There was a time
When I wasMy mind-volcano.
But now my Lord SupremeHas turned me into
A oneness-heart-fountain. ```Sweet
Is willingness.Sweeter
Is obedience.Sweetest
Is surrender. ```Each pure thought creates
A new heart-songAnd a new life-story.
```The mind, and even the heart,
CannotBut the soul can and does
Answer all our God-questions. ```If you carefully and soulfully count
Your lost God-Blessings,You can regain your aspiration-height.
```A gratitude-heart
Always takes very long stridesTowards God’s Compassion-Sea.
```The mind either is afraid of or dislikes
God-homework,But the heart loves
God-homeworkAnd multiplies its inner light.
```Be contemplative first
And then talk.You will see that God
Will definitely be happyTo become your most attentive listener.
```Do you want to find God?
Then just expand and widen your mind.Lo and behold,
God is inside your utterly vast mind. ```Nothing can blind
Your illumining soul.Nothing can bind
Your aspiring heart. ```What you need
Is an aspiration-armyAnd a realisation-commander
To defeat your mind’sIgnorance-troops.
```Every day my heart sings
A new peace-song.Every day my soul dances
A new peace-dance. ```My spirituality-death
Will not take placeOnly because of God’s
Constant Forgiveness-Breath. ```Inside my heart’s life-boat
I never keepEven one doubt-passenger.
```The mind is a tiger,
An ignorance-tiger.The heart is a fire,
A wisdom-fire,To conquer the breath
Of the ignorance-tiger. ```You have given chance after chance
To so many human beingsTo help you improve your life.
Can you not give GodJust one chance?
```My heart’s aspiration-talks
NeedNo mind-interpreter.
```Every morning
My heart most devotedly singsA new victory-song
Of my Lord Supreme. ```May my mind become
A flood of enthusiasm-energyAnd my heart become
A sweetness-happiness-home. ```A God-lover’s heart
Has the capacityTo unite a saint’s heart
And a sinner’s mindIn his soul’s wisdom-sea.
```You may not know
But it is absolutely trueThat God secretly counts
Your ego’s giant footsteps. ```If you really care for
Your heart-enlightenment,Then you must never be late for
Your God-appointments. ```My heart is determined
To please GodThe Creator.
My life is determinedTo please God
The creation. ```Alas,
Why do I think thatI think better,
Why do I think thatI know better,
Why do I think thatI do better
And why do I think thatI am better
In every way? ```If my goal
Is other than God Himself,Then that goal
Is no goal for me. ```My soul tells my heart:
“Follow me, I am your leader.”My mind tells my heart:
“No, no, follow me, I am your leader.”My poor heart does not know
What to do.My poor heart is completely lost.
```The dividing mind
Does not even want to knowThat there is
A oneness-peace-school. ```Nobody has forced me
And nobody can ever force meTo run on the anxiety-road.
Nobody has forced meAnd nobody can ever force me
To swim in the worry-sea. ```My Lord tells me that today
I am His Vision-InvestmentAnd tomorrow I shall be
His Satisfaction-Fulfilment. ```The mind’s negativity-capacity
Is no matchFor the heart’s God-receptivity.
```Love God the Silence
Within.Manifest God the Sound
Without. ```I am so happy
That every morningMy soul, my heart, my mind,
My vital and my bodyEnjoy a unity-train ride.
```A soundless prayer
Is an endlessGod-Compassion-achievement.
A breathless meditation
Is an ever-transcendingGod-Satisfaction-unfoldment.
```There should be
No empty roomIn a seeker’s
Aspiration-heart-home. ```Death without God
Is as untrueAs life without God.
```You can break
All your life’s attachment-chainsOnly when your heart becomes
An unconditional God-obedience-smile. ```Today I am locking
For goodMy mind’s ingratitude-door.
```An unaspiring mind
Deliberately enjoysA ceaseless doubt-downpour.
```O my mind,
Do not descendInto the chasm
Of ingratitude-frown. ```Your heart-dreams
Will soon without failAwaken you
From your age-long mind-sleep. ```A new day
Is a new wayTo participate in
God’s new Cosmic Play. ```God’s silent Heart-Wish:
Each human being must haveA transformed mind
Inside a perfect heart. ```From earth
Frustration goes up.From Heaven
Indifference comes down. ```He is
His God-loving heartTo touch
The God-Love-Breath. ```A man of desire
Either consciously or unconsciouslyCherishes
Possessiveness-hunger. ```If you hesitate
To give yourself completely,Then you will not be supplied
With new energy,New light
And new perfection. ```Who says
That all paths are difficult?Try sincerely
The path of the heart.To your wide surprise
You will seeThat the heart’s road
Is extremely easy. ```I may not allow
God the JusticeTo enter into my heart
Any time He wants to,But I shall always allow
God the CompassionTo claim me.
```The shameless mind
Begs God to grant itThe authority
To perfect the human race. ```The human muscle-power
Will be worse than uselessIf God does not come first
In everything. ```The audacity
Of the destruction-mindTries to bring to the fore
World-extinction. ```I am looking for a new road
That will lead meTo God’s infinite Compassion-Light.
```I do not know
Who the beggar isInside my mind.
But I do know that the emperorIn my heart
Is steering my life-boatTo reach my Destination supreme.
```Who can ever be happy
Under the tyrannical mind’sDictatorship?
Who can be unhappyUnder the heart’s self-giving
Friendship? ```What is my heart doing?
My heart is devotedly buildingMy soul’s
Love-compassion-wisdom-temple. ```The sorrows of the outer life
Cannot touchThe unshakeable poise
Of the inner life. ```How can you desire
An imperishable success?For desire itself
Has a very short breath. ```God’s selection process
Is indeedHumanity’s satisfaction-progress.
```My heart is always in favour
Of my life’sPerfect satisfaction-change.
```God does not choose
My doubtful mind.God does not choose
My fearful vital.God chooses only
My cheerful heart. ```O my stupid mind,
When are you going to be wise enoughTo offer your most precious
Gratitude-wealthTo our Lord Beloved Supreme?
```True, God likes
My success-achievements,But He loves and loves and loves
My progress-promise. ```Alas!
I do not know when, how and whyMy mind’s doubt-thunderstorms
Have completely ruinedMy aspiration-heart-garden.
```My Lord tells me
That He has no time to listen toMy life’s embarrassment-secrets,
But He has all the time to listen toMy heart’s enlightenment-secrets.
```My mind’s earthly knowledge
Is quite often fearful.But my heart’s Heavenly wisdom
Is always fruitful. ```The isolation-mind
And the progress-lifeAre two perfect strangers.
```When God ignores me,
He tortures me.When God strikes me,
He just inundates meWith His Love, Affection and Fondness.
```If you keep your heart-eye open,
Then you will not sink.You will only swim and swim and swim.
```Just one smile
From my gratitude-heartImmensely increases
The beauty of the universe. ```My Lord,
What is the sweetest thingOn earth?
“Obedience, My child, obedience,Your obedience-mind
And your obedience-life.” ```My Lord,
What is the most important thingIn the world?
“Aspiration, My child, aspiration,Your heart’s aspiration-cry.”
```My mind’s faith,
My heart’s willingnessAnd my life’s obedience
Are three inseparable friends. ```Yesterday I had
An unappreciated mind.Today I have
An ungrateful mind.Alas!
Who knows,Tomorrow I may have
An unforgivable mind. ```Each wrong thought
Is a trespasserIn the land of oneness-perfection.
```An unaspiring human being thinks
That God lives only in Heaven.An aspiring human being thinks,
Feels and knowsThat God is everywhere.
This definitely includes hell. ```I thank God
When He gives meSomething powerful.
God thanks meWhen He sees in me
Something beautiful. ```It is not our prayers
That move God’s Heart.It is our prayer-tears
That move God’s HeartPlus feed God’s Breath.
```God’s universal Eye
Not only watches meBut also teaches me
To be a perfect citizenOf the world.
```If we do not end
Our desire-party,Then how can we be invited
By God’s Illumination-Paradise? ```Be careful
If you do not want to walkSide by side
With your lethargy’s gigantic pride! ```If your life is devoid of resolve,
You will not be able to solveAny problem that you encounter.
```If you are not afraid of seeing
The ashes of your mind,Then you are bound to succeed
In your inner aspiration-life. ```I am happy
Only because I am a seekerOf sacred silence-light.
```The division-mind
Either today or tomorrowHas to surrender
To the heart’s oneness-reality. ```I must illumine my mind!
How long am I willing to sufferFrom my mind’s tyranny?
```As long as man cherishes
His mind’s division-capacitiesAnd qualities,
He will have endless quarrelsWith God
In the inner world. ```My aspiration-heart
Is my passportTo visit God’s dream-filled
Reality-worlds. ```During our brief sojourn on earth,
We must prayerfully and soulfullyReserve our hearts
For God alone. ```The songs of our hearts
Are so sweet and pureThat they can reach
Heaven-Delight-Heights. ```Is there any mind
That will never remainFull of useless, unanswered questions?
```If you are wise,
Divinely wise,Then you will give top priority
To remaining alwaysHappy and peaceful.
```Only divine thoughts
Have the capacityTo transcend all the doubts
In our minds. ```You are a fool.
You are pleased to be caughtIn a storm of self-criticism.
Self-criticism is not the answer.Self-examination is the answer
Of answers. ```If you are hospitable to mankind,
Then God’s Heart of Joy and PrideShall be yours.
```You can thrive
In the face of adversityIf you have ceaseless faith in yourself
And if you are ready to play the roleOf the hero-warrior
At every moment of your life. ```If you can wait
With the patience of the wise,Then there is nothing
That you will not be able to achieveIn this lifetime.
```On my own
I have no capacity at all,And I do not need any capacity
Save and except one:My sincere cry
To love and serve GodIn His own Way.
```God does not want me to declare,
But only to treasureMy instant readiness
To obey His Will supreme. ```You can be immune
To desire-diseaseIf you can get your Master’s degree
In constant self-offering to God,The Beloved Supreme.
```I bow and sit down
At my Lord’s Compassion-Feet.When the hour strikes,
My Lord will steer my life-boatTo His Golden Shore.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 179, Agni Press, 1993
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