God's Vision-Promise

1. Reject and accept

```

God, I am rejecting man.

Why?

Because he has the same

Weaknesses that I have.

Man, I am accepting God.

Why?

Because He has the same

Perfection that I have. ```

2. Mutual support

```

God and I support each other soulfully.

I support God

With my adoration-leaf.

God supports me

With His Compassion-Tree.

God and I support each other unerringly.

I support God

With my devotion drop.

God supports me

With His Illumination-Sea.

```

3. Completion

```

To complete my earth-life

I shall become surrender-delight.

To complete my Heaven-life

I shall become silence-light. ```

4. What I see in them

```

You ask me

What I can possibly see

In man.

I see in man

Eternity's hope-river.

You ask me

What I can possibly see

In God.

I see in God

Immortality's assurance-sea.

```

5. The ideal man

```

He is the ideal man

In his own right.

In the outer world

He sees himself as he is.

In the inner world

He enjoys himself as he is. ```

6. His own world

```

Unlike others

He has only two

Theoretical problems:

Nobody cares for him;

God does not love him.

Unlike others

He has only two

Practical problems:

Since he does not

Belong either to this world

Or to any world,

He needs a world created by himself

And not those

Already created by God.

```

7. Decide spontaneously

```

Decide spontaneously!

Make an immediate decision!

The beauty of the world-body-life

Is dancing before you.

The divinity of the soul-goal-light

Is crying for you.

Make your own choice,

But delay not. ```

8. God agrees with me

```

You say

I always drive others

And on rare occasions myself

Too hard.

I do not agree with you.

Neither does my God.

He says

I am always demanding,

I am always domineering.

I do not agree with him.

Neither does my God.

I say

I love God and God alone.

You do not agree with me.

He does not agree with me.

But my God does;

Therefore

He is my Eternity's All

And not you, not he. ```

9. What you love and enjoy

```

You say

You love and enjoy

Patience-light.

But I clearly see

What you actually

Love and enjoy.

You love sleeping,

You enjoy sleeping

In the lap of procrastination-night.

```

10. Charming

```

You are not charming.

Why?

Because you lead

An intellectualised life.

He is not charming.

Why?

Because he leads

A complicated life.

I am charming.

Why?

Because I lead

God's Love-Reality life. ```

11. A great man, a good man

```

Lord, who is a great man?

"Son, he who initiates

Is unfortunately a great man."

Lord, who is a good man?

"Son, he who executes

Is fortunately a good man."

```

12. Can he ever be good?

```

He is great.

He loves God

At others' expense.

He is great.

He reveals God

At others' expense.

He is great.

He manifests God

At others' expense.

Can he ever be good?

Certainly he can.

But when?

Only when he totally

Unlearns his mind-inventions.

```

13. God desperately needs him

```

He takes life

Philosophically;

Therefore

God likes him.

He smiles at the world

Unhurriedly;

Therefore

God loves him.

He accepts the world-calamities

Eternally;

Therefore

God desperately needs him. ```

14. Relax!

```

You are nervous

Because

You are restless.

You are restless

Because

You are nervous.

Relax, God is coming to you

With His decision-making Vision.

Relax, you can easily go to God

With your tension-frustration capacity

And your suppression-aggression capacity.

Try, you easily can. ```

15. You have succeeded

```

You have succeeded

But others have failed.

Do you know why?

Unlike others,

You have not pressured God,

And you do not love yourself

As much as you love God.

```

16. We love you and need you

```

Don't waste time;

Don't exploit opportunity.

God the Dreamer loves you;

God the Lover needs you.

I love you and need you too.

I love you

Because you are going to be pure.

I need you

Because you are going to be sure.

```

17. Regression

```

Yesterday

I was a spectator

At life's drama.

Today

I have developed envy.

Tomorrow

I shall die with world-futility

And

Sleepless stupidity. ```

18. Your choice

```

Tolerance

Is your choice;

Therefore

Your heart is satisfaction-sky.

Forgiveness

Is your choice;

Therefore

Your life is perfection-sun. ```

19. You know what to do

```

You know what to do.

You wait and watch God

Drinking His Nectar-Sea.

You know what to do.

You admire and adore

God's capacity.

You know what to do.

When God asks you

To drink with Him,

You always accept His invitation;

You never decline.

You know what to do.

Therefore

You are God's first choice;

You are God's best voice. ```

20. Our respective roles

```

Lord, let us fulfil

Our respective roles.

You be

My decision-maker

In Heaven

And let me be

Your best perfection-builder

On earth. ```

21. My world and God's world

```

Father, do organise

My shapeless world.

Son, do feed

My hungry world.

Father, my world

Needs You

Desperately.

Son, My world

Loves you

Unreservedly.

```

22. Can and can't

```

Lord, I am affected.

Can You not forgive me?

Try, You certainly can.

Lord, I am suffering.

Can You ignore me?

Try, You invariably can't.

```

23. He avoids confrontations

```

He avoids confrontations

Not because he is weak,

Not because he is wrong,

But because he knows

That human arguments

Are worse than futility itself. ```

24. My future life

```

Yesterday

I was confidence-life.

Today

I am action-life.

Tomorrow

I shall be either perfection-life

Total frustration-life. ```

25. God's Vision-Promise

```

Heaven-confidence

I had.

Earth-hesitation

I have.

God-Compassion

I shall have.

God-Perfection

I shall reveal.

God's Vision-Promise

I eternally am. ```

26. They tell the truth

```

THEY TELL THE TRUTH

My American friend

Tells me how great he is.

My Indian friend

Tells me how pure he is.

My Canadian friend

Tells me how tolerant he is.

My English friend

Tells me how intelligent he is.

My Scottish friend

Tells me how friendly he is.

My Puerto Rican friend

Tells me how soft he is.

My Irish friend

Tells me how energetic he is.

My Swedish friend

Tells me how visionary he is.

My Swiss friend

Tells me how solid he is.

My Italian friend

Tells me how sweet he is.

My French friend

Tells me how polite he is.

My Japanese friend

Tells me how sincere he is.

Needless to say, they all

Tell the truth.

Of course, their own version

Of the truth. ```

27. My secret life, my open life

```

You want to know

About my life.

I tell you secretly:

I am a big nothing.

A beggar desires

To be a chooser.

I tell you openly

Mine is a life

Of eternal sacrifice

For the Truth

Of the ever-transcending Beyond.

```

28. One thing I shall never know

```

I know where I am going.

I know what my goal is.

I know who my God is.

But one thing

I shall never know:

If God really needs

My service-life.

```

29. As they see you

```

You do not see yourself

As Heaven sees you.

Heaven sees you

As a God-promise.

You do not see yourself

As earth sees you.

Earth sees you

As a God-failure.

You do not see yourself

As God sees you.

God sees you

As another God. ```

30. Don't go to extremes

```

Don't go to extremes.

A cave-life

Is not meant for you.

Don't go to extremes.

A pleasure-life

Is not meant for you.

What is meant for you

Is God-discovery

In self-mastery.

```

31. Divine friends

```

An unhurried mind

And

An unworried heart

Are divine friends.

I always enjoy

Their soulful company.

A surrendered life

And

A satisfied soul

Are divine friends.

I always enjoy

Their fruitful company. ```

32. I need

```

Patience I need

To feed the earth-body in me.

Speed I need

To feed the Heaven-soul in me.

Surrender I need

To feed the God-Eye in me. ```

33. Never leave me

```

Faith, my faith,

Never leave me.

You know, without you

I am a rudderless boat.

Surrender, my surrender,

Never leave me.

You know, without you

I shall reach a goalless shore. ```

34. The life you live

```

Alas, yesterday you lived

A superficial earth-pleasure life.

Today you are living

A non-essential darkness-pressure life.

Tomorrow you will try to live

The most essential God-Treasure life. ```

35. He gives everything away

```

He gives everything away

Save and except one thing:

Advice.

He accepts everything from others

Save and except one thing:

Admiration.

He feels his advice will be

Both meaningless and fruitless.

He feels others' admiration will be

Worse than useless. ```

36. Our dreams

```

You belong to earth;

Therefore

You dream of fame and glory.

He belongs to Heaven;

Therefore

He dreams of love and service.

I belong to God;

Therefore

I dream of compassion and perfection.

```

37. Success and progress

```

Move forward!

Movement is success,

Movement is progress.

Success you want;

Progress you need.

Success is your assessment

Of your dormant and bound life.

Progress is God's assessment

Of your awakened and illumined life. ```

38. I am happy

```

I am happy

Because

My body is obedience.

I am happy

Because

My vital is confidence.

I am happy

Because

My mind is concentration.

I am happy

Because

My heart is dedication.

I am happy

Because

My soul is satisfaction.

```

39. A disciplined life

```

A disciplined life

Is a perfect life.

A perfect life

Is a God-blossoming dream,

An earth-nourishing reality

And

A Heaven-manifesting divinity.

```

40. Now that I am trying

```

When I was aloof,

God forgave me.

When I was reserved,

God forgave me.

When I was cynical,

God forgave me.

When I was skeptical,

God forgave me.

Now that I am trying,

Trying to be good and divine,

God is examining me.

Alas, alas,

What kind of fate I have!

```

41. How to end conflicts

```

You want to end conflicts

Through compromises.

What a fool you are!

He wants to end conflicts

Through brutal physical strength.

What a fool he is!

I want to end conflicts

Through helpless surrender.

What a fool I am!

There is only one way to end conflicts:

Love the world before you,

Love the world around you,

Soulfully and unreservedly. ```

42. It amazes me

```

It amazes me

That you never offend anybody.

It amazes me

That he never dislikes anybody.

It amazes me

That I never need anybody. ```

43. Favours

```

Why do I not like you?

I do not like you

Because

You ask favours.

Why do I not like him?

I do not like him

Because

He grants favours.

Why do I not like myself?

I do not like myself

Because

I do not know what favours

Actually mean.

Who needs favours?

Not I, definitely not I!

```

44. From surprise to surprise

```

My earth-ignorance leads Heaven

From one painful surprise to another.

My Heaven-light leads earth

From one cheerful surprise to another.

My God-love leads my life

From one fruitful surprise to another. ```

45. Changes

```

Changes, even for the better,

You unreservedly hate.

Changes, even for the worse,

He sincerely loves.

Changes, even for a second,

I desperately need. ```

46. I shall become

```

Heaven-dreamer I was,

I really was.

Earth-doer I am,

I truly am.

God-lover I shall become,

Unerringly I shall become. ```

47. Our respective knowledge

```

God knows how to work;

I know how to play.

Neither is inferior.

God knows how to give;

I know how to receive.

Neither is superior.

```

48. The birth of self-destruction

```

A corrupted mind

Is the birth of self-deception.

A corrupted heart

Is the birth of self-confusion.

A corrupted life

Is the birth of self-destruction. ```

49. They must be endured

```

What cannot be cured

Must be endured:

Your lack of purity-vital.

What cannot be cured

Must be endured:

His lack of sincerity-mind.

What cannot be cured

Must be endured:

My lack of security-heart.

What cannot be cured

Must be endured:

The world's lack of spirituality-body.

```

50. Easy and difficult

```

Easy to lead!

Therefore

I lead my heart.

Easy to drive!

Therefore

I drive my mind.

But difficult to reach!

Therefore

I cry;

Therefore

I sigh.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,God's Vision-Promise, Agni Press, 1974
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