Dreams that fly

1. I Am Responsive

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I was responsive

To notes of praise.

I am responsive

To notes of love.

I shall be responsive

To notes of man-oneness in God. ```

2. Everything Was Rigid

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Everything was rigid

In his life,

Even his God-aspiration.

Yet God unconditionally loved him.

Everything is rigid

In his life,

Even his God-realisation.

Yet God unconditionally loves him

And will forever love him.

Why?

Because God knows

That unlike others

He at least loves God.

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3. Necessities

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Your silent necessities:

God-realisation

And

God-manifestation.

Your loud necessities:

World-acceptance

And

World-surrender. ```

4. No More Command

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Lord, I am aspiring.

I await Your next command.

Lord, I am realising.

I await Your next command.

Lord, I am loving.

I await Your next command.

"Son, you have done everything

For Me.

There can be no more command."

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5. At Last We Know

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At last you know

You were only a fool

To reveal God.

God did not need you to reveal Him.

At last I know

I was only a fool

To fulfil man.

Man did not need me to fulfil him. ```

6. Two Gifts

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Silence is a gift.

I received it from God-Compassion.

Sound is a gift.

I offered it to humanity

Out of pure inner obligation.

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7. Inferiority Cancelled

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God-Grace won,

Earth-ignorance

Illumined;

Heaven-pride

Devoured;

My inferiority to God

Cancelled.

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8. Two Equals

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God knows how to create.

I know how to appreciate.

Therefore

We two are equals.

God knows how to feed.

I know how to eat.

Therefore

We two are equals. ```

9. They Possessed Him

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Doubt possessed him

To destroy.

Faith possessed him

To live.

God possessed him

To love,

To serve,

To become. ```

10. My Food

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Doubt is the food

Of the mind.

I ate it.

Love is the food

Of the heart.

I am eating it.

Perfection is the food

Of God.

I shall eat it.

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11. I Received Clear Permission

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I received clear permission from God

To teach humanity.

I received clear permission from humanity

To go to God.

Humanity laughs at my capacity,

God consoles my incapacity. ```

12. Avoid And Evade

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Better to avoid

Heaven-indifference.

Try, you will succeed.

Better to evade

Earth-imperfection.

Try, you will succeed.

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13. Two Invitations

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God invited me

To eat with Him and choose

Anything I want from Him.

I invited God

To eat with me and lose

Everything in my hunger-cry.

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14. Everything He Touches

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There was a time

When everything he touched

Suffered from his dire imperfections.

Now

Everything he touches

Prospers from his unprecedented perfection. ```

15. Three Transcendental Fools

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Your presumptuous vision:

At any time you can realise God.

His presumptuous vision:

He can manifest God at his sweet will.

My presumptuous vision:

I can become another God overnight.

Are we not three transcendental fools?

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16. What Is Predominant?

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What is predominant in Heaven?

Promise.

What is predominant on earth?

Hope.

What is predominant in God?

Compassion.

What is predominant in man?

Ingratitude. ```

17. Falling Into Deception-Life

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You fell into deception-life

Unaware.

You are falling into deception-life

Unconcerned.

You will fall into deception-life

Unasked. ```

18. Expressly Forbidden

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It seems

Jealousy is expressly forbidden

In Heaven.

It seems

Perfection is expressly forbidden

On earth.

It seems

Satisfaction is expressly forbidden

In my life.

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19. A Short Retirement

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He has written thousands of poems this year.

Poor poet, he deserves

A short vacation.

He has meditated

On his spiritual children unreservedly,

If not unconditionally!

Poor Yogi, he needs

A short retirement.

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20. I Envy

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God, I envy Your Compassion-Light.

Man, I envy your aspiration-plant.

Heaven, I envy your satisfaction-smile.

Earth, I envy your sacrifice-beauty. ```

21. Our First And Last Miracle

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God's first and last miracle:

He became many

To fulfil Himself.

My first and last miracle:

I became one

To enjoy myself.

And I must say

We both knew what we were doing. ```

22. Hiding

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Earth hides nothing

Because it can't.

Heaven hides nothing

Because it has no need to.

I hide my imperfection

In Heaven

And my satisfaction

On earth. ```

23. His Journey's Speed

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Three cheers for him!

He was blessed to reach the Goal

With Olympic speed.

Alas, alas!

He is doomed to manifest the Goal

With Indian bullock-cart speed.

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24. The Transformer Of His Fate

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He started his journey

As the tennis ball of fate.

Now he has become

Not only the transformer of his fate

But also the supreme architect

Of a new God-fulfilling world. ```

25. Your Prepared Achievements

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Your prepared acceptance

I like.

Your prepared surrender

I love.

Your prepared oneness

I admire. ```

26. Just Because

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Just because

He was a hero,

Today he is a victor.

Just because

He is a victor,

Tomorrow he will be

Divinity's voice

And

Humanity's choice.

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27. Responsibility And Authority

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He is a wise man.

Therefore

He likes divided responsibility.

He is a clever man.

Therefore

He likes undivided authority.

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28. For Their Sake

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For the sake of life

He does not admit death-glance.

For the sake of death

He does not admit life-dance. ```

29. Your Honesty

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Your uncompromising honesty

Has made you great.

Your surrendered honesty and dishonesty

To God-Joy and God-Compassion

Have made you good.

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30. The Inventors

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Who invented life?

Man the lover.

Who invented death?

Man the thinker.

Who invented God?

Man the server.

Who invented Heaven?

Man the sufferer.

Who invented earth?

Man the dreamer. ```

31. Dreams That Fly

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Dreams that fly

I had.

Alas!

Dreams that cry

I have.

Alas, alas!

Dreams that die

I shall have.

Alas, alas, alas!

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32. In You I Notice Jealousy

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In you I noticed

Hurtful jealousies.

In you I notice

Wilful jealousies.

In you I shall notice

Painful jealousies. ```

33. Lord, You Chose Me

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Lord, You chose me

To deny You.

Lord, You have chosen me

To suffer for You.

Lord, You will chose me

To represent You.

I know, I know, I know.

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34. The Right To Smile

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He who watches my ignorance-night

Has no right to smile.

He who watches my imperfection-clouds

Has no right to smile.

But he who knows and feels

That my life is a song of self-transcendence

Has every right to smile.

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35. I Have The Cry

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In Heaven

I had the smile

That won earth-ignorance.

On earth

I have the cry

That wins Heaven-Delight. ```

36. Now I Am Enjoying

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There was a time

When I enjoyed mathematical equality.

But now

I am enjoying the heights

Of astronomical equality.

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37. What I Am

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In Heaven

I am a descending promise.

On earth

I am an ascending hope.

In God

I am a weeping prayer. ```

38. But I Am Still Alive

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Heaven stabbed me with indifference,

But I am still alive.

Earth stabbed me with suspicion,

But I am still alive.

I stabbed myself with unworthiness,

But I am still alive. ```

39. Why I Love You

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I love you

Because

You are no longer a devouring animal.

I love you

Because

You are no longer a suspecting man.

I love you

Because

You are no longer an indifferent God.

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40. I Enjoy The Stories

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My mind enjoys the stories

Of the sky

Because

They enlarge my mind.

My heart enjoys the stories

Of the moon

Because

They purify my heart.

My life enjoys the stories

Of the sun

Because

They illumine my life. ```

41. The Surrendering Man

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The aspiring man sees.

The serving man feels.

The loving man becomes.

The surrendering man is. ```

42. Until One Day

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Everyone has to die;

Everything has to die

Until one day.

But when?

The day when

Love and life love each other

Infinitely more.

At that time

Death will die.

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43. Love Like Ours

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Earth, love like ours

Can never last.

Heaven, love like ours

Can never die.

God, love like ours

I can never explain. ```

44. Nothing But

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Heaven thinks

My life is nothing but fun.

Earth knows

My life is nothing but frustration.

I feel

My life is nothing but God-preparation. ```

45. My Speculations

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Is there anything that satisfies me?

Yes, there is something.

What is it?

Speculation.

What are my speculations?

I shall one day become

As great as God.

God will one day make me

As good as He is.

I shall love God more.

God will need me more.

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46. I Admire

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I admire his patience

Because it is all strength.

I admire his strength

Because it is all concern.

I admire his concern

Because it is all oneness.

I admire his oneness

Because it is all perfection. ```

47. Love Is

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In the morning

Love is aspiration-sea.

In the afternoon

Love is determination-volcano.

At night

Love is perfection-moon. ```

48. I Just Love

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I do not understand man.

I just love him,

For my love illumines him.

I cannot understand God.

I just love Him,

For my love

Is my necessity's perfection-reward. ```

49. Hidden Love

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Animal love

Must be hidden.

Human love

Cannot be hidden.

Divine love

Need not be hidden. ```

50. Because He Knows

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I love you

Because you do not know

My ignorance-night.

I love God

Because He knows

My helplessness-heart.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Dreams that fly, Agni Press, 1975
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