My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 12

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I know and I feel

That my Lord Beloved Supreme

Has an everlasting Love

For me.

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APR 1077. These prayers were given in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 2 January 2002.↩

2

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God does not hide anything

From me.

Because of my blind eyes,

I do not see

What He does for me

Self-givingly and sleeplessly. ```

3

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God blesses me

Out of the Bounties of His Heart.

Alas, where is my receptivity-heart,

Where? ```

4

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If we want to walk

Every day

In the newness of life,

Then we must have enthusiasm

In our mind

In abundant measure. ```

5

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Every morning and evening

My Lord tells me

Only one thing:

Not to do,

But to be.

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6

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God expects

The deepest affection-portion

From my aspiration-heart,

And no,

Never some random portion.

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7

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The days are short.

My desires are endless.

O climbing aspiration-flames,

Where are you?

In your absence

I am helpless,

I am hopeless,

I am useless. ```

82

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I search

For my inner food:

Life divine.

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APR 1084. These prayers were given in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 3 January 2002.↩

9

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An insecurity-mind-plant

Rapidly grows. ```

10

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An impurity-life-river

Dauntlessly flows. ```

11

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God-manifestation on earth

Entirely depends

On humanity’s genuine love

For God. ```

12

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A faultless heart

Is possible,

But not

A faultless life. ```

13

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The human in us

Sleeplessly needs

Self-mastery.

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14

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The divine in us

Breathlessly needs

God-discovery.

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15

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How can God tame

My unruly earth-existence-life

If I every day blame God

Consciously and deliberately? ```

16

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My life needs nothing

From the future.

It needs everything

From the immediacy of today. ```

17

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Every day, without fail,

My Lord Himself breathes

My gratitude-heart-tear-breath.

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18

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Desire-journey ends

In the land of nowhere. ```

19

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Not to entertain

My mind, my vital and my body,

But to enlighten my life

I came into the world. ```

20

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The beauty of my prayer

And the fragrance of my meditation

Are carrying me

To my Lord’s Heart-Home. ```

21

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My heart’s

Devotion-temple

Is my life’s

Pole-star. ```

22

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Look forward,

My life!

Never, never look back

At the sad failures

Of the past.

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233

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I must hold myself

To the absolutely highest

God-satisfaction-standard.

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APR 1099. These prayers were given in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 4 January 2002.↩

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I must brighten my mind,

Deepen my heart

And strengthen my life.

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25

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Be fully prepared!

Lo and behold,

The unparalleled opportunity-train

Is come. ```

26

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God tells me

That God-Satisfaction

Is my birthright.

I have only to claim it,

The sooner the better.

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27

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I must find my inner road

Myself,

Or I must beg God

To make one for me. ```

28

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Every divinely blooming thought

Becomes

A supremely blossoming experience.

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29

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My prayers and meditations

Are answered

Not when I am begging God,

But when I am loving

And serving God.

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30

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God’s Protection-Shelter-Home

Is for all human beings,

Whether they are aspiring

Or desiring. ```

31

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I unmistakably see

That my desire-mind-cloud-sky

Is clearing.

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32

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May my gratitude-heart

Expand and expand

In every direction.

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33

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When my meditation

Is very deep,

I breathe in perfect rhythm

With my Beloved Lord Supreme. ```

34

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He who has never visited hell

Will never be able

To appreciate, admire,

Adore and love Heaven

Most adequately.

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35

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Only the helpless tears

Of my heart

Are given the chance

By my Lord Supreme

To take a short-cut

To His Heart-Home. ```

364

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Every morning

The very first thing I do

Is to offer my gratitude-heart-tears

To my Lord Beloved Supreme.

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APR 1112. These prayers were given in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 5 January 2002.↩

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A God-surrender-life means

A life of ever-blossoming

God-Delight.

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38

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My Lord tells me

That He will make me

A blue-gold star

In His Heart-Sky

If I meditate soulfully

And self-givingly. ```

39

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Yesterday my Lord gave me

The lightning speed of inspiration.

Today my Lord gives me

The lightning speed of aspiration.

Tomorrow my Lord will give me

The lightning speed of self-offering. ```

40

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God comes to my surrender-angel

Inside my heart

On tiptoe

With His infinite Joy

And infinite Pride.

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41

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Every day our inner faith

Needs newness-joy

To grow into

The Fulness of God. ```

42

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Every morning my heart and I

Hoist our Supreme Lord’s

Victory-Flag.

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435

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There is nothing

That a hope-heart

Cannot achieve.

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APR 1119. These prayers were given in Phnom Penh, Cambodia — 6 January 2002.↩

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Alas,

I fool myself miserably

By thinking that I know

Who I truly am. ```

45

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I must replace the pleasure-life

Of my outer world

With the heart-joy

Of my inner world. ```

46

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God proudly smiles at my mind

When He sees that it has

Even an iota of peace.

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47

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If I really want peace

In my life,

Then I must not busy myself

With what others do and say. ```

48

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To be perfect in my outer life,

I must harmoniously live

With my inner

God-aspiration-heart. ```

49

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A famous life

Is no match

For a God-Pride-heart

And a God-faithfulness-life. ```

50

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To see my Lord Beloved Supreme

Smiling,

I am ready to sacrifice everything

In my life. ```

51

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I must not postpone

Even for a single day

My unconditional surrender

To God’s Will. ```

52

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Not what the mind says,

But what the heart feels

I must immediately believe

And accept. ```

53

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My heart’s soulful

Devotion-skill

Is my life’s momentous

Enthusiasm-thrill. ```

54

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A devotion-heart

That has intensity

Is of paramount importance.

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55

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A doubting mind

Can influence other minds,

But never an aspiring heart.

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56

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Every morning I receive

My Lord’s Blessing-Rain

With my gratitude-heart-tears.

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576

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My heart-breath descends

From my Lord’s

Transcendental Delight.

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APR 1133. These prayers were given in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam — 9 January 2002.↩

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I must multiply

My heart’s sweetness

And my life’s oneness.

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59

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When the Hour of God strikes,

Do not delay!

Just run your fastest

To your final Destination. ```

60

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Every morning

Prayerfully, soulfully and blissfully

I fly on the wings

Of my God-love. ```

61

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Do not mind

If you fall.

Only allow God

To lift you up again.

He is all ready

To do you this big favour. ```

62

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In the marketplace of life,

Nothing is essential

And nothing is permanent.

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63

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Sweet is God’s

Compassion-Eye. ```

64

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Sweeter are God’s

Affection-Arms. ```

65

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Sweetest is God’s

Fondness-Heart. ```

66

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The mind gives millions of reasons

Why it does not want to accept God

As its Creator.

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67

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The heart says,

“I cannot live without God

Even for a fleeting moment.

No reason-snare

Can ever catch me.”

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68

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I need

An ever-progressing

God-gratitude-life.

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69

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A God-eagerness-heart

Feeds on only

Now.

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707

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My Lord says to me,

“My child,

I am infinitely more interested

In your aspiring heart

Than in your life’s

Mighty achievements.”

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APR 1146. These prayers were given in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam — 10 January 2002.↩

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I desperately and sleeplessly need

Enthusiasm-thrill

In my dry mind.

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72

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God says to me,

“My child,

I want to reverse the game.

My only desire is this:

From now on,

You will be indulgent to Me

And not to yourself.”

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73

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In each century,

God-realised souls

Can be counted

On the fingertips. ```

74

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To smile at God

Is a seeker’s

Very first requirement.

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758

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I dearly love

My God-adoration

And

My God-manifestation-convictions.

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APR 1151. These prayers were given in Ho Chi Minh City, Viet Nam — 9 January 2002.↩

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Do not enjoy your friendship

With your unaspiring mind.

You will be a dejected

And rejected God-devotee. ```

77

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When we please God

In His own Way,

He accepts us as true members

Of His inner Family. ```

78

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Aspiration

Is the transcendence-assurance

Of our previous achievements.

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79

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God-criticism-acceptance

In our spiritual life —

Not only unacceptable,

But also unpardonable. ```

80

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God the Forgiveness-Heart

And

God the Compassion-Eye

Pick us up

After each fall.

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To protect

His supremely chosen children,

God is God’s

Round-the-clock Concern. ```

Editor's note

Sri Chinmoy offered These prayers during his visit to Cambodia and Viet Nam in January 2002.

From:Sri Chinmoy,My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 12, Agni Press, 2002
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