Enthusiasm, part 4

My Heart Chooses to Cry

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My heart chooses to cry,

My mind chooses to fly,

My vital chooses to sigh,

My body chooses to try.

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My Heart Chooses to Inform

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My heart chooses to inform.

My Lord chooses to transform.

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There Is Only One Truth

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There is only one truth:

My Lord’s all-pervading Ruth.

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No Doubt-Clouds

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No doubt-clouds in my faith-sky.

Therefore, my heart and I fly.

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The Mind, Heart-Bliss Plunders

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The mind, heart-bliss plunders.

Ego’s pride it thunders.

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My Heart-Boat Plies and Plies

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My heart-boat plies and plies

Towards the Golden Shore.

My body-cart sighs and sighs,

Alas, more, ever more.

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Those Who Admire the Lord

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Those who admire the Lord

From a distance

Never, never, never will they have

His Grace-Glance.

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Be Humble

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Be humble, be humble, be humble.

Never shall your life stumble.

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When God Is My Only Boss

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When God is my only Boss,

I see not the face of loss.

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Every Moment Correct My Life

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Every moment correct my life,

My Lord, correct.

Never, never reject my heart,

Never reject.

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Come on the Wings of Love

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Come, come, come, come

On the wings of love.

This message-light

Comes from Above.

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My Love, Devotion Are Fast Asleep

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My love, devotion are fast asleep.

Therefore, my life is caught

By ignorance deep. ```

My Life Is All for God

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My life is all for God.

I see nowhere torture-rod.

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Stay Within

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Stay within, stay where you are;

Fast, very fast God is coming near.

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My Stupid Mind, Think Less

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My stupid mind, think less,

Talk less, sleep less.

Godward my life shall be

A train express.

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On Earth, No Heaven Rules Are Heeded

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On earth, no Heaven rules are heeded.

In Heaven, no earth rules are needed.

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Ring God's Victory-Bell

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Ring, ring, ring, ring,

God’s Victory-Bell!

If not, life shall be

A living hell. ```

Stung by Doubt-Scorpion

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Stung by doubt-scorpion,

I have lost my God-union.

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My Lord, Give Me a Jasmine-Fragrance-Heart

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My Lord, give me a jasmine-fragrance-heart,

Heavenward, my blue-gold journey to start.

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Actions Never Lie

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Actions never lie,

But words do.

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Hope Is Sweetness

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Hope is sweetness.

Promise is fulness.

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Peace Is Self-Offering in Action

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Peace is

Self-offering in action.

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Beautiful Are the Heart-Tears

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Beautiful

Are the heart-tears.

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Powerful Are the Soul-Smiles

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Powerful are the soul-smiles. ```

Fruitful Are the Life-Sacrifices

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Fruitful are the life-sacrifices. ```

Giving Is Not an Obligation

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Giving is not an obligation.

Giving is self-expansion.

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Death Can at Most Find Us

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Death can at most find us,

But Eternity cradles us.

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God Does Not Want from Me Email

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God does not want from me email.

He wants me to send Him only knee-mail.

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To Become Spiritually Tall

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To become spiritually tall, taller, tallest

We must be always on our knees.

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The Human in Me

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The human in me

Wants the way out.

The divine in me

Wants the way up.

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God Says, "Go!"

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God says, “Go!”

My mind says, “No! No! No!” ```

God Says, "Come!"

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God says, “Come!”

My heart says, “Yes! Yes! Yes!” ```

My Mind, Indeed, a Czar

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My mind, indeed, a czar;

It drives insanity-car.

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My Mind Speculates and Speculates

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My mind speculates and speculates.

The heart illuminates and illuminates.

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Negativity Paralyses and Paralyses

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Negativity paralyses and paralyses.

Positivity divinises and immortalises.

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To Please My Lord

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To please my Lord,

I sing devotion-songs.

To please my heart,

God strikes my victory-gongs.

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I Shake and Wake My Lethargy-Life

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I shake and wake my lethargy-life.

No more I see the destruction-knife.

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The Truth of the Heart

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The truth of the heart

Whispers and whispers.

The falsehood of the mind

Thunders and thunders.

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The Mind Blunders and Blunders

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The mind blunders and blunders.

The vital plunders and plunders.

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The Body Cries and Cries

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The body cries and cries.

The soul flies and flies.

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Mine Is the Mind Full of Inspiration-Zeal

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Mine is the mind

Full of inspiration-zeal.

Mine is the heart

Full of aspiration-thrill.

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My Life Is a Verb

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My life is a verb and not a noun.

I am a Heaven-king and not an earthly clown.

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The Joy of Speed

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The joy of speed is my earthly soul.

The speed of joy is my Heavenly goal.

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My Life Is His

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My life is His when I tell my Lord:

He gives me His oneness-fulness-cord.

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My Prayer-Heart to God

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My prayer-heart to God

Is a constant yes-sayer.

My service-life to God

Is my division-slayer.

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My Lord Gives Me the Smartest Slap

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When I sit not upon His Lap.

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Jealousy-Trap

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When I enjoy jealousy-trap.

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Doubt and I Each Other Clasp

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When doubt and I each other clasp.

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Ignorance-Nap

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When I cherish ignorance-nap.

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Indifference-Cap

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When I put on indifference-cap.

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Each Hush-Gap

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When I pray not in each hush-gap.

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Falsehood-Chains

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When falsehood-chains I fail to snap.

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His Heart's Big Map

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My Lord gives me the smartest slap

When I study not His Heart’s big Map. ```

My Mind Loves to Enjoy Mysteries

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My mind loves to enjoy mysteries.

My heart loves to enjoy ecstasies.

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The Mind Secretly Loves Pretension

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The mind secretly loves pretension.

The heart openly loves expansion.

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God Is My Only Friend

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God is my only Friend, only Friend.

His Love for me knows no end, knows no end.

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Alas, My Heart Is Full of Sorrows

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Alas, my heart is full of sorrows.

It sees not blue-gold tomorrows.

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I Live No More in My Mind-Mire

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I live no more in my mind-mire.

My Lord, do inspire my heart, inspire.

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My Supreme Loses His Voice

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My Supreme loses His Voice

When self-doubt is my only choice.

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My Mind-Fulfilment Eventually Sighs

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My mind-fulfilment eventually sighs.

My heart-fulfilment eternally flies.

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Optimism

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Optimism, optimism, optimism,

For you no doubt-mind-chasm.

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Optimism-Joy

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Optimism, optimism, optimism-joy,

I am your proudest fondness-toy.

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Only the Top

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Only the top, only the top, only the top!

Until then my heart shall not stop.

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Moonlight and Starlight Whisper

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Moonlight and starlight whisper,

"Sleep deep, Chinmoy, sleep deep.

All our fondness-God-dreams

Through your wee eyes will peep."

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A Shakpura Village Boy

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A Shakpura village boy

Becomes God’s Avatar-Toy.

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My Lord, You Are My Only Quest

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My Lord, You are my only Quest.

“No, my child. I am your eternal Guest.”

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Whatever My Life Possesses

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Whatever my life possesses

Shall be found in ashes.

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When I Enjoy Ignorance-Sleep

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When I enjoy ignorance-sleep,

My Lord watches — only to weep.

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God Gives Me Ample Rest

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God gives me ample rest

If I obey His Behest.

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A Simple Cry

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A simple cry, a simple cry,

Can quickly reach my Lord’s Heart-Sky.

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My Heart's Inner Choice

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My heart’s inner choice

Is my outer voice. ```

I Sing My Heart's God-Song

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I sing my heart’s God-song.

God strikes my life’s victory-gong. ```

The Mind Knows How to Chide

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The mind knows how to chide.

The mind knows how to hide.

The heart knows how to cry.

The heart knows how to fly.

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A God-Seeker's Pure Breath

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A God-seeker’s pure breath

Never, never, knows death. ```

The Heart Has Another Name: Aspiration

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The heart has another name: aspiration.

The mind has another name: suspicion.

The vital has another name: restlessness.

The body has another name: idleness.

The life has another name: uncertainty.

Man has another name: complexity.

The soul has another name: observer.

God has another name: Forgiver.

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The Heart Has Another Name: Oneness

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The heart has another name: oneness.

The mind has another name: vastness.

The vital has another name: dynamism.

The body has another name: enthusiasm.

The life has another name: tolerance.

Man has another name: patience.

The soul has another name: mission.

God has another name: Vision.

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At Last, at the Very Peak

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At last, at the very peak,

I discover what I seek.

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O Friendship-Flower

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O friendship-flower, friendship-flower,

Do not wither, do not wither.

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Come What May

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Come what may,

Come what may,

My heart must pray,

My heart must pray. ```

No Dead End

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No dead end, no dead end,

Just a bend, just a bend.

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My Lord Gives Me a New Lesson

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My Lord gives me a new lesson      

At every hour

So that my heart can be

His Beauty’s flower.

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God Is Not an Iron Rod

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God is not an iron rod,

God is not an iron rod.

Let us all quickly go

To the Shelter of God.

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Meditation: My God-Preparation

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Meditation, meditation, meditation:

My God-preparation, my God-preparation.

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No Prayer

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No prayer, no prayer, no prayer:

Life is an ignorance-lair.

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No Meditation

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No meditation, no meditation:

Life is an utter imperfection.

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Sound Is Man-Cheering

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Sound is man-cheering.

Silence is God-becoming.

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Life-River Flows

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Life-river flows,

Patience-tree grows.

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Life Is a Thunder-Gong

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Life is a thunder-gong.

Death is a silence-song.

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My Life-Story Is Painful

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My life-story is painful.

My heart-song is Godful.

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The Absence of Selfishness

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What is peace?

The absence of selfishness.

What is bliss?

The presence of oneness.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Enthusiasm, part 4, 2002
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