The Dance of Life, part 18

851. The Buddha's problems

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Lord Buddha,

Your first problem was suffering.

Your second problem was desire.

Your third problem was ignorance.

Your fourth problem was the absence of inner light.

All your problems

You solved

Eternally for yourself.

And now the Heart that

You left behind on earth

Is trying and crying,

Crying and trying

To solve the same

Giant problems.

As you succeeded,

So also your Heart

Will succeed,

Without fail. ```

852. Let us unite our possessions

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Lord, since I am unable

To give up my desiring mind,

Is there any way I can get

Some benefit from this mind?

“Real benefit?

No!

Real progress?

No!

Take your present mind as unreality.

Then you will get

Whatever you want.”

What is real, Lord?

“Daughter, your aspiration is real.”

What else is real?

“My Compassion is real.”

Lord, what are we supposed

To do with my aspiration

And Your Compassion?

“Daughter, we are supposed

To unite our possessions

So that we can sing the song

Of perfect Perfection

Together.” ```

853. Do not convert and do not be converted

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Do not convert.

Let him go in his own way.

Do not be converted.

You must go in your own way.

Do not convert.

His resistance-night

Will devour your inner joy.

Do not be converted.

Your resistance-night

Will devour his inner joy.

God will ask His Freedom

To love you.

God will ask your freedom

To feed Him.

Do not convert,

Do not be converted. ```

854. I silenced

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I silenced

My mind with light.

I silenced

My vital with might.

I silenced

My heart with purity.

I silenced

My body with duty. ```

855. I am tired, I am ready

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I am tired.

I am ready

To surrender to Ignorance.

But my Lord goes on

Asserting my cause.

I am fatigued.

I am ready

To surrender to earth.

But my Lord goes on

Asserting my cause.

I am exhausted.

I am ready

To surrender to Heaven.

But my Lord goes on

Asserting my cause.

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856. Modern and ancient

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Modern art

Is not as bad as you think.

Ancient art

Was not as good as you think.

The modern world

Is not as unaspiring as you feel.

The ancient world

Was not as aspiring as you feel.

Modern man

Is not as undivine as you believe.

Ancient man

Was not as divine as you believe.

Like ancient art,

Modern art embodies its beauty

In its own way.

Like the ancient world,

The modern world reveals its divinity

In its own way.

Like ancient man,

Modern man manifests his immortality

In his own way.

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857. We are all insecure

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You are insecure

Because

You are not loved.

He is insecure

Because

He is criticised.

I am insecure

Because

I am misunderstood.

Poor God is insecure

Because

He is not yet

Completely

And

Universally

Manifested.

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858. First love God

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First love God,

Then accept Him

Or

Reject Him.

If you accept Him,

He will surrender Himself

To your constant needs.

If you reject Him,

He will wait for you.

He will wait for you

To give Him another chance. ```

859. Out of pity and out of compassion

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When

Persistence deserted him,

Defeat-King came to him

Out of pity

And embraced him.

Otherwise, Defeat-King would have remained

Quiet, absolutely quiet.

Therefore it is not proper

To curse the poor well-intentioned

Defeat-King.

When

Devotion deserted him,

Ignorance-Queen came to him

Out of compassion

And garlanded him.

Otherwise, Ignorance-Queen would have remained

Silent, absolutely silent.

Therefore it is undivine

To accuse the poor well-intentioned

Ignorance-Queen. ```

860. Father, be careful!

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Father, be careful!

I am going to expose You

This time.

You have repeatedly told me

That in fifteen years’ time

I would realise You

And also far surpass You.

I have been with You

For thirty long, slow years,

Yet for me God-realisation

Is a far cry,

Not to speak of surpassing You.

Father, You are an impossible liar,

And I am going to expose You

Definitely,

Mercilessly,

This time.

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861. My daughter

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My daughter,

Of late I have been thinking and thinking

Of granting you a Transcendental Boon.

Just tell Me what you want.

“Father, my Eternally Beloved Father,

This is the Boon I would like

To have from You:

Please never, never dream

Of making me equal to You.

You know, Father,

There is only one thing on earth

That gives me infinite joy,

And that is to sit at Your Feet

And drink the Nectar-Delight

Of Your Eyes.

Your Feet are my only

Heaven and Haven.

If I equal You

My life of devotion will die,

My life of surrender will die.

To me, my devotion is everything;

To me, my surrender is everything.

Father, I pray and pray to You

To live above me at least a trillion miles

Forever

So that I can, through eternity,

Live at Your Feet

And

Treasure Your Feet.”

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862. Nothing and everything

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Noise proves nothing,

Fame proves nothing,

Triumph proves nothing,

Supremacy proves nothing.

Love proves something,

Oneness proves everything. ```

863. Something

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Say something,

Do something,

Become something

At least.

I have already said

That I have realised

God fully.

I have already done

The work of total transformation

In myself.

Don’t you see

That I have become another God,

A real God?

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864. A real disgrace

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My soulful sincerity speaks:

I know nothing

Save and except

The history of ignorance.

I do nothing

Save and except

Wallow in the endless pleasures

Of ignorance-night.

I am nothing

Save and except

A real disgrace

To the aspiring world,

To my soul,

To my inner Pilot. ```

865. Chosen children of God

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We are the chosen

Children of God.

We agree in everything.

Therefore,

We are harmonious.

We are the chosen

Children of God.

We believe in all religions.

Therefore,

We are unified.

We are the chosen

Children of God.

We feel the divinity in all.

Therefore,

We are precious.

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866. Ability, necessity and reality

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My only ability

Is that I have recognised

God’s capacity.

My only necessity

Is that I see the Supreme Lord

Smiling at me.

My only reality

Is that my soul is of God

And

My heart is for God. ```

867. His presence and his absence

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His absence

Is the death of the feeble world.

His presence

Is the birth of the loving world.

His absence

Is the opportunity of the desiring world.

His presence

Is the reality of the aspiring world. ```

868. We can and we cannot

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We can

Imitate him.

Certainly we can,

Any time

We want.

But

We cannot

Resemble him.

Not even

An iota of him.

No, never!

We can imitate him

Because

His heart-smile is for us,

Only for us.

We cannot resemble him

Because

His soul-treasure is infinitely more

Than ours. ```

869. Nobody is wrong

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Nobody can be wrong

All the time.

Are we worse than

A dead clock?

No, never!

Even a dead clock

Is perfectly right

Twice a day.

Nobody can be right

All the time.

The cosmic gods are

Far better than us

And

Much higher than us.

Yet, I tell you,

They, too,

Make deplorable mistakes

Once in a while. ```

870. He

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His actions

Interpret God.

His silence

Represents God.

He has reached

The Highest.

He stands beside

The Highest.

And you know

Where he started from.

He started from

The lowest,

The very

Lowest. ```

871. As God's daughter

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You were born

As God’s daughter.

You are living

As God’s daughter.

You shall teach the world

As God’s daughter.

You can and you shall

Transform

The face of the whole world

As God’s daughter. ```

872. Wasted love

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When

You talk about

Your wasted love,

You just increase

Your blind ignorance.

Love

Is never wasted.

Love

Can never be wasted,

For love is Infinity’s Life.

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873. I never met

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I never met a human being

Whom

I did not like.

I never met a cosmic god

Whom

I did not love.

I never met a hostile force

Whom

I did not destroy.

I never met a grateful soul

Whom

I did not adore.

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874. They blow out

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A restless man

Blows out

The lamp of his vital.

A careless man

Blows out

The lamp of his mind.

A senseless man

Blows out

The lamp of his body.

A useless man

Blows out

The lamp of his heart.

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875. Expectation

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Expectation

Knows not how to stop.

Expectation tells

His poor friend, Disappointment:

“Let us start again.”

Expectation tells

His fortunate friend, Success:

“Let us continue.”

The train of expectation

Never stops. ```

876. The twentieth century

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Unknowable

Is twentieth-century art.

Unknown

Is twentieth-century love.

Knowable

Is twentieth-century imagination.

Known

Is twentieth-century frustration. ```

877. She

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The equality of souls

She likes.

The liberty of hearts

She loves.

The divinity of human beings

She adores.

The immortality of Life

She is. ```

878. Please come back tomorrow

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Father, please

Come back tomorrow.

I shall give You

Everything You want:

Pure love,

Sweet devotion,

Unconditional surrender.

I am not ready today.

Daughter, please

Come back tomorrow.

I shall tell you

What you eternally are:

Aspiration-tree,

Realisation-flower,

Perfection-fruit.

You are not fit today.

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879. In love with God

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In Heaven her soul

Is in love

With God’s Dream.

On earth her life

Is in love

With God’s Beauty.

In her heart

She is in love

With God’s Infinity.

In God’s Heart

She is in love

With God’s Reality.

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880. I saw Him, I felt Him, I knew Him

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I saw Him

When He was building

Castles in the air.

I felt Him

When He was crying

For a piece of bread.

I knew Him

When I gave Him

An iota of authority.

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881. The ways of conversing with God

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Blaming is Satan’s way

Of conversing with God.

Doubting is man’s way

Of conversing with God.

Begging is earth’s way

Of conversing with God.

Dreaming is Heaven’s way

Of conversing with God.

Dancing is the fairy’s way

Of conversing with God.

Self-giving is God’s Way

Of conversing with us all. ```

882. Incomplete, complete and perfect

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A fighting vital

Is an incomplete animal.

A doubting mind

Is an incomplete animal.

A loving heart

Is a complete man.

An all-giving life

Is a perfect man. ```

883. We believe

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You believe in everything.

Therefore

You are lucky.

He believes in nothing.

Therefore

He is lonely.

I believe in God only.

Therefore

I am safe.

God believes in everything.

Therefore

He is great.

God loves everything.

Therefore

He is good.

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884. I listen

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I listen

To the little voice within.

It is soulful and truthful.

I listen

To the loud voice without.

It is awful and hurtful.

I listen

To the loving Voice of God.

It is powerful and fruitful.

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885. Love, devotion and surrender

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Love

Is the key of life.

Devotion

Is the safe of the heart.

Surrender

Is the treasure of the soul.

Love

Is the Smile divine of God.

Devotion

Is the Cry eternal of God.

Surrender

Is the Pride absolute of God. ```

886. What you want, what you need

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What you want

Is an admirer.

What you need

Is an instructor.

What you want

Is a life-giver.

What you need

Is a life-liberator. ```

887. Next to God

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Next to God, of course,

I love you most,

O my unconditional surrender

To God’s Will!

Next to my unconditional surrender, of course,

I love you most,

O my God-discovery!

Next to my God-discovery, of course,

I love you most,

O my aspiration-light!

With you I started my journey;

With you I shall eternally continue.

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888. Honest and dishonest

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The body is drowsy,

But not dishonest.

The vital is clever,

But not dishonest.

The mind is wise,

But not always honest.

The heart is pure,

And always honest.

The soul is far beyond

Dishonesty’s net

And

Honesty’s heights. ```

889. My friends

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Striking Success

Befriends the hero in me.

Illumining Progress

Befriends the seeker in me.

Fulfilling Perfection

Befriends the traveller in me.

Glowing Immortality

Befriends the lover in me. ```

890. He was and he is

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The world fell

Beneath his sway.

Autocrat supreme

He became.

Now homeless he roams,

Friendless he cries.

He has now become

The Beggar-Emperor. ```

891. Joy

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Dogs get joy

By barking and biting.

Men get joy

By fighting and stabbing.

Earth gets joy

By struggling and suffering.

Heaven gets joy

By dreaming and smiling.

Seekers get joy

By loving and surrendering.

God gets joy

By illumining and fulfilling. ```

892. When he spoke the truth

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He lived in a peculiar world.

When he spoke the truth

Nobody believed him,

For truth was not spoken

In that particular world.

Bewildered, everybody stood against him.

And when he told lies

Nobody cared for him,

Nobody appreciated him,

Nobody loved him.

For he was not doing

Anything new

To add to their world.

Disgusted, everybody deserted him. ```

893. They are one

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Truth and God are one,

God and Love are one.

Love and life are one,

Life and cry are one.

Cry and height are one,

Height and progress are one.

Progress and delight are one,

Delight and perfection are one. ```

894. Great singers

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Swans sing

Before they leave the world.

Men sing

After they have left

Ignorance-sea.

Human doubt sings

Before the dawn of faith.

Human despair sings

After it has embraced

The life of Light.

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895. His passport

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He forgot

To feed his aspiration-flame.

Therefore,

His passport to Paradise

Was confiscated.

He has started now

To feed his aspiration-flame

Regularly and devotedly.

Therefore,

The Passport Officer Supreme

Has granted him

A new passport.

Also,

The Passport Officer,

On His own,

Has endorsed the names

Of all the higher worlds

For him to visit.

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896. She lived and died

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She lived.

She lived with despair

And

Died with hope.

She lived.

She lived with fear

And

Died with courage.

She lived.

She lived with doubt

And

Died with faith.

She was sure to discover in death

Everything that life

Denied her.

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897. O how fruitful you are

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Inspiration!

Inspiration!

O how meaningful you are.

Aspiration!

Aspiration!

O how powerful you are.

Realisation!

Realisation!

O how soulful you are.

Perfection!

Perfection!

O how fruitful you are.

```

898. The difference

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The difference

Between

Liking and loving

Is the difference

Between

The tiny drop and the mighty ocean.

The difference

Between

Loving and surrendering

Is the difference

Between

A tiny hill and the Himalayas. ```

899. God descends

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With the knowledge

Of the mind

Doubt enters.

With the wisdom

Of the heart

Faith appears.

With the might

Of surrender

Man ascends.

With the Light

Of Power supreme

God descends.

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900. Do your duty

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Do your duty.

If you do your duty well,

God will be proud of you.

Do your duty.

If you succeed,

Heaven will garland you.

Do your duty.

If you fail,

The world will embrace you.

Do your duty.

Do your duty,

And thus

Awaken your divinity. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 18, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
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