One high dream
I have all along dreamt:God-Satisfaction in me.
```Because I still live
A desire-life,All my offerings have been returned
By Heaven. ```His surrender-life
Is striding fast,Very fast,
On the path of progress-delight. ```How can you,
Why should youBlame the world
When you yourselfAre fully responsible
For your self-made misery? ```With his stupidity-life
He has turned to EternityTo fulfil his desire-life.
```A seeker’s heart
Sails towards the seaOf tomorrow’s delight.
```It takes a heroic heart
To say noTo the desire-world.
```What he enjoys most
Are his God-dreams,Even when he is wide awake.
```Do not try to lead
Man’s mind to Heaven.You will fail!
Beg Heaven to descendInto the human.
You will succeed! ```The desire-life
Is always afraidOf missing or losing something.
```My soul has arrested
My doubting mindFor obstructing my Lord’s
Compassion-Vision-Eye. ```What consoles his stupid mind?
Certainly not illumination,But hallucination!
```Each high dream
Of manIs God’s own
Self-transcendence. ```His is a cry
Of his heart’sLost world.
```With an eager heart
I am lookingFor the full blossoming
Of my aspiration-life. ```The haven of self-giving-light
Is at once beautifulAnd powerful.
```Silence calls me.
Therefore, I am on my wayTo the perfection-life.
```Alas,
He is blindedBy earth’s
Ignorance-cherished knowledge. ```His days are numbered.
ThereforeHe longs to see
God’s Forgiveness-LightAs an undeniable reality.
```You can cherish
The inner “you”.Who says it is
A most difficult task? ```His mind dies
TodaySo that his heart
Can start livingFrom tomorrow.
```At last
His mind has started enjoyingThe departure
Of illusion and delusion. ```Cry within and smile without:
This is the only messageThat God gives to human beings.
```A heart of silence-delight
Is a fulfilled DreamOf God.
```Is God a dream?
So does the human mind think.Is God a reality?
So does the divine heart feel. ```Why do you want
To give the dying pastAn everlasting life?
```In spite of his teeming weaknesses
He feels that God aloneIs his All.
```In Heaven
What God calls His Dream,On earth
He calls it Truth. ```Your unconditional love
Of GodIs locked inside my heart.
```His longing for perfection
Is itself a signFrom the heart of his life.
```Every smile
Of our birthless and deathless journeyIs greeted by God’s Compassion-Eye
And His Satisfaction-Heart. ```Ambition does not know
That it shows us the wayTo an unsatisfied greatness.
```God’s God-Smile
Is a secret hopeThat a God-seeker invokes
To vanquish his shameless foes. ```A purity-heart enjoys
The express boat rideTo Divinity’s Shore.
```You must know why
An impure thoughtIs locked in your mind.
```Each sacred hope
Is a blessingful giftFrom Heaven’s heart.
```Your suspicion-mind
Meets with a sighFrom the heart of creation.
```A self-giving life
Is a special blessing-messageThat lives forever on earth.
```Each aspiring heart
Has the perfection-capacityOf infinite reach.
```My mind likes
Long journeys.My heart loves
Uncharted shores. ```Your uncertain mind
Is fast asleep without.Your certain heart
Is fully awake within. ```Unreality’s message
Is what my mind learns.Reality’s message
Is what my heart learns. ```His God and his soul
Are coming to seeHis heart’s universal sunrise.
```All is changed
For the best.I do not need myself
Any more.I need only God.
```The unreal mind
Does not knowWhat the real heart is.
```His divinity-eye
Is the evidenceOf one stupendous Truth.
```The mind’s
Thought-houseHas no protection-roof.
```One solemn promise:
Every day I shall meditateWith my aspiration-heart.
```True,
You have mortal lips,But that does not prevent you
From immortal utterances. ```You fool,
How long will you remainIn your mind’s tiny,
Private cave? ```I am forcing my mind
To develop a special capacityTo appreciate my heart’s
Silence-life. ```In my desire-life
What I actually needIs an endless “No!”
```The coast of the mind,
Who wants to reach?Who is that fool,
Who? ```Every day
Either I vehemently refuse painOr I long for a refuge
From pain. ```Every day he enjoys
The enlightening visitsOf unexpected souls
From the invisible worlds. ```Your tempted mind
Is now playingOn your heart’s broken strings.
```Thought
Has its weak body.Will
Has its strong soul. ```He is well established
On the pathOf self-effacement.
```To economise every moment
Is to consciously make friendsWith Eternity’s Infinity.
```Thorns and flowers
Grow togetherSo that flowers can be
Infinitely more appreciated. ```Only one
Great destruction-foe:A suspicion-mind.
```The human life itself
Is a strong desireTo be led by the clever mind.
```If you are a chosen child
Of God,Then you know how to laugh
At reason’s dominion. ```Your fondness for loneliness
Is never appreciatedBy God’s Satisfaction-Heart.
```A hopeful life
Knows how to return,Where to return
AndWhen to return.
```In spite of your stupidity-life,
I admire your loveFor Divinity’s Blessings.
```Each self-giving heart
Is a fulfilling DreamOf God.
```How can you be wise
If you have not alreadyPrayed to God to claim you?
```A seer-poet
Daily enjoys the companyOf God’s Vision.
```He is building
An Immortality-TowerIn the heart of human life.
```Inner courage is indispensable
To accept the challengeOf grey days
In each human life. ```Two age-old questions:
Does God love me?Do I need God?
```Oneness-delight
Builds its nestOnly for God-dreamers.
```Claim not
Recognition,But long for
Perfection. ```What do you want to learn
From me?I can only teach you
How to love GodUnconditionally.
```No more
Am I going to remainWith my mind’s crowding thoughts.
I shall remainInside my heart’s flaming will.
```He lives
In his searching mindTo be happy.
He lives
In his crying heartTo be perfect.
```You have all along seen
A struggling mind.From now on you will see
A daring heart —Your own.
```Fearless
If you remain within,Spotless
You can remain without. ```May my heart-garden
Grow beauty’sRose-hopes.
```Suspicion, the new God,
Has replacedIllumination, the old God.
```Earth does not need my heart
To pray for its transformation.Heaven does not need my life
To sacrifice for its satisfaction. ```Neither resolution
Nor revolutionBut soulful evolution
Will transform the world. ```Each desire-man
Is a fallen dream,Unfulfilled.
```His aspiration-heart,
Dedication-lifeAnd God-satisfaction-mission
Shall remain beyond the pagesOf history.
```The Creator is looking for someone
Who has the willingness,And not only the capacity,
To appreciate His creation. ```Make always
The right decision,And carry it
To perfection. ```Lack of poise
Means lack of surrenderTo the Will of the Inner Pilot.
```God Himself
Is smiling at you.Then why do you cry?
For whomDo you have to cry?
```God does not compel you
To follow His Aspiration-Way.Never!
He only wants youTo become perfect
In His manifested world. ```Who am I?
In HeavenI am a God-partner.
On earthI am a God-worshipper.
```The world is stupid.
It does not needYour dedication.
You are wise.You need the world’s
Aspiration. ```If you strongly feel
That you are going to passThe temptation-examination,
Then you are not mistaken. ```Be a simple life.
Earth needs your help.Be a pure heart.
Heaven needs your help. ```I simplify my mind
To be an instrument of God.I purify my heart
To become a child of God. ```You want to succeed.
Therefore, you teach.I want to proceed.
Therefore, I learn. ```Not what you give,
Not even what you are,But only what you want to become
Counts in the long run. ```Prove to God
That you are for Him alone.Then the visions of delight
Shall be within your easy reach. ```Now that he sincerely enjoys
The inner journey,His life has become
Satisfaction-delight. ```His willingness-heart
Is every day blessedWith bright perfection-hints
From Heaven. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 79, Agni Press, 1984
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