The Dance of Life, part 13

601. The connecting link

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Master, God has blessed me with money;

You now bless me with realisation.

Son, God has not only blessed you with money,

But also with realisation —

The realisation of temptation and frustration.

Your money is the connecting link

Between

God the temptation

And

God the frustration. ```

602. Processions

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Insecurity is a one-man procession.

It comes back to the place where it started.

Fear is a ten-man procession.

It comes back to the place where it started.

Jealousy is a twenty-man procession.

It comes back to the place where it started.

Doubt is a hundred-man procession.

It comes back to the place where it started.

But

Love is a ten million-man procession.

Once it reaches its destination, Illumination,

It never returns. ```

603. I become

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I become

Two souls in one body

When I think of aspiration-light.

I become

One soul in two bodies

When I think of manifestation-light.

I become

The God-Soul in the God-Body

When I think of Perfection-Light.

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604. I fear

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I fear his silence.

His silence-sea shall drown me.

I fear his voice.

His voice-tornado shall destroy me.

I fear his smile.

His smile-tree shall not bear fruit.

I fear his love.

His love-train shall leave without me. ```

605. I love

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I love his silence.

His silence is my heart’s pole-star.

I love his voice.

His voice is my life’s only nectar.

I love his smile.

His smile is my divinity’s life.

I love his love.

His love is my Eternity’s All. ```

606. My dreams and my realities

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When I am compelled to live with dreams,

I try hard to get rid of them,

Soon.

When I am compelled to live with realities,

I try hard to get rid of them,

Soon.

Why?

Why?

Because my dreams

Are nothing but false hopes.

Why?

Why?

Because my realities

Are nothing but barren deserts. ```

607. They are great

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They are great

Not because

They love their God unconditionally.

They are great

Not because

They serve their God unconditionally.

They are great

Because they rightly claim

Their God as their very own.

They are great

Because their God knows

They are His Voice,

They are His Light. ```

608. Lengthen and lessen

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To lengthen your aspiration,

Lessen your meals.

To lengthen your experience,

Lessen your sleep.

To lengthen your perfection,

Lessen your doubts. ```

609. He needs

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In the human world

He needs little of everything.

In the animal world

He needs less of everything.

In the mineral world

He needs least of everything.

In the aspiration world

He needs much of everything.

In the realisation world

He needs more of everything.

In the perfection world

He needs most of everything. ```

610. Why do I teach him?

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Why do I teach him?

I teach him

Because

I want him to see God

Soon.

Why do I teach him?

I teach him

Because

I want him to claim God

Soon.

Why do I teach him?

I teach him

Because

God is sleeplessly for him. ```

611. I need

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Inspiration

I need

To run my Race.

Aspiration

I need

To win my Race.

Realisation

I need

To feel God’s Grace.

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612. Friends

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A blind man

Has a friend:

Light.

A poor man

Has a friend:

God.

An aspiring man

Has two friends:

Joy and Conscience.

A God-realised man

Has two friends:

Heaven’s Pride and earth’s Gratitude.

A rich man

Has no friend,

Not even his soul.

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613. The mind

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Don’t force the mind.

If you force the mind

It will bite you.

Don’t kick the mind.

If you kick the mind

It will strangle you.

Don’t hate the mind.

If you hate the mind

It will confuse you.

Don’t cherish the mind.

If you cherish the mind

It will delay you.

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614. Resistance and assistance

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Resistance to falsehood,

Assistance to truth.

Resistance to hate,

Assistance to love.

Resistance to fear,

Assistance to courage.

Resistance to doubt,

Assistance to faith.

Resistance to ignorance,

Assistance to wisdom.

Resistance to death,

Assistance to Immortality. ```

615. Whatever

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His mind says

Whatever it likes.

His vital does

Whatever it wants.

His heart becomes

Whatever it treasures.

His body fears

Whatever it desires.

His soul owns

Whatever it has. ```

616. What he is

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Peace has made him

What he is:

Beautiful.

Joy has made him

What he is:

Soulful.

Love has made him

What he is:

Dutiful.

Light has made him

What he is:

Fruitful.

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617. I forget, I remember

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I forget

All my sad failures.

I remember

All my great triumphs.

By forgetting

All my failures,

I empty my mind.

By remembering

All my triumphs,

I feed my plenitude.

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618. Freedom

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No, freedom is not

Realisation.

Yes, freedom is

Revelation.

No, freedom is not

Manifestation.

Yes, freedom is

Divine Compassion

And

Human Perfection. ```

619. God's Light and Satan's night

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He went to Heaven

To praise God’s Light.

He went to hell

To praise Satan’s night.

God’s Light

Raised his life

In return.

Satan’s night

Erased his heart

In return.

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620. Only one thing

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My body needs

Only one thing: motion.

My vital needs

Only one thing: caution.

My mind needs

Only one thing: illumination.

My heart needs

Only one thing: union.

My soul needs

Only one thing: perfection. ```

621. A changed man

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A changed man

Is a changed world.

A changed world

Is a changed God.

A changed God

Is a changed Dream.

A changed Dream

Is a changed Silence. ```

622. Promise

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You are proud

That you are God’s first promise.

He is proud

That he is God’s last promise.

I am proud

That I am God’s concealed promise.

God is proud

That He is far above His Promise. ```

623. Give them a chance

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Give peace a chance.

It will do everything for you.

Give bliss a chance.

It will do everything for you.

Give the world a chance.

It will ask you to do

Everything for it.

Give me a chance.

I shall make you do

Everything for yourself.

```

624. A bright future

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There is a bright future

For the man of faith.

There is a bright future

For the man of self-control.

There is a bright future

For the man of peace.

But

There is no need for a future

For the man of God.

His present is the complete

Fulfilment of Eternity.

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625. What is it?

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Nonviolence, what is it?

His heart knows.

Violence, what is it?

His vital knows.

Nonexistence, what is it?

His ego shall know.

Existence, what is it?

His surrender shall know. ```

626. The lives of the multitudes

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Concern can awaken

The lives of the multitudes.

Love can strengthen

The lives of the multitudes.

Peace can illumine

The lives of the multitudes.

Bliss can immortalise

The lives of the multitudes. ```

627. Pure and sure

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You are pure;

Therefore, you are sure.

You are sure;

That does not mean

That you are pure.

In the heart of man’s purity

God grows and glows.

In the vital of man’s surety

His own destruction flows. ```

628. Faith and sight

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When I walk by faith,

I walk in the world

Of Light and Delight.

When I walk by sight,

I struggle in the world

Of night and fight.

My faith is of God the Dreamer.

My faith is for God the Fulfiller.

My sight cherishes the animal in me.

My sight perpetuates the human in me. ```

629. God, manifest Yourself

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Doubt, kill yourself.

Faith, build yourself.

Fear, change yourself.

Courage, know yourself.

Hate, examine yourself.

Love, reveal yourself.

Man, perfect yourself.

God, manifest Yourself. ```

630. Who are called? Who are chosen?

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Who are called?

Who are chosen?

Those are called

Who need God.

Those are chosen

Whom God needs.

Those who need God today

Will be chosen tomorrow by God Himself.

Those whom God needs today

Will be made Gods tomorrow by God Himself.

O let my heart be called today!

O let my life be chosen tomorrow! ```

631. When love-power talks

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When money-power talks,

Truth-power remains silent.

When mind-power talks,

Heart-power remains silent.

When doubt-power talks,

Love-power remains silent.

When truth-power talks,

God triumphantly smiles.

When heart-power talks,

God unreservedly smiles.

When love-power talks,

God unconditionally smiles. ```

632. Ultimately everything becomes boring

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Ultimately everything

Becomes boring.

Even great miracles

Become boring.

Even the tremendous powers of the cosmic gods

Become boring.

Even God the Omniscient

Becomes boring.

Even God the Omnipotent

Becomes boring.

But, but, but

God the All-Love

Never becomes boring.

Never. ```

633. What he knows

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His physical world

Knows one thing:

How to sleep.

His vital world

Knows two things:

How to boast,

How to sigh.

His mental world

Knows three things:

How to doubt,

How to criticise,

How to fear.

His psychic world

Knows four things:

How to free divinely,

How to give unreservedly,

How to love unconditionally,

How to fulfil eternally. ```

634. They need him

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Earth

Needs his assurance.

Heaven

Needs his assistance.

Man

Needs his smile.

God

Needs his eye.

You

Need his compassion

And

Perfection.

I

Need his meditation

And

Liberation. ```

635. A dream-poet

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A dream-poet

Sows gold for others

And collects silver for himself.

A reality-poet

Sows lead for others

And collects diamonds for himself.

A God-poet

Sows fulfilment-smiles for others

And collects futility-cries for himself.

```

636. Satan embraces me

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When I accuse God,

Satan embraces me

With his glorification-power.

When I accuse Satan,

Satan embraces me

With his condemnation-power.

When I accuse ignorance,

Satan embraces me

With his confusion-power.

When I accuse myself,

Satan embraces me

With his destruction-power.

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637. Your future is lost

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He cannot be bribed.

He cannot be fooled.

He cannot be shaken.

He cannot be broken.

He cannot be ignored.

He cannot be misunderstood.

Bribe Him,

And your future is lost.

Fool Him,

And your future is lost.

Shake Him,

And your future is lost.

Break Him,

And your future is lost.

Ignore Him,

And your future is lost.

Misunderstand Him,

And your future is lost.

Where is your future?

In His Heart.

What is your future?

His Will. ```

638. My permission and authority

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I went to two spiritual Masters

And begged them to grant me some peace.

I needed peace so desperately.

One Master said to me:

“Go deep within.”

The other said to me:

“Pray to God.”

I said to the first Master:

“Can’t you go deep within

On my behalf?”

“Certainly I can,

But you have to give me permission.”

To the second one I said:

“Can’t you pray on my behalf?”

“Certainly I can,

But you have to give me the authority.”

I gave them

My permission and authority.

Lo, I am now swimming

In a sea of peace. ```

639. I see

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I see tears in his eyes.

They look so beautiful.

I see tears in his heart.

They prove so soulful.

I see tears in his soul.

They are so fruitful.

I see his eyes smiling.

I enjoy it.

I see his heart smiling.

I value it.

I see his soul smiling.

I treasure it. ```

640. His compassion

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His words

Entertain my vital.

His silence

Inspires my heart.

His smile

Energises my soul.

His sadness

Instructs my mind.

His compassion

Awakens my body. ```

641. They add

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Peace adds

Years to his life.

Love adds

Life to his years.

Light adds

Perfection to his height.

Delight adds

Height to his perfection. ```

642. A positive thought

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A positive thought

Is a task performed

And

A treasure-land acquired.

A positive thought

Is a choice Hour of God

And

A song of Perfection-Dawn. ```

643. I am great

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I am great.

Therefore

I have recognised ignorance.

I am great.

Therefore

I have accepted ignorance.

I am great.

Therefore

I shall illumine ignorance.

I am great.

Therefore

At the Feet of God

I shall offer my illumined ignorance. ```

644. My mind is entirely mine

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My mind is entirely mine!

When I am displeased with it,

I simply starve it.

When I am pleased with it,

I devotedly feed it.

My mind is entirely mine!

I control it to please my Lord Supreme.

I expand it to house the Infinite.

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645. His life is a miracle

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His life is a miracle, itself.

He turns everything

Into a wave of delight.

Even the tiniest event

He transforms into

A song of ecstasy.

His generous hand

Is the love-manifestation

Of his pure diamond-heart.

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646. They work for you

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Conscience works for you

Only after you have worked for it.

Victory works for you

Only after you have worked for it.

Happiness works for you

Only after you have worked for it.

But

God works for you

Only after you have worked for yourself.

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647. Today and tomorrow

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Today never begins,

Tomorrow never ends.

Today is a birthless story,

Tomorrow is an endless story.

Today if you do not

Discover yourself,

Tomorrow you will not be able

To recognise yourself. ```

648. Promise of God, promise of man

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A promise

Pronounced

Is valuable.

A promise

Fulfilled

Is invaluable.

The promise of God

For man

Is Now

And

Here.

The promise of man

For God

Is Never

And

Nowhere.

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649. Can and must

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With a child

You can be another child.

With a man

You needs must be a Superman.

With God

You can be another God.

With death

You needs must be Eternity’s Life. ```

650. No failure

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No failure, no failure.

Failure is the shadow

Of success.

No failure, no failure.

Failure is the changing body

Of success.

No failure, no failure.

Failure is the fast approaching train

Of the greatest success. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 13, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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