I have accepted
The spiritual lifeIn all sincerity.
```For me,
There is noTurning back.
```The aspiration-intensity
To please God every dayI need.
```Alas,
Each morning beginsWith heartbreaking news.
```Each time a seeker
Disobeys his MasterIs an added obstruction
To the Master’s will. ```Self-discovery-eagerness
Has to be uppermostIn a seeker’s life.
```As soon as
My prayer is sincere,I become radiant.
```If we are not determined
To please God in His own Way,Then we can make
No substantial progressIn our spiritual life.
```A spiritual life means:
It is nowOr never.
```Self-doubt
Brings inAn Himalayan disaster.
```The mind
Is always short ofAspiration-flames.
```Self-abnegation
God does not wantFrom us.
```God’s choice
Is ourSelf-dedication.
```God does not want us
To amplifyOur problems.
```God wants us to conquer
Our problemsWith our life’s constant
Dedication-smiles. ```God wants me to smile at Him
All the time,And what do I do?
I give Him my tearful eyesAnd sorrowful heart instead.
```Frustration
Is not your friend. ```Frustration
Is your worst enemy. ```Frustration-enemy
Always follows you. ```If you do not aspire,
Yours will be the lifeOf broken promises.
```God needs from a seeker
OnlyA genuine humility.
```We are supposed
To practiseGod-remembrance.
```We are practising,
Alas,God-oblivion.
```We all need extra
Protection-precautionsTo save our spiritual life.
```Each undivine thought
Is our heart’sHappiness-slayer.
```If you want to excel in
The advanced spirituality-course,Practise a God-surrender-life
Every day. ```If you do not have
Peace of mind,Your peace talks
Will be futile. ```Somehow,
God has very special ConcernFor even a scatterbrained seeker.
```God’s Pride knows no bounds
When we are equalTo any pressure.
```We must not sacrifice
Perfection-delightFor the fastest speed.
```Each seeker
Is bound forThe Golden Shore.
```Alas, my own anxiety
Has made my lifeAn insurmountable adversity.
```The moment we lose faith
In ourselves,We become
Hopelessly lost seekers. ```I have come to realise
That both God’s Justice-LightAnd Compassion-Height
Are at once inescapable. ```A flicker of disappointment
Is enoughFor the seeker to descend
Unimaginably low. ```To miss an opportunity
Is to inviteOur untold misfortune.
```By nature, the mind is doubtful.
Therefore, O seeker,Be careful with your mind.
```My heart’s ecstasy
Is my life’sOnly thrill.
```A life of success
DependsOn determination.
```A life of progress
DependsOn surrender.
```Spirituality
Is not hardship. ```Spirituality
Is God-friendship. ```Spirituality
Means one’s ownHighest worship.
```Spirituality
Means the life’sImpurity-rejection.
```Spirituality
Means the heart’sInsecurity-rejection.
```Spirituality
Means the mind’sIndifference-rejection.
```No demand!
God is far beyondOur demands.
```Cry for God’s
Compassion-Eye.It is within our easy reach.
```When my heart
Wishes to see God,It is all free.
```When my mind
Wants to see God,God charges
An exorbitant fee. ```My Lord’s
Every StepMy heart treasures.
```Although it is extremely difficult
To tame the wild mind,We must succeed.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Can fulfil His highest PromisesIn and through us.
```If I am a sincere seeker,
Then I shall never take backAny of my God-fulfilment-promises.
```Each new seeker
Has to carry with himEagerness-abundance.
```The mind loves frowns
Infinitely moreThan it loves smiles.
```My Lord,
I do hear Your Call,But alas,
I do not respond. ```Every day we must cultivate
Our inner strengthTo run the fastest
In our spiritual life. ```The outer search
For happinessIs a fruitless search.
```By virtue of faith,
We becomeA God-winner.
```My desire-mind
Always carriesSorrow-burdens.
```My soul is satisfied
Only with my heart’sFirst-class God-devotion.
```My Lord is desperately looking
For a gratitude-flowerIn my heart-garden.
```A heart
Without faithIs empty of beauty.
```If you devour
The dust of God’s Feet,Then ignorance will be
A perfect stranger to you. ```Ignorance-experiences
Are false coinsToday.
```Ignore nothing.
EverythingIs God-sent.
```Each life-story
Is for the glorificationOf God.
```Patience
Secretly and sacredlyMoves forward.
```My heart
Feeds onMy God-gratitude-tears.
```The fragrance
Of a God-surrender-dayIs beyond comparison.
```My heart’s sincerity
IsMy life-changer.
```Patience is a solid wall
AgainstIgnorance-demands.
```Each birthday
Can be a rebirth for usTo be in God’s Presence.
```Every day
Even a small clearingIs needed
In our mind-jungle. ```O seeker,
You have far better things to doThan to bombard your Master
With all your doubts and suspicions. ```Desire-drinks
Are veryInexpensive.
```Aspiration-drinks
Are unimaginablyExpensive.
```In total surrender,
The thinking mindIs useless.
```I am not; You are!
This is my only choice. ```My criticising mind
Makes everything uncertainIn my life.
```Eventually
Doubt destroys its possessor:The mind.
```Each desire
Eventually becomesTreacherous.
```We satisfy our desires
By our immediateAcceptance of desires.
```Negativity is unreality
In the purest senseOf the term.
```God wants me to show Him
What I have in my heartAnd not show off
What I have in my mind. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
LightsMy heart-lamp.
```If we do not pray
And meditate every day,We shall definitely be caught
By temptation-aggression. ```Gratitude reverberates
Within my heartWhen I see the Dreams
Of my Lord Supreme. ```Simplicity
And sincerityAre always refreshing.
```When my heart sings
God-devotion-songs,God blesses me
With a bridge to Infinity. ```God does not want us
To prove our love for HimAs long as we are loving ourselves
In a divine way. ```Like my heart,
My mind also has to beGod-oriented.
```Being rooted in God’s Compassion-Eye,
My soul and I are flyingIn God’s Compassion-Sky.
```If we do not train our mind
To do the right thing,Our God-fulfilment
Will remainA mental hallucination.
```If you cannot depend
On your Master’s promise,Then it is useless for you
To be on his path. ```God’s Feet-dust
Is available everywhere.To mingle with it
Is the greatest security. ```Once we accept the spiritual life,
God-realisationBecomes an inevitability.
```Do not blame God
When your high hopesAre dashed
By your questioning mind. ```My failure-life
Is my responsibilityAnd not God’s —
Not even for a fleeting moment. ```The uncertainty-seeker
Is plagued byMany disturbing thoughts.
```Mine is the heart
That houses faithTo share with
The rest of the world. ```Slowly, steadily and unerringly
I must sail my life-boatTo perfection-land.
```It is I and nobody else
Who can protectMy heart of peace.
```If we do not say
Our obedience-life-prayersEvery day,
We shall meet with misfortune-daysQuite often.
```In the spiritual life,
Anything that is hostileIs unacceptable.
```Aspiration
Increases.Desire-danger
Diminishes. ```There is no
Adequate replacementFor gratitude.
```Only our true love of God
Can immobiliseOur desire-train.
```Each undivine thought
Creates a murky futureFor humanity.
```The mind enjoys
Expectation-invitation. ```God tells me that
My mind’s ego-evolutionIs overdue.
```My Lord,
Encircle my heartWith Your Safety-Smile.
```Never leave home
Without carrying your LordIn your heart-pocket.
```I am determined to establish
A firmGod-foundation-life.
```To make myself happy,
I live far beyond the domainOf expectation.
```To me,
Earth-tears are sweeter and strongerThan Heaven-smiles.
```Out of His infinite Bounty,
God has considerably lessenedMy self-comfort-hunger.
```I came into the world
To bridge my nothingness-lifeTo God’s Fulness-Heart.
```At every moment
Be a perfection-lifeUnto yourself.
```Human life itself
IsAn unanswerable question.
```The mind’s
Zigzag pathwayNever reaches Heaven.
```When we do not pray and meditate,
We leadAn insecurity-sealed life.
```When the mind and the heart
Talk together amicably,God proudly joins them.
```He who has served God unreservedly
This year will winA “Seeker of the Year” award.
```God vehemently dislikes
My rush visitsTo my heart-temple.
```No longer do I enjoy
The companyOf my old desire-life.
```He who neglects
The inner homeworkWill definitely fail
In his outer life. ```Humanity’s transformation
Entirely depends on the strengthOf Divinity’s shoulders.
```The heart of each spiritual Master
Suffers the crushing sorrowsOf millennia
When he tries to transformHumanity’s face.
```My Lord,
I beg You only for one thing:Save my spiritual life,
My only life. ```Surrender your all to God’s Will.
You will never stop shortOf reaching your Goal.
```My eyes are wide open,
My heart is wide open,My ears are wide open.
Lo, God is come. ```Doubt stands
As a formidable problemFor all seekers.
```God’s Presence in our life
Is a golden opportunityTo enrich ourselves
Both inwardly and outwardly. ```My soul laughs and laughs
When it sees that the mindTakes doubt as its wisdom.
```My prayers and meditations
Must outraceMy faithless enemies:
Doubt, insecurity and jealousy. ```Do not pay any attention
To the earth-bound factsIf you want to be illumined
By your inner sun. ```Creation is constant motion —
Inner and outer. ```Creation needs
Perpetual inner progressAnd outer success.
```The Source-meal
Is comprised ofEternity’s Height
AndInfinity’s Delight.
```Death does not mean
A God-oneness-embrace. ```Death means
The awakeningOf an unknown life.
```The heart of Light
Is so vastThat it gladly welcomes darkness.
```Humanity, wake up!
Stand up! March on!You are no longer
In your infancy. ```The soul
Is always accompanied byPurity’s heart
AndDivinity’s Eye.
```The world-citizens
Know what things to doBut do not know what to become.
```We are such fools.
We think that we are wide awake,But in reality
We are all buried in oblivion-sleep. ```I tell my mind
It is unthinkableThat it indulges in war.
```What is unthinkable
Is also unpardonable. ```The soul and bliss
Remain alwaysInseparable.
```I am proud
Of my soul’s beautyIn Heaven.
```My soul is proud
Of my dutyOn earth.
```The material body
Is of supreme needTo manifest
God-Divinity on earth. ```When we make friends
With doubt,We give our lives to
Abysmal lies. ```A life of sincerity
Is a mind of clarity. ```Do you love religion?
If so, then becomeIts faithful student
And not its powerful teacher. ```A desire-bound life
Needs constant repair. ```Patience does not mind
Remaining blind to the endFor world-transformation.
```Optimism-vision
Is a supreme necessity-stepTo God-realisation.
```O my mind,
Do not forget thatYour life is also
A God-manifestation-promise. ```At Heaven’s gate
Great human beingsAre welcome.
```At Heaven’s gate
Good human beingsAre immediately embraced
By God Himself. ```Do not try to count
The number of God’s Concerns —An impossible task!
```Meditations shoo
Mind-disturbancesAway.
```Each delay
Takes us a year awayFrom God’s Presence.
```Mundane thinking
Is a sinking boat. ```Do not go back.
Use the forward trackTo reach
The Destination. ```My angel-heart
Is alwaysFree of danger.
```No matter how fast
Or how slow I am,I always take my Lord’s
Inimitable Advice. ```When we replace God
With our gold,Our souls become
The sufferers untold. ```Each desire-night
StrengthensIgnorance-might.
```What to do?
Invoke. ```What to invoke?
God’s Bliss-flooded Feet. ```He who boasts
In his outer lifeIs a totally lost case
In his inner life. ```Never give up!
Dive deep within.God is eagerly waiting
For you. ```My only joy in life:
God is in charge. ```It seems that nobody
Likes to accept happilyGod’s peace-invitation.
```Do not blame God.
Still there is time for GodTo halt
Your ignorance-night-march. ```Insecurity
Sumptuously feedsAll my undivine qualities.
```My heart is commissioned
IntoGod’s divine Army.
```Self-indulgence
Leads toLife-destruction.
```The body, the vital, the mind
And even the heartMay be tricked,
But never the soulIn the battlefield of life.
```The heart
Is apt to cryLike a baby.
```The soul
Is apt to flyLike a bird.
```The Hands of the Supreme
AreOur fortune-makers.
```He who mourns
The death of ignoranceIs, indeed,
Ignorance incarnate. ```Not easily
Can a vital-whimBe made to subside.
```An Affection-Touch of God
Sends an immortal thrillThrough the seeker.
```Unimaginable concern
For his disciples —This is what the Master’s
Outer life is. ```Unimaginable affection
For his disciples —This is what the Master’s
Inner life is. ```I know
How to delayUnnecessarily.
```God knows
How to wait for meIndefinitely.
```The human in me disappears
The very momentGod beckons me.
```Doubt alone knows
How to rushInto the darkness-mind
And be its partner. ```I am not immortal,
But the tearsOf my aspiration-heart
And the smilesOf my dedication-life
Are immortal. ```Nothing
Is as sweetAs my gratitude-heart-tears.
```My mind,
Be extremely cautiousSo that you are never
Found to be wrong. ```God says to me,
“My child, you have failedBy following your own way.
Can you not try My Way?I am absolutely sure
That you will succeed.” ```O my desiring mind,
Do not run away.God has not yet given up on you.
At God’s choice HourYou will become,
Like the soul and the heart,A choice instrument of God’s Will.
```My mind,
I dare to believeThat God still loves you.
```Everyone will ultimately arrive
At God’s Heart-Palace,But those who aspire
Will definitely arriveInfinitely sooner.
```Negativity
Is another nameFor deliberate negligence.
```God enjoys
The warm climateOf our gratitude-heart.
```My God-surrender
Is finally complete. ```Never be afraid of God’s Ways.
God’s Ways only give us liberationFrom the snares of ignorance.
```God’s Compassion-Forgiveness-Rain
I desperately need. ```I implore God
To impose His WillUpon me
At every moment. ```It is impossible for God
To withdrawHis Compassion.
```God’s Forgiveness-Footprints
I treasureIn the depths of my heart.
```Each human heart
Is tightly, not loosely, connectedWith God’s Heart.
```I serve God
With my ever-transcendingLove and devotion.
```The mind loves
The artOf complication.
```The heart loves
The artOf utter simplicity.
```Do not excavate
Yesterday’s ruthlessAnd useless cave.
```Tomorrow’s dreams
Can be within the reachOf today.
```When we can see Eternity
In fleeting time,We make the fastest
Spiritual progress. ```We must feel that each moment
Is shorter than the previous one,So that we can be faster
In our spiritual approachTo God.
```God criticises me and insults me.
Why?Because He takes me
As His own, very own. ```God begs me
To stop and restUpon His Nectar-Lap.
Alas, all in vain. ```Our faith in God
Helps us to avoidDangerous inner calamities.
```I must learn
What God’s Heart wantsFrom my heart.
```I must learn
What God’s Eye does not wantFrom my eyes.
```Obedience:
The difference betweenHeaven-rapture
AndHell-torture.
```My mind,
Stand up and sayThat you are all God’s.
```Nothing is over
Until it is completely over,According to God’s Eye.
```Two essential things:
Be spiritualAnd
Be spiritual again and again. ```Each fleeting moment
Is extremely extraordinaryIn our spiritual life.
```The morning sun
Says to me:“I have God’s Message-Light
For you.” ```The evening star
Says to me:“God is welcoming you.”
```Even the longest
Ignorance-nightWill someday end.
```My life
IsA hope-moon.
```My heart
IsA promise-sun.
```God’s Nectar-Feet —
Not for the chosen fewBut for all.
```God-obedience
Has to be practicalAnd not theoretical.
```Every day
God supplies meWith new opportunities
To please HimIn His own Way.
```If you fall down
From one mountain cliff,Then get ready immediately
To climb the next mountain. ```The mind loves
To enjoySpeculation.
```The heart loves
To enjoyGod-satisfaction.
```My God-gratitude-heart
Is well protectedBy Heavenly angels.
```Wherever I go,
God sends His EyeTo accompany me.
```We must please God
Every day,Even in the tiniest details.
```The surprise of surprises:
My mind has finally surrenderedTo God’s Will.
```My mind claims God
For its illumination.God says He has never heard
Anything like this before. ```Falling down
Is notDisgraceful.
```Not to try again
To climb upIs, indeed, disgraceful.
```Our God-realisation-journey
Has infinite wondersAlong the way.
```For God’s Heart to win,
My heart has to cryAnd
My life has to smile. ```My life is between
Earth-sent hopeAnd
Heaven-sent promise. ```Hope says:
“I can become.” ```Promise says:
“I already am.” ```God’s Forgiveness-Arms
Can catch anybodyHe wants to.
```When I cry,
God tells me that I amHis fondest child.
```When I smile,
God tells me that I amHis bravest son.
```Each wrong thought
Can be as powerfulAs dynamite.
```There is always something
Beautiful, soulful and powerfulTo do.
```No distance can be
As far asYesterday’s mind.
```Take each day
As the very last dayOf your life.
This way you can makeThe fastest progress.
```I must know that
Even the loftiest towersBegin from the ground.
```God tells me
That He will feel sadIf I do not have
One particular thing:A sense of humour.
```Time —
It is at oncePriceless and measureless.
```Each life
Is an unrehearsedCosmic play.
```May my life
Live betweenMy Lord’s Sayings
And His Doings. ```To doubt God’s Love
Is to shortenOne’s life-breath.
```Be happy!
Be happy!You will always have time
To be unhappy later. ```I found out what God loves.
He loves only one thing:My love.
```The mind
Suspects happiness. ```The heart
Creates happiness. ```My heart shares joys
To enjoy joyTo the fullest.
```When we are happy,
We go far beyondThe limitation-boundaries.
```Be a little more compassionate
Than needed. ```There is always time
To do the right thingFor the right person.
```Life is nothing
But perpetual preparation. ```My surrender-heart
IsMy life’s golden dawn.
```My Lord tells me that
He may publicly praise meAnd criticise me in private.
```Well done
Is infinitely more significantThan well said.
```You may fall down.
That does not meanThat you will not be able
To rebound again,High, higher, highest.
```Never interfere
With a God-devotion-heart. ```A God-server
Is fortunatePar excellence.
```Is there anybody
Who has not done somethingTo please God in His own Way?
No matter how small a step,It is extremely significant.
```If you find something nice
To say about humanity,Then God will have everything nice
To say about you. ```You may really and permanently fail
If you do not makeFurther attempts.
```Self-giving
HasNo foreign accent.
```Success gets
What it greedily wants. ```Progress gets
What it desperately needs. ```My heart tries to feel
At every momentGod’s serving actions.
```A problem is not a burden
But an opportunityIn disguise.
```Let no day pass
Without smilingAt others.
```Nothing is unimportant.
Nothing is insignificant.Nothing is meaningless
And worthless. ```With simplicity,
God startsHis Wisdom-Book.
```May each human being
Try to be a first-class citizenOf God’s Universal Heart-Land.
```Time is meant to serve
God’s WillAnd nothing else.
```Death is not a deadline.
It is the beginningOf a new road.
```Alas, peace has become
An unwanted guestIn almost every earth-family.
```To vanquish negativity,
Only one thingIs of paramount importance:
Love of the heart. ```My ego-mind
Dares. ```My oneness-heart
Cares. ```A sincere God-satisfaction-tear
Is what God desiresAbove all else.
```Our constant God-devotion
Can solve all our problems,Big and small.
```God revolves
Around our hearts. ```The mind revolves
Around itself. ```Not what we powerfully say
But how soulfully we say itIs of supreme importance.
```Stay clear of
The negativity-mindAll the time.
```God finds it very strange
When I fail to please HimWith my sincerity-heart.
```When we live
In the heart,God strengthens
Our heart. ```When we live
In the mind,We weaken
Our very earth-existence. ```Every day
I must muster inner strengthTo satisfy God
In His own Way. ```Each aspiration-tree
Eventually will reachIts fullest height.
```God’s one and only desire
IsMy complete satisfaction
In all His Activities. ```Anything worldly
Tarnishes the brillianceOf our spiritual life.
```God’s childlike innocence
Captures my total attention. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is alwaysHis greatest Teaching.
```The human in us tells us
That we have blessed the worldBy coming into the world.
```The divine in us tells us
That the world has blessed usBy bringing us into the world.
```It is our bounden duty
To help a drowning seeker in crisisWith our inspiration and aspiration.
```I am so happy that
My long-forgotten God-devotion-songsI am learning once again.
```In the spiritual life,
If you can advance even by inches,Then you are accomplishing something
Really great. ```The very thought of
Missing God’s BoatKills the sincere seekers.
```Alas, we do not wait happily
For God’s choice HourTo arrive.
```The divine life
Has no finishing touch. ```My soul
Has appointed my heartTo be
My mind-watchman. ```When our helplessness
Is complete,A new Light from Above
Descends. ```Our mind’s
Enthusiasm-supplyMust be inexhaustible.
```It is quite common
For the desire-mindTo suffer
From perpetual jealousy, anxietyAnd insecurity.
```If we doubt all the time
God’s Existence on earth,Then we are incorrigible seekers.
```When I make my mind
The boss of my life,I suffer from the darkest
Confusion-nightmare. ```If we enjoy our self-doubt,
Then we retard our spiritual progressAstonishingly.
```If we take our spiritual life
Seriously,We can never be off duty.
```Reveal your weaknesses
Only to your soulAnd your Lord Beloved Supreme.
They are the ones who can turnYour weaknesses into strengths.
```My unconditional surrender
To God’s WillIs the ever-shortening road
To God. ```No more hesitation-mind,
No more! ```No more insecurity-heart,
No more! ```No more aggression-vital,
No more! ```No more lethargy-life,
No more! ```God-service more,
Ever more! ```God-aspiration more,
Ever more! ```God-dedication more,
Ever more! ```God-manifestation more,
Ever more! ```A life of desire is
An uneventful lifeIn God’s Eye.
```Sleeplessly we must pray,
Breathlessly we must meditate.Then only God’s Heart-Sanctuary
Will be at our disposal. ```Every small moment of victory
In pleasing GodIs of paramount importance
In our life. ```Loneliness
IsSlow poison.
```I need God’s Life every day.
God needs my heart every dayEven more.
```Just to console me,
My soul tells meThat I should not be
Doomed to disappointment:My soul also has made mistakes.
```My self-giving heart
IsMy Heaven-entry visa.
```God tells me that
My only homeIs God’s Silence-Heart.
```I belong
Only to God’sCompassion-Heart-Society.
```God does not mind
If we take a detour,But He does mind
If we give up spirituality. ```We are impossible fools —
We ask GodTo change His Will.
```We came into the world
Only to please GodIn His own Way.
```The less I fulfil myself,
The more I pleaseMy Lord Supreme.
```Alas,
The dispute betweenThe mind and the heart
Proves to be mortal. ```Aspiration-ascent
Is meantFor every seeker.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is the only thingThat graces my life
Every day. ```When I meditate well,
God extendsMy inner vision.
```God cannot stop laughing
At the mind’sDire pronouncements.
```Anticipation
Can be both torturousAnd rapturous.
```In the world of silence,
No outer law is welcome. ```There can be no monopoly
On God’sCompassion-Eye.
```On every account
I must succeedIn disciplining myself.
```A oneness-heart
IsA God-requirement.
```Oneness
Holds the clueTo all answers.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
AndGod’s Forgiveness-Heart
Are always with meEvery step.
```Insecurity
Must not paralyseMy service-hands.
```God knows well
That even if I do not succeedIn pleasing Him,
I love Him all the time. ```Ignorance-night
Will never learnHow to live alone.
```I school myself
In intensive worship. ```Insecurity strangles
Our life-expansionAnd
Jealously stiflesOur self-expression.
```If we want the best security
In life,Then we must cling to the Divine
Within us. ```I keep purity
As a permanent memberOf my immediate family.
```Listen carefully
To what your Inner PilotHas to say.
```My soul weeps
Through my heart. ```My heart weeps
Through my life. ```I must become
The tendernessOf my heart.
```I must become
The soulfulnessOf my life.
```Every day
I must make my God-loveDeeper and more sincere.
```My soul is
A morning sunrise-singerIn my heart.
```My aspiration-heart
Is ringingWith God’s Victory-Bell.
```A sincere God-lover
Does not believe inAny real danger zone.
```When I live in my mind-sky,
I never see any signOf dawn.
```My Lord,
Each Smile of YoursIncreases the fragrance
Of my aspiration-heart. ```God loves
My heart-flame-offeringInfinitely more than
I can ever imagine. ```The mind-impurity thinks
That it knows everythingAbout God.
```The heart-purity is always eager
To know a little moreAbout God.
```My only prayer to God is this:
I would like to beA God-satisfying hero-warrior.
```Faith
Is the most brilliant studentOf spirituality.
```Every day
We must begin our lifeWith an inspiration-search.
```Needless to say,
DoubtIs our timeless enemy.
```If you do not forget about
Your useless past,How can God give you
A useful present and future? ```We must not stop,
Even when we succeed,For the Goal is ever-transcending.
```Our souls laugh at us
When we try to impress GodWith our aspiration.
```“Proceed, proceed!”
My Lord tells me.He also tells me:
“There is no red lightOn your way to My Palace.”
```My heart hoists
God’s Victory-BannerAll the time.
```The restless mind
DrainsAll my vital energy.
```In the Cosmic Game,
The mind and the vitalNever play their roles well.
```By concealing the mind,
We cannot transformThe mind.
```To transform the mind,
We must faceThe mind.
```Desire-thoughts
Are bornIn the mind-clouds.
```Never allow
Even an iota of doubtTo creep into
Your God-searching mind. ```I like to lose myself
Inside God’s Eye,But God wants me to lose myself
Inside His Heart. ```My heart-nest,
God says,Is His best place to rest.
```My Lord,
I would like to knowWhat You are doing.
“My child,I would like to know
What you are becoming.” ```Darkness
Is another nameFor ignorance.
```My heart is searching
For its lostGod-obedience-joy.
```A real gratitude-heart
Can never enjoyGod-oblivion.
```God wants me to take
Very special care ofMy God-hungry heart.
```God wants
My God-gratitude-heartTo be part and parcel
Of His Life. ```Be brave.
Do not allow doubt and suspicionTo enter into your heart
From your mind. ```Alas, my ego-mind
Does not believeIn vacation.
```Do not listen
To your mind’s dictates.Continue aspiring.
```Imagination
Wants to enterInto reality.
```Aspiration
Is already in the heartOf reality.
```The sunlit Smile
Of my LordFeeds me sumptuously
Every day. ```Justice-Light
Loves to surrenderTo Compassion-Height.
```Insecurity
Has many formsAnd many shades.
```Perfection
Born of heart-tearsForever lasts.
```Possession
Becomes poisonousLong before we come
To realise it. ```Gloomy thoughts
Easily take shelterIn the mind.
```Behold,
Each human lifeIs paved with
God-fulfilment-intentions. ```Alas,
My mind is alreadyAn aspiration drop-out.
```Slow and steady
Wins unmistakablyThe Heavenward race.
```Alas,
My mind has becomeA worry-revolving door.
```The power of silence
At God’s choice HourExplodes.
```You can consume
Your egoismIf you belong
To ‘Godism’. ```God never hammers
On our weaknesses. ```Without enthusiasm
And courage,No progress can ever
Be made. ```My God-tears
Nobody can dareTo bury.
```An immortal life
Does not necessarily meanA God-manifestation-life.
```Gratitude lives
BetweenBeauty and purity.
```Every day we must offer
Our gratitude-heart anewTo God’s Will.
```Desire-flights
AreTerribly turbulent.
```The world is moving
So fast today.Uncertainty has become
The order of the day. ```Each self-giving life
Is a weaverOf a new world-vision.
```Aspiration knows
Where salvation is.Salvation is in the tears
Of our heartAnd in the smiles
Of our soul. ```May each heart become
An unbroken chainOf love.
```The seeker in me
Lives onlyFor a taste of divinity.
```A life without love
Knows the wayTo destruction.
```The loss of self-esteem
Is the causeOf all my anxieties.
```God eagerly helps us
To turnOur heart-sorrows
Into our mind-dust. ```Christmas minus Christ
Has becomeThe present-day experience.
Why?Our faith-vessel is totally empty.
```If you are a true seeker,
Then you will feelThat you are God’s
Very special guest. ```Jealousy quickly descends
From the realityOf life.
```When my inspiration dies,
God immediatelyCries and cries.
```God-realisation
BeginsWhen ignorance-vacation
Ends. ```Every day
The mind-thoughtsHave to be washed.
```The desire-thief
Has no way to enter intoMy heart-safe.
```I really love the beauty
Of a sincerity-heart. ```My Lord,
What will give You joy?“My child,
Just a smile from you.” ```My Lord,
To be absolutely frank with You,I do not need, I do not want
To associate with desire-mindAny more.
```I am sure
Ignorance-nightIs not going to recognise me
Any more. ```Desire-attacks
Are simply devastating. ```There is no lost soul
In the heartOf Mother Earth.
```God’s Compassion-Rain
My heart self-givinglyWatches.
```My aspiration
Will always remainA stranger
To death-grave. ```We must leave
The mind’s territoryIf we want to grow and glow
In our ownAspiration-hearts.
```Let us pay no attention
To our indifferent mind.Let us pay all attention
To our man-loving heart. ```My Lord,
I love to see Your FeetMore than I love to see Your Eye.
My Lord,Am I doing the right thing?
“My child,There is no difference;
They are equally one to Me.” ```My Lord,
Is there any wayI can please You every day
In Your own Way?“Easily, My child.
Just increase the number of plantsIn your heart-garden.”
```My Lord
Gives me His Wealth every day —A little beyond
My aspiration’s reach. ```God’s Will
IsMy only heart-home.
```God-satisfaction
IsMy only credential.
```God eagerly hears
The secret prayersOf a sacred heart.
```The ancient way
Of worshipping GodHad more devotion in it
Than now. ```When my mind
Soulfully came to visitMy Lord,
He was speechless with surprise. ```Once God enters into
My gratitude-heart-garden,He does not want to leave.
```Speak only
When silence urges youTo speak.
```To surprise God
Is not my goal. ```To please God
In His own WayIs my goal,
My only goal. ```Wherever I go,
I take with meMy two bodyguards:
Willingness and eagerness. ```The mind has many reasons
To love God.The main reason is to reach
The highest peakOf world-recognition.
```The heart has no reason
To love God.It only loves God
For God’s sake. ```From now on,
My mind will no longerBe able to hold
Any sovereigntyIn my life.
```When the mind speaks to God,
It uses its weapons:Why, how, when and where.
```When the heart speaks to God,
It offers its humble possessions:Lotus, rose and jasmine.
```We do not need
Our mind-identification cardsTo love and serve God.
```My Lord, bless me
With a heart that is indifferentTo the fame-crown.
```Whenever I make any promise
To God,I do it with a ready mind
And an eager heart. ```The aspiration-heart
Needs no specialDevotion-instructions.
```A sun-bright happiness-life
Can be achievedThrough constant self-offering.
```The heart’s delight-child
Always follows the heart. ```The mind loves
To haveA burden-life.
```The heart loves
To beA pinion-life.
```My aspiring heart
Is always ready to braveEach and every desire-wave.
```God Himself will quench
Your God-eagerness-thirstAt His choice Hour.
```I shall not allow even one single
God-fulfilment-opportunityTo slip by.
```The advantages
Of non-expectationAre numerous.
```The mind loves to house
Confusion and turmoil. ```God wants my heart-home
To be emptyOf anxieties and worries.
```God wants every seeker
To have a special flowerIn his heart-garden:
Eagerness. ```We must slay
Our jealousy-dragonIf we truly want to please God.
```I love the present moment,
Now,More than I love
Anything. ```Do not keep your dreams
Inside your heart-pocket.Bring them out and share them
With the rest of the world. ```“Here and now”
Is my soul’s mottoTo manifest God
In His own Way. ```God never tells me that
He will give meThe test today
And the lesson tomorrow. ```O my mind,
Can you do me a big favour?Just check your pulse.
Who knows,You may be already dead.
```I love God, I serve God:
This wisdom-lightI have received
From my Lord Beloved Supreme. ```Can you imagine
What my stupid mindSays to me?
It says that it has a rightTo be wrong.
```Insecurity,
To me, your sicknessIs incurable.
```I love to live at a place
Where my soul can walk byAt each and every moment.
```God loves to have
My soul’s original smile,And not copies.
```My head deceives me.
My eyes deceive me.My ears deceive me.
My mouth deceives me.But my heart never, never
Deceives me. ```Young, old —
These are mere words,I have learnt from my heart.
```Beauty, fragrance —
These are two birdsThat fly and fly
In my heart-sky. ```Until God’s Hour strikes,
Our Master overlooksAll our weaknesses.
```God wants me to embark
On one pilgrimage:The heart-pilgrimage.
```Alas, we live under
The sky of vastnessAnd not under
The sky of oneness. ```Every day God carefully
And self-givingly drawsHis circle to protect me.
But I know what I doWith the circle.
```If we ask God the right question,
Then we see that GodHas already answered.
```To my greatest joy,
This morning I hadA very narrow escape
From desire-disaster. ```God tells me that
If I want to claim HimAs my own, very own,
Then I must never loseMy child-heart.
```My Lord, how far can I go?
“My child, not how far you go,But how quickly you become
A choice instrumentOf My Heart.”
```I do not know
Why God still blesses me,Knowing perfectly well
How many thingsI do wrong deliberately.
```This morning
God gave me a gracious Smile.He expected from me
A spacious heart.Alas, I did not succeed.
```This morning
God came and gave meThe capacity to turn
Each and every turmoilInto happiness.
```The sweetness of the heart
Expedites our inner journeyFar beyond our imagination.
```Indomitable courage
Is of paramount importanceTo take one step forward
Towards the Destination. ```There is not a single human being
Who does not have inner strength,But we are either consciously
Or unconsciously not bringingThis inner strength to the fore
To please God, our only Reality,In His own Way.
```He who has clarity
In the mindSees divine light
Everywhere. ```A child-heart-innocence
Not only tells usWhere God’s Palace is,
But also carries us to the Palace. ```Every day
We must consciously increaseThe power of our oneness
With God’s Will. ```Desire-satisfaction
IsFrustration-invocation.
```Aspiration-satisfaction
Is the real beginningOf a seeker’s journey
To his real God-Destination. ```My Lord, may my life live
Between the vastness of my mindAnd the universal oneness
Of my heart. ```The purity of the mind
Is a short-livedExperiment.
```The purity of the heart
Is an enduringExperience.
```The purity of the soul
Is an everlastingReality.
```If we really want God’s Victory,
Then we must replaceOur self-importance
With God-importance. ```In the spiritual life,
Detachment has to be a living realityTo please God in His own Way.
Otherwise,Detachment is only a word
Which all can find in the dictionary. ```Until we have become
Totally one with God’s Will,Even an inch of forward movement
Is a supreme sacrifice. ```Once we become
Inseparably one with God’s Will,The word ‘sacrifice’
Has no existence. ```The mind needs
Illumination. ```The heart needs
Realisation. ```Life needs
Transformation. ```To achieve illumination
Is a difficult task. ```To achieve realisation
Is an infinitely moreDifficult task
Than to achieve illumination. ```Nature’s transformation
Or world-transformationIs an infinitely, infinitely
More difficult taskThan the illumination of the mind
And the realisation of the heart. ```Patience is a divine secret
To hasten the timeOf our arrival
At the Destination. ```The silence of God-oneness-souls
On earthIs infinitely stronger
Than man-made nuclear weapons. ```Divine service
Means the acceptanceOf God’s creation-responsibility
As one’s own, very own. ```Self-imposed purpose
Has no real goal.God-ordained purpose
Is the beginningOf an ever-transcending Goal.
```The gratitude-heart-bird
Flies high, higher, highest,Fast, faster, fastest,
To arrive at God’s Heart-Palace. ```A true seeker is he
Who not only embodiesBut also reveals his Master’s joy
Here, there and everywhere. ```The mind takes perseverance
As somethingExtremely bitter.
```The heart takes perseverance
As something most essentialTo bring down
God’s Compassion-SatisfactionInto the heart-pocket of the seeker.
```Without perseverance,
The Goal shall forever remainA far cry.
```A good thought, an inspiring thought,
A self-giving thought,Is nothing short of a magical touch,
And the Magician here is God HimselfAnd nobody else.
```Wisdom we cannot invent;
Wisdom is discovery.There is only one discovery
Which makes us feelThat God has always been
With us, in us and for us,And that wisdom is self-discovery.
```The will-power in the desire-mind
Is weaker than the weakest.We call it desire-will-power,
But it is only a mere wish. ```The will-power in the heart
Is God’s own Message-Light,And God Himself is fully responsible
For fulfilling His MessageIn and through His children
Who live only for Him. ```With His Will-Power,
God wants to liberate usFrom the snares of bondage
And from the snares of time. ```What we call will-power
Is nothing short ofOur desire-wish,
And this desire-wish disappearsEven before we try to exercise it.
```My mind, you have been with me
For such a long time.Do me a big favour.
Let me be aloneAt least for a few days.
Let me be happy in my own way. ```Invoke God’s Presence prayerfully,
Soulfully and self-givingly.Ignorance-knife will not be able
To attack you. ```My Lord,
Your Compassion-EyeIs
My only heart-home. ```Each human heart
IsAn unnoticed miracle.
```Doubt soils faith.
Faith illumines doubt. ```My Lord tells me
That I need my receptivity-revivalImmediately.
```God tells me
That my heart’s sadnessIs His own Heart-failure.
```God does not keep His Love Above.
He keeps His Love here on earthIn each and every breath
Of humanity. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is our tour guideHere on earth.
```God has no time
To listenTo my mind-stories,
But He has all the timeTo hear
My heart-songs. ```God sits back and watches
Humanity’s comedies and tragediesIn astonishment.
```When we lighten
Somebody else’s life,God immediately enlightens
Our minds. ```My Lord,
My life’s obedience-breathI have placed at Your Feet.
```At every moment
We must be preparedTo destroy
The very breath of desire. ```Needless to say,
God favoursMy self-giving heart.
```God asks my mind what it wants.
God never asks my heart what it wants.God just gives and gives and gives
My heartWhat God wants my heart to have.
```May my heart have eagerness
AlwaysTo fulfil God’s every Wish.
```When the vital wants
To serve God,God’s Joy knows no bounds.
```When we want
To share our secrets,God is always available.
```When God wants
To share His SecretsWith us,
We are nowhere to be found. ```My prayers are fed by
God’s Compassion-Drops. ```God loves to play
On my heart’sAspiration-hill.
```When we say “Yes” to our soul,
God immediately enjoysEcstasy.
```Nobody can pay back God’s Love,
True,But we can offer
Our devotion-tearsUnreservedly and unconditionally
To give a little joy to God. ```Each time God comes,
My heart says to God,“My Lord,
Do stay a little longer.” ```In countless ways,
Aspiration can help us,Both in our inner life
And in our outer life. ```Ultimately and inevitably
We shall all arriveAt God’s Palace
And please Him in His own Way. ```We do not need
Outer educationTo love God and satisfy God.
```We need only
Our ego-demolitionTo please and satisfy God.
```When we plead with God
To make us His own, very own,We never meet with a refusal.
```My gratitude-heart alone
Can expediteMy Godward journey.
```Nothing can be as eloquent
As my own silence-mind. ```The heart never finds
Any difficultyIn doing God’s Will.
```Start watching God’s Feet
With utmost devotionAnd never stop.
```The best way to fulfil
God’s WillIs to starve our own will to death.
```We may not see it,
But it is trueThat our Mother Earth
Is teemingWith self-giving hearts.
```Alas,
My aspiration-dedication-surrender-lifeIs still fast asleep.
```May I have the rare capacity
To unite my wordsWith my deeds.
```As it is difficult to count grass,
Even so, it is extremely difficultTo count
Anybody’s heart-tears. ```My Lord,
Your adamantine WillBecomes sweetness-thrill
Inside my heart. ```An unconsecrated minute
IsAn extremely sad experience.
```When my mind is surrounded
By doubts,I immediately get
A heart-stopping experience. ```When our Lord Supreme forgives,
He unmistakably expects usTo forget.
```Self-sufficiency
Is our stupidSelf-assurance.
```Like the mother,
We all must look aheadWith hope.
```All God-doubters
Eventually will becomeGod-faith-winners.
```The aspiring heart
PlaysThe God-arrival-flute.
```The doubting mind
StrikesThe God-departure-gong.
```Mind-information
Is nothing short ofMisinformation.
```My heart was deeply touched
When God told meThat I belong only to Him
And to nobody else. ```O seeker,
Do not be a fool.Do not enter into
Your mind-jungle. ```Love-devotion-surrender-letters
To GodDo not need postage stamps.
```Keep your good thoughts
OnlyInside your heart.
```Do not forget to wind
Your heart’sGod-aspiring alarm clock.
```Life is nothing
But an endless raceAgainst our own weaknesses.
```Faith is
The safe havenOf my aspiration-heart.
```Prayers are
Infinitely more helpfulThan all our earthly friends.
```God’s Compassion-Eye only
Can satisfyOur God-hunger.
```The beauty of the heart
And the fragrance of the soulCome down from high Above.
```There can be
No desire-forestWithout density.
```There can be
No aspiration-gardenWithout intensity.
```Seclusion
Is not peace. ```God-invocation
Is peace. ```Ignorance-supremacy
Cannot touchOur soul’s light.
```I call it my failure,
But my Lord calls itMy negligence.
```A sincerity-heart
And a simplicity-mindCan considerably help
Any seeker. ```My aspiration-heart
Is happy to houseEverything that I need
For God-realisation. ```A God-disobedience-life
Is the worst possibleTragedy.
```God-realisation
Comes first,And then the transformation
Of life. ```Inner purity
Means outer beautyIn the spiritual life.
```Each divine thought
EmbodiesA divine angel.
```My God-gratitude-life
Always rescues meFrom ignorance-attacks.
```The soul
Does not believe inInner inclement weather.
```God’s guiding Hand
Is within our easy reach,But we must long for it.
```The Master’s immortal utterances are:
“Forward for the farthest,Upward for the highest,
Inward for the deepest.” ```If we do not resist vehemently
Ignorance-night,How can we have even a glimpse
Of God’s Compassion-Eye? ```Alas,
My heart-nestIs empty.
```Where am I?
I am inside the lotus-flamesOf my self-giving life.
```I must never be oblivious
To my Lord’s Presence-LightInside my heart.
```I must surmount
Innumerable Himalayan barriersIn my inner heart of aspiration
And my outer life of dedication. ```My heart’s
Spirituality-ascentKnows no roadblock.
```My mind is familiar
With only one thing:Disillusionment.
```My Lord, I am ready for You
With my heart’s gift.Do come.
Delay not, my Lord. ```My soul has been devouring
The dust of my Lord’s FeetSince the very beginning
Of creation. ```At times I take my mind
As a God-disciple.At times I take my mind
As a devil incarnate. ```My Master, in my dream
I see you praising me.In my reality,
I see you reprimanding me.I do not understand the significance.
“My child, in your dream,You are your aspiration-heart.
In your reality,You are nothing but a desire-bound life.”
```The aspiring heart
Always looks for the upstairs.The desiring mind
Always looks for the downstairs. ```My Lord, what do You have in mind
For my future?“My child, what else
Save and except your God-realisation?” ```My Lord, I wish to smile
Once moreThe way I used to smile.
“My child, who prevents you?Just cultivate your heart-tears
Once more.” ```Every morning my soul
Brings down for my lifeMy Lord’s
Forgiveness-Ambrosia. ```When I flatter God,
He does not seem to mind.When I glorify God,
He tells me that I am doingAbsolutely the right thing.
```If you are a genuine seeker,
Then you will definitelyHave the capacity to burst out of
Your ignorance-bubble. ```O seeker, be wise.
Be patient with your life’sPerfection-possibilities.
```The higher worlds
Decide to descendOnly when the lower worlds
Leave us. ```The right way to study meditation
Is to make your lifeA ceaseless flow of tears.
```God is always eager
To visit my heart-home.But alas, I am never found
In my heart-home.I am found only
In the mind-street. ```Wisdom-light cannot be
Memorised.It can only be
Immortalised. ```The divine in me tells me
That I must relyOnly on God.
```The human in me tells me
That I can dependOn people as well —
The height of absurdity. ```Stop thinking for yourself.
God does not want youTo take His Job away.
```If you believe in God’s Compassion,
Then you must believe inGod’s constant Presence
Inside your heart. ```Seeing the Truth
Is God-aspiration.Becoming the Truth
Is God-realisation. ```God’s philosophy
Is simpler than the simplest:“Never give up, never give up!”
```Meditation is
The heart-fountainOf love for God.
```God makes decisions for us
Only when we live for GodAnd nobody else.
```We cannot live without the body.
But our aspiration-criesAnd dedication-smiles
Can live without the body,For they are well sheltered
Inside the Pride-Heart of God Himself. ```Alas,
Nothing new —Stupidity has occupied our mind.
```When we do not pray and meditate
On a regular basis,We get the real mixed up
With the unreal. ```I am determined to liberate
My lifeFrom the burning attachments
Of my present and past life. ```Physical sufferings
Cannot give usDetachment.
```Spiritual awakening only
Can give usDetachment-delight.
```Alas, how rarely
We feed our Inner PilotWith our aspiration-cries.
```Aspiration
Is a very long processOf God-seeking.
```Our life can swim
In freedom-delightOnly when we have become
The beauty and fragranceOf God-surrender.
```The inner satisfaction
Is ocean-deep. ```The outer satisfaction
Is only skin-deep. ```The bountiful Smile of God
Is found only in the heart-tearsOf the seeker.
```Alas, the mind loves
To be imprisonedBy the outer desire-aspects of life.
```An unconditional surrender
Enjoys the BlissOf a supreme victory.
```A desire-mind does not know
That it is headingFor doubt-destination
Without fail. ```Alas, I must cultivate
More faith in my heartTo fight against
Swarming anxieties. ```Peace is definitely
The birthplaceOf wisdom-light.
```Peace
Can never be separatedFrom bliss.
```Without constant love of God,
Life remainsAbsolutely meaningless.
```Meditation
Needs peace.Peace needs
A oneness-heart. ```Alas, the desiring mind
Does not want to go beyondThe territories of fascination.
```A seeker needs
Only one thing:Upward-flying aspiration.
```Eagerness is needed
For success.Intensity is needed
For progress.Divinity is needed
For perfection. ```O seeker, be careful.
One wrong turn in your spiritual lifeCan easily lead to disaster.
```There can be no short-cuts
To God-manifestationOn earth.
```The desire-mind
Is nothing butA thorny expectation-road.
```Sleeplessly and breathlessly
We all must arriveAt God’s Heart-Home.
```Pay all attention
To the inner whispers. ```Not only silently
But also self-givingly,We must wait for the Arrival
Of our Lord Supreme. ```My Lord, please tell me,
Which flower do You like bestIn my heart-garden?
“My child,Definitely the gratitude-flower.”
```Alas, I do not know why and how
I brought homeJealousies and insecurities
From the desire-market. ```Happiness-beauty
Is ready to welcome the heartAt any time.
```I am seeing and hearing
Two things at the same time.I am seeing God
Coming towards me.I am hearing God
Whispering from within. ```Peace-oceans
Definitely haveBliss-islands.
```What have I done wrong, my Lord,
To lose Your Smile?“My child, can you not see
That early in the morningYou have not fed Me
With your gratitude-heart-smiles?” ```God’s Compassion-Eye
AwakensThe human heart.
```God’s Forgiveness-Heart
StrengthensMan’s God-hunger.
```My body,
Wake up, wake up —No further delay!
```My vital,
Stand up, stand up —No further delay!
```My mind,
Go forward, go forward —No further delay!
```My heart,
Dive deep within, dive deep within —No further delay!
```My soul,
Manifest God’s Light,Manifest God’s Light —
No further delay! ```Love is hope.
Hope is nectar. ```The Sweetness-Footprints
Of my Lord Beloved SupremeInside my heart-garden
I treasure beyond measure. ```To smile
Is to offer happinessTo the world.
```To be oblivious
To God’s WillIs to march backward.
```Spirituality is
An experience-subject.Spirituality is not
An experiment-object. ```God’s Feet and God’s Eye
Are definitely withinMy heart’s easy grasp.
```Ego loves flattery.
Devotion loves and needsGod-battery.
```Even the mind
Cannot resist the embraceOf God’s Will.
```Humanity’s ingratitude
Is not evenIn God’s wildest dreams.
```God does not mind
Changing His WillIf that way He can help humanity
More convincingly. ```It is an exceptional privilege
To thinkIn God’s Way.
```God tells me
That my love of GodHas to be the only ruler
Of my life. ```Stupidity-mind
Asks GodTo prove Himself.
```God is always eager
To approve ofHumility-heart.
```If you pull God’s Will,
You will damageYour heart.
```If you push God’s Will,
You will damageYour brain.
```Life makes only one mistake:
It does not wantTo please God.
```The heart does not have
To understand,As long as it can feel
What God is. ```The day my gratitude-heart arose
Was the best dayIn God’s Life.
```We do not have to wait
For our outer facilities.But we do have to wait
For our inner opportunities. ```When I leave the dust
Of my Lord’s Feet,Loneliness attacks me ruthlessly.
```My heart is telling God
That it is always eagerTo be put to the test.
```God’s most favourite toy
Is myGod-aspiration-promise.
```May each good thought
Of mineBloom into a flower
To thrill my Lord. ```O seekers,
Stay clear of the mind’sConfusion-road.
```Cut the negativity-tree
From top to bottom. ```Like my heart,
From now onI shall have only one job:
God-satisfaction. ```Extreme eagerness
Is the beginningOf blossoming fulness.
```There shall come a time
When the mind alsoWill long for
God’s ambrosial Feet. ```My mind,
Can you not seeThat it is already too late
For you to race to God? ```God wants my devotion-heart
To caressHis Vision-Eye.
```My life lives between
My readiness-mindAnd
My eagerness-heart. ```Self-doubt can easily
CapsizeThe inner boat.
```Like my soul,
I shall fly from peak to peakOn my God-surrender-delight.
```Never ignore
God’s secret and sacredAdvice.
```My heart
Prayerfully observesGod’s blessingful Footfalls.
```My gratitude-heart
Is the pleasure-gardenOf the cosmic gods.
```Those who want
To understand GodWill sadly fail.
```Those who love
God’s WillWill immediately succeed.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Must always haveIts own way.
```Alas, will I ever be through
Playing withIgnorance-night?
```My part-time oneness
With GodPains God tremendously.
```God’s Patience
Is nothing short ofHis Forgiveness.
```You do not have to explore ignorance.
Leave it where it is.Let it remain alone.
You just implore God’s Will. ```Ignorance-illusion
No more do I need. ```To be angry with God
Is absolutelyA waste of time.
```A soulful smile
Of my heartCan easily thrill
God’s Heart. ```O my mind,
Like my heart,Learn to love God
And His ways. ```Even God finds it difficult
To believeThat I have missed
My morning prayers so often. ```Between God’s Eye
And my heartNo secret can ever exist.
```The mind knows
How to ignoreGod’s Eye.
```The heart knows
How to imploreGod’s Feet.
```God is made of Love.
Therefore everything of HisIs meant to be loved.
How can we possibly love God enough?An impossible task, indeed.
```God’s Will
Is neverTo be questioned.
```The great mission
Of each human beingIs heart-expansion.
```We must score full marks
In our God-obedience-examination. ```My heart
Is always thirstyFor God’s Oneness-Breath.
```There is no earthly problem
That cannot be solvedBy the dust of my Lord’s Feet.
```Waste not
Even a single minuteIn the doubting mind.
```God wants everybody’s life
To come up toHis expectations.
```Each heart-flower
Has a unique beautyAnd a unique fragrance
To please God in His own Way. ```Poor God
Has His own difficulties.Alas,
Why do I have to add more? ```God has made
A very special prediction:Before long my heart
Will be releasedFrom my mind-prison.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
PilotsMy life-boat.
```God’s Concern-Heart
Welcomes meTo His Golden Shore.
```Aspiration and dedication
Always like to beIn the company
Of God-Satisfaction. ```Everything in God’s creation
Has its own secret heartAnd sacred breath.
```Perfection
Needs to stand bravelyThe test of time.
```My heart and I
Sing God’s GloryWith all our tears and smiles.
```God is happy
When I speak.God is happier
When I do not speak.God is happiest
When I listen only to Him. ```In Heaven
There are a great many palacesFor the self-giving beings
After their earth-departure. ```My Lord,
I am helpless.Do come and console
My utter helplessness. ```Every hour
Is the God-HourTo please God
In His own Way. ```My gratitude-heart
Is a most practical wayTo please
My Lord Supreme. ```God’s Will
Has the only meaningIn my life.
```The stupidity-mind denies
God’s Compassion-EyeAnd Forgiveness-Heart.
```My only haven
Is God’sLoftiest Command.
```Immediately
God forgives me.Ultimately
I realise God. ```I implore
God’s Compassion-EyeTo speedily devour
My all. ```Alas,
Will I ever be ableTo prepare myself
To fully satisfyMy God-hunger?
```When my heart speaks,
God immediately understands.No interpreter is needed.
```When my mind speaks,
Even an interpreter failsTo make God understand
What I say. ```If you think God makes mistakes,
Then rest assured,God will be immensely happy
To remain with His mistakesAnd not interfere
With your perfection-mind. ```True, it is difficult to see God
But not His Eye,And His Heart is easier than the easiest
To feel. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is my heart’sIrresistible attraction.
```God is eager
To teach meThe Truth.
```I am eager
To preachThe Truth.
```God does not want me to wait
For tomorrow’s golden opportunities.Why?
Tomorrow arrives, but opportunityDoes not accompany tomorrow.
```Opportunity has to be found
In today’s heart and today’s life.Opportunity does not believe in
The futureThe way we all do.
```Alas,
Why do I go to GodWith my reasoning mind?
He has told me repeatedlyThat He does not care for
My reasoning mind.He cares only for my loving heart.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Does not know the meaning ofWhy, how, when and where.
```One way or another
I shall conquer the prideOf my God-unwillingness-mind.
```God says that He does not need
Our thanks.But He does need
Our heart-tears and our life-smiles. ```God’s very existence
Is made ofHis Forgiveness-Smile.
```I love to tell God
SomethingVery serious.
```God loves to hear
SomethingVery funny.
```I like to brief God
About the world situation. ```God wants me to brief Him
Only about my situation.He is not interested in
The world situation any more.He is interested in my situation
More, ever more. ```I do not believe God
When He tells meThat He is resting.
```God does not believe me
When I tell HimThat I am testing Him.
```God is always interested
In seeingWhat I am doing.
```I am always interested
In knowingIf God is thinking of me.
```Poor mind:
It does not knowHow to dream
AndHow to fly.
```Do not think
You are worthlessAnd useless.
```Each new moment
Is a newGolden opportunity.
```Centuries are passing by.
Peace is nowhereTo be found.
```Destruction has come
Out of the vital.Now it is living
In the mind. ```The vision
Of the heart-eyeIs unlimited.
```My soul’s God-vision
Has to beMy life’s God-manifestation.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Unites my prayer-heartWith Heaven’s Smile.
```Spirituality always needs
Long hoursOf God-worship.
```If God is
Your only Friend,How can you ever be lonely?
```God loves
The delightOf the heart.
```God does not like
The mightOf the mind.
```My love of God
NeedsHeart-extension.
```The same old sad song:
God does not careFor me.
```When God’s Compassion wins,
Our inner universe also winsAt the same time.
```The desiring mind
Never goes to GodFor Justice-Light.
```I live in between
Ancient spiritualityAnd
Modern velocity. ```My mind
Does not knowWho I am.
```The heart
Does not want to knowWhat it is.
It only wants to know one thing:God.
```The whispering messages
Of the soulAre protecting my life.
```Each man
Has to be a manOf formidable God-service.
```The lanes and the alleys
Of the mindAre extremely, extremely narrow.
```I want my heart
To beGod’s Heart-Partner.
```If we are only for God,
Then roaring confidenceWill be all ours.
```A gratitude-heart
Is by far the best friendOf ecstasy-sky.
```God wants each and every seeker
To sing, dance and skipAlong life’s narrow road.
```When we tame
The animal in us,God sails our heart-boat.
```May my heart
Be basketfulsOf God-love-devotion-surrender.
```God’s Vision-Eye
Says to me,“My child,
Come as quickly as possibleAnd sit beside Me.”
```Every day and every hour
We must solidify our inner faithTo keep our Lord Supreme happy
Beyond measure. ```God’s Blessings
Help us sailTo our Destination.
```The mind gives the world
What it richly has:Confusion.
```Avoid the mind-collision
With the heart-calamity. ```When it is a matter
Of raising man’s life,God’s Compassion-Feet
Come first. ```Life is nothing short of
Uncounted worries. ```An indulgence-Lord
Can never saveThe earth planet.
```Love One
AndBecome all.
```Love-investment
KnowsNo disappointment.
```In the inner world,
Only love-currencyIs valued.
```I feel at home
Only in my Lord’sForgiveness-Heart.
```Each new inspiration
Is a new challengeTo please God
In His own Way. ```The unaspiring mind
Collects doubt-poisonTo spread everywhere.
```I am certain of one thing:
God never gives up on me. ```Indulgence
Is a strangerIn my heart-home.
```The cradle of self-love
Is made ofIllusion and delusion.
```May my life-river
Be a God-remembrance-delight. ```God tells me
To bring HimWhat my heart is
And notWhat my mind has.
```How can you expect
Heart-blossomsIn the mind-desert?
```Every morning
I swim in the riverOf enthusiasm.
```Every evening
I swim in the seaOf peace.
```Today, at this moment,
My Lord,Where are You?
“My child,Not only at this moment
But all the time,I have a very safe place to live:
Your own heart-home.” ```Alas,
My mind-daysAre eclipsed
By darkness-despair. ```Only the tears of heart-sorrow
Can clearOur ignorance-mind-confusion.
```When I soulfully meditate,
I hear the songsOf my God-recognition.
```My heart,
How long will you waitTo see God?
```My heart says to God,
“Since my God-hunger is constant,I shall indefinitely wait
For You.” ```Ignorance-sleep
Unconsciously shows us the wayTo inner collapse.
```The problem of problems
In a seeker’s lifeIs God-separation.
```Failure says:
“Nobody wants me.” ```Success says:
“Everybody runs after me.” ```To look back at failures
IsThe worst possible folly.
```In my life
Only one roadIs sure and sunlit:
My heart-road. ```My outer strength
Fails. ```My inner power
Sails. ```God is extremely pleased
Even with my heart’sTinier than the tiniest
Gratitude-blossoms. ```If we do not pray and meditate
Regularly,We may someday find ourselves
In the abysmal abyss. ```If we do not consciously surrender
Our earth-existenceTo our Lord’s most benevolent Will,
We may someday find ourselvesAt the nadir of consciousness.
```The folly of exorbitant pride
Is ruling the world. ```The wisdom of peace
Is unwanted. ```The beauty of the heart
Is rejected. ```The fragrance of the soul
Remains unknown. ```God’s slightest Touch
Is, indeed,A Delight-Punch.
```Nobody can separate himself
From God’s Affection-Arms. ```Nobody can separate himself
From God’s Compassion-Eye. ```Nobody can separate himself
From God’s Concern-Heart. ```A good thought
Changes everything it touchesFor the better.
```If you are pure,
Then definitely you will be ableTo bring your divinity
To the fore. ```There is a powerful harmony
Between the mind’s willingnessAnd
The heart’s eagerness. ```If the heart is not ready,
The body, vital and mindCan never start the race.
```I never thought
That my problemsWould carry me
Wherever they want to go. ```Wisdom I found
Only in the ancient heart. ```Stupidity I find
Only in the modern mind. ```When I win,
It is not certainThat God and I
Will win together. ```When God wins,
Not only do I win,But the whole world wins
All at once. ```The collective minds
Are the foundersOf fool-schools.
```The moment I think of my Lord,
I enjoyA celestial joy-ride
With Him. ```The mind loves to study
The higher coursesAt adversity-university.
```The heart can be
A slow starter,But it is always
The winner. ```The same old story
The mind repeatsTime and again:
God does not care for me. ```I do not mind
If my friendsAre not with me, in me
And for me. ```If I see that my friends
Are not with, inAnd for my Lord,
Then I have nothingTo do with them.
```The thought-worlds
AreCalamity-harbingers.
```The outer proximity
At timesFails us badly.
```The inner closeness
Can never fail us. ```O my heart,
Never allowThe doubting mind
To darken your door. ```The ego-behaviour
Is contagious. ```In no way justify
Your doubting mind. ```In no way glorify
Your doubting mind. ```What God wants from you
Is just to nullifyYour doubting mind.
```The mind’s desire-road
Is absolutelyThe most unsafe road
To God’s Heart-Palace. ```God loves to be discovered.
This is His only hobby. ```Alas, most of the religions
Have lostTheir esoteric ideas.
```I shall make
My love-devotion-surrenderTo God
Beginningless and endless. ```God has implicit faith
In all my dreams. ```Do not make your life miserable
By comparing your goalTo others’ goals.
```Ignorance teaches us
Without having a licenseFrom God.
```Compassion consoles.
Aspiration extols. ```My Lord,
Do make each and every religionOnce more living.
```A heart-purity-friend
Is beyond compare. ```Do not swim
In the expectation-pool.You will drown.
```Alas,
How easily ignorance-sleepCan engulf
Our entire being. ```God proudly treasures
Our heart-tears. ```To love a heart
That lovesIs no news.
```To love a heart
That does not loveIs very special news.
```To love a heart
That is unlovedIs the most significant news.
```I know everything
Except one thing:That God has been searching
For meFrom time immemorial.
```My aspiration-heart
AndMy dedication-life
Adore God’s Compassion-HeightAnd God’s Justice-Light equally.
```To my great surprise,
The doubting mind in meIs dying.
```To my greater surprise,
The loving heart in meIs blossoming.
```To my greatest surprise,
My God is coming to help meUnlearn all the ignorance-lessons
That I have been learningFor centuries.
```Faith and love
Are two next-door neighbours.They are extremely fond
Of each other. ```Example is by far
The best inspiration. ```To challenge impossibility
Is to sit in the Elysian LapOf God.
```Impatience
Strangles us. ```Patience
Not only revives usBut also immortalises us.
```God wants you
To place your mindInside His Heart,
Even unwillingly. ```It is you who have to compel your mind
To appreciateYour God-devotion-heart.
```The mind dies
In its self-created,Thickest jungle.
```The heart
Perpetually blossomsIn its own beauty’s garden.
```A self-giving life
Eventually becomesA God-pleasing heart.
```God is always extremely serious
When He deals withThe aspiring souls.
```God asks my mind
To imprison its unwillingness.If not, God Himself will imprison
Both my mind and its unwillingnessAt the same time.
```Faith is at once
Lovable and invincible. ```Greatness means
The mind in action. ```Goodness means
The heart in action. ```Selflessness means
God Himself in action. ```God is fully visible
When my humility-lifeKneels at the altar
Of God. ```I must always protect my mind.
Doubt-disaster can at any momentDevour my mind.
```God’s Compassion
Begins. ```God’s Concern
Continues. ```God’s Pride
Completes the game. ```God makes spirituality responsible
For His grand CelebrationOn earth.
```Although God is inexplicable,
He can easily and clearlyBe felt.
```World-malady
Has God’s ForgivenessAs its only remedy.
```Alas, ignorance-sleep
Has buriedMy mind-enthusiasm
And my life-energy. ```Alas, I do not know
When my heart will returnFrom my mind-exile.
```Birthless and deathless
Has to beMy God-manifestation-victory.
```God wants Heaven and earth
To meet togetherWhen He sings
Heaven-illuminationAnd
Earth-transformation-songs. ```I call it faith.
God calls it my fortress. ```May my mind
Constantly remainFull of enthusiasm-sparkles.
```Man is still
His unbornGratitude-treasure.
```God loves equally
My soul-immensityAnd
My heart-intensity. ```God tells us
To learn from Him directlyHow to remain away from
The God-doubting mind. ```My joy knows no bounds
That my life is now burstingInto aspiration-blossom.
```I live in between
My mind-terrorAnd
My heart-lover. ```If you are a student
Of God-surrender-school,Never miss a lesson.
```God gets tremendous joy
When my child-heart-loveBinds Him tightly.
```I love immensely
My God-givenEarth-duties.
```Dedication-wings
Can fly very highTo reach
God-satisfaction-peaks. ```Each human heart
IsAn ever-blossoming dream
Of God. ```God begs and begs
All human beingsTo live under
His Oneness-Heart-Roof. ```No perfection-home
Can ever be builtIn an instant.
```Infinite patience
Is neededTo build a perfection-home.
```Sweet
IsDevotion.
```Sweeter
IsDevotion-bell ringing.
```Sweetest
IsWhen my heart starts singing
While the devotion-bell is ringing. ```Desire-amusement park
Is extremely dangerous. ```God enjoys
My gratitude-heart-smilesTo the fullest.
```I have come to realise
That Heaven’s HavenIs my Lord’s
Bliss-flooded Heart. ```At long last
I have shunned the companyOf my negativity-mind.
```The Breath of God’s Will
Is not only the longestBut also the sweetest.
```A sincerity-heart
Is the highest BlessingThat I have received
From my Lord Supreme. ```No God-pleasing step
Can ever be a false step. ```Alas, my gratitude-heart
Is so oftenOut of breath.
```To my greatest joy,
God’s Forgiveness-HeartIs never, never
Out of breath. ```God has given me
Ample warning.Alas, yet I dine
With ignorance-night. ```Not earthly bullock cart-speed,
But Heavenly supersonic speedI need
To reach my Lord’s Feet. ```We can imagine
Anything we want to,Save and except
God’s infinite Sufferings. ```Nothing can ever be
As destructiveAs God-disobedience.
```The best way
To impress GodIs never to try
To impress Him. ```Nothing must thwart
My God-manifestation-progress. ```God is mine
Only after I have claimed Him,And not before.
```God laughs and laughs
Until I finally smile. ```God has given
Each aspiring heartThe capacity
To run at top speedTowards His Heart-Home.
```Finally, God is able
To sweeten my mindWith His world-illumining Smile.
```Anything that God tells me
Is music to my ears. ```How can we expect to know
God’s WillIf we are not His advanced seekers.
```God catches and devours
The imperfection-insectsOf our nature.
```God’s scolding-showers
AreHis highest Blessing-Tower.
```When God whispers,
Only my heart-earsCan hear.
```God’s madness
Does not mean much to me. ```God’s sadness
Destroys my very being. ```God always advises me
To shopIn God-Love-department store.
```God sings
His sweetest SongsFor the seeker who clings
To the dust of His Feet. ```Once you start
Kissing God’s Feet,Never, never stop.
```Once you start
Feeling God’s Heart,Never, never stop.
```Once you start
Singing God’s Victory-Songs,Never, never stop.
```Once you start
Manifesting God’s LightHere on earth,
Never, never stop. ```Three times I beg God:
I beg God to come;I beg God to remain;
I beg God never to leave. ```My heart-tears
Have miracle-powers.When I use them,
God hurriedly runs towards me. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 26, Agni Press, 2002
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