The Goal is Won

1. Lord, I am tired

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Lord, I am tired.

"Since you are tired, My son,

Even before

Your journey's start,

I shall run for you."

Lord, I am tired.

"Since you are tired, My son,

Even before

Your journey's start,

I shall sail your dream-boat

And reach for you

Your golden Reality-shore."

```

2. Who am I?

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Who was I?

Formerly,

A man-slave.

Who am I?

Presently,

A freedom-lover.

Who shall I be?

Unmistakably,

Another Perfection-God.

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3. My Heaven-stars

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My Heaven-stars

Tell me

I shall become

A living God.

My earth-doubts

Tell me

I am Eternity's

Immortal fool. ```

4. The bridge

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I was the frustration-despair-bridge

Between

My vital's first dark hour

And

My body's last deep sleep.

I am the rapture-treasure-bridge

Between

My heart's birthless hour

And

My soul's deathless life.

```

5. Three defects

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Three defects of doubt

At long last I have discovered:

It fears to come out

Of its prison-mind.

It fears to marry

Truth-light.

It fears to believe in

Its own existence-might. ```

6. I live

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I lived

To fly desire-kite.

I live

To brave desire-surge.

I shall live

To bury desire-prince. ```

7. Just wait and see

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With Compassion-rain

God will clasp your life-dreams.

Just wait and see.

With Liberation-train

God will carry your heart-blossoms

To His Promise-Paradise.

Just wait and see.

With Perfection-reign

God will offer you

His Throne of Infinity's Silence-light

And

His Crown of Eternity's Sound-might.

Just wait and see. ```

8. Your life-book

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Do you want to exclude something

From your life-book?

Then

Exclude your doubt-chapter.

God will bless you

Immediately.

Do you want to include something

In your life-book?

Then

Include your confidence-chapter.

You will bless yourself

Eternally. ```

9. Four unfinished stories

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Four unfinished stories

I must finish:

Man's journey into the Unknown,

Earth's despair-death,

Heaven's indifference-smile,

God's Perfection-dream. ```

10. Something I often notice

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There is something

I often notice in God.

Do you know what it is?

He cries and tries

And tries and cries

For the transformation-light

Of futility's hush: man.

There is something

I often notice in man.

Do you know what it is?

He smiles and flies

And flies and smiles

Like a cosmic god

Of freedom-skies.

```

11. Definitions

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Definition of the soul:

God-manifestation.

Definition of the heart:

God-recognition.

Definition of the mind:

God-examination.

Definition of the vital:

God-separation.

Definition of the body:

God-frustration.

My definition of God:

Self-congratulation. ```

12. Be sure to take care

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Be sure to take care

Of yourself

Today.

God wants to see

Your capacity's light.

Be sure to take care

Of God

Tomorrow.

God wants to test

Your duty's height.

```

13. No news

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No news from death-mire

Is always good news.

No news from life-fire

Is always sad news.

No news from earth-temptation

Is always hope-news.

No news from Heaven-illumination

Is always death-news. ```

14. How I deal with them

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My mind's nothingness

I face.

My heart's emptiness

I fill.

My soul's nearness

I treasure.

My body's helplessness

I measure. ```

15. Be careful!

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I see God.

Do you doubt me?

Be careful!

God will delay

Your Realisation-light.

I play with God.

Do you doubt me?

Be careful!

God will cancel

Your Perfection-flight.

```

16. I ascend and descend

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With my aspiration-light

I ascend from darkness-cave.

Therefore

God loves me openly.

With my Realisation-might

I descend from Illumination-palace.

Therefore

God embraces me proudly. ```

17. You deceived them

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You deceived God;

Therefore

Your soul went to sleep.

You deceived man;

Therefore

Your heart began to cry.

You deceived yourself;

Therefore

Your life is doomed to sigh.

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18. Ashamed and proud

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I am ashamed

Of my vital's freedom-fame.

I am proud

Of my soul's freedom-game.

God is ashamed

Of my body's ignorance-claim.

God is proud

Of my heart's surrender-flame. ```

19. What and who

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What is Heaven?

Harmonious madness.

What is earth?

Contagious sadness.

Who is God?

Precious Dream-sky.

Who is man?

Suspicious reality-sigh. ```

20. I fear and I brave

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I fear

The heavy weight of a fleeting second

When I think of

My ignorance-body.

I brave

The heavy weight of slow centuries

When I meditate on

My illumination-soul. ```

21. Three things I love

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Only three things

I love:

The child-dance

Of the morning sky.

The hero-lance

Of the mid-day sky.

The yogi-trance

Of the evening sky. ```

22. They speak louder

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Man's passion-flood

Speaks louder than reason-sun.

Man already knows it.

God's Compassion-sea

Speaks louder than temptation-moon.

When will man learn it?

Will man ever learn it?

No, never!

```

23. I live for him and die for him

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Secretly

I live for him

Who loves God.

Bravely

I die for him

Who loves God.

Happily

I live for him

Who knows not how to love.

Unconditionally

I die for him

Who knows not how to love.

```

24. I was exiled

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I loved doubt.

Therefore

I was exiled

From my eternal God.

I deserved it.

I loved myself.

Therefore

I was exiled

From my supernal height.

I needed it.

I loved Light.

Therefore

I was exiled

From my infernal night.

I wanted it.

```

25. The ladder

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Hope is the ladder

Of God-ambition.

Promise is the ladder

Of God-aspiration.

Surrender is the ladder

Of God-realisation.

Oneness is the ladder

Of God-perfection. ```

26. Why they are chosen

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Do you want to know

Why she is chosen?

She is chosen

Because

She loves nobody else

But God.

Do you want to know

Why he is chosen?

He is chosen

Because

He wants to challenge nobody else

But God. ```

27. The report

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God, You want

The report on the planet earth?

Not so good.

I am afraid

It is dying.

Man, you want

The report on the star sun?

Quite good.

I am happy to say

It is descending

Into man's ignorance-night. ```

28. What I say

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What I say

Is for God to judge.

What I say

Is for man to feel.

What I say

Is for Heaven to measure.

What I say

Is for earth to treasure.

What I say

Is for me to become. ```

29. Progress!

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Intruding thoughts,

Stop!

Illumining will,

Start!

Dreaming night,

Awake!

Aspiring day,

Receive! ```

30. What is it?

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Doubt: what is it?

Intentional doing.

Doubt: what is it?

International doing.

Faith: what is it?

Inspirational Light.

Faith: what is it?

Transcendental,

Indispensable

Height. ```

31. Dire contradiction

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His is the life

Of dire contradiction.

He loves God the root

But hates man the fruit.

His is the life

Of dire contradiction.

He loves God the Vision-oasis.

But hates man the reality-desert. ```

32. Flames

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What is important

In Infinity?

Smiling flames.

What is important

In Eternity?

Climbing flames.

What is important

In Immortality?

Glowing flames.

```

33. Broken promises

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I do not trust God

Because

He has not kept His Promise:

I am nowhere near Him.

God does not trust me

Because

I have not kept my promise:

I still love the company

Of ignorance-life.

```

34. Why bother?

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Why recite God's Name?

His Ears are inside your heart.

Why praise God's Glory?

His Eyes are inside your soul.

Why hurry God's Hour?

His Hands are inside your necessity's demand. ```

35. Their business

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God's eternal business:

Give and give.

Man's natural business:

Take and take.

Heaven's divine business:

Give and take.

Earth's undivine business:

Take and forget to give. ```

36. Too little, too late, too soon

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Too little!

Alas, this is what

I have offered to God.

Too late!

Alas, just today

I have started thinking of God.

Too soon!

Alas, my God has invited me

To sing with Him in the morning,

To dance with Him in the evening. ```

37. My God

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My God is a tempting God

In the world of my desire-night.

My God is an illumining God

In the world of my aspiration-light.

My God is a fulfilling God

In the world of my realisation-height. ```

38. Earth-beggar, earth-king

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Yesterday's earth-beggar:

Desire-night.

Today's earth-Prince:

Aspiration-flame.

Tomorrow's earth-King:

Perfection-sun. ```

39. Examine him

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If he feels good,

He is good.

Don't doubt him.

If he thinks good,

He is good.

Don't challenge him.

If he says good,

Don't accept him all at once!

Examine him.

I repeat,

Examine him.

```

40. Merchant of secrets

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My confidence is the merchant

Of God-secrets

And man-secrets.

Lo, I am man's progress

And God's success.

My fear is the merchant

Of doubt-secrets

And death-secrets.

Lo, I am doubt's failure

And death's disgrace.

```

41. Realities

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Visiting and dreaming

Are the realities of the hope-world.

Crying and obtaining

Are the realities of the prayer-world.

Silencing and becoming

Are the realities of the meditation-world. ```

42. The cost

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The cost of forgiveness:

Cheaper than nothingness.

The cost of oneness:

Dearer than fulness.

The cost of God-manifestation:

Much more than man-perfection. ```

43. What are you doing?

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God, what are You doing

In Heaven today?

"Son, today I have decided

To please you in your own way.

Son, I am sincere."

"Son, what are you doing

On earth today?"

Father, today I have decided

To challenge You,

To equal You.

Father, I am serious. ```

44. The souls fascinate me

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The coming and going

Of souls bewilders me.

Yet I love it.

The dreaming and expecting

Of souls fascinates me.

Therefore I love it.

The illumining and fulfilling

Of souls awakens me.

Therefore I adore it.

```

45. Oneness

```

My heart's gratitude

And

God's Compassion:

They are of unbreakable oneness.

My soul's beatitude

And

God's Infinitude:

They are of inseparable oneness. ```

46. Do follow me

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God, do follow me

To my earth-home.

I shall give You

My long-cherished ignorance

To eat.

"Man, do follow Me

To My Heaven-Home.

I shall give you

My all-immortalising Nectar

To drink."

```

47. Sharing

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In Heaven

The angels share Bliss

With God.

On earth

Men share their doubt-seas

With God.

In my heart

I share my morning smile-flames

And

My evening tear-worlds

With God.

```

48. When I go with humility

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When I go to God

With a beggar's humility,

He ignores me

Ruthlessly.

When I go to God

With a seeker's humility,

He loves me

Dearly.

When I go to God

With an emperor's humility,

He embraces me

Powerfully. ```

49. The key

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The key to my own soul-home

I have lost.

Therefore, I am a beggar.

The key to the world's body-cave

I have found.

Therefore, I am unquestionably great.

The key to the God-source

I am.

Therefore, God treasures me.

```

50. Your life

```

Your aspiration-life grows up

But

Does not grow old.

Your desire-life grows old

But

Does not grow up.

Your God-life ascends and descends:

Ascends to please man,

Descends to please God.

```

51. She has and she is

```

The flowering love-light

She has.

The towering courage-might

She is.

The perfecting wisdom-sight

She has.

The fulfilling perfection-height

She is. ```

52. My inner family

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My soul loves

And achieves.

My heart becomes

And receives.

My mind watches

And perceives.

My vital fights

And surrenders.

My body sleeps

And sinks. ```

53. What is it?

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What is sorrow,

If not its own insecurity-hole?

What is happiness,

If not its own Infinity-sea?

What is transcendence,

If not its own Perfection-sun? ```

54. Endless lessons

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My earth-life has taught me

Endless imitation.

My Heaven-life has taught me

Endless perfection.

My thought-life has taught me

Endless frustration.

My will-life has taught me

Endless emancipation.

My body-life has taught me

Endless limitation.

My soul-life has taught me

Endless progression. ```

55. Humility's journey

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God-humility

Descends from Heaven-smile.

Man-humility

Ascends from earth-pangs.

My humility

Transcends my divinity-sphere. ```

56. Eternally perfect

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You see without looking;

Therefore

You are divinely great.

You see while looking;

Therefore

You are supremely good.

You love while seeing;

Therefore

You are eternally perfect.

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57. Enough is enough!

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Enough is enough!

Why do I criticise

God's Perfection-light?

Enough is enough!

Why do I immortalise

My ignorance-night?

Enough is enough!

Why do I summarise

My failure-blight?

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58. I gain by losing

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I gain wisdom-light

By losing to God.

I lose humility-crown

By triumphing over God.

I fail by pushing man

In the world of lethargy.

I succeed by pulling myself

In the world of energy. ```

59. Their activities

```

A wise man is always

Becoming.

A foolish man is always

Doubting.

A sincere man is always

Trying.

An insincere man is always

Retreating,

Hiding

And

Dying.

```

60. Their life-work

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Leading, yet not dominating;

Indeed,

This is the life of the heart.

Dominating, yet not leading;

Indeed,

This is the life of the vital.

Sleeping and surrendering;

Indeed,

This is the life of the body.

```

61. She creates, he claims

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She creates

But

Claims not;

Therefore

I love her.

He claims

But

Creates not;

Therefore

I ignore him.

She creates and creates;

Therefore

God needs her.

He claims and claims;

Therefore

Ignorance befriends him.

```

62. Nothing is impossible

```

Nothing is impossible.

My wise teacher, God, has taught me so.

I have tried everything,

And success is still a far cry.

Yet my God says: "Stop not!

Continue trying."

Nothing is impossible.

My wild teacher, Vital, has taught me so.

I have tried everything,

And failed in everything.

Now my vital says to me: "Stop trying!

Not worth achieving." ```

63. She completes, he competes

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She does not compete,

She completes.

She completes divinely and supremely.

He does not complete,

He competes.

He competes inhumanly and ferociously.

She does not speak,

She acts.

She acts lovingly and unconditionally.

He does not act,

He speaks.

He speaks loudly and proudly.

```

64. The victory

```

I felt the victory

Of the world-saviour: Peace.

Therefore

I smiled and danced.

I see the victory

Of the world-devourer: War.

Therefore

I sigh and die. ```

65. Look, foolish ones!

```

Mind, my foolish mind,

Look!

The age of anxiety

Is over.

Heart, my tiny heart,

Look!

The age of insecurity

Is over.

Vital, my blind vital,

Look!

The age of impurity

Is over.

Body, my poor body,

Look!

The age of inferiority

Is over. ```

66. Poor God, poor man

```

Poor God,

He may be well thought of,

But He is not well loved.

Poor man,

He may be well loved,

But he is not well thought of.

Poor beggar in me,

He is neither well loved

Nor well thought of.

```

67. Problems of mine

```

Self-aggrandisement

Is an insoluble problem,

I am sure -

At least in my case.

Self-underestimation

Is an unsolved problem,

I feel -

At least in my case.

God-adoration,

I assure you all,

In my case

Is a long-solved problem. ```

68. Is God partial?

```

Is God partial?

Yes, He is.

He is partial to weak

Human beings.

Why?

Because this is the only way

He can elevate and illumine them.

Is God impartial?

Yes, He is.

He is impartial to strong

Cosmic gods.

Why?

Because this is the only way

He can train and utilise them.

```

69. Meditation, what is it?

```

Meditation, what is it?

Yesterday's birthless recollection.

Meditation, what is it?

Today's endless assimilation.

Meditation, what is it?

Tomorrow's deathless Perfection. ```

70. O my teachers

```

O my mind,

My isolation-teacher,

No more do I need you.

O my heart,

My integration-teacher,

I need you ever-more.

O my vital,

My depression-teacher,

You have taught me

Far beyond my capacity.

O my body,

My humiliation-teacher,

You have taught me

Far beyond my necessity. ```

71. Audiences

```

My body's audience:

The dead,

Only the dead.

My vital's audience:

The unborn,

Only the unborn.

My mind's audience:

The nothingness-beggars,

Only the nothingness-beggars.

My heart's audience:

The love-emperors,

Only the love-emperors.

```

72. Familiar faces

```

Doubt

Is familiar as an old and damaging error

Of mine.

Faith

Is familiar as an old and brave friend

Of mine.

Fear

Is familiar as an old and shameless enemy

Of mine.

Courage

Is familiar as an old and yet eternally bold captain

Of mine.

```

73. God's only man

```

My doubting mind

Is God's only lonely man.

My loving heart

Is God's only lovely man.

My strangling vital

Is God's only failing man.

My sleeping body

Is God's only dying man. ```

74. God knew it

```

Although

He lived in his dream-reality,

He really was great.

God and Heaven knew it;

Also I and my devoted heart.

Although

He died in his reality-dream,

He really was good.

God and earth knew it;

Also I and my surrendered heart.

```

75. The road

```

Doubt-road

Is the road for the ridiculous.

Faith-road

Is the road for the auspicious.

Fear-road

Is the road for the treacherous.

Courage-road

Is the road for the generous. ```

76. I need your help

```

Man, pray for me.

I need your help

To feel God's Grace.

God, think of me.

I need Your help

To change man's face.

```

77. Tell me

```

Tell me, tell me, God,

Do You love me?

"Tell Me, tell Me, child,

Do you think of Me?"

Tell me, tell me, God,

Who will succeed You?

"Tell Me, tell Me, child,

Who will manifest Me?" ```

78. Three loves

```

Fear, you are vanishing,

And so is my love-life

With ignorance-sea.

Courage, you are dawning,

And so is my love-life

With my Inner Pilot.

Goal, you are fast-approaching,

And so is my love-life

With Perfection-reality.

```

79. Lord, make me

```

O Lord, make me not

A neutral.

I tremble before

The neurosis of a neutral.

O Lord, make me

A just man.

I love to stand before

The purity of a just man.

O Lord, make me

A perfect man.

I am dying to see

The face of a perfect man. ```

80. Head down, feet up!

```

Head down,

Feet up!

Lo, you have surrendered

To earth's devouring night.

Feet down,

Head up!

Lo, Heaven has surrendered

To your all-knowing Light. ```

81. Not uncommon

```

Meditation

In life-emergency

Is not uncommon

For an insincere man.

Meditation

In fulfilled sufficiency

Is not uncommon

For a sincere man.

Meditation

In God-urgency,

In man-urgency,

Is not uncommon

For a truth-lover

And

A life-builder.

```

82. Doubt-cure

```

For man-doubt

I believe

There is a cure.

For God-doubt

I am not sure

There is a cure.

For self-doubt

I am sure

There is no cure.

```

83. Is God lonely?

```

Is God lonely?

Yes, He is.

Why?

Because I forgot

To invite Him this morning.

Is God lonely?

Yes, He is.

Why?

Because I am still here,

And I have not gone to visit Him

And play with Him. ```

84. You ask me

```

You ask me

If God is really so great.

I tell you,

He is not and

He does not want to be

As greedy as your vital.

You ask me

If God is really so good.

I tell you,

He is not and

He does not want to be

As deceptive as your mind. ```

85. In their defense

```

In defense of God,

I must say

He always tries hard

To perfect me unconditionally

Through His Compassion-light.

In defense of man,

I must say

He always tries hard

To perfect me ceaselessly

Through his deception-height.

```

86. How to be

```

How to be a genuine fake:

His vital-lord is ready

To teach him.

How to be a genuine teacher:

His soul-comrade is eager

To show him.

How to be a genuine student:

His heart-sister has already

Taught him,

Lovingly,

Devotedly

And

Unconditionally.

```

87. How to start?

```

How to start?

Devotedly.

When to start?

Immediately.

Why to start?

To see the Face of Truth

Here and now,

To be the Grace of God

Now, always now.

```

88. Teachings1

```

Transformation without frustration

My life-teacher

Has taught me.

Attention without tension

My heart-teacher

Has taught me.

Perfection without coercion

My soul-teacher

Has taught me.

```

GW 88,7. At a later date there is a recording of Sri Chinmoy reciting the poem, where line 7 is 'Perfection without correction.'↩

89. A time for everything

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Morning is the time

For my loving heart

To feed my child-God.

Evening is the time

For my loving heart

To dance with my Beloved-God.

Night is the time

For my loving heart

To confide in my partner-God.

```

90. In vain

```

In vain

I am searching

For my lost innocence-purity.

In vain

I am crying

For my lost frankness-beauty.

In vain

I am longing

For my lost goodness-divinity.

```

91. Always inseparable

```

Life-perfection

And

God-oneness

Are inseparable.

They always have been so

And

Will always remain so.

Doubt-intrusion

And

Death-embrace

Are inseparable.

They always have been so

And

Will always remain so.

```

92. He meant well

```

When God gave me the body

He meant well.

He wanted my body

To manifest Him.

But alas, what have I done?

And what have I not done?

When God gave me the vital

He meant well.

He wanted my vital

To reveal Him.

But alas, what have I done?

And what have I not done?

When God gave me the mind

He meant well.

He wanted my mind

To receive Him.

But alas, what have I done?

And what have I not done?

When God gave me the heart

He meant well.

He wanted my heart

To feed Him.

But alas, what have I done?

And what have I not done? ```

93. I need you

```

O flame of loving God-life,

I need you.

O game of living God-love,

I need you.

O name of revealing God-secrets,

I need you. ```

94. Each other love, each other fulfil

```

The magic of the mind

And

The tragic end of truth-life

Each other love.

The beauty of the heart

And

The duty of God-life

Each other fulfil. ```

95. Who needs it?

```

Cave-austerity for meditation:

Who needs it?

Not the truth-seeker in me,

Not the God-lover in me.

No, never!

Palace-pleasure for meditation:

Who needs it?

Not the life-warrior in me,

Not the Perfection-builder in me.

No, never!

```

96. Life-giving

```

Life-blood give,

Love-flood receive:

So says God.

Life-sigh give,

Light-sky conceive:

So knows man.

Life-soul give,

God-goal achieve:

So feels man,

So reveals God. ```

97. Who am I?

```

Who was I?

My invisible prayer.

Who am I?

God's visible Power.

Who shall I be?

Immortality's Perfection-tower. ```

98. God's magnet

```

I love God's magnet-Feet;

They pull me compassionately.

I love God's magnet-Heart;

It pulls me incessantly.

I love God's magnet-Soul;

It pulls me

Unconditionally,

Divinely

And

Supremely. ```

99. The soul will be happy

```

Don't starve the ego

To feed the soul.

The soul will not be happy.

Free the ego

To see the soul.

Transform the animal-man

To see the Face of God.

Perform the God-sacrifice

To become Eternity's Lord.

The soul will be really happy. ```

100. Backward and doomed

```

Mind, my mind,

Don't doubt!

Backward to your long-forgotten impurity...

Doomed your life-success

Shall be.

Vital, my vital,

Don't strangle!

Backward to the beast...

Doomed your life-progress

Shall be.

Body, my body,

Don't sleep!

Backward to the stone-life...

Doomed your life-dreams

Shall be.

```

101. Forward, upward, inward

```

Forward to the shore!

God will offer you

His silver Throne.

Upward to the stars!

God will offer you

His golden Crown.

Inward to the source!

God will offer you

His diamond Heart.

```

102. O white morning

```

O white morning,

Do come.

I need your purity's beauty

To awaken my heart.

O blue afternoon,

Do come.

I need your beauty's eternity

To enlighten my life.

O red evening,

Do come.

I need your eternity's sovereignty

To fulfil my soul. ```

103. My aspiring day

```

When my morning ascends,

I think of God.

When my evening descends,

God thinks of me.

When my night transcends,

God becomes my real life

And

I become God's real love. ```

104. I give you back your heart

```

Humanity,

I give you back your heart.

It is nothing but temptation-snare.

Divinity,

Don't take back your heart.

My God-perfection depends

On your oneness-share. ```

105. Trumpet of the sky

```

When I was a trumpet

Of the freedom-sky,

The pride of the sky

Enveloped my Goal-Source.

Now I am a flute

Of the bondage-earth,

And the pride of the earth

Envelops my soul-course. ```

106. I know the root

```

I know,

I know the root of things:

Beauty sublime.

I know,

I know the root of man:

Divinity supernal.

I know,

I know the root of God:

Necessity eternal.

I know,

I know the root of myself:

Reality immortal.

```

107. Don't be so blind

```

O invading night,

Stop!

Don't be so blind.

O illumining light,

Start!

Don't be so cruel.

O immortalising Sun,

Come!

Don't be so indifferent.

```

108. Two gifts

```

Satan gave me

His whip of anger.

I know not

How to use it.

Satan, since I do not know

How to use it,

Take it back, please.

God gave me

His Compassion-shower.

I know not

How to use it.

God, since You have given me

This great gift,

Do come and teach me

How to use it. ```

109. Everything will be all right

```

Don't worry!

Human slander -

Even God's tender child-heart

Fails to escape it.

Don't worry!

Satan temptation -

Even the wisest of men

Fails to see it through God's Eyes.

Don't worry!

Everything will be all right.

Feel through your heart;

Everything will be all right. ```

110. My truth discoveries

```

I think, therefore I am -

My mind has discovered this truth.

I pray, therefore I am -

My heart has discovered this truth.

I was, therefore I am -

My soul has discovered this truth.

I shall be, therefore I am -

My life has discovered this truth. ```

111. To be great

```

To be great

Is to be misunderstood.

My dissatisfaction-role

Is a shining example.

To be great

Is to be well understood.

My satisfaction-soul

Is an ever-illumining example. ```

112. By far the best

```

A song without words

Is by far the best.

A life without doubts

Is by far the best.

A soul with a goal-sun

Is by far the best.

A goal with a love-moon

Is by far the best. ```

113. Don't delay

```

Do you have doubt?

Then illumine it soon.

Don't delay!

Do you have faith?

Then pass it on.

Don't delay!

Do you have God?

Then carry Him

From imperfection-night

To Perfection-dawn.

Don't delay!

```

114. At least, not I

```

The nothingness of things

Who needs?

At least, not I.

The emptiness of life

Who needs?

At least, not I.

The kindness of a false Master

Who needs?

At least, not I.

The oneness of death

Who needs?

At least, not I.

```

115. My friends

```

My body has a friend:

Limitation.

My vital has a friend:

Determination.

My mind has a friend:

Confusion.

My heart has a friend:

Devotion.

My soul has a friend:

Illumination. ```

116. Another name

```

Another name of ignorance:

Slavery-humiliation.

Another name of Light:

Freedom-vision.

Another name of Truth:

Life-realisation.

Another name of God:

Love-Perfection. ```

117. I shall do it

```

From now on

I shall do it,

I shall do it.

I shall forget

My life's little follies,

And ascend and ascend.

From now on

I shall do it,

I shall do it.

I shall forgive

My life's big follies,

And transcend and transcend. ```

118. Forgotten and forgiven

```

Ah, the world has at last forgotten

My life's little follies.

Now my life can easily become

God's Pleasure-paradise-island.

Ah, God has already forgiven

My life's big follies.

Now my life can easily become

God's Vision-promise-land. ```

119. Define and interpret

```

Why do I not define and interpret

A thing?

Because

It is beneath my dignity.

Why do I not define and interpret

A human being?

Because

I feel there is no necessity.

Why do I not define and interpret

My beloved Lord?

Because

It is far beyond my capacity. ```

120. My past, present, future

```

What I was

Is duty's love of smile

Unseen.

What I am

Is beauty's smile of love

Unknown.

What I shall be

Is smile-liberation

And

Love-perfection

Unknowable.

```

121. Where I was born and what I do

```

Your mind wants to know

Where I was born

And what I do.

Well, I was born in the bosom of night,

And I sleep and sleep,

I descend and descend.

Your heart wants to know

Where I was born

And what I do.

Well, I was born in the heart of Light,

And I long and long,

I ascend and ascend.

Your soul wants to know

Where I was born

And what I do.

Well, I was born on the lap of Delight,

And I smile and smile,

I transcend and transcend. ```

122. Your life is all frustration

```

Do you know

Why your life is all frustration?

Because your life

Does not claim God

As its Reality's height.

Do you know

Why your life is all frustration?

Because your life-river

Always treasures

Its tiny pleasure-raft.

```

123. Your life is all opposition

```

Do you know

Why your life is all opposition?

Because

You and Perfection are

Two perfect strangers.

Do you know

Why your life is all opposition?

Because

You dare not believe

You are the future God.

```

124. Your life is all confusion

```

Do you know

Why your life is all confusion?

Because your life

Is not yours.

You are using a borrowed life.

Do you know

Why your life is all confusion?

Because your life

Is not yours.

Satan claims your life

As his very own. ```

125. My interpreters

```

When my mouth

Is my interpreter

I suffer and I suffocate.

When my heart

Is my interpreter

I prosper and communicate.

When my God

Is my interpreter

I offer and I liberate.

```

126. Big news today!

```

Big news!

This morning I thought of God.

Indeed

I am proud of myself,

And I bless myself.

Big news!

This evening God will make me another God.

God, I am all gratitude to You.

God, I am all fondness for You. ```

127. Big news tomorrow!

```

Big news!

Tomorrow both God

And I will retire.

We have worked very hard -

Especially I.

Do you know

Who will replace us?

You, only you.

Nobody else can

And

Nobody else will.

You, only you.

```

128. More than they deserve

```

God loves my soul

More than it rightly deserves.

I love my body

More than it dares deserve.

My dream loves me

More than I possibly deserve.

I love my reality

More than it ever deserves. ```

129. Someone is knocking

```

Someone is knocking -

Perhaps God.

God can wait;

After all, He deals with Eternity.

Someone is knocking -

Perhaps man.

I am sure he can't wait,

Since he has only

A fleeting second

At his disposal.

Therefore,

Let me go and open the door.

Someone is knocking -

Perhaps Satan.

Ah, he just breaks open the door.

God, You are kind to me.

Man, I am kind to you.

Satan, you are really something,

You are really impossible! ```

130. Truth-perfection manifested

```

Silence-attention

Acquired,

God-concentration

Intensified.

God-concentration

Intensified,

Earth-bondage

Liberated.

Earth-bondage

Liberated,

Heaven-vision

Fulfilled.

Heaven-vision

Fulfilled,

Truth-perfection

Manifested. ```

131. Each day

```

Each day

I dream my God

Anew

To increase my love-flames.

Lo, I am successful.

Each day

I face the world-ignorance

Anew

To increase my light-power.

Lo, I am more than successful.

```

132. Knowing themselves

```

The seeker, knowing himself

To be a great fool,

Went to see a Master.

The Master, knowing himself

To be a mere instrument,

Went to see God.

God, knowing Himself

To be His Dream's Reality,

Went to see His Compassion-Sky.

```

133. Big questions, big answers

```

Two big questions:

Is God alive?

If so, where is He?

Two big questions rightly deserve

Two big answers:

God is alive.

He is all-where;

Therefore

Where is He not?

Is God alive?

Yes, He is.

Where is He?

He is inside my stupidity's query;

He is inside my necessity's discovery.

```

134. Whom to cheat?

```

Why not cheat?

But

Whom to cheat?

Man?

He is poorer than

A church-mouse.

Therefore,

My deception-life

Shall fail to wear

The garland of satisfaction-pride.

Why not cheat?

But

Whom to cheat?

God?

Alas, He has Infinity within,

He is Eternity without.

My deception can never decrease

His Infinity's Light

Or His Eternity's Height.

Therefore,

My deception-life

Shall fail to wear

The garland of satisfaction-pride.

```

135. Mr. Guru and Mr. Disciple

```

Mr.

Guru,

You say

You have realised God.

Can you prove it?

Mr.

Disciple,

You feel

You are not another God.

Can you prove it?

Yes I can, Mr.

Guru.

My ignorance-sea

Before you

Is my unmistakable proof.

I too can prove, Mr.

Disciple.

My love-compassion-sky

For you

Is my undeniable proof.

```

136. The story of love and hope

```

Love keeps hoping,

Hope keeps loving.

Indeed,

This is the endless story

Of love and hope.

My Lord, am I correct?

"Yes, you are correct, My son.

But you must love first

And then hope.

Don't reverse My Cosmic Game." ```

137. The story of depth and height

```

Depth keeps heightening,

Height keeps deepening.

Indeed,

This is the deathless story

Of depth and height.

My Lord, am I correct?

"Yes, you are more than correct.

But My son,

You must dive first,

And only then will you try to fly.

Don't reverse My Cosmic Game."

```

138. The story of dream and fulfilment

```

Dream keeps fulfilling,

Fulfilment keeps dreaming.

Indeed,

This is the birthless story

Of dream and fulfilment.

My Lord, am I correct?

"Son, you are always correct.

But don't forget,

Dream-boat first,

And only then Fulfilment-shore.

Don't reverse My Cosmic Game."

```

139. I used my powers

```

I used my money-power

To buy God.

God smiled, and then cried.

I used my love-power

To buy God.

God cried, and then smiled.

I used my surrender-power

To win God.

God cried and cried.

In God's Smile

I discovered how far

He wants to remain:

Farther than the farthest.

In God's Cry

I discovered how near

He has always been:

Nearer than the nearest. ```

140. Who has it?

```

Stronger than the giant

Is faith.

Who has it?

Not I, not I,

I solemnly declare.

God smilingly says:

"Amen."

Needless to say, God is great.

Brighter than the sun

Is love.

Who has it?

Not I, not I,

I solemnly declare.

God lovingly says:

"Amen."

Needless to say, God is good. ```

141. Needless to say

```

Deeper than the sea

Is devotion.

Who has it?

Not I, not I,

I solemnly declare.

God compassionately says:

"Amen."

Needless to say, God is divine.

Vaster than the sky

Is surrender.

Who has it?

Not I, not I,

I solemnly declare.

God proudly says:

"Amen."

Needless to say, God is perfect. ```

142. God and I

```

I shall dine with God.

God has made

All the necessary arrangements.

Therefore

This evening I shall go

To visit God and play with Him.

I am sure He will enjoy

My snow-white company.

I shall dine with man.

But alas, so far

No arrangements have been made.

And yet

I expect his express arrival.

Once he comes,

He becomes all mine.

```

143. Death and I

```

I shall dine with death.

Lo, he has already arrived;

No preparation is needed.

Both death and I

Shall start eating.

We shall stop eating

Only when death has devoured

My compassion-shower

And I have devoured

Death's disproportion-pride. ```

144. My old God, my young God

```

I leave my older God behind

Because

He is too weak

To march and command.

I keep my younger God ahead

Because

He is quite smart enough

To run and reach the Goal.

I need my young God beside me

Because

He is solid strength

To protect and energise me. ```

145. She is supreme

```

Admire her,

She is great.

Watch her,

She is good.

Play with her,

She is divine.

Sing with her,

She is supreme. ```

146. Offspring

```

A million frustrations

Are the brood of one single folly.

A million deeds

Are the children of one single will.

A million experiences

Are the blossoms of one single cry. ```

147. The avenue

```

Imperfect is the avenue

Of the blind mind.

Everybody knows it.

But who discards the mind?

No one.

Why?

Because

One day the mind

Will be transformed.

Perfect is the avenue

Of the illumining heart.

Everybody knows it.

But who pleads to be allowed

To stay with the heart?

No one.

Why?

Because

All are jealous of the heart's

Efficiency and sufficiency. ```

148. My heart-life

```

O my stupid mind,

Your total indifference

To my heart-life

Makes no difference

In my dealings with you.

I love my heart,

And

I shall always love my heart,

For love is my heart-life

And

Love is my God-journey. ```

149. We wept, we laughed

```

Heaven and I bitterly wept

Together

When we saw poor earth

Stumble and fumble.

Earth and I endlessly laughed

Together

When we saw rich Heaven

Longing for more beauty,

More admiration-flood

And

More adoration-blood.

```

150. My plan

```

Man, mar not

My perfect plan:

My aspiration-flame

And God's Compassion-moon

Ere long will get married.

Man, foil not

My secret plan:

My gold faith in God

Is at last ready

To bury my doubt-tiger

In its roaring den. ```

151. Don't worry

```

Don't worry,

Your clever mind

Will find you a new

And lucrative profit.

Don't worry,

Your pure heart

Will find you a new

And constructive paradise.

Don't worry,

Your sure soul

Will find you a new

And creative Goal. ```

152. Dying in nothingness

```

Lying in the sun

May warm your body,

But it will not elevate your life.

Crying in the night

May console your heart,

But it will not accelerate

The progress of your soul.

I assure you,

Dying in nothingness

May fascinate others' eyes,

But it will not fulfil your Goal. ```

153. Your introductions

```

Your heart-child

Will introduce you

To forgotten joy-life.

Don't feel sad.

Your soul-comrade

Will introduce you

To forgotten nectar-land.

Don't feel sad. ```

154. They must be destroyed

```

Some things must be destroyed

To found Happiness-day.

For example:

Man's impurity-flood

And

Woman's insecurity-flight;

Man's animal-kingdom

And

Woman's fear-cave.

```

155. The pursuit

```

Look, you are totally lost.

You have gone too far,

Far beyond extremity's length,

In your pursuit of pleasure-life.

Therefore,

You are completely doomed.

Look, you are still

Far, very far

From the Reality-shore

In your pursuit of soul-joy.

Therefore,

You still can try,

And

You still can succeed. ```

156. Don't mix

```

Don't mix with a doubting man.

He will deceive you

Before God comes to your rescue.

Don't mix with a barking man.

He will bite you

Before God comes to your rescue.

Don't mix with a thinking man.

He will sink you

Before God comes to your rescue.

```

157. Shining from within

```

I was shining from within;

Therefore

The world-souls thronged

To love me.

I was shining from within;

Therefore

The world-hearts mustered

To serve me.

I was shining from within;

Therefore

The world-minds gathered

To admire me. ```

158. You have been too good

```

My Lord, You have been

Too good to me;

Therefore

I am all gratitude.

My Lord, You have been

Too kind to me;

Therefore

I know not what else

I can give You

Save my gratitude-sea.

My Lord, You have been

More than kind to me;

Therefore

To You I give my gratitude-sea

And

My unconditional surrender-drop. ```

159. We shall be all right

```

My heart stumbles

Against one of the glaring faults

Of my searching mind.

Never mind!

My heart and I

Shall be all right.

My soul stumbles

Against one of the darkening faults

Of my sleeping heart.

Never mind!

My soul and I

Shall be all right. ```

160. My soul's protection

```

My mind's serenity

Protects my soul.

My heart's sincerity

Protects my soul.

My vital's certainty

Protects my soul.

My body's purity

Protects my soul. ```

161. Trouble

```

Trouble may increase

In the devouring night.

Don't be so upset.

Trouble will fade

In the glowing light.

Don't be so upset.

Trouble is bound to sit

At God's Compassion-Feet.

Believe me, O seeker,

And don't be so upset. ```

162. The heart of spirituality

```

The mind of science

May lighten your life.

I do not deny it.

But

The heart of spirituality

Shall widen your life

And

Brighten your heart

And

Enlighten your mind. ```

163. Learn to unlearn

```

Think of doing the things

That give you success.

Learn to do the things

That offer you progress.

Learn to shun

And

Learn to unlearn

The things that bring about

Your immediate regress.

```

164. Sow while reaping

```

The mind neglects to sow

Once more

While reaping.

The heart forgets to sow

Once more

While reaping.

The soul neither neglects

Nor

Forgets to sow

Once more

While reaping.

On the contrary,

The soul is inspired

To sow more and ever-more

While reaping.

```

165. The Goal is Won

```

Your days of orphan-sorrows

Are behind you

And

Not beside you.

Why, then, do you

Helplessly cry?

Your days of excellence-joys

Are ahead of you

And

Not beside you.

Why, then, do you not

Immediately run and declare:

THE GOAL IS WON.

```

166. Days of darkness-night

```

Days of darkness-night

Are short-lived.

I knew it.

My soul-height taught me

This truth sublime.

Days of darkness-night

Are short-lived.

I knew it.

My heart-depth taught me

This wisdom sublime.

Days of darkness-night

Are short-lived.

I knew it.

My smile-breadth taught me

This God-lesson unparalleled.

```

167. The diamond second

```

A world-adventure-life

Will be thrust upon you.

Just wait and see:

The golden days are fast approaching.

A world-perfection-goal

Will descend upon you.

Just see and become:

The diamond second has already arrived. ```

168. If you flow with the stream

```

Work!

Wallow not

In the pleasures of lethargy.

Even if you work

Carelessly and occasionally,

You will be appreciated

In the world of confusion-sea.

And if you flow

With the stream of energy divine,

You will be admired,

Adored

And

Loved

In the world of Perfection-sky.

```

169. They are not so bad

```

Learn to work with those

Beside you.

They are, after all,

Not so bad.

Your body may sleep too much,

But it tries

To wake up.

Your vital may fight too much,

But it does quite often appreciate

A life of peace.

Your mind may doubt too much,

But it does secretly admire

A life of faith.

Therefore,

Learn to work with those

Beside you.

As I told you,

After all, they are not so bad. ```

170. Do you know who she is?

```

An old friend of yours

Will attempt to destroy

Your hard-earned reputation.

Do you know who she is?

She is your temptation-queen.

A new friend of yours

Will attempt to build you

A Love-Kingdom

And

A Perfection-Palace.

Do you know who she is?

She is your aspiration-daughter.

```

171. Believe me

```

Believe me,

Your friend Sincerity

Will recognise your capacity.

Believe me,

Your friend Purity

Will energise your necessity.

Believe me,

Your friend Divinity

Will immortalise your reality.

```

172. Be sincere, be sure

```

Be sincere.

Today if you fall

From Grace-tree,

You will lose

Your face of beauty.

Be sure.

Today if you rise

From ignorance-sleep,

You will enjoy

Eternity's deep.

```

173. Dissatisfaction and satisfaction

```

Dissatisfaction

Will sap the energy

Of your heart-life

If you feed your mind's

Hungry abyss.

Satisfaction

Will expand the energy

Of your heart-life

If you love and serve

And serve and love

Your soul's Perfection-sun. ```

174. Believe your heart, believe your soul

```

Do not believe your greedy vital.

Your vital will instigate you

To aim at empty laurels.

Do not believe your clever mind.

Your mind will make you

Cogitate and cogitate

Until satisfaction-dove

Postpones its visit to you.

Believe your pure heart.

Your heart is all luminosity.

Believe your sure soul.

Your soul is all divinity. ```

175. If I have to trade

```

If I have to trade

One blessing for another,

I shall trade my aspiration

For God's Realisation.

My Lord, do You agree?

"Son, why not?

As long as you

Are willing to give Me

Something of your

Most precious possession,

I am more than willing." ```

176. God, forgive me

```

I regret my today's hasty action.

God, forgive me for the last time.

I regret my today's nasty snobbery.

God, forgive me for the last time.

I regret my today's vital life.

God, forgive me for the last time.

I regret my today's mental clouds.

God, forgive me for the last time. ```

177. Protect yourself

```

Protect yourself

From your own teeming fears.

Protect yourself

From your own darkening doubts.

Protect yourself

From your own binding thoughts.

Protect yourself

From your own strangling will. ```

178. Let them die

```

O sweet Lord,

Let my depression-night die

In its first moment

Of life.

O eternal Lord,

Let my frustration-sea die

In its first moment

Of life.

O beloved Lord,

Let my destruction-tornado die

In its first moment

Of life. ```

179. Listen!

```

O Greed, listen!

Money-power will come to you

Only when earned.

O Expectation, listen!

Love-power will come to you

Only when given.

O Hope, listen!

God-power will come to you

Only when surrendered.

```

180. I am sharing

```

Judge nothing;

You will be happy.

My own personal experience

I am sharing with you.

Try to forgive everything;

You will be happier.

My own personal realisation

I am sharing with you.

Love everything;

You will be happiest.

God's own personal Secret

I am sharing with you. ```

181. My happiness explained

```

Do you know why

I am so happy?

I am happy

Because

I ignore the condemnation

Of my previous friend, doubt.

Do you know why

I am so happy?

I am happy

Because

I value the approval

Of my present friend, aspiration. ```

182. Seal, conceal and starve

```

Seal your dangerous lips

To open your beautiful eyes.

Conceal your vital-fire

To reveal your heart-cry.

Starve your mind's uncertainty-mist

To feed your soul's divinity-sun. ```

183. It is done that way

```

Wait, for God's sake!

Don't gamble on realisation.

It is not done that way.

Don't wait, for God's sake!

Climb up your aspiration-tree.

It is done only that way.

```

184. They give love

```

My heart gives

As much love as it asks for.

My mind gives

Much less love than it asks for.

My soul does not ask for love;

It just gives.

My God just gives

And gives.

Lo, He always gives.

```

185. Don't expect

```

Don't expect lasting joy

From a sudden love.

Don't expect solid perfection

From a sudden aspiration.

Don't expect immediate God-realisation

From a sudden surrender. ```

186. Faces

```

Don't be fooled

By the tempting face

Of beauty.

Don't be discouraged

By the demanding face

Of duty.

Don't be frightened

By the dawning face

Of Divinity.

```

187. Why do you need others' love?

```

Why do you need others' love?

Is their love so important?

Why do you need others' love?

Is your love so impotent?

Why do you need others' adoration?

Don't you see them

In the same boat as you,

Sailing in the sea of ignorance-night

Towards the frustration-shore

Of nowhere? ```

188. Give it a chance

```

Your love will multiply itself;

Just give it a fair chance.

Your aspiration will multiply itself;

Just give it an immediate chance.

Your realisation will multiply itself;

Just give it a lengthy chance. ```

189. Undeniable realities

```

Think of your duty

Devotedly.

Very often it sleeps.

Silence your necessity

Secretly.

Quite often you overfeed it.

Start your God-race

Immediately.

Quite often you delay unnecessarily.

I am telling you

The simple truths,

The undeniable realities.

```

190. Do it here and now

```

True,

No one has the right

To judge you as mercilessly

As your own noble self.

If so, then why don't you

Do it?

For God's sake, do it

Here and now.

True,

No one has the wisdom or willingness

To perfect you as devotedly

As your own noble self.

If so, then why don't you

Do it?

For God's sake, do it

Here and now. ```

191. Are you not amazed?

```

Are you not amazed

At your physical strength?

Look how easily you have ended

The life of a living ant!

Are you not amazed

At your spiritual strength?

Look how perfectly you have housed

The omnipotent Lord

Inside your tiny breast!

```

192. Hold the key

```

Hold the key

Of matter's uncertainty,

And then remain hopeful;

That's all.

Nothing more can be done,

Nothing more can be expected.

Hold the key

Of Spirit's Silence-chamber:

Lo, you are fruitful.

Your life is the course

And

Your soul is the source

Of humanity's Perfection-dawn.

```

193. Just once

```

You will recover

Full confidence in yourself -

Just feel once

That God will do everything for you.

You will discover

Full God-realisation in yourself -

Just believe only once

That your source

And

God's source

Are always the same.

```

194. Allow us

```

Allow time

To direct your thoughts.

You will be divinely happy.

Allow God

To govern your will.

You will be supremely happy.

Allow me

To cry for your stupidity.

You will be eternally happy.

```

195. Life's question and life's answer

```

Don't avoid

Life's question:

"Who are you?"

If you avoid it,

You will be unhappy.

Don't evade

Life's answer:

"You are inconscience-uncertainty incarnate."

If you evade it,

You are bound to be unhappy.

Who avoids?

A weakling of today.

Who evades?

A culprit

Born of earth's ignorance-clay.

```

196. Only one friend

```

Friends may multiply

Your life.

But only one friend will breathe

Throughout Eternity,

And that friend is your

Old good friend:

Immortality's immeasurable Voice.

```

197. Why are you wedded to worry?

```

Why are you

Wedded to worry?

He who ranks above

Your life-plan

Is bound to protect you.

Don't you know that

This is your God's only business?

Don't worry.

Let me see what more

I can do for you.

Ah, I have a splendid idea.

On behalf of God

I shall liberate you,

If you want me to,

And

If such is the Will of God. ```

198. What kind of friend?

```

What kind of friend

Is he,

Your friend doubt?

Look, he deserted you abruptly

As soon as faith-life dawned

In your aspiring heart.

What kind of friend

Is she,

Your friend anxiety?

Look, she has forgotten you totally

Since peace-dove sat

On your devoted head. ```

199. Who is like you?

```

Only he who is like you

Can give you true happiness.

Who is he?

Don't you know?

His name is God.

Only he who is like you

Can give you true freedom.

Who is he?

Don't you know?

Your Eternity's friend:

God. ```

200. Play your own role

```

Do your own part.

Don't be disturbed by your inferiors.

Your superiors will

Convince your inferiors

To adore you.

Play your own role.

Don't be afraid of your superiors.

Your inferiors will

Inspire your superiors

To admire you.

```

201. The greatest triumphs

```

Your empty words

Will win no triumph.

Your foolish actions

Will win a small triumph.

Your surrender-soul

Will win earth's greatest triumph, realisation;

Heaven's greatest triumph, God-Vision;

God's greatest triumph, earth-perfection. ```

202. What immortalises you?

```

What kills you?

Your shadow-life.

What immortalises you?

Your Silence-life.

What claims you as its very own?

Your gratitude-breath: Perfection. ```

203. Your only necessity

```

Fight your only opponent:

Fear.

Love your only friend:

Joy.

Break your only bond:

Temptation.

Build your only Palace:

Truth.

Sing your only song:

Love.

Dance your only dance:

Perfection. ```

204. Heart-pain and mind-pain

```

The pain of your heart

And the pain of your mind

Can never be the same.

Your mind's indifference to pain

Is the real proof.

Your heart's acceptance of pain

Is the real proof.

The difference between heart-pain

And mind-pain is this:

Mind-pain escapes from the body's cage,

Heart-pain lingers in reality's life. ```

205. Only one service

```

Your true heart needs

No consolation from you.

It can easily overcome

All earth's false accusations.

Your true soul needs

Only one service from you:

A single cry from your inner heart.

Your true Goal needs

Only one service from you:

A single smile from your surrender-life.

```

206. Give God a chance

```

Your mind-dreams are plagued

By confusion-night.

Your heart-realities are assailed

By frustration-moon.

Yet you are brave and eager

To see the Face of God.

Give God a good chance

With your patience-light.

His divine Presence Supreme

He will not deny you. ```

207. God's gift and your gift

```

Harmony is a gift of God.

Do not imitate God's divine

Gift supreme.

You will have your own gifts to offer

To God and to the world at large:

To God, your patience-tree;

To man, your oneness-cry.

```

208. My competitors

```

I do not compete with man.

I compete with my ugly shadow,

I compete with my yesterday's fruitful discovery,

I compete with God's blessingful Pride. ```

209. Song-offerings

```

The song of the mountain

Gives me peace.

The song of the sea

Gives me bliss.

The song of my heart

Gives me love.

The song of my soul

Gives me life.

The song of my earth-gratitude

Brings God to me.

The song of God's Heaven-plenitude

Carries me to God. ```

210. Because

```

Jealousy burns you

Because

You fan it.

Fear tears you

Because

You welcome it.

Doubt devours you

Because

You treasure it.

```

211. Encircled lives

```

A man of fortune

Encircles his earth-life;

Therefore

He is really fortunate.

A man of love

Encircles his Heaven-dream;

Therefore

He is truly safe.

A man of compassion

Encircles his restive life;

Therefore

He is soulfully confident. ```

212. Your liberty

```

Walk softly;

Your liberty shall remain pure.

Talk quietly;

Your liberty shall remain safe.

Love soulfully;

Your liberty shall remain perfect. ```

213. Open

```

My life is open

For God to share.

My soul is open

For Heaven to share.

My God is open

For the world to share. ```

214. We travel

```

I travel

In my dream.

My dream travels

Much further than I travel.

My reality travels

Slowly,

Steadily,

Unerringly

And

Confidently. ```

215. Delayed journeys

```

Lack of money

Delays your world-journey.

Lack of love

Delays your life-journey.

Lack of aspiration

Delays your God-journey.

Yet if you can remain happy,

Money-seeds will grow in you,

Love-river will flow through you,

Aspiration-mountain will wait for you. ```

216. Close the door

```

Close your outer door;

You will silence the storm.

Open your inner door;

You will shelter the storm-tossed sea.

Close your ignorance-door;

God will be happy.

Close your reality-door;

Nobody will be happy -

No, not even God.

```

217. Try, you can

```

Alone you will emerge

From earth's teeming chaos.

Try, you can;

Try, you will.

Is not God your eternal Friend?

Alone you will emerge

From the throes of the buried past.

Try, you can;

Try, you will.

Is not God your Compassion-Friend?

```

218. Love-wind blows

```

Love-wind blows

In all directions,

Cheerfully, speedily

And

Fruitfully.

Who divinely follows?

Emperor-Calm

Of Eternity's Height. ```

219. Reality's unhorizoned shore

```

My love is my vision,

My love is my guardian,

My love is my perfection.

How can I fail?

My life-boat

Shall only sail

On Reality's unhorizoned Shore.

```

220. You say, I say

```

You say

You need protection.

I say

God has Hands.

You say

You need perfection.

I say

God has a Heart.

You say

You need God.

I say

God is yours,

Only yours.

```

221. Your tests

```

Earth-Mother tests you

And

Earth-Mother loves you.

Heaven-Father tests you

And

Heaven-Father teaches you

But

Will not undo you.

Immortality-Sister does not test you,

But

Only fulfils you,

Fulfils you. ```

222. Between two decisions

```

Don't sit

Between two decisions:

Either God-soul

or

Animal-life.

Don't sit

Between two decisions:

Either Perfection-sun

or

Destruction-tornado.

```

223. Invoke your friends

```

Your old friend, poise-king:

Where is he?

Invoke him,

You need him desperately.

Your old friend, joy-hero:

Where is he?

Invoke him,

You need him immediately.

Your best friend, God:

Where is He?

Invoke Him,

You need His Presence constantly. ```

224. The past returns

```

The voice of the past

Returns today

To inspire me.

The choice of the past

Returns today

To direct me.

The confidence of the past

Returns today

To immortalise me.

```

225. Our eternal company

```

Lord, Your absence

Makes me see

Whom I have neglected.

Lord, my absence

Makes You feel

Why I am rejected.

Lord, let us become

Once more good friends.

Let us never part

Our eternal company. ```

226. What to expect

```

Impossibility warns you:

Never expect perfection

In human partnership.

Never expect illumination

In human partnership.

Expect only one thing:

God-Compassion.

I repeat:

God-Compassion.

```

227. There is a child

```

There is a child

Crying for you

Inside your heart-life.

Do you know its name?

Soul.

There is a child

Waiting for you

Inside your soul-love.

Do you know its name?

God.

```

228. Another name

```

Another name

For partnership

Is sacrifice pure.

Another name

For partnership

Is surrender sure.

Another name

For partnership

Is beauty impure,

Reality obscure. ```

229. A far land

```

Great love for me

Flows from a far land.

Great admiration for me

Lives in a far land.

Great satisfaction for me

Blossoms in a far land.

What, then, am I doing here?

Who knows?

My Dream-boat knows.

Who knows?

My Reality-shore knows.

```

230. They have lost power

```

Doubt has lost power;

Therefore

It tries to topple you.

Fear has lost power;

Therefore

It tries to strangle you.

Anxiety has lost power;

Therefore

It tries to exile you.

```

231. The choice is yours

```

The choice between

A thinking mind

And

A sinking life

Is yours.

The choice between

A loving heart

And

A devouring vital

Is yours.

The choice between

Man's dream-moon

And

God's Reality-sun

Is yours.

```

232. Stay away

```

You are not prepared.

Stay away from

Your ambition.

You are not sincere.

Stay away from

Your realisation.

You are not pure.

Stay away from

The Reality-shore.

```

233. The sun

```

The morning sun

Greets your accomplishment-life.

The evening sun

Salutes your new hunger.

The inner sun

Perfects your life of deception,

Guides your life of aspiration

And

Fulfils your life of abnegation

Through the power of love-devotion. ```

234. Your Master has become

```

Today your Master

Has become a living dynamo.

Don't delay!

He will go on without you.

Today your Master

Has become a sea of Peace.

Stay where you are!

Lose not even a moment's Bliss. ```

235. What your Master needs

```

What would your Master do

With a palace?

He does not need

That kind of luxury.

What would your Master do

With a fortune?

He does not need

That kind of pleasure.

Your Master needs

Only two things:

Your life of duty

And

Your love of beauty.

```

236. Remember

```

Remember,

Your Master may be

Dissatisfied with your weak efforts,

But he can never be

Dissatisfied with your life.

Remember,

Your Master may

Scold you outwardly, ruthlessly,

But he loves you

Secretly,

Deeply,

Wholeheartedly.

```

237. They have a chance

```

The disciple who has a Master

Has a chance.

The Master who has a disciple

Has a chance.

God is the Pride

Of their mutual surrender-light. ```

238. I love you, I hate you

```

I do not idolize you,

Because

You are not God.

I do not despise you,

Because

You are not a snake.

I love you,

Because

You cry and try.

I hate you,

Because

You have given up the race.

```

239. My journey-friends

```

With my imagination-friend

I began my journey.

With my aspiration-friend

I continue my journey.

With my perfection-friend

I shall conclude my journey. ```

240. I am for you

```

Why do you think of

Yourself so much?

What am I here for?

Don't you feel

That I am for you,

All for you,

From morning's start

To evening's halt? ```

241. Lord, take me

```

Lord, take my heart

To be Your Pleasure.

Lord, take my love

To be Your Treasure.

Lord, let my life

Be claimed entirely by You,

Only by You.

```

242. Consider me something

```

Lord, consider me something,

At least.

You may call me Your enemy.

I shall not mind,

For without fail,

You shall perfect me.

Lord, consider me something,

At least.

You may, by mistake,

Call me Your best instrument.

I shall not mind,

For without fail,

You shall perfect me.

Lord, consider me something,

At least. ```

243. I don't want you

```

Fear, don't come so near.

Doubt, don't shout so much.

Jealousy, stop biting me.

Anxiety, when will you learn

That I don't need you?

Insecurity, I don't want you.

Don't darken my heart's door.

```

244. Aspiration, determination, realisation

```

Aspiration says to God:

"Father, may I come in?"

Determination says to God:

"Father, I am already in."

Realisation says to God:

"Father, how and why

Did You live without me

For such a long time?" ```

245. Only you

```

O cosmic gods,

I like you.

That's all.

O God Supreme,

I love You.

I need You.

I shall serve You,

Only You.

I shall fulfil You,

Only You.

```

246. He died to live

```

His vital died

So his heart could live

Peacefully

And

Fruitfully.

His body died

So his soul could fly into Heaven

Cheerfully

And

Supremely.

```

247. What dies, what lives?

```

What dies?

A thinking mind.

What lives?

An aspiring heart.

What will die and never be reborn?

Earth's depression-night.

What lives and will forever live?

Heaven's Perfection-smile. ```

248. Something is better than nothing

```

O my vital,

Do you want to please my Lord

Unwillingly?

Then do it.

Something is better than nothing.

My God will definitely bless you.

O my mind,

Do you want to satisfy my God

Unconsciously?

Then do it.

Something is better than nothing.

My God will definitely bless you. ```

249. Make me happy

```

Mind, make me happy.

Don't judge,

At least for an hour.

Vital, make me happy.

Don't struggle,

At least for a minute.

Body, make me happy.

Don't sleep,

At least for a second.

```

250. When I criticise

```

When I criticise humanity,

I criticise my own life-breath.

Therefore,

My sweet Lord forgives me.

When I criticise divinity,

I criticise my own soul-goal.

Therefore,

My sweet Lord forgives me. ```

251. Whom to believe?

```

My desire-night says

God does not care for me.

My aspiration-sun says

God constantly cares for me.

Whom to believe?

I leave it up to God.

Lord, just once solve

My insoluble problem.

"Son, your desire needs aspiration;

Your aspiration needs realisation." ```

252. I need them both

```

Death has silence,

Sound has life.

I need them both.

I need silence

To see my height.

I need life

To feel my depth.

```

253. One and the same

```

My desire-son

And

My aspiration-sun

Are one and the same,

From the same source.

My morning-boon

And

My frustration-noon

Are one and the same,

From the same source.

```

254. No matter what

```

No matter what

I do or say,

I do not have to worry,

For God has my Illumination-flood

And

God is my Forgiveness-blood. ```

255. God's heart and mine

```

God has a big Heart.

Who knows it?

No, not even the best of men.

I have a small heart.

Who does not know it?

Everybody knows.

Even my old discarded enemy,

Ignorance, knows.

```

256. Your God and mine

```

Your God is for you;

Stay with Him.

My God is for me;

I shall stay with Him.

But I must tell you only one thing:

You have a clever God.

He tempts you

With His Illumination.

I have a kind God.

He enlightens me

Without even an

Iota of temptation. ```

257. I am proud of my life

```

Destruction:

That was my animal life.

I was proud of it,

But no more.

Aspiration:

That is my human life.

I am proud of it,

And I shall remain so.

Realisation:

That will be my future life.

I am sure my Lord

Will be proud of it,

And soon I shall echo Him.

```

258. I must be

```

To be God's successor

I must be divine.

To be God's possessor

I must be supreme.

To be God's lover

I must be pure.

That's all.

Who says it is a mighty task?

Never!

Easier than saying

My morning prayers.

```

259. They will get what they deserve

```

My heart deserves

A loving teacher,

And it will get one.

But when?

When my heart becomes love.

My mind deserves

A strict teacher,

And it will get one.

But when?

When my mind wants to study God-lessons.

```

260. The poet and seeker in me

```

O poet in me,

I love your snow-white inspiration.

I simply love it,

And

I mean it.

O seeker in me,

I love your blue-gold aspiration.

I simply love it,

And

I mean it.

```

261. Twin brothers

```

Compassion and Concern

Are twin brothers,

Like God and Life.

Depression and destruction

Are twin brothers,

Like Satan and Death.

```

262. Lasting achievements

```

Man's achievement in God

Lasts for a year.

Man's achievement for God

Lasts for eternity.

Man's achievement with God

Is man's perfect Realisation

And

God's perfect Manifestation. ```

263. If you are really kind

```

God, if You are really

Kind to me,

Then give me Your Realisation-flood.

God, if You are really

Nice to me,

Then give me Your Perfection-blood.

If You deny me

Your Realisation-flood

And

Perfection-blood,

Then I shall deny You

My ignorance-night

And

Destruction-might. ```

264. A good student

```

God does not know

Two things:

How to strengthen

A consciously insecure heart

And

How to enlighten

A consciously obscure mind.

God will learn them,

For He always wants

To be a good student. ```

265. God is pleased

```

Imagination-sky I had;

Therefore

God is pleased.

Inspiration-moon I have;

Therefore

God is pleased.

Aspiration-sun I am;

Therefore

God is pleased.

Ah, not in one,

But in three

Different and significant ways,

I have pleased God. ```

266. My meal with God

```

Lord, my food is ignorance.

Do You want to eat with me?

"Son, on one condition:

We must eat everything,

And we shall not leave

Even a morsel."

Father, that is what

I need from You.

"Son, that is what

I want from you." ```

267. God laughs at me

```

I want to be a great man

By judging God,

Although God laughs at my stupidity.

I wish to be a good man

By loving God,

Although nobody believes me,

Perhaps not even God.

Yet, I shall try it,

And

Without fail, succeed. ```

268. Two machines

```

Father, I need

From You only two machines:

Concern-machine

And

Compassion-machine.

"Son, you need two

Machines from me,

But

I need only one machine

From you:

Surrender-machine.

Let us give and take

And be all even." ```

269. Sad news, good news

```

Morning-soft dews

Are for my heart.

Evening-sad news

Is for my mind.

And God-serene news

Is for my vision-soul. ```

270. God's silver grace

```

Grace can change

My dark face.

I do not deny it.

But my face

Can draw God's silver Grace.

Who can deny it?

No, not even Satan.

```

271. Darkness and frankness

```

Darkness -

I have nothing to do

With darkness.

It is my body's friend,

Not mine.

Frankness -

I have everything to do

With frankness.

It is my soul's oneness with God.

Needless to say,

Mine, too. ```

272. My power

```

My thinking-power

Is limited;

Therefore

I am saved.

My doubting-power

Is unlimited;

Therefore

I am encaged.

My loving-power

Is yet unmanifested;

Therefore

I am still frustrated. ```

273. For their mutual good

```

The curious seeker in me

And my precious soul

Separately live,

For their mutual good.

The generous lover in me

And my precious soul

Love each other deeply

And stay together constantly,

For their mutual good.

```

274. My Lord has just arrived

```

The animal in me

Needs a disciplined life.

Lo, my sweet Lord has just arrived

With a disciplined life.

The human in me

Needs a perfect life.

Lo, my sweet Lord has just appeared

With a perfect life.

Lord, if there is anything

In me called Gratitude,

Then it is all for You,

Only for You. ```

275. Who is He?

```

Peace, where is it?

Ah, it is in my heart-life.

Bliss, where is it?

Ah, it is in my soul-goal.

God, who is He?

Ah, He is my forgotten,

Old good Friend.

```

276. My message

```

No fear!

Hence who can be

My Master, save myself?

No doubt!

Hence who can be

My Saviour, save myself?

God, I am good to You;

God, You are kind to me.

This is my message

For humanity's heart,

For Divinity's Soul.

```

277. Let us stay together

```

God, do You really

Care for me?

If not, this very day

Let us part for good.

"Son, I really care for you."

Then, Father, let us peacefully

Stay together.

Father, do You really

Need me?

If not, this very day

Let us part for good.

"Son, I really need you."

Then, Father, let us happily

Stay together.

```

278. Who can separate God from me?

```

Let me see

Who can separate God's Feet

From my head.

See?

I told you,

Nobody can.

Let me see

Who can separate

God's Soul-life

From my love-role.

See?

I told you,

Nobody can.

```

279. I was a foolish man

```

I was a foolish man;

Therefore

I wanted to shake hands

With God.

I was a foolish man;

Therefore

I forgot to invite God

To my peaceful, soulful home.

But I shall never repeat

My mistakes;

For your kind information,

God Himself has told me so. ```

280. Pride: past and present

```

I was proud

Of my brooding fear;

And now I am proud

Of my climbing courage.

I was proud

Of my shooting doubts;

And now I am proud

Of my blossoming faith.

My success is my illumination;

My illumination is my God's progress in me. ```

281. O Gods

```

O sun-god,

You are my aspiration-duty.

O moon-goddess,

You are my consecration-beauty.

O Lord Supreme,

You are my Perfection-necessity. ```

282. Good and not good

```

Satan is not good.

Secretly he speaks

Ill of me.

Death is not good.

Openly he criticises me.

God is perhaps good.

He has never scolded me.

Light is always good.

It has always

Loved me,

Fulfilled me

And

Perfected me. ```

283. I am proud

```

I am proud of my mind.

It has taken

My animal-life away.

I am proud of my heart.

It has taken

My mind-poison away.

I am proud of my soul.

It has taken

My heart-uncertainty away.

```

284. I blame God

```

God, I blame You.

Why did You answer

My desire-night?

God, I blame You.

Why do You delay in answering

My aspiration-prayer?

Well, I have to forgive You,

Since on many occasions

You have forgiven me -

The dark animal in me

And

The weak human in me. ```

285. Who will read my books?

```

Who will read my books?

God?

God has no time.

Who will read my books?

Man?

Man has no time.

Who will read my books?

Ah, I see death approaching fast.

Death, you are my only supporter,

You are my only lover.

I shall, without fail, illumine you.

```

286. They never go together

```

Earth's stupidity

And

My God's Divinity

Never go together.

O earth, please learn

This from me.

Heaven's indifference

And

My God's reverence

For His many-in-one life

Never go together.

O Heaven, please learn

This from me.

```

287. Three reasons

```

For three reasons

God loves me:

I have given up

My animal pride,

I have forgotten

My human ignorance,

I treasure

My life divine. ```

288. Who wants to play?

```

Who wants to play

With fear?

It dies

Even before the game starts.

Who wants to play

With doubt?

It never stops

Once it starts playing.

Who does not want to play

With truth-sun,

With love-moon?

They play all games so well.

They are so considerate.

They have become

My real and eternal friends.

```

289. Two experts

```

The difference

Between

God and me is this:

He is an expert in hiding Himself

And

I am an expert in exposing myself.

Since each of us has

A good quality worth learning,

We are both equal.

```

290. Leave me, love me

```

O my thought-life,

Leave me, leave me alone.

I am sick of you.

O my soul-will,

Love me, guide me.

I need you alone.

Don't you see and feel

I am all fondness

And

All admiration for you?

```

291. Only a fool

```

Do not imitate.

Who imitates?

Only a brainless fool.

Do not hesitate.

Who hesitates?

Only a lifeless fool.

I do not imitate,

For I have none to imitate.

I do not hesitate,

For I have no need to hesitate.

God asks me to do everything secretly,

And I proudly do everything openly.

That's all.

```

292. I would have done the same

```

My vital life

Has failed God;

Therefore my God

Has disappeared.

Lord, I do not blame You.

In Your case,

I would have done the same.

My soul-life has

Pleased God;

Therefore my God

Is here.

Lord, I need not praise You.

In Your case,

I, too, would have done the same.

```

293. Things worth seeing

```

I shall see

Two things before I die:

Earth-sufficiency

And

Earth-efficiency.

I have seen

Two things worth seeing:

God cares more

For earth

Than for Heaven;

God will be fulfilled

Infinitely more by earth

Than by Heaven.

Of course, at God's choice Hour.

```

294. I need two things

```

From many,

Many things I have taken.

Now from myself,

I need only two things:

My morning of willingness

And

My evening of devotedness.

```

295. A little need

```

My Supreme Lord,

What I need from You

Is just a little smile.

What You need from me

Is just a little cry.

Let us fulfil each other.

For God's sake,

It is such an easy thing.

We have been delaying

And delaying,

Unnecessarily,

But consciously

And deliberately.

```

296. A fool and a rogue

```

Humanity, you are a rogue!

You have taken my sincere service

And have kicked me aside.

Divinity, you are a fool!

I told you that I would

Serve you, love you and fulfil you.

But I have kept myself away,

Millions of miles away from you.

Lo, you have failed to capture my existence. ```

297. Earth-peace, Heaven-bliss

```

Peace, Peace,

Earth has given me

Its precious Peace

Borrowed from God.

Bliss, Bliss,

Heaven has given me

Its cherished Bliss

Borrowed from God.

Peace tells me what

I can become on earth.

Bliss tells me what

I was in Heaven

Long before my earth-sojourn.

```

298. God's meaning

```

Live in the sleeping body;

God means frustration.

Live in the roaring vital;

God means indifference.

Live in the doubting mind;

God means superfluity.

Live in the aspiring heart;

God means necessity,

Supreme necessity.

```

299. A listening ear

```

Lord, Your poor daughter-earth

Needs a listening ear.

Please do something for her.

I have told You many times

About her deplorable situation.

This time, please take me seriously

Before some unspeakable

Catastrophe takes place.

"Son, you are right.

I am commanding Heaven

To lend her its listening ear."

Thank You, Father. ```

300. I have one thing

```

My service-life

Satisfies God.

Ah, at least one thing I have

Worth possessing.

My surrender-soul

Satisfies God.

Ah, at least one thing I have

Worth treasuring. ```

301. Let us see who wins

```

Let us see

Who wins:

Your vital life

Or

Your Master's forgiveness-height.

Let us see

Who wins:

Your mental doubts

Or

Your Master's tolerance-light.

Let us see

Who wins:

Your body's ignorance-sleep

Or

Your Master's compassion-depth.

```

302. I can live without God

```

I can live easily

Without God,

But not without

His Compassion-Heart.

I can live easily

Without God,

But not without

His Perfection-Silence.

I can live easily

Without God,

But not without

His Realisation-Self. ```

303. My fate

```

Body, you have bound me;

Yet I love you.

What can I do?

Indeed,

This is my fate.

Vital, you have weakened me;

Yet I love you.

What can I do?

Indeed,

This is my fate.

Mind, you have encaged me;

Yet I love you.

What can I do?

Indeed,

This is my fate.

```

304. Not for me

```

God-freedom:

Not for me, not for me.

I want to stay in my helpless body.

God-perfection:

Not for me, not for me.

I want to stay in my restless vital.

God-illumination:

Not for me, not for me.

I want to stay in my soulless mind.

```

305. God's qualities

```

O Beauty of God,

How far are you?

O Duty of God,

How near are you?

O Compassion of God,

How loving are you?

O Perfection of God,

How certain are you? ```

306. Unparalleled friend

```

God the Saviour

Is my first friend.

God the Liberator

Is my second friend.

God the Lover

Is my third

And best friend,

My friend unparalleled. ```

307. Nothing uncommon

```

Frustration:

It is nothing uncommon

To my mind.

Destruction:

It is nothing unnatural

To my vital.

Depression:

It is nothing unusual

To my body.

Consecration:

It is nothing unheard of

To my heart.

```

308. God fulfils my needs

```

I needed a beautiful soul;

Therefore

God gave me one.

I need a powerful soul;

Therefore

God has given me one.

I shall need a fruitful soul;

Therefore

God will give me one.

```

309. God is mine

```

God is my choice

When I am totally lost.

God is my voice

When I am totally pure.

God is my assurance

When I am totally surrendered. ```

310. I don't pray, I don't meditate

```

On earth

I don't pray to God

Because

I am always tired.

Therefore,

How can I pray?

In Heaven

I don't meditate on God

Because

Without any satisfactory reason

I was fired.

Therefore,

Why do I have to meditate?

```

311. Yet you are so proud

```

You are a mere

Crying heart,

Yet you are so proud.

You are a mere

Searching head,

Yet you are so proud.

You are a mere

Threatening vital,

Yet you are so proud.

You are a mere

Sleeping body,

Yet you are so proud.

```

312. I love you

```

My Lord,

I love You;

Therefore

I do not give You

My impure love.

My Lord,

I love You;

Therefore

I do not give You

My false devotion.

My Lord,

I love You;

Therefore

I do not give You

My conditional surrender.

```

313. Supremacy

```

Supremacy of truth

You like, my mind.

I know it.

Supremacy of love

You love, my heart.

I feel it.

Supremacy of oneness

You enjoy, my soul.

I envision it.

```

314. We are great

```

My body is great;

It does not die

With beauty's departure.

My soul is great;

It does not care

For earth's pleasure.

My God is great;

Unlike me,

He can live without Himself.

```

315. Fulfilment and vision

```

Fulfilment is man's choice,

For fulfilment is man's voice.

In fulfilment is earth's noise.

Vision is God's Choice,

For vision is God's Voice.

In vision is Heaven's noise.

```

316. Body, soul and goal

```

Earth-body complicates

Everything.

This is the body's speciality.

Heaven-soul liberates

Everything.

This is the soul's speciality.

God-goal liberates and explicates,

Explicates and liberates

Everything.

This is God's speciality. ```

317. Why are you afraid?

```

"Son, why are you afraid

Of God-realisation?

Is it so strange?"

No, Father.

"Then try it.”

"Son, why are you afraid

Of God-perfection?

Is it so difficult?"

No, Father.

"Then have it,

Sooner than at once." ```

318. Perhaps God, perhaps me

```

Who is accurate?

Not me.

Perhaps God.

Who is obstinate?

Not God.

Perhaps me.

Who is autocratic?

Not God.

Perhaps me.

Who is perfect?

Ah, that is a question

Which cannot be answered

For a few centuries. ```

319. Lost inspiration, lost aspiration

```

Heaven, have you lost

Your inspiration-dream?

I do not see it

With you anymore.

Man, it has become too old;

Therefore

I do not use it anymore.

Earth, have you lost

Your aspiration-cry?

I do not see it

With you anymore.

Man, it is too young;

Therefore

Only on rare occasions

Do I use it,

Not so often anymore.

```

320. Still his choice instrument

```

When I am angry with God

I say many nasty things

About Him.

God laughs and laughs -

At least, He has never scolded me.

Of course, I make it up

When I am calm

And when I am

Helpless and hopeless.

Therefore,

I am still His choice instrument.

```

321. We are happy

```

You are happy

Because

You have surrendered

To God at last.

I am happy

Because

Still I am my own boss.

God is happy

Because

He has made Himself

Your and my

Unconditional slave.

```

322. Awaiting God's command

```

My mind can easily surrender,

Only it is waiting

For God's powerful command.

My vital can easily expand,

Only it is waiting

For God's lofty command.

My body can easily serve,

Only it is waiting

For God's loving command.

```

323. Ignorance unlimited

```

Ignorance unlimited

I was.

I don't hide it.

Knowledge limited

I am.

I don't conceal it.

Wisdom-flames illumining

I shall be.

Oh, them I need!

```

324. Our mutual connection

```

God, You stay

With Your Realisation.

Let me stay

With my aspiration.

I shall not torture You anymore -

I offer my soul's promise.

"Son, how can I eat

My Realisation-food without you?

Son, how can I appreciate

My Perfection-life without you?

Therefore, we have to barter

Our mutual wealth." ```

325. Personal and impersonal

```

O personal God,

Why are You everywhere?

I can't freely walk,

I can't freely talk,

I can't even freely sleep.

O impersonal God,

You are so clever.

You know how to think,

You know how to play hide-and-seek.

For my sake,

For Your sake,

Stay more with me,

If not always with me. ```

326. My lessons

```

Contention-lesson

I always get from my body.

Confusion-lesson

I always get from my vital.

Contradiction-lesson

I always get from my mind.

Illumination-lesson

I always get from my heart. ```

327. We are helpless

```

You cannot meditate,

Yet you speak

Of God day in and day out.

You cannot pray,

Yet you always

Pay lip service to God.

Meditation I did

Continuously,

For many years.

Prayer I did

For many years,

Long before you were born.

What can I do?

God has made me

Your unfortunate teacher.

Alas, you are helpless,

And so am I.

```

328. Just smile

```

Don't struggle;

You are bound to fail.

Just smile a sweet smile.

Your life-boat

Is bound to sail,

Without fail.

Don't cry;

You are bound to fail.

Just smile a soulful smile.

Your life-boat

Is bound to sail,

Without fail. ```

329. A shameless God

```

True,

God has given me

Two eyes,

But He has kept aside

Vision.

Look what a clever God

He is.

True,

God has given me

A heart,

But He has kept aside

Love.

Look what a shameless God

He is.

```

330. My realisation

```

O Compassion of God,

You are my realisation.

O confusion of man,

You are my realisation.

O perfection of love,

You are my realisation.

O life of Immortality,

You are my realisation. ```

331. No difference

```

Where is the difference

Between

Self-mastery

And

God-Infinitude?

No difference!

Where is the difference

Between

Man-transformation

And

God-Perfection?

No difference! ```

332. Will God allow it?

```

Who can fail?

Will God ever tolerate

Such nonsense?

No, never!

Who can fail?

Will God allow Himself

To remain asleep?

No, never!

Who can fail?

Will God dare to forget

His promise to Himself?

No, never! ```

333. Experience-plant

```

When I love,

I smell the experience-flower.

When I serve,

I eat the experience-fruit.

When I surrender,

I become the experience-root. ```

334. I have yet to see

```

Individuality's transformation

I have yet to see.

Personality's divinisation

I have yet to see.

Humility's glorification

I have yet to see. ```

335. Two complementary souls

```

I find it impossible to separate

Earth's beauty-cry

From

Heaven's Beauty-smile.

They are just

Two complementary souls.

I find it impossible to separate

Earth's aspiration

From

Heaven's Illumination.

They are just

Two complementary souls. ```

336. I always need you

```

God, don't forget

That I always need You,

Your Illumination-sun.

"Son, do I not always

Heed you,

Your aspiration-moon?"

Thank You, Father, thank You.

```

337. God's treasures

```

Light, my Light,

What do you see?

"I see God's Transcendental Height."

Peace, my Peace,

What do you feel?

"I feel God's Universal Silence."

Bliss, my Bliss,

What do you distribute?

"I distribute the Life-Glory

Of God's Immortality." ```

338. Their incapacity

```

I do not fly with fear,

Because

Fear dies on the way.

I do not sing with doubt,

Because

Doubt forgets the tune.

I do not dance with anxiety,

Because

Anxiety has lost its innocent charm.

```

339. Yesterday and today

```

Lord, yesterday

I was assailed by doubts;

Therefore

I did not show You my shameless face.

Lord, today

I am sailing in the boat of faith and joy;

Therefore

I am dancing in Your Heart

And playing at Your Feet.

What for?

Only to please You

In Your own Way. ```

340. Believe it or not

```

I help the world

Considerably;

Believe it or not.

I love the world

Soulfully;

Believe it or not.

I shall transform the world

Radically;

Believe it or not.

I shall fulfil the world

Unconditionally;

Believe it or not.

```

341. My two selves

```

I had only two selves.

I gave away

My lower self to God

For its total transformation.

I gave away

My higher self to Death

For Death's complete

Transformation,

Illumination

And

Perfection.

```

342. Beauty is my window

```

Beauty is my window,

Duty is my door,

Reality is my room,

Divinity is my bed,

Immortality is my pen.

Father, am I not correct?

"What else can you be, My son?"

```

343. My God

```

My God is my

Evolving Beauty.

My God is my

Revealing Duty.

My God is my

Illumining Reality.

My God is my

Fulfilling Necessity. ```

344. My evolving journey

```

I started my journey

For self-gratification.

I now march forward

For self-illumination.

I shall march continuously

For life-perfection. ```

345. Difficulty

```

No difficulty,

No Divinity's Grace.

No Divinity's Grace,

No Reality's face.

No Reality's face,

No humanity's race. ```

346. My chosen representatives

```

I selected my soul

To love God

On my behalf.

I selected my heart

To feel God

On my behalf.

I selected my mind

To seek God

On my behalf.

I selected my vital

To challenge God

On my behalf.

I selected my body

To serve God

On my behalf.

```

347. Love is goal

```

Death is hunger;

I am anger.

Life is query;

I am weary.

God is choice;

Man is voice.

Truth is soul;

Love is goal. ```

348. An orphan world

```

I live in an orphan world;

Nobody cares for me.

I live in an infant world;

Nobody knows me.

I live in a consolation-world;

Therefore, I still breathe. ```

349. The purpose of my existence

```

God, my heart

Was born to love.

Do You believe it?

"Son, I do, I certainly do."

God, my body

Was born to serve.

Do You believe it?

"Son, I do, I certainly do.

I also believe something

More:

Today you love,

Today you serve;

Tomorrow you will guide,

Tomorrow you will lead." ```

350. My needs

```

The human in me

Needs only one thing:

Success-peak.

The divine in me

Needs only one thing:

Progress-flow.

The Supreme in me

Needs only one thing:

Perfection-glow.

```

351. Bridges

```

My soul is the bridge

Between

Earth's abiding cry

And

Heaven's lasting Smile.

My heart is the bridge

Between

Earth's persistent failures

And

Heaven's constant success.

My life is the bridge

Between

My reality-torture

And

My God's Dream-rapture.

```

352. At least one person loves me

```

Man does not need me,

But

God needs me.

At least He says so.

So at least one person needs me.

Man does not love me,

But

God loves me.

At least He says so.

So at least one person loves me.

```

353. They do not please each other

```

God does not try

To please man anymore,

Because

He has learned

That it is a hopeless case.

Man never tries

To please God,

Because

It is not, after all,

An important case.

```

354. You are unknown

```

You are unknown

To doubt.

Who can be as great

As you are?

You are unknown

To hate.

Who can be as good

As you are?

You are unknown

To failure.

Who can be as brave

As you are? ```

355. What you call trance

```

What you call trance,

I call that very thing

My concentration-lance.

What you call trance,

I call that very thing

My meditation-glance.

What you call trance,

I call that very thing

My contemplation-dance.

```

356. Visitor's identification

```

To visit God's Palace

I need no identification,

Because

Everybody knows that

I am God's son.

To visit man's hut

I need a series of identifications.

Otherwise,

Man would throw me out

Of the door of his hut.

```

357. My usual lives

```

Sound-life:

That is my usual

Human life.

Silence-life:

That is my usual

Divine life.

Perfection-life:

That is my usual

Supreme life.

```

358. Only to be perfect

```

Yesterday I challenged God,

Only to lose.

Today I love God,

Only to win.

Tomorrow I shall serve God,

Only to be perfect. ```

359. World-soul, world-goal

```

Awake, awake!

Today my world-God

Is awake.

Run, run!

Today my world-soul

Is running fast, very fast.

Dive, dive!

Today my world-goal

Is diving deep, very deep.

```

360. My beloved

```

Pride was my beloved

Only the other day.

Humility was my beloved

Only yesterday.

Oneness will be my beloved

Right from today. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Goal is Won, Sri Chinmoy Centre, New York, 1974
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