When I live in my heart,
God tells meThat it is my first and foremost chance
To love and be loved by Him.When I live in my mind,
God tells meThat it is my very last chance
To love Him. ```Do not waste your time
Looking for a truth-homeInside your mind.
Your heart-home is surchargedWith peace.
Remain therein always! ```Each spiritual mistake
Is followedBy destruction-demand
From the world of ignorance. ```Everyone has missed the God-alarm,
Including my heart.My soul is the only one
That has not missedThe God-alarm
And I am sure thatMy soul will never miss it.
```Heaven is not my permanent home.
Earth is not my permanent home.My permanent home is
My Lord’s Compassion-Feet. ```As there is no
Heart-aspiration-contest,Even so, there is no
And there can be noGod-realisation-contest.
```God’s Greatness is loved
By the possession-loving mind.God’s Goodness is treasured
By the liberation-loving heart. ```When a seeker is suffering
From Compassion-shortage,His life will eventually become
A sorrowful, fruitless failure-cry. ```If you allow yourself to be attacked
By a swarm of uncomely thoughts,God will not grant you
His Heart-Guest-Room. ```Every day God helps us
Lessen our mind’sUntold destruction-miseries.
```The human mind secretly loves
To read forbiddenInsecurity-impurity-insincerity-stories.
```Who knows where God is?
Who cares for God after all?In the future these two questions
Will not be askedBy earth’s aspiration-cry.
```Alas,
You do not have the timeTo see your heart’s sunrise,
But you have all the timeTo see others’ sunset.
```We do not know
Where we are heading,But we do know
That God’s Compassion-ForgivenessWill follow us.
```A satisfaction-heart
Is the bestLife-acceleration-smile.
```From whose point of view
Is God unmindful?You may treasure your proud opinion,
But from my point of viewGod’s Compassion-Eye
And Forgiveness-HeartAre perfect earth-transformation-guarantors.
```God’s Compassion
Forgives us.God’s Justice
Illumines us. ```Do you want to know
What you should doWith your ignorance?
Just ignore it!Do you want to know
What you should doWith your sadness-heart?
Just quench its inner thirstAnd feed its inner hunger
Lovingly and unconditionally! ```Earth does not need
A world-shaking warrior.But earth does need
A world-consoling liberator. ```You are a stark fool
If you thinkYour wrongdoings
Will not eventually haunt you. ```How long will you remain
In your fear-frozen life?When will you long for
God’s Oneness-Love-Heart? ```Just for once,
Can you not have faithIn God’s Compassion-Eye?
Just for once,Can you not love God
For God’s sake? ```Much have I thought.
Much have I said.But alas,
Little have I doneAnd little have I become.
```My mind,
When will you stop playingWith your same old toys:
Insecurity, insincerity and impurity? ```I have decided
That I shall always remainAs beautiful and soulful
As my heart’s faith-plant. ```I can never convince my mind
That its false friends —Arrogance, jealousy and pride —
Are its unthinkableAnd unchangeable foes.
```Be conscious within.
Be conscious without.Stop at every moment
Your mind’s ignorance-interruptions. ```What you call
Your heart’s aspiration,God affectionately calls
Your life’s real contribution. ```If you want to be
Divinely happy,Then you must station yourself
Far beyond sound-sight-territories. ```Heart’s aspiration-path
And life’s surrender-path:These two paths are protected
By God’s Compassion-Eye. ```Do you want to talk
To angels every day?If so,
Lighten your mind,Heighten your heart
And enlighten your life. ```What is human life
If not something composedOf fragile dreams?
What is divine lifeIf not God’s
Manifestation-seeking Vision? ```You do not need
An outer guideSo long as you have
Your heart’s mounting cryAs your inner guide.
```He who compassionately tolerates
Frustration-volcanoIs indeed a superior soul.
```By running away,
Nobody can ever escape fromLife’s serious and endless problems.
```What you need
Is a new vision of truth.What you need
Is a new love of God.This you can have
Only when you are ableTo draw on your heart’s
Silence-reservoir. ```What can poor God do?
Humanity’s arrogance-disgrace-mindDoes not allow God to erase it!
```We are all lovers
Of opportunity,But not fighters
Against calamity. ```To love God soulfully
Is difficult,But to serve God sleeplessly
Is infinitely more difficult. ```God is never tired of
Giving the same messageOver and over again to humanity:
Never give up! ```Temptation and frustration
Know how to play wellTheir favourite game:
Hide-and-seek. ```God does not blame me
For not working hardFor earth-transformation,
The world does not blame me either.But I do blame myself vehemently
For not being an earth-transformer. ```Who is responsible
For the world’s incurable flaw-diseasesIf it is not you, not he?
Alas, doubtless I am theHelpless culprit.
```God does not particularly care
For man’s success-sound.Man definitely does not care
For God’s Progress-Whisper. ```If we think that God’s Justice-Light
Wants us as badlyAs God’s Compassion-Height needs us,
Then we are obviously enjoyingSelf-delusion.
```Freedom-fighters and
Tolerance-buildersMust always sail
In the same boat. ```If you see darkness-night
Here, there and everywhere,It is because even by mistake
You do not give GodThe right of way.
```If you continue doing
Your silence-meditation daily,God will definitely strengthen
Your inner life-muscles. ```Each good thought
Can eventually be blessedWith two flying wings:
Surrender-flowerAnd gratitude-fragrance.
```Beautiful
Is the earth-illumining songOf my heart.
FruitfulIs the life-transforming dance
Of my soul. ```Intensify
Your God-satisfying hunger-cryTo be a conscious partner
Of God’s Vision transcendental. ```Ambition-success
Wants to be visible and tangible.Aspiration-progress
Wishes to be unnoticed and unacclaimed. ```My Lord Supreme tells me
That you can do anythingYou want to do with your life,
Except one thing:Do not cover your heart’s gratitude-sun.
```Is there any human being on earth
Who has never experiencedIncredible self-indulgence-capacity?
```Smooth sailing
On obedience-oceanMy heart is learning
From my soul. ```Today I am most powerfully
And most convincinglyPutting an end to my mind’s
Excessive devotion to reason. ```Alas, alas!
Today is another day for meWithout a glimpse
Of my Lord’s Compassion-Smile. ```I shall never allow
My searching mindTo be stung
By the outer world’s scorpion-doubt. ```If you do not have a searching mind,
If you do not have a climbing heart,Then your life will be forced to descend
Into the confusion-spiral. ```My soul was shocked to notice
That my heart’s sorrowful sighCould be so devastating.
```Can you not see
That God is in a special moodTo speak to you?
Immediately start listening to Him! ```My life’s transcendence
Is indeed God’s transcendenceFor His complete manifestation
On earth. ```Every day
Our body, vital, mind and heartAre being transformed automatically.
But if we want our heart, mind,vital and body
To be transformed devotedly,Soulfully and unconditionally
In God’s own Way,We must place our earth-bound cry
And Heaven-free smileAt every moment
At the Feet of our Beloved Lord Supreme. ```Every day
God starts a cry-changeIn my aspiration-life.
But alas, I do not haveThe heart-eye to see it.
```O earth,
You may not believe it,O Heaven,
You may not believe it,But my Lord told me this morning
That I am making satisfactory progressJust by intensifying my heart-cry.
```Every morning,
Compassionately plus pitifully,My Lord Supreme begs me
To empty my sordid mind-room. ```Do you know who is preparing
God’s Peace-Sun-ArrivalHere on earth?
Definitely not my desire-life,But my heart’s sleeplessly mounting
Aspiration-cry. ```In silence supreme
Every morningI see the golden sunrise
Of my inner perfection-beauty. ```Beautiful
Is my aspiration-life.Powerful
Is my dedication-life.Fruitful
Is my surrender-life. ```The quiet voice
Of my patience-heartEvery day is proudly fed
By my Lord Supreme. ```My Lord Supreme
Is extremely fond of the musicOf my sweetness-flooded
Surrender-soul. ```My Beloved Lord Supreme
Is celebrating todayThe sunset of my desire-life.
```My Lord Supreme,
No matter where I go,I see Your two most powerful
Forgiveness-Shelter-Wings. ```My Beloved Supreme,
I know, I know,That my life will remain
Meaningless, fruitless and uselessUntil I have sung
Your Eternity’s, Infinity’sAnd Immortality’s
Victory-Songs on earth. ```Alas, he has an aversion
To a slow and steady heart-progress,But he has no aversion
To a fast and harmful mind-success. ```O seeker,
If you cannot captureGod’s Compassion-Eye,
Try at least to capture God’sForgiveness-Heart.
```God is willing to meet you,
But not in a secret place.He wants to meet you
On your life’s highway. ```Perfection-shore is indeed
A new frontierFor each and every
Truth-seeker and God-lover. ```Your devotion is full of commotion.
Therefore, God does not wantTo ruin His most precious Ears
By listening to you. ```It is not true
That God has not createdAny human being
Without a tearful and painful sigh. ```My long-treasured depression-friend
And IHave cleverly and forcefully
Put God to sleep. ```God the Creator finds it difficult
To tolerate me.But God the creation
Not only tolerates meBut also tells me
That He will wait throughout EternityFor wisdom-sun to dawn in my heart.
```Stand upon surrender-mountain.
Lo, the governor of your lifeHas become the love within your heart.
```I asked God
If His Compassion-EyeWas only for my imperfection-life.
God said to me:“Definitely My Compassion-Eye
Is for your imperfection-life.Also, My Compassion-Eye
Is for the accelerationOf your soul’s Heavenward speed.”
```O seeker,
Right now you do not needA huge Everest-experience.
What you need isA tiny, self-giving thought.
```Are you searching for my mind
Or are you searching for my heart?If you are searching for my mind,
You will never be able to find it.If you are searching for my heart,
Lo and behold, it is thereRight in front of you!
```Quite often
Ignorance-night compels me to utter:“God does not love me!”
“God does not need me!” ```O seeker,
Do you want to use your mindTo retaliate,
Or do you want to use your heartTo radiate?
Make your choice immediately. ```No matter how strong you are,
If it is not God’s Will,You will not be able to ring
God’s Heart-Doorbell.No matter how weak you are,
If it is God’s Will,You will easily be able to ring
God’s Heart-Doorbell. ```Every morning God comes to me
And helps me weedMy mind’s thought-garden.
```I am ready to fight
With the omnipotent God.But a single tear
Of the compassionate GodCan easily destroy my life,
Inner and outer. ```You have simply no idea
How soulful, beautiful and fruitfulYour heart’s ecstasy-cry is.
```It is good to know,
Both from Heaven and from earth,That although God can live
Without me,He prefers not only to live
With meBut also to live for me.
```How can you hear
Your aspiration-alarm-clock ringingIf you are not at all serious
In your aspiration-heartAnd your dedication-life?
```Do you want to live longer
Or do you want to becomeA God-lover?
If you want to becomeA God-lover,
Then come and take service from me.If you want to live longer,
Just tell death to postponeYour Heaven-arrival!
```To me,
Desire is as youngAs the mind of man
And aspiration is as oldAs the heart of man.
```An insecurity-mind
Is, alas, condemnedTo be a prisoner of itself.
```The future world
Will not belongTo the world-fighters
But to the God-dreamers only. ```The delay in your
Unconditional surrenderIs the final barrier
Between you and God. ```Illumine your mind’s
Ignorance-night.Lo, your life-dreams are flying
In God’s Heart-Sky! ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 143, Agni Press, 1991
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