Enthusiasm, part 5

The Day I Do Not Meditate

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May my blood pressure rise

The day I do not meditate.

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The Day I Do Not Pray

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I must eat not

The day I do not pray.

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The Day I Doubt My Lord Supreme

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I must sleep not

The day I doubt my Lord Supreme.

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The Day I Doubt Myself

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I must punch my nose

The day I doubt myself.

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The Day I Do Not Care for the World

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I must pull my ears

The day I do not care for the world.

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The Day I Love Not, Serve Not, the World

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I must bite my tongue

The day I love not,

Serve not, the world. ```

The Day I Lose Faith in Myself

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I must hide and hide

The day I lose my faith in myself.

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The Day I Love Not My Lord Supreme Only

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May I get a heart attack

The day I love not my Lord Supreme only.

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The Day I Speak Ill of Others

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May I have a hell-experience

The day I speak ill of others.

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The Day My Mind Is Empty of Thought

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May I have a Heaven-experience

The day my mind is empty of thought.

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The Day I Can Please My Lord Supreme

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I shall sing and dance

The day I can please my Lord Supreme.

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May My Love of God

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May my love of God and God’s Love of me

Be proud of each other every day.

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May I Find Myself Every Day

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May I find myself every day

Praying and meditating

Between a peace-mountain

And a bliss-fountain.

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My Heart-Beauty and My Soul-Fragrance

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May my heart-beauty

And my soul-fragrance

Dine together every day. ```

The Outer Education

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The outer education we complete.

Nobody can ever complete

The inner education. ```

Each Seeker Is an Unhorizoned Dream (1)

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Each seeker is

An unhorizoned dream

Of God’s Vision-Eye. ```

The Heart of a Real God-Seeker

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The heart of a real God-seeker

Is God-obedience.

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A True Seeker Spends All His Time

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A true seeker spends all his time

On God’s needs

And does not spend even a second

On his own needs.

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God Has Opened My Eyes

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God has opened my eyes.

I must open my heart.

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All My Problems

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All my problems are self-imposed, I know.

They all come from my life’s ignorance-flow.

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Keep Aside Life-Destruction-Knife

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Keep aside life-destruction-knife.

Your deceased heart will spring to life.

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My Heart, I Am Watchful

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My heart, my heart,

I am watchful.

You remain peaceful,

You remain blissful.

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The Oldest Life upon Earth

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God’s Love is the oldest life upon earth.

God’s Heart is Infinity’s birth.

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Let Me Begin

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Let me begin my love of God again.

Joy, joy all-where I shall be, empty of pain.

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My Wisdom-Light

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My wisdom-light ripens in my heart

To stop the pride of ignorance-dart.

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New Year Comes; Old Year Goes

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New year comes; old year goes.

Hope-promise-river flows.

Progress-delight certain!

I shall be the bliss-fountain.

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Aspiration Wants to Go Up

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Aspiration wants to go up

And fly for its fulfilment.

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Dedication Wants to Go Around

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Dedication wants to go around

And search for its fulfilment.

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My Body Sleeps and My Vital Wanders

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My body sleeps

And my vital wanders.

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My Mind Doubts and My Heart Dreams

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My mind doubts

And my heart dreams.

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My Soul Flies and Flies

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My soul flies and flies. ```

My God Whispers and Whispers

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My God whispers and whispers. ```

All That Lives (1)

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All that lives is my heart’s beauty.

All that dies is my mind’s ugliness.

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One Forgiveness-Prayer-Tear (1)

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One forgiveness-prayer-tear

Can stand against ten serious blunders.

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My Thought Can Be Displeased with God (1)

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My thought can be displeased with God,

But my feeling cannot.

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When I Talk to God (1)

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When I talk to God,

Man becomes jealous.

When I talk to man,

I receive a very powerful Embrace

From my Lord Supreme. ```

My Hope-Heart Starts (1)

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My hope-heart starts.

My promise-breath completes.

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My Self-Transcendence Is Blessed

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My self-transcendence is blessed by

Eternity’s Silence,

Infinity’s Sound

And Immortality’s Delight.

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The Tears of My Heart (1)

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The tears of my heart

And the smiles of my soul

Are the footsteps

Of my Lord Beloved Supreme.

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I Love My Soul-Commands (1)

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I love my soul-commands,

I really do.

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I Love My Heart-Whispers (1)

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I love my heart-whispers,

I really do. ```

My Lord's Feet Beckon (1)

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My Lord’s Feet beckon

My prayer-tears. ```

My Lord's Heart Beckons (1)

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My Lord’s Heart beckons

My meditation-silence. ```

My Hope-Heart-Bloom (1)

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My hope-heart-bloom

Takes me to God.

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My Promise-Soul-Blossom (1)

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My promise-soul-blossom

Brings God to me.

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No Streaming Heart-Tears

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No streaming heart-tears,

No express God-Arrival.

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The Self-Mastery-Education

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The self-mastery-education

Nobody can ever complete.

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I Always Approach My Lord Beloved Supreme

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I always approach

My Lord Beloved Supreme

On my bended knees. ```

Life Has No Dead End

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Life has no dead end.

Life carries the promise

Of endless progress-delight. ```

My Lord's Compassion-Concern-Heart-Door

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My Lord's Compassion-Concern-Heart-Door

Never has any lock. ```

God's Desire and My Desire

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God’s Desire and my desire

Have the same goal: love. ```

Nothingness and Infinity

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Nothingness and Infinity

Are the two shores

Of God’s Life Universal. ```

To My Greatest Surprise

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To my greatest surprise,

I seek freedom

And yet I love captivity. ```

Alas, We All Are in Love

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Alas, we all are in love

With the real stranger-thief:

Ignorance. ```

Death the Finite

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In vain, death the finite

Tries to hide Life the Infinite.

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One Forgiveness-Prayer-Tear (2)

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One forgiveness-prayer-tear

Can stand against ten serious blunders.

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My Thought Can Be Displeased with God (2)

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My thought can be

Displeased with God,

But my feeling cannot. ```

When I Talk to God (2)

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When I talk to God,

Man becomes jealous.

When I talk to man,

I receive a very powerful Embrace

From my Lord Supreme. ```

All That Lives (2)

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All that lives is my heart’s beauty.

All that dies is my mind’s ugliness.

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My Hope-Heart Starts (2)

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My hope-heart starts.

My promise-breath completes.

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The Tears of My Heart (2)

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The tears of my heart

And the smiles of my soul

Are the Footsteps

Of my Lord Beloved Supreme.

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My Lord's Feet Beckon (2)

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My Lord’s Feet beckon

My prayer-tears. ```

My Lord's Heart Beckons (2)

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My Lord’s Heart beckons

My meditation-silence. ```

My Hope-Heart-Bloom (2)

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My hope-heart-bloom

Takes me to God.

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My Promise-Soul-Blossom (2)

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My promise-soul-blossom

Brings God to me.

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I Love My Soul-Commands (2)

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I love my soul-commands,

I really do.

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I love My Heart-Whispers (2)

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I love my heart-whispers,

I really do. ```

My Heart-Tears for God

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I know, I know,

My heart-tears for God

Will never be lost

In the dust of the earth. ```

O My Mind-Doubts

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O my mind-doubts,

I shall not cherish you any more.

You must leave me alone. ```

O My Heart-Fears

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O my heart-fears,

I shall not shelter you any more.

You must leave me alone. ```

O My Life-Weaknesses

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O my life-weaknesses,

I shall not carry you any more.

You must leave me alone. ```

My Lord, Your Flute Has Stolen

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My Lord, Your Flute has stolen

The tears of my heart.

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My Child, Your Songs Have Stolen

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My child, your songs have stolen

The Smiles of My Eye.

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God's Choice Hour Has Struck

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God’s choice Hour has struck.

His Hunger-Heart has devoured

My devotion-life.

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This Morning My Lord Said to Me

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This morning my Lord said to me,

“My child, if you once more weep

At your unworthiness,

Never shall I visit you.

As I claim you to be My all,

Even so, you must claim Me

To be your All.”

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Morning Begins

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Morning begins.

I begin to pray.

God begins to give.

In silence supreme,

He gives me His All. ```

When My Mind Thinks of God

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When my mind thinks of God,

God lightens my life-burdens.

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When My Heart Prays to God

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When my heart prays to God,

God removes all my life-burdens.

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All Your Burdens

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When I meditate on God,

God says to me,

“My child, all your burdens

Were self-imposed.”

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In the Morning I Sing

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In the morning I sing

With the blissfully ascending waves

Of my heart-sea. ```

In the Evening I Sing

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In the evening I sing

With the peacefully descending waves

Of my heart-sea. ```

The Unaspiring Mind-Land

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The unaspiring mind-land

Is a dangerous place.

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Unconditional God-Surrender-Seekers

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Only the unconditional

God-surrender-seekers

Receive very special lessons

From their Beloved Supreme.

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Nobody Can Ever Dare

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Nobody can ever dare

To take away from me

My God-Touch-thrill. ```

My Outer Journey Feeds My Eyes

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My outer journey feeds my eyes.

My inner journey feeds my heart.

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My Lord Begs Me

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My Lord begs me

To harmonise my life.

I beg my Lord

To monopolise my life.

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I Fear Nothing

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I fear nothing.

I fear nothing save and except

My Lord’s streaming Heart-Tears. ```

Man Is Man's God-Forgetfulness

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Man is man’s God-forgetfulness.

God is God’s man-wakefulness. ```

My Lord Is Asking Me

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My Lord is asking me

To stop fooling myself.

He wants me to discover

My true self.

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May My Lord's Eye Awaken Me

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May my Lord’s Eye awaken me.

May my Lord’s Heart enlighten me. ```

God Appoints My Life

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God appoints my life.

I disappoint His Heart.

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Destroy I Must

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Destroy I must

My old mind-cage.

Destroy I must

My strong earth-bondage.

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I Shall Not Retire

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I shall not retire, I shall not retire,

I shall not retire,

Until I expire, until I expire,

Until I expire.

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From:Sri Chinmoy,Enthusiasm, part 5, 2003
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