Every day
I play on a new heart-flute,And every day
I surrender the melodiesTo my Master-Musician,
My Beloved Supreme. ```Doubt,
The captain of my mind-boat,Has misguided my life
To utter destruction. ```Never extinguish your heart-torch
If you want to seeThe breath of illumination
In your mind-room. ```My heart-consultant
Used to advise meCompassionately,
Yet I made no progress.Therefore, my heart-consultant
Is using a stronger weapon.It is advising me
Unconditionally. ```The petals of my heart-rose
I shall turn intoMy life’s gratitude-tears.
```There is nothing
That cannot be doneEither here on earth
Or there in HeavenBy my soul’s patience-sun.
```The songs of my soul-bird
Can never be heardBy the restlessness
Of my mind-thoughts. ```If you want to be
The strongest aspirant,Then every day
You must go to the inner DoctorFor your heart’s sincerity-check-up.
```My love of my soul
Has abolished totallyMy mind’s sense of superiority.
```Aspiration-flames
Reach realisation-sun.Realisation-sun
Becomes an intimate friendOf God’s Self-Transcendence.
```Self-doubt
Can be compared toA ferocious, man-devouring
Tiger. ```I have starved
My desire-thoughts.Therefore
My aspiration-flamesAre climbing up very fast
And are about to touchThe Lotus-Feet
Of my Beloved Supreme. ```My soulful prayer
Every day and every hourComes from the breath of Heaven.
```Try to be
The eye of the cosmic gods,And you will be found
In the lap of Infinity. ```Do not remember
Your past yearsIf you want to climb up
A new aspiration-treeAnd walk
In a new transcendence-field. ```You have failed
In your aspiration-lifePrecisely because
You allowed pride to ruleYour determination-mind.
```A mind of doubt
Is the majestic monarchOf humanity’s life-confusing clouds.
```Alas, I was preoccupied
With my mind-doubts.Therefore
I could not save my heart-childWhen it was drowning.
```If your heart does not long for
A fully awakened wisdom-life,Then you will, without fail, die
In a drowsy ignorance-night. ```Three self-evident truths:
I love God.God needs me.
God and I will never failEach other.
```The moment you know
What God’s Will is,God will grant you
His own Freedom-Trumpet. ```Once you know
That you are your life’s silver dreams,God will grant you
His Life’s golden Visions. ```Two are the gifts
Of man’s sterling faith:He cannot live
Without God’s Satisfaction,And God cannot live
Without his aspiration. ```If you are ready
To ascend your heart’s stairs,Then do not allow
Your vital-dog to bark at you. ```If you tell me
How you love God,I will immediately tell you
Who you are. ```My soul asks my heart
Every dayTo take some peace-light
From my soulAnd give it to my peaceless mind.
```If you really have
A heart-house,Can you not give
At least one roomFree of charge
To God? ```You may not see
God the Justice,But you are bound to see
God the CompassionWalking every day
On every earth-road. ```The doors of eternal Time
Will open only to thoseWho possess the wisdom-light
Of ages. ```Every day
Sail your heart-boat,And every day
You will see that you are reachingA new soul-destination.
```In his life’s
Aspiration-mansionThere is no room
For death. ```If you do not love God,
Then who will?If you fail to satisfy God,
Then I do not thinkAnybody will succeed.
```From mental collapse
To psychic collapse,Your entire life
Has crumbled to dust! ```There is no difference between
God and His Compassion,As there is no difference between
My mind and my frustration. ```Only God’s Justice
Can speak of God’s ForgivenessWith God’s Authority.
```His is the mind
That is always tiredOf living.
Again, his is the heartThat is always afraid
Of dying. ```Unless you declare
Your ego’s death,God is not going to declare
The birth of His Satisfaction-Sun. ```You think
That you are imperfect.But I know
That perfection livesNext door to your heart.
```True, I do not know
What the world can give me,But I do know
What the world should give me:Its heart’s oneness-love.
```I always laugh at one thing:
That is,My mind-philosopher’s
Love-song. ```His heart of sympathy
Is feeling sorryThat his unaspiring mind
Is marching towards deathInstead of marching towards perfection.
```Although you have come
So late,The cosmic gods are willing to hear
What you have to say. ```When God reveals
His Plans,Show your immediate eagerness
To manifest Him. ```You are such a fool!
You always tamper withGod’s Illumination-Messages.
```Ups and downs
Always belong toHumanity’s perfection-seeking life.
```His mind
Is indeed a worldThat constantly needs direction
From his aspiration-heart. ```When the mind wants to teach you,
You should try to seeThat the lesson stops
Where and when the lesson begins. ```A God-seeking heart
Will definitely have a lifeFreed from all earthly turmoil.
```The speedy retreat
Of discouragement-phantomIs my most precious achievement
Today. ```Today my mind’s purity
And my heart’s divinityAre celebrating their joint victory.
```Alas,
Inside my sealed heartHow can I ever see
The Face of my Compassion-Lord? ```I am admiring
The waning of your destruction-nightAnd I am loving
The waxing of your aspiration-day. ```If you have
A hesitation-heart,Then you will be found
SomedayIn the insecurity-mart.
```A soulfully listening heart
My mindIs constantly looking for.
```In the morning
Every dayHe writes “Welcome!”
On his life’s purity-heart. ```No more, no more I need
A paralysis-life.I need a life
Of quick accomplishment. ```Is there anybody
Who does not know the trickeriesOf wild attachment-life?
```You may not remember,
But it was you who invoked GodTo put you inside
The temptation-prison. ```If you are firmly established
In your heart,You will definitely be able
To plumb the depthsOf God’s Heart.
```The mind is not bad.
Just make it pure.You will be able to enjoy
The purity-fragrance of truth. ```This world of ours
Is wild and miserable.Let us take shelter
In the arms of our soulful prayers. ```Ignore your mind.
If you can do it,Nobody will be able to force you
To abstain from Immortality’s Delight. ```Where life is pure,
Inspiration and aspirationAre also pure.
```My Lord, what shall I do
With the heart that You have given meIf You do not give me
Daily hopes to accompany it? ```Every day
He and his life-transportingHeart-cry
Get special invitationsFrom God.
```Your hatred-weapon
Will wound youEven before you have aimed it
At the target. ```What is depression?
A strong undivine powerThat destroys
The very breath of joy. ```When you fear,
You create a phantom-hourThat cannot be obliterated.
```I shall never invite ignorance
To come and play with me.Indeed,
This is my sudden and immediateBut unchangeable decision.
```One hour of faith-cultivation a day
Is enough to satisfyA seeker’s Inner Pilot.
```I gaze and gaze
Over my life’s pages,Trying to transform
My dream-beautyInto my reality-divinity.
```If you allow your faith
To waver,Then your life will immediately
Start lagging. ```Although my life
Is always noisy,God does not mind playing
His Silence-SongInside me.
```That ancient day
When God created man,He wanted His blossoming Infinity
To be lovedBy His embracing Immortality.
```It is not
That you do not know.You do know
That your mindIs a mountain of barren mistakes.
```Inside my God-hungry heart
I always keep a sweet, soulfulAnd beautiful
God-manifestation-dream. ```If you do not know
Which way your life-river should flow,Then I ask you
To follow your heart’s aspiration-boat. ```Human love is not meant
For sweetness-smile.Divine love is not meant
For bitterness-cry. ```My mind,
Do you remember God?He remembers you.
He said to meThat you will be happy
If you can remember HimOccasionally.
```Indeed,
You have done many things.But you are not doing
The most important thing:You are not leading a life
Worthy of God’s Appreciation. ```I really do not know
What has become of my satisfaction.It is so distant
And so reluctant to visit me. ```There shall come a time
When even the unconscious mindAnd the subconscious vital
Will long for transformation-light. ```His soul is extremely sad
Because his heart has becomeA deserted shrine.
```The seer-poet
Not only remains unappreciated,But also is misunderstood
By the modern intellectual world. ```If you want to eat
Supernatural food,Then you must have
An unbreakable connectionWith your aspiration’s inner source.
```Do you know
What the inner world doesEvery morning?
It laughs and laughsAt your stupidity-mind.
```It was once so easy to love you
Because you prayed and meditatedFrom sunrise to sunset.
```I foolishly thought
That God would compassionatelyAllow me
Not to give up my desire-life,Since now I am doing well
In my aspiration-life. ```Everything is possible
In the strong armsOf soulful prayers.
```Again I observe
My life’s spiritual awakening.Therefore, I am looking
For my heart’s secret and sacred altar. ```I really do not know
Why my mindSpends so much time
In the company of doubt-fools. ```I prayed to God
For a hiding place.God has given me
A rising sun instead. ```God always has
Time for you.It is you who never want
To listen to Him. ```I came to Your Lotus-Feet,
My Lord,With a helpless hope-heart
To be forgiven. ```What gives life its value,
If not its inner cryFor self-transcendence?
```As soon as you become
Your heart-life’s cry,God becomes
His Heart’s Satisfaction-Smile. ```If you follow the God-Road
To the end,You will not only see God
But also become another God. ```His mind of transformation
Has now becomeThe beauty of God’s Satisfaction.
```You are so callous and ungrateful!
Have you ever inquiredIf God requires anything
From you? ```If you are prepared
To give up everything else,Then God will make you
The fulfilment of His Dream:A perfection-God-child.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 54, Agni Press, 1984
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