My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 56

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My Lord Supreme

Blessingfully and compassionately

Blesses each petal

Of my lotus-heart.

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APR 4413. These prayers were given in Antalya, Turkey — 21 December 2006.↩

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In the small hours

Of the morning

My life-tree

Exquisitely blossoms. ```

3

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My Lord appreciates

And admires

Only my ceaselessly

Self-giving miracles. ```

4

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Darkness covers.

Light uncovers

And illumines.

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5

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The peace of my heart

And the silence of my mind

Have boundless affection

For each other. ```

6

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God corrects me

With His Eye. ```

7

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God perfects me

With His Heart. ```

8

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Early in the morning

I harvest

My God-gratitude-heart-flowers.

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92

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Not just in our free moments,

But at every moment,

We must try to satisfy God

In His own Way.

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APR 4421. These prayers were given in Antalya, Turkey — 22 December 2006.↩

10

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Each devotion-breath

Of my heart

Brings me closer and closer

To my Lord’s Heart. ```

11

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My earth-detachment

Expedites

My God-attachment.

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12

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We do not get God-rapture

From our self-torture —

Never!

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13

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Sleepless self-offering

To God’s Will

Is the quickest and only way

To God-rapture. ```

14

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Alas,

The human in us

Is hopelessly

And unforgettably weak. ```

15

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To our greatest joy,

The Divine in us

Is unimaginably

And eternally powerful. ```

16

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I shall not control

And dominate anybody.

I shall not lead

And guide anybody.

I shall only love everybody

And be for everybody. ```

173

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No more my mind

Can fool my heart,

For I now have

A God-intoxicated

And God-owned heart.

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APR 4429. These prayers were given in Antalya, Turkey — 23 December 2006.↩

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Why am I so proud

Of my heart?

I am proud of my heart

Because it is always eager

To take giant steps

Towards the Destination. ```

19

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Each time my Lord looks

Into my gratitude-heart,

He gets a very special thrill.

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20

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Silence

Is my inseparable

God-oneness-assurance.

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21

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The infinite Beauty

Of my Lord’s Eye

Frightens the eyes

Of darkest ignorance-night. ```

22

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What does God do

All the time?

God dreams and dreams and dreams

All the time

In and through His Creation.

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23

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I have read from cover to cover

My aspiration-heart-book.

I am now beginning to read

My life-transformation-book. ```

24

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O seeker,

You came into the world

Neither for awards

Nor for rewards,

But to bask in the Sunshine

Of your Lord’s Affection. ```

25

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My mind

Always likes the power

Of the Unknown.

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26

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My heart

Always loves the beauty

Of the Unknowable.

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274

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My prayer

Is my life-tree.

My meditation

Is my heart-flower.

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APR 4439. These prayers were given in Antalya, Turkey — 24 December 2006.↩

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My happy thoughts

Have brought me so close

To my Lord Supreme.

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29

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My cheerfulness gives God

Enormous Joy

And stupendous Pride.

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30

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The mind knows

That God is

A very, very strict Teacher

And Examiner. ```

31

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The heart feels and knows

That God is

A very kind, inspiring

And encouraging Tutor. ```

32

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My Lord expects

All the time

Only one thing from me:

Readiness. ```

33

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I expect from my Lord

Many, many things:

Attention, Affection,

Love, Sweetness, Fondness,

Plus Appreciation and Admiration.

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34

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For the transformation

Of this world,

Our sole necessity

Is a Heaven-climbing aspiration. ```

35

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This morning

My heart-lotus bloomed

And then blossomed

So prayerfully, soulfully

And exquisitely.

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365

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Twice I am thrilled

Beyond measure:

Once when I soulfully

Clasp God’s Eye,

And once when I hungrily

Devour the dust

Of God’s Feet.

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APR 4448. These prayers were given in Antalya, Turkey — 25 December 2006.↩

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Every day

God’s Encouragement-Smile

Is all I need.

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38

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Every day

God’s Confidence-Pride in me

Is all I need.

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39

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Alas,

Man’s God-ingratitude-life

Is exactly the same today

As it has always been. ```

40

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Even my heart’s tiniest

Gratitude-drop

God proudly treasures.

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41

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Nothing is as absurd

As my

God-explanation-success.

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42

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An austerity-life

Is meant neither

For my Beloved Supreme

Nor for me. ```

43

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My Beloved Lord Supreme

And I

Love to live always

A simplicity-life. ```

44

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God the Creator

Is

The Transcendental Power.

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45

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God the Creation

Is

The Universal Beauty.

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466

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The more I am attached

To God,

The sooner I will be detached

From mankind.

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APR 4458. These prayers were given in Antalya, Turkey — 26 December 2006.↩

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In my inner life of aspiration,

God is eager

To be discovered by me.

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48

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In my outer life of dedication,

God is eager

To be sought and caught by me.

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49

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When I pray,

I see God

The Beautiful.

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50

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When I meditate,

I feel God

The Bountiful.

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51

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My inner purity

Protects

My outer life.

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52

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Each and every soul

Is made of

Nectar-delight-melodies.

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53

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Each and every heart

Is made of

Sweetness-soulfulness-songs.

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54

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I have come to learn

That not my capacity

But my God-surrender-life

Has made me win

In the battlefield of life.

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557

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Each time I have

A dream of God,

My heart breathes

An ecstasy-flooded life.

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APR 4467. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 28 December 2006.↩

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Be careful

Of your desire-thoughts!

They can easily obstruct

Your aspiration-path. ```

57

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Our journey’s start

Is from right here,

And our journey’s goal

Is beyond within. ```

58

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No more

Ignorance-thunder-drums!

From now on

Only sweet flute-melodies

I shall hear in my life.

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59

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My Lord’s Smile

Is my life’s only

Protection-Umbrella.

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60

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My life’s peace-boat

Sails only

Along my heart-river.

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61

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My Lord,

Please, please give me a heart

That will feel You sleeplessly.

My Lord,

Please, please give me a life

That will fulfil You constantly. ```

62

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Quite often

The outer success

May prove to be

A colossal inner failure. ```

63

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My God-dreams

Are extremely sweet.

My God-visions

Are absolutely authentic. ```

648

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My soul

Is the hero

Of my inner life.

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APR 4476. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 29 December 2006.↩

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Alas,

My mind

Is the lord

Of my outer life. ```

66

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God wants my heart

To be the supreme guide

Of my inner and outer lives.

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67

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Love divine

Is absolutely needed

Both on earth

And in Heaven. ```

68

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I love the beauty

Of my dedication-flow. ```

69

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I love the fragrance

Of my aspiration-glow. ```

70

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My mind loves

To command.

My heart loves

To plead. ```

71

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Time is

Power universal.

Love is

Delight transcendental. ```

729

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My victories and failures

Come and go,

But not my Lord’s Compassion-Eye

And His Concern-Heart.

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APR 4484. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 30 December 2006.↩

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O my mind,

Start loving the world!

Do not criticise the world

Any more. ```

74

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In the spiritual life,

Desire-fulfilment-dreams

Are absolutely futile.

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75

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Transformation does not mean

Extinction.

Transformation means

Illumination. ```

76

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My mind, keep quiet!

I am hearing my Lord’s Footsteps

At my heart-door.

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77

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Never forget

That the unwillingness

Of the mind

Can be extremely dangerous. ```

78

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The surrender-life

Is always eager

To love God the Creator

And serve God the Creation. ```

79

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God devours

My devotion-heart.

I devour

God’s Compassion-Eye. ```

80

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God’s Love is always there

In the very depths of our heart,

But we must bring God’s Love

To the fore

To be His true friends and servitors.

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Editor's note

Sri Chinmoy offered these prayers during his visit to Antalya, Turkey and Varna, Bulgaria in December 2006.

From:Sri Chinmoy,My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 56, Agni Press, 2008
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