Climbing Flames

1. A swing of flowers

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A swing of flowers,

God’s sweetness-showers.

Man’s oneness-role,

No division-dole.

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2. Acapulco

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Acapulco, Acapulco, Aca!

Within, without a life soulful, blanca.

“The pearl of the Pacific”, your motto sublime.

O rare owner of ancient time and modern time!

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3. Beauty's blossom-heart-forest!

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Beauty’s blossom-heart-forest!

Far away temptation-rest.

Everywhere love-garden.

Joy, bliss, a sleepless hand. ```

4. Good morning

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Good morning, good morning, good morning.

Good afternoon, good afternoon, good afternoon,

Good evening, good evening, good evening.

Good night, good night, good night.

Bonjour, bonjour, bonjour.

Bon apres-midi, bon apres-midi, bon apres-midi.

Bon soir, bon soir, bon soir.

Bonne nuit, bonne nuit, bonne nuit.

Buenos dias, buenos dias, buenos dias.

Buenas tardes, buenas tardes, buenas tardes.

Buenas noches, buenas noches, buenas noches.

Guten Morgen, guten Morgen, guten Morgen.

Guten Abend, guten Abend, guten Abend,

Gute Nacht, gute Nacht, gute Nacht.

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5. I am my military pride

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I am my military pride.

Power and glory in me abide.

The nation’s choicest sun and heart!

Helplessly bows to me, ignorance-dart.

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6. Invocation

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Supreme, Supreme, Supreme, Supreme!

I bow to Thee, I bow.

My life Thy golden plough;

My journey’s Goal Thy soulful Dream.

Supreme, Supreme, Supreme, Supreme!

I bow to Thee, I bow.

Supreme, I am Thy glowing Grace.

My world, Thy Feet of Light;

My breath, Thy Vision’s kite.

Thou art one Truth, one Life, one Face.

Supreme, Supreme, Supreme, Supreme!

I bow to Thee, I bow. ```

7. Krishna's consciousness, Radha’s selflessness

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Krishna’s consciousness,

Radha’s selflessness.

Krishna-Radha delight:

Blue perfection-height.

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8. Mazatlan

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Mazatlan, Mazatlan, Mazatlan!

O snow-white heart in God’s Vision-Plan!

A stupendous soul in a tiny frame,

The boat and the Boatman

Offer their fondness-game. ```

9. Mexico

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Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico!

Softness, boldness your beauty’s core.

Mexico, Mexico, Mexico, Mexico!

Wisdom-freedom, your oneness-lore.

Your past, present, future: all angel-glow!

Your vision-eye, a sleepless river-flow.

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10. My Lord, give me a body of solid strength

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My Lord, my Lord, my Lord,

Give me a body of solid strength

To multiply my heart’s gratitude-length. ```

11. O My Lord, give me a heart of sweetness

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O my Lord, O my Lord, O my Lord,

Give me a heart of sweetness

To feel Your Love of Oneness. ```

12. My Lord, give me a purity-mind

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My Lord, my Lord, my Lord,

Give me a purity-mind

Your Compassion-Feet to bind. ```

13. My Lord, give me a translucent soul

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My Lord, my Lord, my Lord,

Give me a translucent soul

To show me my vision’s supreme Goal. ```

14. My Lord, give me a vital of high sacrifice

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My Lord, my Lord, my Lord,

Give me a vital of high sacrifice

To turn my life into a blue paradise. ```

15. The seeker who waits

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The seeker who waits for God’s choice Hour

Will definitely receive from God

His Compassion-Shower and His Satisfaction-Tower. ```

16. Seven visits from my Supreme

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Every day my dear Supreme,

My sweet Supreme,

And my Beloved Supreme

Comes to me seven times:

The first time, He comes to examine my willingness.

The second time, He comes to examine my readiness.

The third time, He comes to examine my newness.

The fourth time, He comes to examine my oneness.

The fifth time, He comes to examine my fulness.

The sixth time, He comes to examine my perfection.

The seventh time, He comes to examine my satisfaction. ```

17. Song-Waves (1)

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Song-Waves, Song-Waves, Song-Waves!

Your beauty’s soul-joy braves

The wild ignorance-sea

Of eyeless Eternity.

Song-Waves, Song-Waves, Song-Waves!

O Silence-sun of the East,

O Sound-sky of the West,

You are satisfaction-feast;

You are perfection-nest. ```

18. Song-Waves (2)

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Song-Waves, Song-Waves, Song-Waves!

Your beauty’s soul-joy braves

The wild ignorance-sea

Of eyeless Eternity.

Song-Waves, Song-Waves, Song-Waves!

O Silence-sun of the East,

O Sound-sky of the West,

You are satisfaction-feast;

You are perfection-nest. ```

19. Song-Waves (3)

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Song-Waves, Song-Waves, Song-Waves!

Your beauty’s soul-joy braves

The wild ignorance-sea

Of eyeless Eternity.

Song-Waves, Song-Waves, Song-Waves!

O Silence-sun of the East,

O Sound-sky of the West,

You are satisfaction-feast;

You are perfection-nest. ```

20. Trinidad, Tobago: sweetness-heart and oneness-soul

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Trinidad, Tobago—twin Heavenly flames!

Sweetness-heart and oneness-soul-God-Games.

The British flag, the French flag, the Dutch flag

Captured the soulful beauty’s isles to brag.

Now you are your own smile and sun

And soul-courage light, bondage-night are done!

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21. Vive La France!

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Vive la France!

Vive la France!

Your wisdom-sea is your Himalayan dance.

Vive la France! Vive!

Vive la France! Vive!

Your renaissance-skies eternally shall live.

The wonder of wonders: your culture role.

Your “Marseillaise” has won the cosmos-soul.

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22. What we shall have

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Today what we have

Is a tiny aspiration-seed.

Tomorrow what we shall have

Is a powerfully developed realisation-blossom

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23. With its best friend

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With its best friend, a song,

My heart shall walk along

Eternity’s love-road,

Casting aside darkness-load.

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24. Bach

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Bach, Bach, Bach, Bach!

O heart-piercing, soul-stirring melody,

You quenched the unquenched thirst of Eternity. ```

25. Bach is the end

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“Bach is the end.

Nothing comes from him;

Everything merely leads up to him.”

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[Words of Albert Schweitzer]

26. Bach Is the father

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Bach is the father, we are the children.

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[Words of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart]

27. I offer myself

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I offer myself in most dutiful obedience.

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[Words of J.S. Bach]

28. Only practise it diligently

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Only practise it diligently, it will go very well.

You have five just as healthy fingers on each hand as I.

``` [Words of J.S. Bach]

29. To Give Wings of Eternity

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“To give wings of Eternity to that which is most ephemeral;

to make divine things human and human things divine;

such is Bach, the greatest and purest moment in music of all time. “

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[Words of Pablo Casals]

30. Amazingly free (52 American hostages)

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Hostages are now amazingly free;

American heart is in a nectar-sea.

No war, no war!

Harmony and peace must reign

To speed up humanity’s progress-train. ```

31. Fifty-two hostages (52 American hostages)

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Fifty-two hostages are now

Enjoying freedom-light.

America, America, America!

Within, without, ecstasy-height.

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32. Four hundred and forty-four days (52 American hostages)

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Four hundred and forty-four days

Of anguish fathomless.

In a tiny hole-world

Of torments ruthless.

Welcome home, brave soldiers,

To your freedom-clime.

Victory, victory, victory!

America’s compassion-time.

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33. Free, free, free (52 American hostages)

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Free, free, free, free!

Soulfully free, honourably free!

Compassion-father, President Carter,

Is universally a victory-tree.

No more sleepless struggle-nights.

No more!

All-where, all-lit ignorance-shore.

Heart-power is the power of wisdom-height.

Bondage nowhere, delight, delight. ```

34. A heart of oneness-tree

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President of the General Assembly!

You are your fruitful heart of oneness-tree.

Each nation has a special hunger-need.

You long to feed their needs, and succeed.

O courage-flood, O nobility-sea,

O champion-dreamer of One-Nation-Family!

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35. A oneness-voice (Dr. Hernan Padilla)

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Doctor Padilla, a soul of perfection-choice.

Mayor Padilla, a man of oneness-voice.

Puerto Rican heart you have gloriously won.

O island-beauty, O island-duty, victor-son! ```

36. Champion-gymnast (Misha Toyber)

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Misha Toyber, acrobat, gymnast, champion-light!

You teach body’s fitness and perfection-height.

In you, your students have found their confidence-sea;

The soul and the body are in oneness-ecstasy.

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37. I hope we remain so

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Americans are a self-critical people.

I hope we remain so.

``` [Words of Elliot Richardson]

38. It May Be True

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“It may be true that America has promised more than

any other society, but so, too, has it attempted more

and delivered more.

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[Words of Elliot Richardson]

39. Mother India’s soulful son (Narasimha Rao)

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Brother Narasimha Rao!

To your blue heights we bow.

Mother India’s soulful son,

Oneness-life you have won.

Brother Narasimha Rao!

Literature, culture in boundless measure;

Politics, poetry, a fruitful tree.

We sound the giant gong

Of your sky-vast victory-song. ```

40. O Malcolm Hill

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O Malcolm Hill, O Malcolm Hill!

A soulful and powerful thrill.

O British soul-bird to the core,

Highness, vastness and oneness-shore.

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41. President Royo: a vision-sun

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President Royo, O pinnacle-pride of Panama!

A vision-sun in God’s Cosmic Drama.

O swiftest deer-speed, O bravest lion-strength!

Yours is the heart of boundless oneness-length.

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42. Sister Dana

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Sister Dana, Sister Dana, Sister!

Helsinki Olympics gold medal winner.

Farther than the farthest, javelin you threw;

World’s surprise-attention you drew.

Your Emil swam in ecstasy-sea;

Perfect oneness-joy-satisfaction free.

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43. Why not?

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Some men see things as they are and say, “Why?”

I dream things that never were and say, “Why not?”

``` [Words of Robert F. Kennedy]

From:Sri Chinmoy,Climbing Flames, 1982
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