God has granted you
His uncharted Vision-WillBecause your life has become
Your heart’s oneness-thrill. ```The surrender-heart
Of a sleepless God-loverFinally becomes
The most precious sweetnessOf God’s Compassion-Dewdrops.
```My life was born
With God’s Beauty.My heart will live
With God’s Immortality. ```Vital joy without purity
Is a sign of inner poverty.Purity without self-giving
Is an impossible reality. ```Can fear ever save me?
Yes, it can!Fear can save me
Only if I am soulfully afraidOf my Beloved Supreme
When I am about to do somethingTo dissatisfy Him.
```The inner world is open
To the heart-voyager.The inner world is closed
To the truth-doubter. ```O my heart,
Do not thinkThat God does not care for you
Just because my soulIs swifter than you.
My Lord does care for youWith His blessingful Appreciation.
```Every morning he practises
His life’s surrender-act,And every evening he practises
His life’s gratitude-act. ```God felt miserable
When He sawThe funeral-flames
Of my aspiration-deceasedTemple-heart.
```His parents
Should have informed God,The unparalleled Doctor,
About the incurable diseaseHe was born with:
Ignorance. ```Heaven will not allow you
To come inUnless you buy
A round-trip ticketFrom earth.
```Heaven wanted him
To end his life-journeySo Heaven could get from him
Most authentic news about earth. ```You will be given
A free ticket to HeavenIf your heart is strong enough
And your life is pure enoughTo knock on the world’s
Aspiration-door. ```Before you check into God’s Hotel,
Be sure that you haveCarried with you
Your heart’s unconditionalSurrender-passport,
And that you have totally discardedYour hesitation-mind.
```One pure second
Of your heart-lifeCan embody the power
Of ten God-manifestingRoaring hours.
```Each moment shall become
A fruitless eternityIf the calculating mind
Does not surrenderTo the endless silence
Of the heart. ```Little lives are not false;
They are weak.They, too, can be turned into
Radiant images of the soul. ```Even if you fail
In your inner examination,Do not allow your mind
To become a surge of revolt,For you will be given
Another chance. ```My mind,
Will you keep a secret?My Lord has decided
To sing the song of illuminationInside you.
```He who wants to treasure
Only the futureIs sailing the boat
That will definitely sinkOn the way.
```Someday meditation
Will not only give you joyBut also increase
God’s Satisfaction-Power in you. ```Mental scholars are afraid
Of approaching the truth,Unlike truth-seekers
And God-lovers. ```You do not have to remain a candle flame
All your life,For God will definitely grant you
One dayOne of His Wisdom-Suns.
```Who can expect a dramatic change
In his life?Either he who has surrendered
To his own ignorance-night,Or he who has surrendered
To God’s Vision-Light. ```Unless you renounce your pride
In knowing the worldAnd in not knowing the world,
You can be neither safe nor perfect. ```The common problem is:
Man wants the uncommon solution.The uncommon solution is:
Man satisfies himselfBy getting the things
That he does not have. ```Doubt comes to tell you
Not only how far away you areFrom God
But also how close you areTo your death.
```Even his earth-bound time
Flows to God’sInfinite Shores.
```Your faith is dying!
Be prepared to faceUntold inner pangs.
```Two most precious lifelong experiences
Are engraved on my heart:I am not indispensable
AndMy Lord Supreme is unconditional.
```You will be totally lost
In your life’s quagmireIf you do not try
A new approach —I mean an unconditional
Surrender-approachTo God’s Will.
```I have seen many
Indifferent minds,But not even one
Indifferent heart.I have felt many
Insecure hearts,But never
An insecure soul. ```If you love to dream,
You will have endless light.If you love endless light,
You will become God’s Power-Hand. ```Every morning
You must keep a new prayerIn your aspiring heart’s
Dedication-pocket. ```From God’s Hospital
I have received the latest report:My doubtful mind is on the road
To its complete recovery. ```My aspiration-heart has consumed
The fear-spreading vocabularyOf my doubting mind.
```Mine is the faith-dictionary
That has never been challengedBy doubt’s limited vocabulary.
```There is no difference between
A God-appointed AmbassadorAnd a God-personified Lover.
```My prayer-life
Wanted to bind GodUnconsciously.
My meditation-lifeRectified it
Miraculously. ```Your life’s tape recorder
Is only to recordGod’s Victory-Messages,
And notYour life’s past failures.
```Since your frustration-vital
Does not want to commit suicide,Ask your illumination-soul
To be strict with the wild lifeOf your vital.
```O my faith,
I shall count on your full supportWhen I go to my new Employer,
God,To ask for a job.
```How can you allow
Your mind’s ugly doubtsTo sneer at earth’s
Blazing aspiration-flames? ```In the battlefield of life
The human mindMay pass the examination,
But it will never be ableTo surpass the heart.
```Every accident
Can be preventedEither by
God’s powerful SmileOr by
Man’s soulful cry. ```The fine for disobedience
Is so exorbitantThat finally his mind
Has had to resortTo an obedience-life.
```Even a brick wall
Has more receptivityThan a desire-bound
Ingratitude-heart. ```God’s Compassion-Net catches all,
Only to liberate themIn His Infinity’s Satisfaction-Delight.
```A proud man wants to lead the world,
But he fails.A humble man wants to follow the world,
But when he is about to follow the worldGod appears
And starts leading him. ```If you see
With the eye of your soul,You will never be able
To tell the worldThat God is His Negligence-Eye.
```What your life now is,
Is a visible sincerity.What God is going to give your life
Before longIs an invincible purity.
```When my conscience advises me
And I listen to it,My life becomes the cornerstone
Of my Lord’s inner creation. ```In my inner world of aspiration
And in my outer world of dedicationOne thing reigns supreme,
And that is the Silence-EcstasyOf my Beloved Supreme.
```The face of Heaven
Is more beautiful than powerful.The heart of man
Is more fearful than cheerful. ```His mind is clothed in silence.
ThereforeToday his heart is able to sing
Divinity’s hymnFor the heart of humanity.
```Two are the companions
Of my sleepless soul:Man the preparation
AndGod the Satisfaction.
```If you do not want
God’s CompassionTo open your mind’s
Closed shutters,Then God’s Justice,
With no hesitation,Will do the needful.
```Prayerful
Are the eyes of a dreamer.Beautiful
Is the heart of a lover.Fruitful
Is the life of a server. ```What has obliterated
His hope-life?Not his doubtful mind,
Not his insecure heart,But the unwillingness
Of his ego-born life. ```I have discovered
A new road to peace:“My mind does not know anything.”
```My Lord Supreme,
You can neglect anythingIn my life
Except my poor and fragile heart. ```Three deadly weapons:
An ingratitude-heart,An all-knowing mind,
An ego-granted realisation. ```If you are devoted
To your own self-glory,How will you ever dare
To demolish your life’s inner barriers? ```He dreams God’s Dream
Every dayIn his purity-sanctified heart.
```There is only one
Secret and sacred chainThat links man and God,
And that chain isMan’s cheerfulness-heart.
```Do you want to hear
The heartbeat of oneness?Then start climbing the hills
That separate your mindFrom your heart.
```There can be a safe
And sunny world for you,But have you played your role?
Have you put your body, vital,Mind, heart and soul
In perfect order? ```God fills my heart
With His own Heart’sSilence-Smiles
Every day. ```Can receptivity be learnt?
Yes!Your soul’s luminosity
And your life’s spontaneityCan teach your heart
How to be receptive. ```If you are ready
To walk bravelyAlong life’s despair-road,
God will grant youHis Beauty’s Vision-Crown.
```Can a snow-white purity-mind exist
Like a snow-white purity-heart?Yes, it can!
Ask your soul.It will help you unconditionally
To get a snow-white purity-mind. ```Your mechanical mind
Will always be afraidOf heading Heavenward
For abiding peace. ```God loves me; I need Him.
May this experience-storyRemain deathless,
Even when my mindIs doubtful and obstinate.
```You grope in the darkness
Of your mindBecause you have not prepared
A garden-shrineInside your heart.
```If you want to dine
In God’s Satisfaction-Restaurant,Never enjoy vacation —
Not to speak of temptation —In the inner world!
```It is not that every day
Doubt does not invade his mind.But the moment
Doubt invades his mind,He destroys it!
```If your inner house
Is not supportedBy hope-pillars,
How will your outer life succeedAnd how will your inner life proceed?
```If you do not include
God’s CompassionIn your daily life,
You will, without fail,Meet with the red danger sign.
```If your mind is afraid
Of climbing higher,Then how will your life
Travel into Infinity? ```Now that he is all love
For his aspiration-game,His desire-game
Has totally left him. ```On the threshold of a new year
May our minds haveA new determination-dictionary
And may our hearts haveA new dedication-dictionary.
```If you are not inspired
To improve your spiritual vocabulary,Your life’s dreams
Will never be transformedInto reality.
```My heart’s
Two secret and sacred longings:I shall please God
In God’s own Way.I shall no longer carry
My past failure-life. ```My body, vital and mind
Are now unanimousIn their decision:
They will study at the heart-school,And the only teacher
Will be the soul. ```What is my spiritual wealth?
My love of God.What is God’s spiritual Wealth?
My heart’s oneness-smile. ```Unless you point-blank deny
The animal in you,The human in you
Will not love youAnd the divine in you
Will not utilise you. ```A seeker and a quitter
Have absolutely nothing in common.They follow their own ways
Right from the beginning to the end. ```God wants each and every human being
To hoist His Victory-Banner.But who is ready?
Not you!Who is ready?
Not he!Who is ready?
Not I!God is helplessly looking
For the hero-instrumentWho will hoist His Victory-Banner.
```Transformation is a slow process.
But once it is achieved,It is treasured by both
Humanity’s heart-cryAnd divinity’s soul-smile.
```Unless you correct yourself,
Your imperfect lifeNot only will torture you
But also will lower the standardOf the world.
```A God-lover
Does not know how to hide.He does not know
How to expose himself, either.He only knows
How to reveal His Beloved Supreme. ```With love
I see the world.With devotion
I feel the world.With surrender
I become the world. ```The mind talks and talks
So that it does not have to listen.The heart remains silent
So that it can all the time listen. ```One day
Spirituality will becomeNot only comprehensible
But also acceptableAnd adorable.
```Do not allow doubt-storm
To destroy your heart’sBeautiful light and delight-camp.
```Do not play with untamed thoughts
From the mind-jungle.They are extremely dangerous!
```Alas,
When God telephoned me,I was playing hide-and-seek
With my doubting mindAnd my insecure heart.
ThereforeI could not answer the call.
```You can make your mind
Claim GodThe way your heart
Has claimed God.First beg your mind.
If you do not succeed,Then force your mind!
```In my life
There is nothing to sayAnd there is nothing to understand.
There is only one thing,And that is
Constant self-revelation. ```I give credit to my gratitude-heart
For everything I know.I give credit to my surrender-life
For everything I have become. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 30, Agni Press, 1984
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