God tells me that
My gratitude-tearsAre as beautiful as
His Satisfaction-Smiles. ```There are
Countless human beingsOn earth
Who every day cherishA multitude
Of fruitless fantasies. ```Science is soulless.
Therefore, to me,For my spiritual perfection,
Science is useless. ```The heart
Has to sleeplessly giveIf the life
Is to achieveSomething beautiful,
MeaningfulAnd fruitful.
```I have surprised my heart
With my mind's sincerity.I have surprised my soul
With my heart's purity. ```If you want freedom
From your unhappiness,Then pray to your soul
To cultivate smilesIn your heart-field.
```You want freedom
From your unhappiness.I want you to have freedom
FromYour mind's unwillingness.
```Yours will be a life
Of divine surprisesIf you give up
Your endlessDesiring thoughts.
```When everything
You hold dearIs taken away,
And you remainHappy and peaceful,
That is the timeGod considers you to be
His choicest instrument. ```If faith is absent
From your heart,Then God does not want
To live inside your heart,For fear of suffocation.
```Your fear of God
Is unjust.Your love of God
Is just.Why do you not always
Do the right thing? ```Each
Enthusiasm-eagerness-Attempt
Helps us come out ofThe mind's prison.
```Alas, alas,
My heart's insecurityAnd my mind's anxiety
Have paralysedMy inspiration-aspiration-
Dedication-life. ```Each inner cry
Is indeedA hope-strengthening
God-Smile. ```God, how I wish
I could smile like You!"My child,
If you can cryLike Me,
Then certainlyI shall teach you
How to smileLike Me."
```Do you want to escape
From your mind-prison?If so, remember
Your perfection-life-promiseTo God.
```My Lord,
Smash me asunderWhen I become
The pride of ignorance-night. ```A confused desire-mind
Can never experienceThe heart's
Gratitude-ecstasy. ```You can become
God's dearestManifestation-instrument
If you can turn your life intoA sleepless surrender-song.
```The fear of the mind
AndThe hope of the heart
Must not live together.They must remain
Perfect strangers. ```Every day
God helps meClimb my heart's
Loftiest dream-mountain. ```Take a deep purity-breath.
God will immediatelyMake you
His constantSatisfaction-Delight.
```If necessity demands,
For a perfection-lifeGod changes everything
And everyone. ```Unlearn your mind's
Doubt and fear-messages.Learn only your heart's
Self-giving and life-smilingMessages.
```Life is true.
Life is meaningful.Life is fruitful.
If your mind does not agree,Then remain far beyond
The snaresOf your mental thoughts.
```God wants me to live
In the cityOf heart's prosperity,
And not in the cityOf mind's aridity.
```As I love
The divinityOf God's Answer,
Even so, God lovesThe purity
Of my question. ```May my life
Forever remainA student at
The God-obedience-school. ```If the past's misdeeds
Chase you,Then run
Faster than the fastest,And remain always
Far aheadWith your present virtues.
```My ancient God-memories
Are not only pleasantBut are also the pathfinders
Of myGod-realisation-destination.
```Whenever I take
A big purity-breath,I escape
My mind's darkest jungle. ```My Lord,
Do awaken me,Bless me,
Prepare meAnd finally make me
All Yours. ```Not your mind's pride
But your oneness-heartHas the capacity
To carry the weightOf the entire world.
```To make my life
Supremely fruitful,I live between
My heart's hopeAnd
My mind's patience. ```If you know only
How to love yourselfAnd how to care
For yourself,Then God will never
Invite youTo be a member
Of His Perfection-Manifestation-Team
On earth. ```I do not need
Any other treasureAs long as I can
Safely keep my heartAs my only treasure.
```Alas,
My poor aspiration-heartIs being strangled
Between my leisure-mindAnd my pleasure-vital.
```O my mind,
I no longer needYour false
Freedom-fantasies.I now only need
My heart's trueFreedom-ecstasies.
```God wants me to be
Divinely loyalTo my dear friends
AndSupremely magnanimous
To my so-called enemies. ```If fear guides us,
Then death nears usSooner than the soonest.
```Sometimes I feel
That God does not know,Even does not care to know,
What is happeningIn my life.
But God tells me thatHe does not have to know
What is happening in my lifeIf my life is only for myself.
```O seeker,
You can be divinely happyAnd supremely perfect
If your heart's aspirationTops the list
Of your life's values. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,My gratitude-tears and God's Satisfaction-Smiles, Agni Press, 1993
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