Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 266

26501

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My Lord’s Compassion-Hands

Not only hold but also steer

The wheel of my dedication-life.

```

26502

```

My gratitude-heart-smiles

Thrill my Lord Supreme

To the core.

```

26503

```

How I wish at every moment

To be drawn into the orbit

Of God’s Compassion-Eye.

```

26504

```

For many years I have tried

To please myself.

Alas, everything has been in vain.

From now on I shall perform

My God-assigned tasks.

I shall pray, meditate and serve Him

Every day.

```

26505

```

When I was a mind-pessimist,

I did not find joy anywhere.

Now that I have become

A heart-optimist,

I find joy everywhere.

```

26506

```

If you compromise your soul’s freedom,

Then you have nothing

To call your own.

```

26507

```

May my heart-life

Be a sleepless

God-progress-journey.

```

26508

```

May each good thought of my mind

Jump into

God-manifestation-service.

```

26509

```

Each doubtful thought

Is a dark blot on a page

In our aspiration-heart-book.

```

26510

```

When I fall down,

I invariably fall into the Lap

Of my Lord Beloved Supreme.

```

26511

```

Alas, I never thought

That each doubt could make our life

So difficult and disheartening.

```

26512

```

When we enter into

Our mind’s doubt-boat,

It quickly leads us into

The ignorance-sea. ```

26513

```

How can the mind judge

The Beyond

When it does not even know

What the Beyond is? ```

26514

```

Inside my gratitude-heart-garden

Every morning my Lord sings

And every evening my Lord dances.

```

26515

```

Finally I have compelled my mind

To come out of the dry desert

Of scientific life.

```

26516

```

The human mind

Should not be encouraged

To belittle others’ achievements,

Even in jest. ```

26517

```

Each undivine thought

Has tremendous capacity

To take away our God-energy.

```

26518

```

It is so difficult to convince doubt

That its very existence

Is harmful.

```

26519

```

Our minds may accept defeat,

But our God-loving hearts

Will never accept any defeat

On their way

To their God-Destination.

```

26520

```

Since the dawn of human aspiration,

Man has been longing for

The beauty and fragrance

Of the Unknowable. ```

26521

```

To love

God the Forgiveness more

Is to satisfy

God the Compassion more. ```

26522

```

In matters of spirituality,

If we can convince ourselves,

It is enough.

We do not have to convince others. ```

26523

```

Not to like God

May be rational,

But to doubt God

Is completely irrational. ```

26524

```

My Lord,

I do not need a precious mind.

What I need is a gracious heart.

```

26525

```

The earth-bound time

Runs towards Eternity

With humanity’s inspiration-blooms

And aspiration-flames. ```

26526

```

Alas, God’s Compassion-Eye

And His Forgiveness-Heart

Know no privacy.

```

26527

```

Love, devotion and surrender:

These three birds

Are Heaven’s most beautiful birds.

```

26528

```

Man foolishly thinks

That there is a short-cut to peace.

To be sure, there is none!

```

26529

```

A first-class disciple

Will never hold his Master

To his promise.

His Master’s freedom-light

Is his choice-delight.

```

26530

```

My doubting mind

And my strangling vital

Astonish and bewilder

Even God. ```

26531

```

The era of God’s

Indomitable Will-Performance

Is fast approaching.

```

26532

```

Where do I actually live?

I actually live

Inside the faith-blossoms

Of my heart-temple. ```

26533

```

In my spiritual life,

Nothing can equal

One atom of my gratitude-heart.

```

26534

```

God will never allow science

To take charge

Of God-realisation.

```

26535

```

You are so shameless

That you criticise God

Right in front of

His astonished Eyes. ```

26536

```

God steers His Life-Boat

Every morning

Between my aspiration-shore

And His Satisfaction-Shore. ```

26537

```

There can be no final destination

For our love-devotion-surrender-

Pilgrimage-life.

```

26538

```

I do hope that I can make God happy

With my heart’s new hope

And my life’s new promise.

```

26539

```

God’s Forgiveness-Heart

Means every word

Of what it says.

```

26540

```

God wants me every day

To forgive and forget,

So that I can happily and proudly

Run towards Him alone. ```

26541

```

An enthusiasm-life

And an eagerness-heart

Know no insurmountable barriers.

```

26542

```

Do you want to know

Why God is extremely fond of me?

He is extremely fond of me

Because not only do I love Him only,

But I also depend on Him solely

In my inner life of aspiration

And in my outer life of dedication.

```

26543

```

If there is no complaint

Against you

And if you also have no complaint

Against anybody,

Then you are a living saint.

```

26544

```

A spiritual Master is, indeed,

A God-manifestation-giant

Of the earth.

```

26545

```

Not for the faint heart,

Not for the stupid mind,

But for the self-giving life,

God is always ready

And God is always willing.

```

26546

```

When I forgot how to expect,

God came to me.

He gave me His All

Quite surprisingly

And quite unexpectedly.

```

26547

```

There should be no competition

Between truth-seekers and God-lovers.

They just have two different opinions.

Truth-seekers say:

“God is Infinity’s Height.”

God-lovers say:

“God is Immortality’s Love.”

```

26548

```

A gentle rebuke occasionally

From my Master

Not only saves my life,

But also gives me new hope

And new promise.

```

26549

```

My soul teaches my heart

Every day

To play obedience-melodies

On my life-harp. ```

26550

```

Who says desire is bad?

I say desire is very good

If I desire only one person:

God. ```

26551

```

Who says entanglement is bad?

I say entanglement is very good

As long as I want to be entangled

Only in God’s Compassion-Net. ```

26552

```

A heart of aspiration

Is always found

In the garden-beauty

Of a universal dream. ```

26553

```

A bright future is there for us all

If we feel that we are becoming

Younger than yesterday

To embrace new dreams

And new promises.

```

26554

```

Each Heaven-free thought

Is a special song

Sung by God’s own Heart.

```

26555

```

God the Emperor every morning

Knocks at our heart-door.

But being afraid of the majestic Heart

Of the Emperor,

We beggars do not dare to respond.

```

26556

```

The breath of each prayer

Is infinitely more beautiful

Than a flower of beauty.

```

26557

```

A gratitude-flower-song-heart

Is treasured

By God’s Divinity-Pride.

```

26558

```

Do not allow your mind

To be crowded

With uncomely thoughts.

```

26559

```

You are always meant

To remain awakened

To the ever-blossoming light

Of Heaven’s dawn. ```

26560

```

Why do you have to search

For a soul ripe in spirituality?

You must know that you yourself

Are already one. ```

26561

```

Everywhere I go

I see the cries and smiles

Of my own heart-home.

```

26562

```

What I call

My immediate willingness,

God calls that very thing

The music of His Heart. ```

26563

```

If you really want a heart of silence,

Then you must go far beyond

The domain of your mind’s

Reason-hunger-cries. ```

26564

```

Not one desire

But all our desires

Must be consumed

In our purity-climbing flames. ```

26565

```

No human being can escape sorrow.

But we are supposed to transform

Sorrow into joy

By becoming one with the Will of God. ```

26566

```

The pride of the mind’s power

Is nothing short of

Real weakness-reality.

```

26567

```

When I am ready to forgive the world,

God tells me:

“My child, I am coming.

No, no, My child,

I have already come!”

```

26568

```

When I deliberately forget the world,

God says to me:

“My child, I am going away.

Lo, I am already gone!” ```

26569

```

God cherishes my small heart-throne

And heart-crown.

He never cares for my mind’s

Splendour-grandeur. ```

26570

```

What you are doing

Is only multiplying your years.

Alas, God wants you only

To increase and increase and increase

Your God-tears.

```

26571

```

Only a purity-mind

Has the capacity to become

A clear reflection

Of God’s Eye and Heart. ```

26572

```

When my aspiration-heart cries,

I see God’s

God-Manifestation-Smiles dancing.

```

26573

```

The obedience of the heart,

The obedience of the mind

And the obedience of the life

Travel the selfsame road

To God-Infinity’s freedom.

```

26574

```

Prayers and meditations

Are the only God-Blessingful capacities

We have

To widen and enlighten

Our heart-horizon.

```

26575

```

May the new millennium

Usher in God’s new Dream,

God’s new Promise

And

God’s new Satisfaction

To liberate humanity from the throes

Of ignorance-bondage.

```

26576

```

Away with my joyless days!

I shall vehemently fight and win

The war within.

```

26577

```

Life is either to soar

In the inner sky

Or to sink

Into the abysmal abyss. ```

26578

```

To my greatest joy,

My pessimism-mind

Is fading fast, very fast.

```

26579

```

There is only one need,

And that need is great, greater, greatest:

An unconditional love for God.

```

26580

```

I do not recognise God’s Greatness,

But as long as God recognises

My smallness

And wants to turn my smallness

Into greatness,

Then I am all gratitude to God. ```

26581

```

One voice of hope

In my aspiration-heart

Is sufficient for me

To fight against all misfortunes. ```

26582

```

Do not think that you deserve

To hear all the time from God

How well you are doing.

As long as God knows

How well you are doing,

You should be satisfied. ```

26583

```

Beautiful are the tear-drops

Of my hope-heart.

Powerful are the smile-drops

Of my promise-eye. ```

26584

```

Make your heart full,

Then start giving,

And not before.

```

26585

```

What is the best way

To welcome the future?

Just create it!

```

26586

```

I never knew

The ever-ascending wings

Of my aspiration-heart

Would be greeted

By God’s Transcendental Vision.

```

26587

```

When you postpone

The Hour of God,

God, like a human being,

Loses heart. ```

26588

```

My Master,

No matter how many times

I fail you,

Please keep me again and again

In your obedience-hope-orbit.

```

26589

```

Each time I listen

To the dictates of my mind,

Alas, I am drawn into

A whirlpool of confusion. ```

26590

```

If you can increase your faith in God

And in your spiritual life,

Then you are bound to be freed

From your insecurity-ailments. ```

26591

```

God asks me to banish

All thoughts of my misdeeds

Of bygone days.

```

26592

```

Do you want to make real progress

In your spiritual life?

Then stop feeling guilty

Here and now! ```

26593

```

When you discard your faults,

You lose nothing.

On the contrary,

You get the most charming Smile

From God.

```

26594

```

I can never dare to imagine

That I shall be able to exhaust

The inexhaustible faith of my Master

In my spiritual life. ```

26595

```

Finally, I have totally destroyed

The prison-house of my name and fame

To become a choice instrument

Of God

And to fulfil Him in His own Way.

```

26596

```

If your destination is success,

Then your life

Is of no importance to me.

```

26597

```

If your life is progress —

Continuous progress,

Sleepless and breathless progress —

O seeker-friend of mine,

Then I am with you, I am in you,

And I am all for you. ```

26598

```

I am determined to take

My life’s surrender-heart-car

Non-stop

To the Lotus-Feet of my Lord Supreme. ```

26599

```

When my silence-heart sings,

I become a portion

Of Eternity’s peace-breath.

```

26600

```

To make our Lord Supreme happy,

Every day we must attempt a summit

That we never before dared.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 266, Agni Press, 1998
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