A rainbow-garland

1.

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Every morning

I weave a rainbow-garland

With my heart-beauty

And my soul-fragrance,

And then I place it

At the Feet

Of my Lord Supreme.

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2.

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I was born of God’s Grace,

To see His Face

In the streaming tears of my heart

And in the beaming smiles of my soul. ```

3.

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You do not have to surrender

To destiny.

The power of destiny is limited.

The power of your soul is unlimited.

Be one — and remain one —

With your soul

All the time.

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4.

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My devotion-heart-eyes

Tearfully, smilingly and self-givingly

Follow the Footsteps

Of my Lord Supreme. ```

5.

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When I look

At my Lord’s Eye,

I become

A tiny, tender plant. ```

6.

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When I enter

Into my Lord’s Heart,

I become

A fully blossomed tree. ```

7.

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When I prostrate myself

At my Lord's Feet,

I become

The measureless Harvest. ```

8.

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Light is

Self-expansion. ```

9.

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Power is

Self-annihilation. ```

10.

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Light eventually

Conquers. ```

11.

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Power eventually

Surrenders. ```

12.

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God lives everywhere,

But He prefers to live

In the heart-prison

Of every human being. ```

13.

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Mother Kali

Is at once

Terrifying

And sleeplessly

Self-giving.

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14.

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Whenever I am

The boss of my life,

I get no peace.

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15.

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Each heart

Is destined to swim

In a sea of bliss.

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16.

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Nobody is perfect,

But perfection is guaranteed.

By whom?

By God Himself. ```

17.

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When God’s Grace descends,

Even a mind black as clouds

Can be transformed

Into a cloudless sky. ```

18.

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Ignorance-night disappears

When the heart-tears

Start climbing.

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19.

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Every day

The seeker must try

To drape his body

With his Lord’s Name. ```

20.

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I need

God the Companion

And not

God the Magician. ```

21.

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Every day

My soul flies

In the sky of blossoming

And becoming. ```

22.

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My Lord,

Blame me, shame me,

But please do not forget

To tame me. ```

23.

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A simplified life

Is a God-satisfied heart. ```

24.

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The outer map

Directs us

To God’s Eye.

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25.

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The inner map

Directs us

To God’s Feet.

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26.

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God pretends

To understand my mind,

But actually

He does not. ```

27.

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My surrender becomes

The fragrance

Of God’s Heart.

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28.

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Every day

My Lord Supreme beckons me

To be under

His fear-dispelling Feet. ```

29.

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My eyes

Are earth-bound. ```

30.

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My heart

Is Heaven-free. ```

31.

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God shares His Secrets

Only with those souls

Who have crossed

The ocean of expectation. ```

32.

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Desire

Is the slave

Of the mind.

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33.

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Aspiration

Is the child

Of the heart.

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34.

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Whether I shall realise God

In this lifetime or not —

God has given the matter

Much thought. ```

35.

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Each desire-thought

Is an imprisoned convict. ```

36.

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Each aspiration-will

Is a Heaven-bound journey. ```

37.

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God's Compassion-Eye

Is the only possession

Of my heart.

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38.

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A soulful cry

Is a Heaven-fragrance

Here on earth.

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39.

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Sound vehemently

Dislikes silence

Only to be embraced

By silence. ```

40.

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God’s Promise God will keep —

Someday I shall definitely

Please God

In His own Way. ```

41.

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Finally

My Lord has removed

His world-complaint-acceptance-box.

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42.

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I live

In between

My heart-openness

And

My God-closeness.

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43.

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My God-oneness

Depends on

My heart-cries

And

My life-smiles.

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44.

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My outer hopes

Revolve around

My inner promises.

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45.

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Morning prayers

Are

God-whispers.

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46.

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God’s Love-Hands

Feed us. ```

47.

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God’s Power-Hands

Protect us. ```

48.

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My heart’s aspiration-cries

Fly

In Infinity’s sky.

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49.

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Knowledge

Is the mind-product. ```

50.

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Wisdom

Is the heart-fountain. ```

51.

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My heart

Is made of

My life’s tears

And

My soul’s smiles.

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52.

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God gives Surrender-lessons

Only to

The first-class seekers.

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53.

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God is the

Decision-maker

For those whose surrender

Is complete. ```

54.

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Regularity runs.

Punctuality sprints. ```

55.

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When I claim God,

He immediately gives me

His own Heart-Strength.

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56.

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God tells me to treasure —

And not measure —

His Heaven-kissed Smile.

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57.

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God’s Compassion

We may lose,

But not God's Forgiveness.

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58.

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God the Delight

Prepaid

My earth-journey.

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59.

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God the Pride

Will prepay

My Heaven-pilgrimage.

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60.

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My Lord and I are two experts

In telling lies.

Can you imagine what I tell God?

I tell God that I love Him only.

Can you imagine what God tells me?

He tells me that He loves me

Infinitely more than I love Him.

We two deserve lifelong imprisonment. ```

61.

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Whenever I do something wrong,

Either consciously or unconsciously

I blame God.

God smilingly, lovingly,

Unreservedly and unconditionally

Takes the blame. ```

62.

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Last time when I saw God,

I told Him that I think of Him only,

All the time.

I could not believe when God told me

That He also does the same,

Vice versa. ```

63.

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God

Loves to examine

My life.

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64.

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God’s Eye

Loves to embrace

My heart.

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65.

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God’s Feet

Love to show me the way

To my Destination.

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66.

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Every day God advises me

To revise my heart-songs

And my life-book.

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67.

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God tells me

That each heart-song of mine

Adds to the fragrance

Of my soul. ```

68.

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My life’s outer voice

Is very aggressive. ```

69.

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My life’s inner voice

Is extremely progressive. ```

70.

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When I pray,

I become

My heart-rose.

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71.

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When I meditate,

I become

My life-lotus.

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72.

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I pray

To make my heart

Happy.

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73.

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I meditate

To make my life

Perfect.

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74.

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While I am slowly walking

Along Eternity’s Road,

I learn the geography

Of earth. ```

75.

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While I am speedily running

Along Eternity’s Road,

I learn the history

Of Heaven. ```

76.

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God and I

Are two

Expectation-beggars.

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77.

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God and I

Are two

Frustration-prisoners.

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78.

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God is not disturbed

By His age —

Why should I be?

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79.

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In each life

Calamities and opportunities,

It seems,

Are overwhelming. ```

80.

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We are all hunting

For God’s Beauty

And God’s Fragrance.

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81.

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At every moment

We must try to please God

With our readiness, at least.

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82.

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My Lord,

It is high time

For me to change my name

To gratitude. ```

83.

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My heart-room

I keep open

Only for my Lord’s

Secret and sacred Visits. ```

84.

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Disobedience

Betrays us

Ruthlessly.

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85.

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Hesitation

And insecurity

Belong to

The same family. ```

86.

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We please God most satisfactorily

Only when we do not know

Why we cry and weep

For Him. ```

87.

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Time passes by.

The mind-worries

Do not stop.

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88.

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Millennia come and go.

For humanity

To please God in God's own Way

Remains a far cry. ```

89.

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God, I am sorry,

I cannot surrender to You today.

“My child, why not?

Why not?

Just give it a try!

Who knows, there is every possibility

That today you will succeed.”

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90.

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My Lord,

No matter how hard I try,

I cannot surrender to You.

“My child, try, continue trying!

You can and you will.”

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91.

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Each broken heart

Is a self-pity-hunger. ```

92.

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Humanity and Divinity —

Both wish for

A second chance.

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93.

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Transformation

Is not

Our mental hallucination.

It is an imagination

That will blossom into reality.

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94.

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Spirituality

Dares to brave

Life’s turbulent hurricanes.

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95.

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The aspiration-heart knows

What is real love

And

What is counterfeit love

For God.

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96.

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God’s scoldings

Frighten the mind

And

Illumine the heart. ```

97.

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Ego has

The loudest voice. ```

98.

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Surrender has

The sweetest voice. ```

99.

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At the end of God’s day,

God’s Promises fly and fly

In ecstasy-sky.

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100.

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At the end of my day,

My hopes sigh and sigh

In bitter disappointment.

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101.

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I am alive —

That is

God’s outer miracle.

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102.

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I love God —

That is

God’s inner miracle.

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103.

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My Lord,

Will You be

My aspiration-supplier?

“My child, first tell Me,

Will you be

My manifestation-supporter?” ```

104.

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My Lord says to my mind-room:

“I shall come to see you

Only when you are

Immaculately clean.” ```

105.

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My Lord says to my heart-room:

“I shall come to see you

Only when you are

Absolutely pure.” ```

106.

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When I go to God

Walking very slowly,

God opens and closes His Eyes

At long intervals,

Heaving heavy sighs.

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107.

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When I go to God

Whistling,

God eagerly waits for me

With His open Arms. ```

108.

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We can turn

Each pure thought

Into an earth-fulfilling opportunity.

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109.

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God pushes and pulls

The unwilling. ```

110.

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God protects and leads

The willing. ```

111.

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Two things do not run short:

My Lord’s Compassion

And my doubts.

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112.

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An ignorance-life

Sees no exit-door. ```

113.

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May every day be

My heart-victory-day. ```

114.

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May every day be

My mind-defeat-day. ```

115.

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God does not take any intermission

From His Heaven-day and earth-night

Performances.

I must do the same

To prove that I am

His beloved child. ```

116.

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O curiosity-consumed

God-miracle-watchers,

God-realisation will never

Befriend you. ```

117.

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God believes me

Whenever I say anything to Him.

I disbelieve God

Whenever He says anything to me.

What an irony of fate!

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118.

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My mind ridicules God,

My heart loves God

And I question God.

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119.

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The moment I tell God

That I do not need Him,

He immediately hurls

His disappointment-arrows

At me.

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120.

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The heart

Of each human being

Is a masterpiece of God.

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121.

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A God-devotion-teardrop

Is what I need

Every day.

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122.

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My existence has

Only one Master

Who is carrying me

To the Shore of God-oneness

And God-fulness.

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123.

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My life begins

With my Master’s eyes

And ends

At my Master’s feet. ```

Editor's note

The poems in this volume were written by Sri Chinmoy

during the period from 2 to 11 August 2005. A number of

them were set to music by the author on 26 August 2005

and were among the songs published in July 2006 in a

song book entitled A God-Devotion-Teardrop.

Book title selected by Sri Chinmoy Centre Publications

NY from Sri Chinmoy’s poem on page 1. Inside photos by Sarama, Bhashwar and others.

From:Sri Chinmoy,A rainbow-garland, Agni Press, 2014
Sourced from https://srichinmoylibrary.com/rg