God the Mother tells me:
"My child, wake up!"God the Father tells me:
"My son, stand up!" ```God the Mother tells me:
"My child,Give Me all your problems."
God the Father tells me:
"My son,Be not afraid.
Challenge and conquerAll your problems."
```God the Mother tells me:
"My child,I am always inside
Your streaming tears."God the Father tells me:
"My son,I am always inside
Your brightening smiles." ```God the Mother tells me:
"My child,Walk along
My protection-blessedRoad."
God the Father tells me:
"My son,March along
My confidence-floodedStreet."
```Inside my unfulfilled desires
I see God the Mother'sCompassion-Heart.
Inside my unfulfilled desires
I see God the Father'sWisdom-Mind.
```The very presence
Of God the MotherAlways comforts me.
The very presence
Of God the FatherQuite often frightens me.
```A partial transformation
Of my natureGod the Mother expects.
A complete transformation
Of my natureGod the Father demands.
```When God the Mother
Blessingfully comes to visit me,She always carries with Her
Her Eternity's Patience-Depth.When God the Father
Hurriedly comes to call on me,He always carries with Him
His immediacy's Power-Height. ```God the Mother tells me:
"My child,If you do not drink
Nectar-Delight,I shall also not drink it."
God the Father tells me:
"My son,Like Me, you can and you must
Drink Nectar-Delight." ```Whenever God the Mother
Sees me, She asks me:"How are you today,
My child?"Whenever God the Father
Sees me, He asks me:"What is your schedule for today,
My son?" ```God the Mother
Has a very special loveFor the soulful singer
In my heart.God the Father
Has a very special loveFor the powerful warrior
In my life. ```God the Mother
Gives me the chanceTo obliterate my mistakes.
God the Father
Gives me the chanceTo rectify my mistakes.
```This morning God the Mother
Blessed meWith a very special gift:
An aspiration-flute.This morning God the Father
Blessed meWith a very special gift:
A determination-drum. ```God the Mother wants me
To utilise my time properly.God the Father wants me
To economise my time judiciously. ```God the Mother appreciates
Even my remote willingness.God the Father appreciates
My willingnessOnly when it is followed
By immediate readiness. ```God's Omnipresence
Is predominantIn God the Mother.
God's Omnipotence
Is predominantIn God the Father.
```God the Mother comes to me
To feed my happiness-hunger.God the Father comes to me
To feed my majesty-hunger. ```God the Mother asks me
To come into my heart-roomAnd rest.
God the Father asks me
To come out of my heart-roomAnd blossom everywhere.
```God the Mother tells me
To stay where I amIf I want to see Her.
God the Father tells me
To climb upHigh, higher, highest
If I want to see Him. ```God the Mother
Is my heart's sympathy-expander.God the Father
Is my life's capacity-expander. ```My patience-progress
Makes God the MotherExtremely happy.
My determination-success
Makes God the FatherExtremely happy.
```God the Mother
Is my readinessAnd enthusiasm-Teacher.
God the Father
Is my obedienceAnd perseverance-Teacher.
```My uncaring heart
Deeply hurtsGod the Mother.
My doubting mind
Ruthlessly torturesGod the Father.
```I can give surprise-joy
To God the MotherThe moment I achieve
Something great.But it is almost
An impossible taskTo give surprise-joy
To God the Father. ```My incapacity-heart
Pains God the Mother.My incapacity-mind
Astonishes God the Father. ```God the Mother tells me:
"My child,Start walking.
I shall follow you."God the Father tells me:
"My son,Follow Me.
I am marching." ```God the Mother
Loves the beautyOf the world-cradle.
God the Father
Loves the peaceOf the world-grave.
```God the Mother
Hurriedly comes to meTo stop my heart's streaming tears.
God the Father
With great strides comes to meTo increase my soul's smiles.
```God the Mother asks me
To sleeplessly keepMy heart-door wide open.
God the Father asks me
Never to stopMy ignorance-devouring roaring.
```I become an ecstasy-sea
When I see God the MotherIn my dreams.
I become a freedom-sky
When I see God the FatherIn my dreams.
```God the Mother
Lovingly plays with meAnd my prayer-tears.
God the Father
Seriously plays with meAnd my meditation-smiles.
```God the Mother tells me:
"My child, I am going to listenTo all your complaints.
You should tryTo obey Me afterwards."
God the Father tells me:
"My son, obey Me firstAnd then I shall listen
To all your complaintsAnd see what I can do
With you and with them." ```Nothing gives God the Mother
More JoyThan my heart's
Satisfaction-smiles.Nothing gives God the Father
More JoyThan my life's
Self-transcendence-promises. ```My heart's love-gift
God the MotherSo proudly shows
To the cosmic goddesses.My life's surrender-gift
God the FatherSo proudly shows
To the cosmic gods. ```I pray to God the Mother
To save meFrom the hostile forces.
I pray to God the Father
To forgive meAll my sins.
```God the Mother
Is never tiredOf my unwillingness-mind.
God the Father
Is never tiredOf my unfulfilled promises.
```Whenever God the Mother
Approaches me,The very first thing I do
Is look at Her sea-blue Eyes.Whenever God the Father
Approaches me,The very first thing I do
Is look at His Thunderbolt-Feet. ```After committing
Even a Himalayan blunder,I am not ashamed
Of going toGod the Mother.
After committing
Just a trifling mistake,I am sincerely afraid
Of approachingGod the Father.
```God the Mother
Is my sweetness-home.God the Father
Is my vastness-kingdom. ```When God the Mother
Comes to visit me,She always brings me food
And we eat together.When God the Father
Comes to visit me,He asks me:
"Son, do you haveAnything special
For Me to eat today?" ```God the Mother helps me
Carry my heart-gardenAnd place it carefully
Inside my mind-jungle.God the Father helps me
Carry my mind-jungleAnd throw it abruptly
Into my heart-garden. ```God the Mother
Just loves my stupendousSuccess-stories.
God the Father
Just loves my preciousProgress-poems.
```God the Mother
Thinks that I am onlySix months old.
Therefore She does not expectAnything from me.
God the Father
Thinks that I amTwenty-seven years old,
And He expects meTo fulfil my responsibilities
In accordance with my age. ```When I fail in something,
God the MotherCries with me
And with my sincerity.When I fail in something,
God the FatherNot only laughs at my stupidity
But also laughs at meMischievously.
```God the Mother
Wants me to beHer Breath-fragrance.
God the Father
Wants me to beHis Heart-garden.
```When I desperately
And truly need something,God the Mother
Unconditionally gives it.When I desperately
And truly need something,God the Father
Helps me unconditionallyTo acquire the thing myself.
```When the hour strikes
For me to get up and meditate,God the Mother
Is more than willingTo grant me another
Fifty-nine minutes to restBefore I start to meditate.
When the hour strikes
For me to get up and meditate,God the Father tells me:
"It is already high timeFor you to meditate.
Start immediately." ```God the Mother
Teaches me privately.God the Father
Examines me openly. ```To make God the Mother happy,
I start.To make God the Father happy,
I continue and complete. ```I am made of
The soulfulness and newnessOf my God the Mother.
I am made of
The seriousness and fulnessOf my God the Father.
```God the Mother
Wants me to close my eyesWhile meditating,
So I will not be affectedBy the imperfection-world.
God the Father
Wants me to keep my eyes openWhile meditating,
So that I can seeThe world's imperfections
And perfect them. ```God the Mother
Assuages my heart-pangs.God the Father
Dries my life-tears. ```When I am in front of
God the Mother,I somehow feel
That my life's sincerityIs on trial.
When I am in front of
God the Father,I somehow feel
That my heart's purityIs on trial.
```I need God the Mother
As my character-reference.I need God the Father
As my credential-reference. ```To God the Mother
I offer all my mind-anxieties.To God the Father
I offer all my heart-insecurities. ```I just tell
God the MotherWhat I have in my heart.
I think twice before I tell
God the FatherWhat I have in my mind.
```God the Mother
Is always readyTo sweeten my heart.
God the Father
Is always readyTo quicken my life.
```To God the Mother
I give my heartFor consolation.
To God the Father
I give my mindFor illumination.
```Lo, God the Mother
Is entering into my heartWith a fresh supply of ecstasy.
Lo, God the Father
Is opening a new embassyInside my mind.
```My heart's ingratitude-weeds
Do not saddenGod the Mother.
My life's gratitude-flowers
Do gladdenGod the Father.
```My desire-dust
Has blindedGod the Mother's Eye.
My aspiration-thirst
Has thrilledGod the Father's Heart.
```My devastating shortage
Of happinessHas turned
My God the MotherInsane.
My devastating shortage
Of faith in myselfHas turned
My God the FatherInsane.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,God the Mother and God the Father, Printing Service, Augsburg, Germany, 1993
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