
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