Journey's Goal, part 7a

My Lord in Silence

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My Lord in silence hears

My helpless cry.

My Lord in silence helps

My vision fly.

My Lord in silence kills

My human pride.

My Lord in silence gives

My heart a ride. ```

My Heart-to-Heart Talk with My Lord

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My heart-to-heart

Talk with my Lord Supreme

Cancels my darkness-dream.

Am I not smart?

My heart-to-heart

Talk with my human souls

Takes me to eyeless goals;

Ere me death-dart. ```

I Plumb My Selfless Life

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I plumb my selfless life

To mirror God.

I brook no sleepless strife,

No terror-rod. ```

With a Sleepless Smile

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I give,

With a sleepless smile I give.

I live,

With a breathless cry I live.

I sow,

The seed of peace I sow.

I row,

My golden boat I row. ```

I Need a New Beginning-Light

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I need

A new beginning-light.

I need

A new transcending height.

I need

A new fulfilling joy.

I need

A new God-loving Chinmoy. ```

A Big Mistake

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A big mistake:

I love my face

Of black disgrace.

A big success:

I love my dream,

Sky-blue Supreme. ```

He Practises What He Preached

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He practises what he preached:

Perfection-joy.

He purchases what he sold:

Surrender-toy. ```

Lift Up Your Eyes

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Lift up your eyes.

Beautiful they are

From near, afar.

Lift up your arms.

Powerful they are,

Duty’s tower.

Lift up your head.

Watch Heaven’s dance,

A oneness-trance.

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O Master, Hide My Soul

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O Master, hide my soul;

It is not doing its task.

It cares not to unmask

My heart’s pure, crying role.

Therefore, I have no goal;

A flood of increasing dole. ```

I Was a Chainless Soul

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I was a chainless soul

And now a fruitless life.

I was a vision-goal

And now a ceaseless strife. ```

Helpless Is My World Within

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Helpless is my world within,

Hopeless is my world without,

Soulless is my mind’s desiring night,

Goalless is my body-vital-fight. ```

Strengthen Me, My Heart-Faith

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Strengthen me, my heart-faith.

Enlighten me, my mind-choice.

Awaken me, my body-sleep.

Quicken me, my vital-voice. ```

Easy to Cry

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Easy to cry,

Easy to fly.

Easy to fear,

Easy to spear.

Easy to sow,

Easy to grow.

Easy to think,

Easy to sink. ```

A Single Human Cry

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A single human cry

Can easily bring down God the Grace.

A single smile divine

Can swiftly transform a mortal face. ```

To Be a Cosmic God

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To be a cosmic god

I soulfully pray

And tearfully cry.

To be another God

I smilingly play

And sleeplessly fly. ```

I Dearly Love My India

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I dearly love my India

And its age-old silence-peace.

I dearly love my America

And its child-heart’s beauty-increase. ```

In Silence-Love I Cry

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In silence-love I cry,

In silence-joy I fly,

In silence-song I give,

In silence-dance I live. ```

Although In Despair-Night

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Although in despair-night it gropes,

One soulful hope forever hopes

To muster my Lord’s binding ropes.

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A Single Heaven-Flame

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A single Heaven-flame

Gave his life boundless fame,

A single Heaven-flame.

A single Heaven-flame

In silence taught him God-Game,

A single Heaven-flame. ```

My Song, My Song

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My song, my song,

My song is my heart-offering-joy.

My song, my song,

My song is my God-cherished toy. ```

A Garland of Soul-Victory

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A garland of soul-victory

Has made him dance.

A smile of silence-sky

Has granted him trance. ```

I Fly from Sky to Sky

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I fly from sky to sky,

I run from clime to clime,

Soulfully to do God’s Will

And play with His Vision-Time. ```

When I Take Shelter in My Master's Eye

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When I take shelter in my Master’s eye,

I see star-twinkling sky.

When I take shelter in my Master’s heart,

I devour death-dart.

When I take shelter at my Master’s feet,

Ignorance-dream I quit. ```

Silence-Tears I Weep

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Silence-tears I weep,

Silence-smiles I smile,

Silence-man I adore,

Silence-God opens my door. ```

For Love You Bind

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For love you bind,

For love you blind,

For love you find one thing:

Oneness:

Earth-bound oneness-night,

Heaven-free oneness-light. ```

One Gleam of Faith

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One gleam of faith

Can end ignorance-play.

One streak of ray

Can usher in timeless day. ```

He Challenged Man

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He challenged man only to annoy,

He challenged earth only to enjoy,

He challenged Heaven only to dare,

He challenged God only to share. ```

Life Is My Philosophy-Sight

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Life is my philosophy-sight,

Heart is my religion pure,

Yoga is my preparation-light,

God is my only Friend-Love sure. ```

I Think, I Think Only to Sink

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I think, I think

Only to sink.

I pray, I pray

Only to decay.

I meditate, I meditate

Only to mediate

Ignorance-knife,

Perfection-life. ```

Each Man

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Each man is a new dream of God,

Each man is a new life of truth,

Each man is a new soul of love,

Each man is a new flood of ruth. ```

Deep Compassion

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Deep Compassion of Your Face

Saves me, my life, my all.

I shall obey Your Call.

With me start a new race. ```

Why Do I Cry?

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Why do I cry?

Why do I sigh?

My Lord I love,

I am His dove. ```

How Many Blessings?

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How many blessings

I really enjoy?

Two, only two:

I daily destroy

Ignorance-dream,

Constantly I vote

For the Supreme.

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The Song of Freedom Divine

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The song of freedom divine

Smashes the pride of death.

The song of human freedom, lo,

Loses precious breath. ```

Slowly and Steadily My Prayer Ascends

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Slowly and steadily

My prayer ascends,

Like a blue bird.

Softly and divinely

My service descends,

Like a heavy rain. ```

Are You Dying for a Dream?

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Are you dying for a dream?

Then quickly come to me.

Beyond the welkin-rim

I shall set your vision free. ```

Your Childlike Faith

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Your childlike faith

I love, I enjoy, I treasure.

Your saintlike heart

I worship beyond measure. ```

I Fear No More

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I fear no more;

I am now completely free.

I doubt no more;

My mind, a sheltering tree. ```

A Sudden Thought of God

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A sudden thought of God

Has freed his human life

From the world of clamour-din.

He tastes God-freedom within. ```

To See My Pilot Supreme

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To see my Pilot Supreme

In vain I tried,

In vain I cried,

In vain I sighed,

In vain I died.

My dream remains the dream. ```

Star-Like You Soar

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Star-like you soar,

Lion-like you roar.

Child-like you stay,

God-like you play. ```

Lost in Stormy Vision

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Lost in stormy vision,

Caught in murky mission,

Dead in ignorance-dream;

Yet he loves his Supreme. ```

One Lightning Hope

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One lightning hope

And he became

Realisation-soul.

One surrendered thought

And he became

Perfection-goal. ```

In the Smile of Man

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In the smile of man

I see my blossoming future-soul.

In the Smile of God

I see my own Eternity’s Goal. ```

My Sweet Lord Loves My Hope

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My sweet Lord loves my hope.

Therefore,

Smiling I soar.

My sweet Lord feeds my faith.

Therefore,

Dancing I roar. ```

Although I Tried

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Although I tried

Time and again

To raise your life

From sorrow’s pain,

I failed to succeed.

Yet I shall proceed. ```

In Rapture of Service-Dance

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In rapture of service-dance,

My boat I sail.

An ancient cosmic mask

I shall unveil. ```

I Sing through My Heart-Tears

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I sing through my heart-tears,

I smile through my soul-flame,

I love with my service-life,

I cherish surrender-game. ```

Vaster Than the Sky

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Vaster than the sky,

Deeper than the sea,

Purer than the moon,

Man’s God-Oneness-Tree. ```

Truth Is a Shield

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Truth is a shield,

Love is a field.

Man is a song,

God is a gong. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Journey's Goal, part 7a, 1981
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