Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 228

22701

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There is only one heart:

The heart of humanity.

There is only one song:

The song of oneness-peace. ```

22702

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O ascending cry

Of humanity’s heart,

I love you.

O descending smile

Of Divinity’s soul,

I love you,

Plus, I need you.

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22703

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Each time we breathe in

And breathe out,

If we can sing God’s Victory-Song,

Then God will claim us

As His Eternity’s own, very own.

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22704

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May the infinite beauty

Of America’s soul

Awaken America’s body,

Liberate America’s vital,

Illumine America’s mind,

And feed America’s heart,

To liberate them from

The fetters of ignorance-night. ```

22705

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There is not a single moment

When our heartbeat is not singing a song.

But we must make sure that this song

Is either earth-illumining

Or Heaven-fulfilling,

Or both. ```

22706

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Fulfilment you want?

Then long before

The interference of the mind,

Fulfil yourself by identifying entirely

With your God-loving heart

And God-serving life. ```

22707

```

For a God-music-lover,

Each soulful song

Is a most delicious banquet.

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22708

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Each soulful song self-givingly sung

Is indeed a short-cut

To the supreme destination:

The Golden Shore. ```

22709

```

Each soulful song

Is our heart’s inner happiness

And our life’s outer fulfilment.

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22710

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O seeker,

The Supreme is more than willing

To give you

His most valuable possession:

Compassion.

But you have to be ready

To receive it

With utmost willingness. ```

22711

```

For a citizen of the world,

Peace

Is the life of perfection,

Peace

Is the breath of satisfaction.

```

22712

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I am happy, supremely happy,

Because my Inner Music Teacher,

God the Supreme Musician,

Takes my aspiration-heart

As His choice instrument.

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22713

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When our Lord Supreme

Bestows upon us

His unconditional Compassion-Light,

He creates a new hope

And a new promise in us,

Him to fulfil in His own Way. ```

22714

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Immortality’s Soundless Sound

Is an inner discovery

Which has to be brought to the fore

For the transformation of the human mind

And the perfection of the human life.

```

22715

```

The outer world

Has to be awakened

And remain awakened

Consciously and constantly,

So that it can develop the eagerness-hunger

To accept the beauty and divinity

Of the inner world.

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22716

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Without peace of mind,

No human being

Must even dream of

Raising the consciousness of mankind. ```

22717

```

From the heart of my prayer,

I receive Divinity’s Peace.

From the soul of my meditation,

I receive Immortality’s Delight. ```

22718

```

If you do not feel

That God has chosen you

To establish His Victory

Here on earth,

How can God ever accept you

For the manifestation of His Light? ```

22719

```

At times my mind condemns me

For the blunders I have made.

But, alas, will the mind ever confess

That it has acted

In a deplorably faulty way

In and through me? ```

22720

```

Although my Lord Beloved Supreme

Appreciates my success-life,

He not only admires

But also loves

My progress-heart.

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22721

```

The power that builds

The mind-tower

And the power that creates

The heart-fountain

Have the same Source:

God’s Compassion-Eye. ```

22722

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O my mind,

I do not celebrate anything,

But I shall definitely celebrate

Your unconditional surrender

To my universal oneness-heart.

```

22723

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Although ignorance perpetuates itself,

It does not have an endless life.

Its earth-bound life

Will, without fail,

Eventually surrender

To the Heaven-free life. ```

22724

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I entirely belong

To God’s Smile.

God sleeplessly belongs

To my heart’s cries. ```

22725

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When you do something wrong,

Pray to God the Illumination

To illumine you,

Instead of asking God the Compassion

To forgive you.

If God the Compassion forgives you,

You may repeat the same mistake

Again and again.

But if God the Illumination illumines you,

Then once and for all you will be liberated

From the ruthless attacks of ignorance-night.

```

22726

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Where are the cosmic gods today?

They may not be in Heaven;

They may not be on earth;

But they can definitely be found

Inside our God-crying hearts.

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22727

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Do not try to deceive your Master.

You will never succeed;

But your act of deception

Will take you away from your only friend

Both in Heaven and on earth.

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22728

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How to jump your mind’s

Doubt-hurdles?

Feed your heart’s faith

Consciously and cheerfully.

You are bound to succeed

In jumping all doubt-hurdles. ```

22729

```

I thought God was ignoring me,

But now I see

God was just making me ready

To perform a higher task. ```

22730

```

If you say

That there is nobody you can trust,

Then I tell you

That you are mistaken.

You can definitely trust the Divine,

The ever-illumining Divine,

Which is the birthright

Of each and every human being. ```

22731

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My Lord,

When I see myself

Through my own eyes,

I swim in the sea of sadness-failure.

But when I see myself

Through Your Eyes,

You bless me immediately

With Your Peace-Freedom-Satisfaction. ```

22732

```

Never stop loving your life,

For God Himself

Loves and treasures your life

Proudly. ```

22733

```

If you invoke the Presence

Of God the Satisfaction,

You may not succeed.

But if you invoke the Presence

Of God the Compassion,

You will, without fail, succeed. ```

22734

```

In the outer world

There are many, many thieves.

In the inner world

There is only one thief,

And that thief

Is our ego-thief. ```

22735

```

Some are born great.

The human mind

Can fall under that category.

Some are born good.

The divine heart

Definitely falls under that category. ```

22736

```

Hope is not a risk

That we must face.

Hope is the God-invoking force

In us. ```

22737

```

What I really love about God

Is His constant declaration

That He and I

Are eternally, universally one. ```

22738

```

If you do not try

To better your life,

Then the unaspiring forces in you

Will sooner or later

Fetter you.

```

22739

```

My experience-heart

Is my life’s bank.

My realisation-soul

Is my life’s banker. ```

22740

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Although I do not have

An iota of peace in my mind,

I am sure God will not allow my mind

To remain in agony.

God will one day illumine my mind

And bless my mind

With Infinity’s Peace.

```

22741

```

My heart’s peace

And my soul’s bliss

Have made a solemn promise

To each other:

They will forever remain

Running partners. ```

22742

```

Hope is the best possession

In our God-aspiring life.

Promise is the best possession

In our God-manifesting life. ```

22743

```

My restless mind

Has no time to think of peace,

But peace always finds time

To try to make my mind

Not merely good,

But perfect. ```

22744

```

Let us not be empty of common sense.

What common sense demands of us

Is not to indulge always

In expectation. ```

22745

```

Let failure say

Whatever it wants.

I shall never surrender

To the pangs of failure,

But to the happiness of triumph:

God-triumph in me,

Through me and for me.

```

22746

```

God never forces me.

He does not even force

My wild ego

To surrender to Him. ```

22747

```

My Lord,

There was a time

When I prayed to You

To bless me with what You have.

But now I am praying to You

To bless me with what You are:

Love.

```

22748

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Alas, how can I succeed

When I try to liberate myself

With fragile hopes

And when I try to bind God

With brittle promises?

```

22749

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Alas, why does my aspiration

So often disappear

Like a quicksilver dream?

```

22750

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I know each individual human being

Will one day be blessed

With the nectar-bliss

Of God’s Dream.

But, alas, when?

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22751

```

Nothing mortal can ever

Be enduring.

Nothing immortal can ever

Be hiding. ```

22752

```

In our spiritual life,

When we lose a material object,

It is no loss.

Rather, it can be a great advantage. ```

22753

```

Never swerve

From your God-satisfaction-promise,

Either today or any day.

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22754

```

What can poor God do

When a genuine seeker

Deliberately enjoys unspiritual things?

He just watches

In sad amazement.

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22755

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The beauty

Of hope’s outer life

And the fragrance

Of hope’s inner life

Are keeping humanity sane.

```

22756

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God can never and will never

Postpone

Any seeker’s God-realisation.

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22757

```

No matter how unaspiring

The human mind is,

It is not yet considered hopeless

By God. ```

22758

```

The mind’s sincerity

And the heart’s purity

Have to be kept alive all the time.

If not,

The aspiration-flames can perish

In a single moment. ```

22759

```

When God teaches my heart its duty,

My heart always willingly, eagerly

And self-givingly

Learns it. ```

22760

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If we do not regularly

Pray and meditate,

Then our God-realisation-hope

Will fight against ignorance-night

Only to die.

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22761

```

When the heart is silent,

God is seen to be

Profoundly occupied inside it.

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22762

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When the mind is ready and eager

For the fulfilment of God-duty,

The Goal itself

Most affectionately beckons the mind. ```

22763

```

An unconditionally surrendered soul

Is selected by God Himself

As the example of perfect Perfection.

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22764

```

Why should you cry?

Why should you die?

God has not yet pronounced your life

A sad and total failure. ```

22765

```

Each aspiring heart

Has its own eagerness

For God’s Arrival-Hour.

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22766

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Poor God!

Even His Patience

Has now begun to despair

Because of my mind’s constant refusal

To accept light.

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22767

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When I deliberately do not care

For my spiritual life,

Not only the divine in me,

But also God Himself,

Is puzzled and disturbed.

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22768

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There are a few things

That God particularly dislikes.

One of them

Is my insincere self-abnegation. ```

22769

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Alas, my heart’s gratitude-flower

Has not yet made its appearance

In my life.

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22770

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God never denies me opportunities.

It is I who never avail myself

Of my God-given opportunities.

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22771

```

Among life’s spiritual disasters,

Negativity

Is by far the quickest.

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22772

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Today

My heart is all sadness

Because, contrary to its own conviction,

My Lord Supreme is telling my heart

To raise its aspiration-standard.

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22773

```

My mind’s sincerity-smile

Holds even God

Fascinated and spellbound.

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22774

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The God-experience is guaranteed

If the mind is absolutely sincere

And the heart is entirely pure.

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22775

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When there is a competition

Between the mind and the heart,

It is always the heart of faith

That travels far

And sees much,

Not the mind of doubt. ```

22776

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Ignorance knows God

By God’s Thunder-Feet.

Wisdom knows God

By God’s Satisfaction-Eye. ```

22777

```

God’s Compassion

Is not only older

Than God’s Justice,

But also more durable. ```

22778

```

My human life

Is indeed a great debt.

My divine life

Is indeed a constant payment. ```

22779

```

Self-giving and joy

Are so fond of each other

That they have become

Inseparable companions. ```

22780

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It does not take years of training

To discipline the mind.

Walk along the road of surrender.

God Himself will discipline your mind. ```

22781

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When I have aspiration,

I fly to God.

When I do not have aspiration,

I fly like a bird

With a broken wing.

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22782

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The subtle beauty of the soul

Can neither be seen nor heard

By a man with no aspiration.

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22783

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Today

My sincerity-heart makes me feel

That God’s exasperation

With regard to my spiritual progress

Is more than justified.

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22784

```

Alas,

My mind’s disobedience-tempest

Has destroyed all my heart’s

God-worshipping flowers. ```

22785

```

Each unaspiring thought

Eventually ends with

Both misery and sadness.

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22786

```

The first step on Heaven’s ladder

Always invites those

Who live only for God’s Heart-Smile

And Heart-Satisfaction. ```

22787

```

My mind’s problems

Are deathless.

My heart’s problems

Are joyless.

My life’s problems

Are useless. ```

22788

```

My mind’s peace

And my heart’s joy

Have become quite close friends.

```

22789

```

God tells me

That every day is a holiday

For the God-surrender-heart.

```

22790

```

God secretly chides

My doubting mind

And openly rewards

My searching mind. ```

22791

```

God is bound to strengthen my heart

In His own Way

If I feel His Way is the only way.

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22792

```

I do not want to become

A walking miracle.

I just want to become

A God-loving, heart-crying reality. ```

22793

```

Even when my heart-flower sleeps,

It offers beauty, sweetness

And fragrance

To all those who approach it. ```

22794

```

The ultimate gifts of spirituality

Are the perfection of human nature

And the satisfaction of God.

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22795

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Beautiful

Are our heart’s tears.

Powerful

Are our soul’s smiles.

Fruitful

Is our life’s surrender-dance. ```

22796

```

A heart of aspiration

Is a bridge.

A life of surrender

Is the goal. ```

22797

```

O disobedience,

Will you ever be ashamed

Of your ruthless mind,

Ruthless life,

Even your ruthless heart,

If you have any? ```

22798

```

It is you who have to create

Inside yourself

A sense of obligation

To serve God

In each and every human being.

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22799

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My willingness to please God

In God’s own Way

Creates not a life

Of binding imprisonment,

But a life of ever-increasing freedom.

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22800

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Aspiration teaches us

How to rise

High, higher, highest

And arrive at

Our Immortality’s Home.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 228, Agni Press, 1996
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