Your gratitude-heart
Brings down the satisfaction-birdFrom God’s Heart
And helps it landOn your life’s dedication-hand.
```Unless you free yourself
TotallyFrom attachment-anxiety,
Peace of mind will always remainA far cry.
```I need only the heart
That is expertIn performing oneness-acts.
```If you hide
Behind doubt-partition,Then yours will be the life
Of eventual destruction. ```He is always in pursuit
Of excellence,Although his life
Has not been blessedWith even a shadow
Of excellence. ```In the morning
His heart shows his Beloved SupremeHis aspiration-report card.
In the evening
His life shows his Beloved SupremeHis transformation-report card.
```Every day, every hour
Develop only one thing:The power of dedication,
Selfless and unconditional. ```Alas,
What I needIs a dynamic vital!
Alas,What I have
Is a vandalising vital! ```No wonder you have failed
In your life’s examination!You have failed because
You have a tremendous shortageOf surrender-gratitude-supplies.
```Every day
His heart devotedly goesAnd soulfully learns
From his silence-teaching soul. ```There is definitely
A deep well of faithInside you.
Search for it!You will someday
Without failDiscover it.
```All roads, no doubt,
Lead to God.But life’s surrender-road
Is always the shortest. ```Insecurity itself is a strong force
That weakens the human in usAnd does not allow us
To see the divine in us. ```Can you not see
That your life’s self-importance-treeIs totally destroyed
By the frowns of the world? ```You can easily escape
Your mind’s illusion-netIf you increase every day
Your life of faith,Either in your soul
Or in your heart,The representative of the soul.
```Each soul
Is the messengerOf a supreme self-control.
```There is no difference
Between name and fameWhen playing life’s useless
Ignorance-game. ```If you are your life’s
Self-importance,Then how can you expect
God’s Satisfaction-AssuranceIn you and for you?
```Your life-boat must not carry
Your unaspiring mind,Your impure vital
And your lethargic body. ```Each desire is dangerous.
Each desire is ferocious.Each desire has to be avoided
As soon as you become awareOf its very existence.
```The mind acts like a monkey.
Again,The mind has the capacity
To become a pure saintAnd act like a pure saint.
```The soul is a stranger
To ignorance-forestAlthough its body, vital, mind
And even heartAre forest-dwellers.
```Everything in my life
Has turned to cries,Even my heart’s
Soulful songs. ```He became what he saw:
A sea of peace,A sky of light
And a mountain of delight. ```Every day try to increase
Your childlike ways.Then God’s Compassion-Eye
Will teach you how to playWith God’s Satisfaction-Heart.
```Be pure, be confident
And try to be perfectBy declaring a cease-fire
In your mind’s destruction-world. ```He comes to God’s
Compassion-Height-Home frequently,But rarely does he come
To God’s Justice-Light-Palace. ```O my body,
Can you not becomeSomething other than
A shameless and useless shadowOf lethargy?
```Before a desire is fulfilled,
Life is utter helplessness.After a desire is fulfilled,
Life is meaningless uselessness. ```If you wait and wait
To break your fate,Your fate will destroy
Your soulful and powerfulInner capacities.
```Who told you
That your fate can never be changed?Fate is destined to be changed,
For God does need youAs His supreme partner.
```Know for certain
That the hour has come for youTo discard your desire-life
And embrace your aspiration-life. ```The unaspiring human mind
And impossibilityAre two eternal friends
And are fond of living together. ```You want
The vision of victoryWithout the willingness
Of aspiration.Indeed, an impossible task!
```His heart is too pure
To be jealous.His mind is too strong
To be doubtful.His life is too beautiful
To be imperfect. ```He wants to possess
And be possessed by the world.Unconditional self-giving
Is not his life-style. ```His aspiring heart
Lives on hope.His unaspiring mind
Lives on the rumours of hope. ```God for God’s sake
Is a most difficult experienceFor a desire-man to have.
```If you think that your future
Will be infinitely heavierThan your present,
Then meditate on God soulfully.He will cheerfully place
Your future-weightOn His Shoulder.
```All along
You have heard of God,You have talked about God.
Can you not try, from now on,To become sleeplessly one
With God? ```Although he has allowed his mind
To be drowned in destructive thoughts,He has kept his purity-heart
Only for his Beloved SupremeTo enjoy.
```The perfection of life
Can never beAn earthly chance,
But onlyA Heavenly choice.
```Do you not see
That the Satisfaction-SmileOf God’s Compassion-Eye
In youHas completely stopped?
```Do not worry
If you have lost God’s MessageIn your mind’s ignorance-mire.
Just ask your heartTo beg God
To grant you another Message.But be sure, this time,
Not to lose it! ```From time immemorial
There have been two partners:Man’s willingness
AndGod’s Fulness.
```No matter how bad you are
In God’s inner School,He will never allow you
To become a drop-out,For He considers your failure
As His own failure. ```You have a mind
Rich in simplicity.You have a heart
Rich in sincerity.You have a life
Rich in purity.Therefore
God tells the worldThat you are rich in divinity.
```At the end of the desire-night
Of each human mind,There shall definitely dawn
An aspiration-day of the heart. ```You are absolutely doing
The right thingBy asking your desire-life
To be extremely proudOf your aspiration-life.
```His is the divine heart
That every day goes smilinglyAround and around
His soul’s illumination-circle. ```For the mind to be confused
Is not an unusual thing.For the heart to be illumined
Is not an unusual thing.For the soul to be perfect
Is not an unusual thing. ```Something is missing
In his mind:Faith.
Something is missing
In his heart:Love.
Something is missing
In his life:Satisfaction.
```Since you have not given
Anything worthwhileTo your Beloved Supreme,
Try at least to give HimThe remaining years
Of your life. ```The divine Will
Is a special Messenger of GodThat comes directly from Heaven
To fight for human beingsAgainst ignorance-titan.
```You can climb fast, very fast,
The progress-treeIf you give what you have:
Inspiration-dropsAnd aspiration-flames.
```The suspicion-mind
Has to sufferFrom an agonising inner marathon
In the world of aspiration. ```You want to live
In a world of temptation.Again,
It is you who want to seeThe face of satisfaction.
I tell you,They never go together!
```If you feel that you have gone
Too high to fall,Then you are
Completely mistaken. ```A sincerity-heart
Has the capacity to startA peaceful race
In its Heavenward journey. ```If you think
That pleasure-life is the only life,Then you are using a dictionary
That is consulted by rank foolsEvery day.
```Do you not think
That it is high timeFor you to rebuild
Your heart’s aspiration-temple? ```If you are not grateful
To GodFor His unconditional Love,
Then one day you will be doomedTo a harvest of sorrows.
```There are only three thoughts
That please me:I love God’s Eye.
I need God’s Heart.I shall fulfil God’s Vision
In me. ```The sweetest and the richest
Of all occupationsIs when I think of God
And I feel GodAs my Eternity’s own, very own.
```Never stop trying!
Who knows when GodIs about to come
And stand right in front of you? ```Who says
That man knows nothing?He does know how to kick hard
God’s Compassion-EyeEvery day.
```Even my mind’s gloomy thoughts
Will someday be transformedInto my heart’s blossoming smile.
```If you have no time to think
That you are old,Then you also have no time to think
That God’s Compassion will beOf no avail in your life.
```If you are a citizen
Of two worlds,Desire and aspiration,
Then God will not show youHis Heart’s hallowed Temple.
```The best thing for you
Is to discardYour mind’s bottomless
Frustration-night. ```You are looking for God’s
Forgiveness-Heart.God is looking for your
Aspiration-heartAnd dedication-life.
```I am of no use to God,
Yet God thinks,Out of His infinite Bounty,
That I am a choice instrumentOf His.
```You cannot depend
On your eyes.You cannot depend
Even on your heart.But you can definitely depend
On God’s Compassion-Smile. ```On earth
To find HeavenIs not a difficult task.
Ask your gratitude-heart!It will show you where Heaven is.
```No calamity is greater
Than thinking ofOne’s own life’s inferiority.
```Usually we do two things
Every day:We ignore God’s Will
And we fail to imploreGod’s Forgiveness.
```May the silence-blessing
Of silence-nightPrepare me to fight
Against the sound of day. ```My Lord Supreme,
My feeling of distanceBetween You and me
Has deepened,Not because You love me less,
But because I am tryingTo be self-dependent.
```The difference
Between pride and humilityIs this:
Pride wants to manifest itself;Humility is manifested
By God Himself. ```His mind is rejected
Because it is impure.His heart is excluded
Because it is hopeless. ```The hour has come for me
To appreciate my heart’s purityAnd not to live in the neighbourhood
Of my mind’s impurity. ```His mind loves
The beauty of the moon.His heart worships
The radiance of the sun. ```If you speak
From the humility-podium,Then sooner than the soonest
You will conquer the heartOf mankind.
```The true meaning of life
Is to know what God wantsFrom your heart
And what God does not wantFrom your mind.
```You can generate joy
Only throughYour heart’s openness
And your soul’s oneness. ```Replace your frustration-vital
With your aspiration-heart.This is the only way
That you can move forwardTowards your destined goal.
```If you do not renew
Your aspiration,You will have to live
With your life’sHelplessly and hopelessly
Lost hope. ```To allow ignorance
To age and dieIs a hopelessly stupid act
Of the human mind. ```He is not worthy of receiving
Even God’s Compassion-Award,Not to speak of
God’s Satisfaction-Award! ```The mind that is lost
In the quagmire of desireCannot enjoy the feast
Of God’s Satisfaction-Delight. ```Just because
You are better than the worst,Do not think
That your contributionsTo the world at large
Are worthy of acceptance! ```Cut off
Your mind’s illusion-cordTo see
Your heart’s illumination-flames. ```My Beloved Supreme
Counts on my soul’s full supportHere on earth.
```Alas,
Each human being is doomedTo a serious birth defect:
Self-doubt! ```He has no faith
In his future life.He lives on the messages
Of the ancient past.They are guiding and shall guide
His life. ```You are critical.
That meansYou don’t think or believe
That you can ever be perfect. ```To keep your heart young
All the time,Ask your mind to be pure,
Ask your vital to be simple,Ask your life to be self-giving.
```An ingratitude-heart
Is nothing other thanA torture-room of death.
```My heart of unconditional surrender
To my Lord’s WillIs the general manager
Of my life. ```You do not have to say
Anything important.You do not have to do
Anything important.Just feel that God only
Is important in your life. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 70, Agni Press, 1984
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