The Dance of Life, part 9

401. A joint bank account

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God and I

Have a joint bank account.

He earns and deposits;

I neither earn nor deposit.

“Son,” He says, “why don’t you

Withdraw and buy your desires

So that at the end of the year

We shall be paying

Less income tax to Satan?

And also for another reason

I would like you to withdraw

Our wealth from the bank:

If you issue cheques to others,

The world will see that

You and I are good partners,

Loving partners, eternal partners.” ```

402. I am not going to talk back

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I am not going to talk back

To anyone any more.

No, not even to God.

Let Him scold me,

Let Him insult me.

I shall prove to Him

That I have not one,

But three striking qualities:

I know how to hear,

I know how to bear,

I know how to transfigure.

Of course,

It is for our mutual good.

If I become perfect,

God will definitely be proud of me.

If I become perfect,

I won’t have to fight

Constantly against Him.

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403. My mirror

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In the morning

When I look in my mirror

I see the face of pure aspiration.

At noon

When I look in my mirror

I see the face of sad dissatisfaction.

In the evening

When I look in my mirror

I see that I am totally lost.

At night

When I look in my mirror

I see my broken heart

Replaced by God’s Heart of Determination,

And my sunken face

Replaced by God’s Perfection-Grace. ```

404. The song of evolution

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A monkey climbed down a tree;

Lo, he became a man.

A man looked up;

Lo, he became a god.

A god looked within;

Lo, he became

The energy of a monkey,

The patience of a tree,

The forgiveness of a man,

The dedication of the Supreme. ```

405. A better Guru and a better disciple

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I hoped to get a better Guru;

Alas, there was none.

I hoped to get a better disciple;

Alas, there was none.

I hoped to get a better God;

I saw so many,

I saw them so willing,

I immediately felt

That

They were worth loving

And

Worth becoming. ```

406. Another God needed

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Rabelais said:

“A mother-in-law dies

Only when another devil

Is needed in hell.”

I say:

“A seeker is born

Only when another God

Is needed on earth.” ```

407. Top secrets

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The biggest secret

Came out of my little mouth:

God is still alive.

The sweetest secret

Came out of my little mouth:

God loves me.

The purest secret

Came out of my little mouth:

God is for all,

Including me:

My uselessness,

My unwillingness. ```

408. Religious disease and religious cure

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Conversion is not a religion,

But a religious disease.

Yoga is not a religion,

But a religious cure.

Fear of God is not a religion,

But a fatal disease.

Love of God is not a religion,

But a normal life,

A perfecting soul,

A fulfilling Goal. ```

409. Napoleons

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The vital Napoleon

Braves and wins.

The mental Napoleon

Unlearns and becomes the knowledge-sun.

The psychic Napoleon

Surrenders and becomes the God-Love. ```

410. I borrow

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I borrow

Everything from God

Save and except His Perfection.

I borrow

Everything from God

Save and except His Realisation.

I borrow

Everything from God

Save and except His Aspiration.

God never borrows.

He just grabs my ignorance

And claims it as His, His alone.

```

411. Celebrations

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My hope celebrates

The arrival of the New Year.

My doubt celebrates

The survival of the old year.

My soul celebrates

The arrival of my realisation-year.

My God celebrates

The survival of my aspiration-year. ```

412. God, tell me the reason, please

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In six days, God,

You created and completed

Heaven and earth.

How is it that my love-room

Still remains unfinished,

My devotion-room untouched,

My surrender-room unbuilt?

God, tell me the reason, please.

“My son, to complete your love-room,

I need more satisfaction-power.

Unfortunately

I have run short of it.

“My son, in order to start working

On your devotion-room,

I need more determination-power.

Unfortunately

Right now I don’t have it.

“My son, you want Me to build

Your surrender-room.

Believe Me,

I am desperately searching

For My patience-power.”

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413. Father, how is it?

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Father, how is it that

You do not love me

As You did before?

Have I done anything wrong?

“My son, ask your doubt-friend.”

Father, how is it that

You do not care for me any more?

Have I done anything serious?

“My son, ask your insecurity-friend.”

```

414. Father, have I done something special for You?

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Father, how is it that

You love me nowadays

Much more than You ever did before?

Have I done something inwardly special for You?

“My son, ask My Compassion.”

Father, how is it that

You care for me nowadays

At every second of my life,

And You are making me feel

My real closeness to You,

My divine oneness with You,

My supreme fulfilment in You?

Have I done something special for You

In the inner world?

“My son, ask My unconditional Compassion.”

```

415. When I look

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When I look at myself

I forget to learn.

When I look at the world

I learn to listen.

When I look at God

I listen to learn. ```

416. Without

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Without air

Man cannot live.

Without the sun

Earth cannot live.

Without love

Life cannot live.

Without man’s smile

God cannot live. ```

417. Except three things

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I remember everything

Except three things:

God Himself sent me

Into the world;

God Himself gave me

His Message of love to offer

To the world;

God Himself asked me

To be one with the world

For God-manifestation,

For God-perfection

On earth. ```

418. He is blind and he is not blind

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God’s Compassion is blind,

But

His Wisdom is not.

God’s Love is blind,

But

His Concern is not.

God’s Promise is blind,

But

His Fulfilment is not.

God is blind;

Therefore He is available.

God is not blind;

Therefore He is unapproachable. ```

419. No and yes

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No is not

A rejection

From a woman’s heart.

Yes is not

An acceptance

Of a man’s heart.

Cosmic Law is not

A rejection

From God’s heart.

Forced Smile is not

The fulfilment

Of God’s Promise.

```

420. I have done and I have not done

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The most difficult thing on earth

I have done:

I have squared the circle.

The easiest thing on earth

I have not done

And I cannot do.

I cannot make my disciples

Fearlessly and soulfully

SMILE! ```

421. Ask

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How to know

If you have done the right thing?

Ask your soul.

How to know

If you are doing the right thing?

Ask your heart.

How to know

If you will be doing the right thing?

Ask your Will.

Your soul can unlock the door of the past.

Your heart can unlock the door of the present.

Your Will can unlock the door of the future.

```

422. Three worlds

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No vital world means

What it says.

No mental world says

What it means.

No psychic world says

If it does not mean. ```

423. He believes

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He believes

In divine miracles.

Therefore

He believes

That the earthly marriage-oneness can last and fulfil.

He believes

In human miracles.

Therefore

He believes

That God-realisation can be achieved

With no aspiration and with no dedication. ```

424. Follow my way

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He is a puritan friend of mine.

He wants me to live

My life in his way.

Why should I?

I am a seeker.

I want to live my life

In my own way.

Why should I not?

To the puritan friend of mine, God says:

“Don’t be a beggar,

You will fail.”

To me, God says:

“Don’t be a chooser,

You will fail.

Follow My Way:

My Way is the only filler

Of your empty life.

My Way is the only fulfiller

Of your soul’s ancient promise.” ```

425. They knocked

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Opportunity knocked

At my door only once.

Opportunists knocked

At my door thousands of times.

God knocked

At my door twice:

Once after I dined with ignorance,

Once before I went to sleep with inconscience. ```

426. How they act

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The soul proposes,

The vital opposes.

The mind hesitates,

The heart dedicates.

The body fears,

God cheers. ```

427. I am an orphan

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Adam and Eve

Had no human parents;

Yet

They were not orphans,

For God the divine Father became their Father

And

God the divine Mother became their Mother.

I

Have two visible and tangible parents;

Yet

I am an orphan,

For my father

Does not know how to feed me with wisdom-light,

And

My mother

Does not know how to feed me with concern-might.

```

428. Is there anything permanent?

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My Lord,

How is it that there is nothing

Permanent on earth?

“Who told you so?

Is jealousy not permanent on earth?

Is doubt not permanent on earth?

Is insecurity not permanent on earth?”

My Lord,

True, they are.

But when are You

Going to make them impermanent?

“Son, the moment the world wants Me to.”

My Lord,

Why do You blame the poor innocent world?

After all, who created the world?

“Son, by creating the world

I feel I have played My role.

Now I feel the world should play its role

By embracing love,

Faith and oneness.

And you know, son,

I am more than ready,

I am more than eager

To assist the world

In its noble adventure.” ```

429. Here is the place

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Is your goal to love?

Then here is the place.

Is your goal to love God in His own Way?

Then here is the place.

Is your goal to become another God?

Then here is the place.

Is your goal to transcend the previous God?

Then here is the place.

Is your goal to transcend the present God?

Then here is the place.

Is your goal, your only goal, to become the future God?

Then here is the place.

Here is the place:

Earth, Mother Earth. ```

430. Disease, death and God

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Disease is the revenge

Of a neglected thought.

Death is the result

Of a forgotten will.

God is the prize

Of a remembered love. ```

431. Since

```

Since

I escaped from Dream,

I have grown blind.

Since

I escaped from Reality,

I have become lame.

Since

I escaped from God,

I have become helpless.

Since

I escaped from myself,

I have become worthless.

```

432. The story of God

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Where is God?

“I don’t know.”

How is God?

“I don’t know.”

Who is God?

“I don’t know.”

Who is the future God?

“Ah, I know, I know.

Not one but three future Gods:

My Transformation-Feet,

My Illumination-Mind,

My Oneness-Heart.” ```

433. Where do I look for guidance?

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Where do I look for guidance?

I look for guidance

In the body of grey fears.

Where do I look for guidance?

I look for guidance

In the vital of red jealousies.

Where do I look for guidance?

I look for guidance

In the mind of black doubts.

Where do I look for guidance?

I look for guidance

In the heart of white insecurities.

My Lord says:

“If you need further guidance,

Then

Think of Me,

Count on Me,

I am at your disposal.

My Light is at your disposal,

My Delight is at your disposal,

My Perfection is at your disposal.”

```

434. Don't just exist

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Don’t just exist.

Live!

Don’t just live.

See!

Don’t just see.

Feel!

Don’t just feel.

Become!

And what happens

When you become?

When you become,

You really exist

Both on earth

And in Heaven.

You proudly live

In God’s Heart.

You use God’s Eye to see.

You use God’s Heart to feel.

When you see,

You see your own omnipotence.

When you feel,

You feel your own omnipresence. ```

435. Faith and personal effort

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Lord, can faith be increased

By personal effort?

“Yes, faith can be increased

By personal effort

Provided

One knows the real meaning

Of personal effort.”

What is personal effort?

“Personal effort is nothing but

Unseen and unrecognised Grace.”

What is the other Grace,

I mean normal Grace?

“That Grace is called

Universal shower.” ```

436. He needed only three persons

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He needed

Only three persons

In this vast world:

A constant praiser,

A grateful learner,

An unconditional lover.

Alas, he found not even one.

Since

All mortals with no exception failed him,

He appointed God.

God touched his feet

And emphatically praised his ignorance.

God touched his feet

And unmistakably learnt from him

How to drink ignorance.

God touched his feet

And unconditionally became

His eternal Lover.

```

437. When I live

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When I

Live in the mind,

I know less but say more.

When I

Live in the heart,

I know more but say less.

When I

Live in the soul,

I know most but say least.

When I

Live in God,

I know most and say most.

```

438. Miracle

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What?

Do I have to see any miracle?

Am I not the world’s greatest miracle?

Who can equal me in performing miracles?

One miracle I have already shown:

I was the God supreme,

And now I am a feeble man.

My second miracle will take place

In the distant future:

I shall become

Once more the Lord of the Universe. ```

439. Appreciation, admiration and love

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I appreciate myself not;

Therefore

I deserve more appreciation.

I admire myself not;

Therefore

I deserve more admiration.

I love myself not;

Therefore

I deserve more love.

But, since

I love not God,

I deserve no love, no admiration,

No appreciation, nothing,

Absolutely nothing.

```

440. A self-made man

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He says

He is a self-made man.

I pity him.

I feel sorry for him.

I accept his apology,

Immediately.

He says

He is a self-made man.

I hate him.

I hate his haughtiness.

I trust not his insincere claim.

I discard his meaningless life

With its useless achievements,

Immediately. ```

441. God and I love

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God loves me

For one particular reason:

I take my service

More selflessly than I take my life.

I love God

For two particular reasons:

He has forgotten how to think,

And

He is never busy.

```

442. When I preach, when I meditate

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When I preach,

My preaching finishes

Long before it actually stops.

When I meditate,

My meditation continues

Long after it has definitely stopped.

```

443. Their opinions differ

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The mind says:

Love is sex.

The vital says:

Sex is love.

The heart says:

Love is love.

The body says:

There is no such thing as love.

The soul says:

There is nothing but love. ```

444. Why do I love God?

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I love God

For two special reasons:

He is not afraid

Of my ignorance-sea

And

I am not afraid

Of His Omnipotence-Reality.

```

445. Three friends

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My Lord, I have thousands of friends;

Of course, that includes You.

Now tell me, please,

How many friends do You have?

“Son, I have only three regular friends:

World-love is My one-half friend,

World-devotion is My one full friend,

World-surrender is My one-and-a-half friend.

“If I have not miscalculated,

Then I have three friends.

Son, this is, of course, excluding you.”

```

446. I become perfect

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Lord, I am sufficient

Only when I have You

On my side.

“Son, I am sufficient

Only when I take

Your side.

“When I add Peace

To your achievements,

I become complete.

“When I add Light

To your achievements,

I become perfect.”

```

447. I am a genius

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I am a dependent genius.

I depend on the world’s appreciation.

I am happy.

I am a dependable genius.

The world depends on me.

I am really miserable.

I have no holidays.

I am an independent genius.

I am really happy

Because

I don’t depend on the world’s appreciation

And

The world does not depend on my genius.

The world is free to bark.

I am free to bray. ```

448. Another God

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If I could only love myself

Divinely,

I would become

Another God.

If I could only reveal myself

Selflessly,

I would become

Another God.

If I could only manifest myself

Unconditionally,

I would become

Another God.

If I could only forget and forgive myself,

I would become

The only God.

```

449. She cries

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She cries every second

To please the Lord.

She cries every second

To love the Lord.

She cries every second

To serve the Lord.

The Lord cries every second

To make each of them feel that

She is indispensable,

She is indispensable,

She is indispensable,

And also

He grants them the boon

That they will have three hundred incarnations less

To realise His Transcendental Height

And become His Universal Life. ```

450. She jumped, she ran, she dived

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She jumped and jumped

Before the Lord.

She ran and ran

Before the Lord.

She dived and dived

Before the Lord.

Finally the Lord

Jumped with His jumper-seeker

Only to break His knees,

Ran with His runner-seeker

Only to damage His heart,

Dived with His diver-seeker

Only to break His head.

Lo,

The jumper reached

The Height of the Supreme.

The runner reached

The Length of the Supreme.

The diver reached

The Depth of the Supreme.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Dance of Life, part 9, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1973
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/dl_9