My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 2

5 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

The human life is not for fun.

The human life is for a constant

And continuous run

Towards the Golden Shore.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 5 December 1998, 6:16 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms and one hundred and one times with one arm. (50 right, 51 left in five sets)

6 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My mind’s outer battles

Shockingly weaken me.

My heart’s inner battles

Astonishingly strengthen me,

Plus enlighten me.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 6 December 1998, 5:20 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms, and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

7 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

I have dispelled doubt from my mind.

I have invoked faith from my heart.

The Victory of my Lord’s Compassion-Eye

I now am.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 7 December 1998, 5:22 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms and one hundred and four times with one arm. (51 right, 53 left in five sets)

8 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Your Newness does not satisfy me.

Your Oneness does not satisfy me.

Your Fulness does not satisfy me.

Only Your Forgiveness satisfies me.

Your Forgiveness satisfies me fully,

Integrally and eternally.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 8 December 1998, 5:24 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

10 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Your Determination and Your Compassion

Will never mix

With my unwanted unwillingness.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 10 December 1998, 5:18 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and thirteen times with one arm. (55 right, 58 left in six sets)

11 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I am crying for a new strength-discovery

Inside my body, vital, mind,

Heart and soul.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

/Hawaii. 11 December 1998, 5:19 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and twenty-eight times with one arm. (57 right, 71 left in six sets)

12 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

May Thy supreme Victory be proclaimed

Even by my idle body, my restless vital,

My stupid mind and my weak heart.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 12 December 1998, 5:16 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and eighteen times with one arm. (59 right, 59 left in six sets)

13 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Every day You perform countless miracles

To make Your children happy.

My Supreme, for me

Your most significant miracle

Is Your Smile.

Your Smile brings my dead body,

Dead vital, dead mind, dead heart

And even my dead soul to life.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 13 December 1998, 5:17 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and fourteen times with one arm. (55 right, 59 left in six sets)

14 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

You are telling me

That in our spiritual life

The physical must not be rejected,

Must not be neglected.

The physical has to be accepted,

The physical has to be respected.

And also You are telling me

That the physical has a very special role

To perform in Your Cosmic Play.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Hawaii. 14 December 1998, 5:20 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and twenty-four times with one arm. (59 right, 65 left in six sets)

18 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Onward my body marches,

Inward my heart dives,

Upward my soul flies

To be at Your Feet,

To be Your choice instrument,

To please You and fulfil You

In Your own Way,

In Your own Way,

In Your own Way.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Singapore. 18 December 1998, 5:37 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

19 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

The doubt of the human mind

Darkens and blights

The aspiration-heart.

The faith of the human mind

Brightens and strengthens

The dedication-life.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Singapore. 19 December 1998, 3:50 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and two times with one arm. (52 right, 50 left in five sets)

20 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

In the inner world,

My Lord Beloved Supreme

Blessingfully and compassionately

Feeds my heart.

In the outer world,

I prayerfully and self-givingly

Feed my Lord Beloved Supreme.

In the inner world,

God the Creator feeds me

With His infinite Compassion.

In the outer world,

I feed God the creation

With my blossoming love, devotion,

Surrender and gratitude.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Singapore.20 December 1998, 4:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

21 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

My mind,

Come, come, come!

Be brave, be brave, be brave!

Be pure, be pure, be pure!

Be prayerful, be prayerful, be prayerful!

Be soulful, be soulful, be soulful!

Surrender, surrender, surrender!

This is the time to surrender, my mind.

My Lord’s infinite Patience

Does not astonish you?

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Singapore. 21 December 1998, 5:30 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 110 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position. Note: This double-arm machine can be used from a seated or standing position. During his workouts, Sri Chinmoy gradually increases the poundage using a selector pin. This lift is completely different from that in which two independent dumbbells are lifted overhead simultaneously.

22 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

When You teach me

In front of Your Third Eye,

My mind becomes happy.

When You teach me

Inside Your Heart,

My heart becomes happy.

And when You teach me

At Your Feet,

My entire earth-existence becomes happy.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Singapore. 22 December 1998, 4:13 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with one arm. (53 right, 48 left in three sets)

22 December 1998 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

The moment I touch Your Feet

And place myself lovingly, devotedly

And self-givingly at Your Feet,

You immediately turn me into

Your Message-Light

To cover the length and breadth

Of the world.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Singapore. 22 December 1998, 4:31 a.m. Before using double-arm machine.

23 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

May my outer life be

Your own Success-Speed-Beauty.

May my inner life be

Your own Progress-Satisfaction-Fragrance.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

/Singapore. 23 December 1998, 8:23 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with one arm. (48 right, 53 left in three sets)

29 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My only happiness

Is in the fulfilment

Of Your Commands.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

/Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 29 December 1998, (after returning from a three-day trip to India) 6:54 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and ninety-four times with one arm. (96 right, 98 left in five sets)

29 December 1998 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

My self-assertion,

You are embarrassing me.

You are weakening my heart.

You are destroying my life.

You are taking me away

Farther than the farthest

From my own divinity.

You are taking me away

Far beyond my own imagination

From my All,

My Lord Beloved Supreme.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 29 December 1998, 7:11 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

30 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

The human in me

Makes deplorable mistakes

Frequently.

The divine in me

Corrects my mistakes

Occasionally.

The Supreme in me

Forgives them and illumines them.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 December 1998, 7:00 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs.

30 December 1998 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

O my past,

Away you go, away you go, away you go!

O my present,

You must always be with me,

In me and for me.

O my future,

I am preparing myself for you,

Lovingly, carefully and prayerfully,

Soulfully, powerfully and eagerly,

Enthusiastically and self-givingly.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 December 1998, 7:16 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.

31 December 1998

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My Lord Beloved Supreme,

Smile, smile, smile!

Do You not know, my Beloved Supreme,

That a fleeting Smile of Yours

Can win my crying and bleeding heart

A million times over?

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 31 December 1998, 6:36 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and two times with one arm. (99 right, 103 left in five sets)

31 December 1998 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

The divine in me

Loftily and unreservedly

Appreciates, admires and adores

The divine in me.

The undivine in me

Ruthlessly and indefinitely

Fights against the undivine in me.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 31 December 1998, 6:53 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.

1 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

May my outer service-life

Be the beauty of the New Year.

May my inner aspiration-heart

Be the fragrance of the New Year.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1 January 1999, 8:44 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)

1 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

My yesterday,

I am all gratitude to you.

My today,

I am extremely, extremely and extremely

Proud of you.

My tomorrow,

You and I together

Shall fulfil our Lord Beloved Supreme

Far beyond the flights of our imagination.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1 January 1999, 8:58 a.m. Before using double-arm machine.

2 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Out of Your Heart’s infinite Bounty,

You are telling me

To take my world-service-opportunity

As something divinely significant

And supremely sacred.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 January 1999, 7:33 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)

2 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

May my God-closeness be

An infallible

And

Ever-blossoming experience.

May my God-oneness be

An everlasting

And

Ever-transcending reality.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 January 1999, 7:46 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

3 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

You are telling me

That our belief in You is not sufficient.

We must make You a living Reality

On earth

If we want to prove

That we love You only

And we need You only.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 January 1999, 7:33 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs.

3 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

You have brought me into the world

To tell humanity what I know about You.

You have not brought me into the world

To teach humanity — no, never!

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 January 1999, 7:51 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.

5 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I do not want to have a mind

That either ridicules me

Or extols me to the skies.

The opinion of the mind

Is of no consequence to me.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I only need a heart

To love You and be loved by You.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 5 January 1999, 8:17 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. six times. (3 right, 3 left)

5 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My name is self-confidence

Only because my self-confidence

Is founded upon

My God-obedience and God-reliance.

When my God-obedience

And my God-reliance

Want me to have self-confidence,

I accept it.

Otherwise, I only want my life to be

God-obedience and God-reliance.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 5 January 1999, 8:29 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

6 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My heart’s gratitude-attitude

Is

My life’s plenitude-altitude.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 6 January 1999, 8:58 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. thirty-two times with one arm. (16 right, 16 left)

6 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I purposely forgot my lower self

To discover quickly my higher Self:

God, my Lord Beloved Supreme.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 6 January 1999, 9:17 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 120 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position; and up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

7 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Why do You not love me

Any more?

“My child, your question deserves

No answer.”

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 7 January 1999, 10:53 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

7 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Even if You do not love me

Any more,

Even if You do not speak to me

Any more,

I shall not leave You.

“My child, My child, My child,

You will not be able to leave Me.

You will not be able to run away

From Me.

You will not be able to escape

From My Infinity’s Heart-Home,

My child, My child, My child!”

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 7 January 1999, 11:05 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left)

8 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My heart is all gratitude to You

For telling me

That my tremendous concern

For humanity

Certifies my genuine love

For You.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 8 January 1999, 8:17 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (12 right, 12 left)

8 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

You are telling me that spirituality

Is not a matter of

Rushing towards something.

Spirituality means self-giving

And God-becoming.

Deep within the fulness of time,

Each and every human being

Will realise God, reveal God

And manifest God.

This blessingful Message I am receiving

From You today.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 8 January 1999, 8:32 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position.

9 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I am able to see You every day.

This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.

I am able to speak to You every day.

This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.

I am able to sit at Your Feet

Whenever I want to.

This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.

My Supreme, I am able to kiss

The dust of Your Feet

Every day to my heart’s content.

This is, indeed, my highest,

Absolutely highest privilege.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 9 January 1999, 5:46 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty-two times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)

9 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

You are asking me to be swift of foot

So that I can love You

Unreservedly and unconditionally.

You are asking me to be pure of heart

So that I can serve You

Sleeplessly and breathlessly.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 9 January 1999, 5:59 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

10 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Today my heart’s God-revelation-hope

And

My life’s God-manifestation-promise

Are so happily swimming together

In my soul’s God-oneness-river.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 10 January 1999, 7:18 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-five times with one arm. (10 right, 13 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)

10 January 1999 (II)

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Life is not

A tormenting fear-cloud.

Life is

A challenging, cheering, inspiring,

Illumining and fulfilling

Courage-sunburst.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 10 January 1999, 7:34 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

11 January 1999

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My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My life is made of excuses.

Your Heart is made of Forgiveness.

I give You what I have:

My nothingness.

You give me what You have:

Infinitude.

Plus, You give me what You are:

Your Eternity’s Cry,

Your Infinity’s Smile,

Your Immortality’s Self-Transcendence-Dream-Reality.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 11 January 1999, 5:43 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)

11 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

You are so kind to me,

So compassionate to me.

You have given my gratitude-heart

And my surrender-life

Two front-row seats to watch,

Prayerfully and soulfully,

Your world-fulfilment-peace-performance.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 11 January 1999, 5:56 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

12 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I am piloting my heart-boat

To my surrender-harbour,

Where You are so indulgently,

Compassionately and proudly

Waiting for my prayerful

And soulful arrival.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 12 January 1999, 5:36 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (10 right, 12 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)

12 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

No longer shall I remain

Blinded by the dust

Of my endlessly long desire-road.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Penang, Malaysia. 12 January 1999, 5:49 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position, and 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

14 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

How is it possible for me

To hurt the ones

That I love deeply?

“My child, here is the proof

That you do not actually love them.”

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Now tell me,

Do I not sincerely and deeply

Love You, my Supreme?

Why do You then hurt me so often,

If not always?

“My child, My child,

Go beyond, far beyond,

The boundaries of your futile mind.

Then you will have the answer

From Me.”

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 14 January 1999, 5:56 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left, plus twice each arm to maximum extension)

14 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Am I correct when I say

That each human being

Is a winner in his own way

In the desire-hunger-race?

“Yes, My child, you are correct,

Absolutely correct.”

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 14 January 1999, 6:12 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

15 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I must not stop halfway,

I must not!

I must reach the Golden Shore,

I must!

I must arrive

At the ever-transcending Beyond,

I must, I must, I must!

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 15 January 1999, 4:42 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and two times with one arm. (49 right, 53 left in four sets)

15 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

In vain I pray to God the Creator

And

In vain I meditate on God the Creator

If I do not love God the creation

And

If I do not serve God the creation.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 15 January 1999, 4:55 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 150 lbs. with each arm separately from a standing position.

16 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

The self-made man proudly thinks

That he can do and he can become.

The God-made man devotedly

And unmistakably sees

That God has already done

Everything for him

And

God Himself has chosen him

To be God’s choicest instrument.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 16 January 1999, 8:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and three times with one arm. (97 right, 106 left in five sets)

16 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

The divine within

Welcomes and embraces

The divine without.

The undivine within

Challenges

The undivine without,

And they fight and destroy each other.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 16 January 1999, 9:00 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position, and 140 lbs. with each arm separately from a seated position.

17 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Finally, I have come to realise

That the supremely divine way

Of living here on earth

Is to live

The God-surrender-determination-

Fulfilment-way.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 17 January 1999, 7:29 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and ninety-four times with one arm. (103 right, 91 left in five sets)

17 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Finally, I have come to realise

That to be happy and remain happy

We must forget the past,

We must!

To be happy and remain happy

We must love and serve the present,

We must!

To be happy and remain happy

We must prepare ourselves for the future,

We must, we must!

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 17 January 1999, 7:51 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 150 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

19 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My soul’s

Perfection-freedom-delight

Is my divinity.

My life’s

Imperfection-bondage-unhappiness

Is my humanity.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

/Surabaya, Indonesia. 19 January 1999. 6:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and eighty-six times with one arm. (95 right, 91 left in five sets)

19 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

With my mind’s courage-sword,

I go forward.

With my life’s patience-shield,

I dive inward.

With my heart’s compassion-flute,

I soar upward.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 19 January 1999, 7:05 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

20 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I live in this world

Neither to possess the world

Nor to be possessed by the world.

I live in this world

To love the world,

To serve the world

And

To become the world —

The beautiful and breathtaking

Creation of God.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 20 January 1999, 7:07 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

20 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My love readily and willingly

Climbs high

To look at Your Eye.

My devotion intensely and eagerly

Climbs higher

To feel Your Heart.

My surrender sleeplessly and breathlessly

Climbs highest

To sit at Your Feet

And

Wait for Your Commands.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Surabaya, Indonesia. 20 January 1999, 6:50 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and four times with one arm. (101 right, 103 left in five sets)

22 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

I must climb beyond

All obstacle-mountains

To reach Your Life’s Pride-Fountain

And

Your Heart’s Satisfaction-Fountain.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Bandung, Indonesia. 22 January 1999. Before lifting 400 lbs. with one arm.

22 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

May my aspiration-heart

And my dedication-life

Be both firmly rooted

In my surrender-soil.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Bandung, Indonesia. 22 January 1999, 7:07 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

23 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

My searching eyes desperately desire

Your outer Concern-Presence.

My crying heart breathlessly desires

Your inner Compassion-Presence.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Bandung, Indonesia. 23 January 1999, 6:50 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

23 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Your Nearness-Presence

Is unimaginably blissful.

Your Remoteness-Presence

Is unforgettably painful.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Bandung, Indonesia. 23 January 1999, 7:04 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and sixteen times with one arm. (109 right, 107 left in five sets)

24 January 1999

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

May I worship You sleeplessly

And breathlessly

In my love-devotion-surrender-delight-

Temple-heart.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

```

Bandung, Indonesia. 24 January 1999, 4:51 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and eight times with one arm. (108 right, 100 left in five sets)

24 January 1999 (II)

```

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,

Today I am determined

To smash asunder

My mind’s long and strong

Desire-train-chain.

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

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Bandung, Indonesia. 24 January 1999, 5:05 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

Editor's preface to the first edition

On 4 December 1998, Sri Chinmoy left New York for his annual Christmas trip. During the following two months, he travelled to Hawaii, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Nepal. He took with him some of his main pieces of exercise equipment and thus was able to continue his early morning workouts in each new venue, with the exception of India and Nepal. This book contains the prayers that Sri Chinmoy offered daily before beginning each new lift. Speaking about the prayers, Sri Chinmoy has said, “Every day, with folded hands, I give these prayers for you, for humanity. I do this not for myself. I do it for all my spiritual children. I do not think about what I am going to say on any particular day. I just throw myself into the Universal Consciousness and identify myself with this person or that person. It is like plucking a flower from a garden. The flower that I like most, I take. I see that one particular prayer is most appropriate for that person on that day. Tomorrow I will identify with someone else. It is all oneness, oneness, oneness. Where my spiritual children are, I also am there. If you take me to hell, even there I will go, but with the hope that one day I will be able to bring you to Heaven.”

From:Sri Chinmoy,My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 2, Agni Press, 1999
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