Silence speaks, part 6

1.

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No more failure,

No more remorse,

Because I enjoy

The self-study course. ```

2.

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God is not a foreigner;

God is not a stranger.

God is your own Love,

Your heart's Oneness-Player. ```

3.

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The doubt-doctrine

Is for the mind to believe.

The faith-diploma

Is for the heart to receive. ```

4.

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For a world of peace,

O seeker, pave the way.

Practise oneness-life

Every night and every day. ```

5.

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Be pure, be sure

At the moment of choice.

God the Supreme

Will be your fulness-voice. ```

6.

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Practise your inner life's

Discipline-drill.

Soon you will discover

Ecstasy's thrill. ```

7.

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My seeker-friend,

The desire-train

Carries only

The bondage-chain. ```

8.

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To live in your heart's

Peace-flooded nest,

You must first win

God's Satisfaction-Contest. ```

9.

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If you remain

On the ego-hill,

Nowhere for you

God-oneness-thrill. ```

10.

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O seeker, for perfection-light

Always take a bold stand.

Behold!

Within, without

God's Liberation-Hand.

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11.

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To own the crown and throne

Of immortality,

Become the oneness-cry and smile

Of silence-purity. ```

12.

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The world without is shamelessly proud

Of its destruction-knife.

The world within is divinely proud

Of its compassion-life. ```

13.

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What I call

My aspiration-flame,

God calls

His Satisfaction-Game. ```

14.

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Be not afraid

Of death's stark lance.

Dance your life's

God-oneness-dance. ```

15.

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Live not, live not

In the lap of death.

Fear not, fear not

God's Perfection-Breath. ```

16.

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To illumine

My ancient mind,

My soul-bird

I shall quickly find. ```

17.

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I am learning the language

Of Eternity's silence-time.

I am forgetting the experience

Of truth-abandoned clime. ```

18.

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Never expect

From this world of ours, never!

You will find it is

Incredibly clever! ```

19.

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An aspiration-prize

From God you will receive

If your doubting mind at last

Can dare to believe. ```

20.

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Be not your mind's

Giant ego-mountain.

Become your heart's

World-love-fountain. ```

21.

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Where are you,

My aspiration-cannon?

Do destroy

My desire-demon! ```

22.

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Do not lose

Your ingratitude-life.

It is your

Self-destruction-knife. ```

23.

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Purity is beauty's

Natural face.

Perfection is divinity's

Natural grace. ```

24.

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What you need is

Aspiration-skill

Before God grants you

Ecstasy's thrill. ```

25.

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I know, my Lord's

Compassion-Presence

Is my earth-life's

Divinity-essence. ```

26.

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The outer man

With his orphan-life cries.

The inner man

Speedily Godward flies. ```

27.

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I try, I try,

I always try

To love and please

My inner cry. ```

28.

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The perfume

Of your aspiration

Awakens

My determination. ```

29.

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God is sought;

Therefore, He is found.

God is loved;

Therefore, He is bound. ```

30.

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God wants to increase

Our value immensely.

Therefore, He tells us

To love Him intensely. ```

31.

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Deep I dive, and see!

My Lord supplies my needs.

High I fly, and see!

My bondage-mind He frees. ```

32.

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Negative thoughts

My heart-prayers withstand.

Positive thoughts

Take me to God's Peace-Land. ```

33.

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You may not know,

But it is absolutely true —

You are a member

Of God's manifestation-crew. ```

34.

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I was engulfed

In ignorance-night.

And who appeared?

My Lord of Light! ```

35.

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Wear your life's strong

Obedience-chain

To cure your severe

Disobedience-pain. ```

36.

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Will God not care for me

If I love Him deeply?

Will God not love me

If I cry for Him sleeplessly? ```

37.

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To reverse your life's

Powerful death-trend,

Become your soul's

Constant servitor-friend. ```

38.

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My heart shall cast aside

My mind's sharp ignorance-knife

To invoke my Lord Supreme

At once to light my life. ```

39.

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Your body is buried

In lethargy-graveyard,

Yet you want to be

The world-awakening bard. ```

40.

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Faithfully and sleeplessly

A Christlike life I live.

Openly and lovingly

My oneness-heart I give. ```

41.

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Nobody can laugh at me,

Nobody can frown,

If I keep wearing

My wisdom-crown. ```

42.

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If by you

Ignorance-life is sought,

By your Lord's Justice

You will be caught. ```

43.

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This world of ours

Is full of eyeless, heartless fools.

Do you know why?

They study not in inner schools. ```

44.

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My Lord shall light

My heart-pathway

If I give up playing

In ignorance-clay. ```

45.

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Come out of your mind-room!

Prepare yourself to greet

Your Lord Supreme today.

He is on your heart-street. ```

46.

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Carry not your mind's

Past-misery-briefcase

If you desire to see

God's golden, trance-bound Face. ```

47.

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Each new attempt

Is the beginning of perfection.

Each new surrender

Is the smile of satisfaction. ```

48.

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The simplicity-beauty

Of hope-heart

Can easily challenge

Ignorance-dart. ```

49.

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Who can alone

To God ascend?

He whose vision-flames

Never descend. ```

50.

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How can you lose

If you go on trying?

Who can challenge you

If your oneness is flying? ```

51.

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If you can think of planting,

And not of the harvest,

God will grant you His sacred

And secret Heart-Nest. ```

52.

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Behold, your Lord Supreme

Is fondly whispering,

"Wake up, stand up, jump —

Smiling and loving!" ```

53.

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No speed limits

A self-giving God-lover knows,

For his life-tree

In God's Satisfaction-Heart grows. ```

54.

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Obedience-light

Is the path to God's Heart-Breath.

Disobedience-night

Is the path to imminent death. ```

55.

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The mind human creates.

The heart divine transforms.

The truth-seeker sees.

The God-lover performs. ```

56.

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Because your mind-city

Is fortified with purity,

You are now collecting

The harvest of divinity. ```

57.

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Something is fast approaching.

Perhaps it is my God-Hour.

Something is fast declining.

Perhaps it is my pride-tower. ```

58.

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A silence-mind

Is the strongest determination.

A oneness-heart

Is the highest aspiration. ```

59.

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O seeker-friend,

Learn the science of sacrifice.

God will grant you

His Heart's Fondness-Paradise. ```

60.

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O seeker, your humility

Will quench your soulful thirst.

Your dedication will make you

Unmistakably first. ```

61.

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When I am in the mind,

God sends me His Question long.

When I am in the heart,

He gives me His Answer-Song. ```

62.

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Confidence-gift

Is always powerful.

Surrender-gift

Is always fruitful. ```

63.

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My Lord gave me

Sincerity-strength.

I am offering Him

My progress-length. ```

64.

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To believe without seeing

Is to hear the Message of the Unknown.

To see and not believe

Is the Truth to foolishly disown. ```

65.

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How can you, O seeker-heart,

Speak of lasting joy

If your life has not become

God's true surrender-toy? ```

66.

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Your soul's melody

You will easily hear

When from your mind

You bravely stamp out fear. ```

67.

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If you are ready to obey,

God will give you more.

If you are ready to surrender,

God will show you the Shore. ```

68.

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Because you are a truth-seeker,

Your mind will ever expand.

Because you are a God-lover,

You can touch God's Fulness-Hand. ```

69.

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Although you look

Like a soulful man,

A stranger you are

To God's Vision-Plan. ```

70.

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Because you are

A material mind,

An ethereal heart

How can you find? ```

71.

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Today is meant

For your life-preparation.

Tomorrow is meant

For your God-satisfaction. ```

72.

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My hope is the oasis

Where my heart flies.

My doubt is the desert

Where my heart dies. ```

73.

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Never allow

Dark depression-knife

To butcher

Your aspiration-life. ```

74.

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Foolishly feed not

Your mind's temptation-snake.

Wisely you must swim

In your heart's aspiration-lake. ```

75.

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Yesterday, alas,

I was an empty-handed truth-seeker.

Today, I am worse:

I am an empty-hearted God-lover. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,Silence speaks, part 6, Agni Press, 1994
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