My God-Prayers and my God-Meditations

1.

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Prayer

Cries for God.

Meditation

Dreams of God. ```

2.

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Prayer

Longs to know.

Meditation

Longs to be. ```

3.

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Prayer

Is fear-extinction.

Meditation

Is confidence-manifestation. ```

4.

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Prayer

Is a Heaven-climbing bird.

Meditation

Is all-spreading wings. ```

5.

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Prayer

Is God's fond child.

Meditation

Is God's responsible son. ```

6.

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Prayer

Is simplicity's beauty.

Meditation

Is responsibility's capacity. ```

7.

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Prayer

Thinks God dwells

Far above the human head.

Meditation

Feels God's Presence

Deep inside

The aspiring heart.

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8.

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Prayer

Goes to

The Eternal Saviour.

Meditation

Goes to

The universal Dreamer. ```

9.

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Prayer

Is affection-lesson.

Meditation

Is wisdom-lesson. ```

10.

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Prayer

Is upward self-offering.

Meditation

Is inward self-digging. ```

11.

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Prayer

Is a hope-pilgrim.

Meditation

Is a promise-traveller. ```

12.

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Prayer

Is fond of

God the Power.

Meditation

Is fond of

God the Silence. ```

13.

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Prayer

Glorifies God.

Meditation

Beautifies God. ```

14.

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Prayer

Is mind-purification.

Meditation

Is heart-expansion. ```

15.

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I pray to God

To receive

His Compassion.

I meditate on God

To receive

His illumination. ```

16.

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Prayer loves

God the Drummer

And God the Drum.

Meditation loves

God the Flutist

And God the Flute. ```

17.

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I pray to God

To bless me

With His Protection.

I meditate on God

To bless me

With His Peace. ```

18.

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I pray to God

To make me

A choice instrument of His.

I meditate on God

To make me

An unconditional seeker

And server of His.

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19.

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I pray to God

To give me

A truth-seeking mind.

I meditate on God

To receive

A self-giving heart. ```

20.

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When I pray,

God blesses my head.

When I meditate,

God feels my heart. ```

21.

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I pray to God

To become

His Heart-Flower.

I meditate on God

To become

His Soul-Fragrance. ```

22.

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When I pray,

God charmingly whistles.

When I meditate,

God sweetly whispers. ```

23.

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Prayer

Is at once

A giver and receiver.

Meditation

Is at once

A diver and explorer. ```

24.

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Prayer

Is

My God-journey-preparation.

Meditation

Is

My God-journey-excavation. ```

25.

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When we pray,

We usually pray

For success.

When we meditate,

We invariably meditate

For progress. ```

26.

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The highest height

Of prayer

Is unconditional surrender.

The deepest depth

Of meditation

Is sleepless gratitude. ```

27.

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A beautiful thought

Is the result

Of a sincere prayer.

A fruitful experience

Is the result

Of a deep meditation. ```

28.

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I pray to God

To push aside

My destructive

Doubt-mind.

I meditate on God

To increase the beauty

And fragrance

Of my blossoming

Faith-heart.

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29.

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The Christ

Prayed and prayed

And then declared:

"I and my Father

Are one."

Sri Krishna

Meditated and meditated

And then declared:

"I am

The Lord

Absolute Supreme."

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30.

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I pray and pray

To become

The direct representative

Of God

The transcendental Dreamer.

I meditate and meditate

To become

The direct representative

Of God

The universal Liberator. ```

31.

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I pray and pray

Because

I wish to see

The beauty

Of the higher worlds.

I meditate and meditate

Because

I wish to smell

The fragrance

Of the inner worlds. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,My God-Prayers and my God-Meditations, Agni Press, 1992
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