Indeed,
Heart-expansionAnd not
Mind-extension. ```I do not have to mask
My real identity.I just have to bask
In the sunshineOf my Lord’s Identity.
```The surprise of the century:
It does not wantTo change.
```When Divinity wins,
The whole creationWill win the race.
```If you have mixed feelings
About the spiritual life,Then do not enter
The spiritual life.It will be of no avail.
```Will the time ever come
When I will be a servitorOf God’s Will?
```Receptivity
Is a constant necessityIn the spiritual life.
```You can be in a cave
All by yourself,But millions of thoughts
Can easily dog you. ```Outer proximity
Is not of tremendous importance.Inner closeness
Is of supreme importance. ```Everything can be achieved
And will be achievedDeep within the fulness of time.
```With my heart-tears
I am sweeping the streetsFor my Lord’s Arrival.
```May my mind behold
An inspiration-dawn. ```May my heart behold
An aspiration-noon. ```Each day we can have
A profoundMeditation-experience.
```A devotion-heart
Is a sleepless actionFor God.
```When I think of my soul,
When I feel my soul,It is all peace,
Within and without me. ```He who does not walk along
God-obedience-roadWill miserably fail.
```Where is peace?
Peace is only whereMy life is
A twenty-four-hour dedicationTo God’s Will.
```My God-obedience
Has totally destroyedAll the doubts in my mind.
```Each God-dream
Is a step forwardTowards the Destination.
```If God’s Grace does not change
Mankind’s heart,Then nothing can.
```My mind does not want to know
Who I amAs long as I remain
Its perfect slave. ```If we love all,
Then the One will beExtremely pleased with us
And proud of us. ```Whatever I give,
I must give freelyAnd unconditionally.
```My Lord,
My only prayer:Engulf me
In Your Fondness-Embrace. ```If your friendship with doubt
Lasts for a long time,Then your case can become
Incurable. ```Remember,
Your secret weaknessesOpenly weaken you.
```God’s Forgiveness-Heart
IsMy only home.
```Patience expedites
Our Godward journey. ```Impatience strangles us
On the wayTo our Destination.
```God-service-life
Allows no self-indulgence. ```My Lord Supreme
Has once moreConnected my inner lifeline
With Him. ```The only difference
Between God and me is:I give up on God,
But He never gives up on me —Never.
```Be always kind and sincere,
Specially to yourself. ```I am always afraid of
Insecurity-beggar.It knows how to rob me
Of my all. ```When ignorance strikes you,
Strike backInfinitely harder.
```This world is empty of
Gratitude-heart. ```If we do not have universal love,
Our inner progress will beMost deplorable.
```Real poverty
Is my incapacity to love GodAll the time.
```Truth and peace
Are the beauty and fragranceOf one reality.
```Joy
Is a delightfulHeart-expansion.
```My gratitude-heart-songs
God’s proud HeartTreasures.
```Life has to be
The dancing melodiesOf delight divine.
```Every day
I must swim in the seaOf God-fulfilment-eagerness.
```I have no eyes to see
But I do have the heartTo feel
My Lord’s Presence. ```Yesterday’s seeds
Will meet withTomorrow’s needs.
```May my heart become a bridge
Between today’s hopeAnd tomorrow’s promise.
```Deep within each heart
There is a secret and sacred shrineWhere the seeker can pray
And meditate. ```Do not waste
Your inner strengthOn meaningless
Outer problems. ```By not accepting God,
My mind is now on the vergeOf total collapse.
```This morning
I made my Beloved SupremeExtremely happy
By offering HimMy gratitude-heart-bloom.
```When we fight against negativity,
God’s Pride in usKnows no bounds.
```You place your Master’s picture
Upon your heart,And your Master keeps your picture
In the very depths of his heart. ```Every morning
My Lord Supreme supplies meWith abundant possibilities
And capacitiesTo love Him and please Him.
```My mind,
How long are you goingTo remain crippled
By uncertainty? ```Forget immediately
Your tiny “i-ness”So that you can grow into
The vastness of your heart-sky. ```From now on I shall have
Only one prayer:“My Lord,
Do give me the capacityTo bask in the sunshine
Of Your Affection, SweetnessAnd Fondness.”
```In the inner world,
When there is any competition,The heart always wins.
```The mind lives on earth,
But quite oftenIt deals with hell.
```The heart lives on earth,
But it always dealsWith Heaven.
```We must always keep
A close eyeOn our destructive vital.
```Alas,
Will I ever seeGod’s Compassion-Handprints
On my life? ```Nobody can bribe
Our heart of sincerity. ```If you do not aspire
Most sincerely,You are bound to be
A rejected seeker. ```God does not care for
AnythingThat is not original.
```A doubting mind
Has no peaceful home. ```The soul deeply appreciates
My planTo plant a devotion-plant
In my heart-garden. ```My Lord, are there any real failures
In the spiritual life?“Yes, My child, there are.
Do you know who they are?They are the ones
Who want Me to please themIn their own way
Instead of pleasing MeEven once in a while
In My own Way.” ```If you have
A heart of faith,Nothing can obstruct you.
```To speak ill
Of one’s MasterAnd yet stay with the Master
Is an unpardonable crime. ```Every day
Our souls outshineTheir previous achievements.
```God does not want
A mind-dictionary.God wants only a tiny
Love-devotion-surrender-book. ```God wants me to be
As silent asThe bottom of the sea,
And not as silent asThe grave.
```Self-confidence
Is good,But God-reliance
Is infinitely more powerfulAnd useful.
```Spirituality is not
A village-mind-market.Spirituality is
A rose-heart-garden. ```Go far beyond
Resolutions.Enter into action
Immediately. ```God recognises us
Only when we haveA very big heart
And very big ears. ```In the spiritual life,
God-realisationIs the only major quest —
Everything else is minor. ```The mind and the vital
Have no security.They give us always
A false sense of security. ```If you pin your fate
On your mind,You will go nowhere.
```If you pin your fate
On your heart,You do not have to go anywhere.
From the farthest distance,Light and delight
Will come to you. ```Only God-lovers
Are granted a safe passageThrough earth-life-existence.
```On the spur of the moment
My Lord came and gave meHis most powerful Smile.
```Each soul-experience
Is bound to beBlissful.
```Alas,
A fault-finder-egoIs here, there and everywhere.
```My God-surrender-desire
Is my life’sHighest priority.
```My soul asks my heart
To thwartAll my mind’s
Doubt-invasions. ```Alas, day in and day out
I do one thing:I squander my Lord’s
Advice-Wealth. ```Live all the time
In your aspiration-heart.The frustrations of your mind
Will fade away. ```To see the truth
In its highest form,We must develop
A constantGod-gratitude-heart.
```One day,
Like a miracle,My mind will completely open
To God’s Light. ```I must climb up
And live on the summitOf my faith-mountain.
```My Lord,
Every day I pray to YouTo bless me
With a heart that lovesSolitude-citadel.
```My heart has been
Trying and trying so hardTo illumine
My world-desiring mind. ```Unless my gratitude-heart
Invites God,God will never come.
```No time for me to spare.
Here and now I must fulfilMy Lord’s Dream.
```I must learn to see
Each and every thingAs God’s Will.
```Alas, I am doomed
To disappointmentFor my stop-and-go
Spirituality-progress. ```The difference between
The mind and the heartIs this:
The mind loves man-supremacy;The heart loves God-intimacy.
```My devotion
Is the strongest bridgeBetween my heart-tears
And my soul-smiles. ```Alas, I have only
A very temporary claimTo God-obedience.
```Enthusiasm and optimism
We must always keepAt hand.
```Each human being
IsA God-treasure-bearing heart.
```Everything that is done,
Is done by the unseen HandOf God.
```Surrender to God’s Will.
You will see miraclesAt every turn.
```My gratitude-smile
IsMy most precious wealth.
```Attachment
BitesAnd smites.
```Detachment
BrightensAnd enlightens.
```O human mind,
You are not obliged to carryThe heavy burden of guilt.
```There is always
A helping windIn our life-surrender-sails.
```Expectation
Has to stopFor satisfaction
To begin. ```We must
Very carefully selectOur life-goals.
```I am praying to my Lord Supreme
For the imminent deathOf my desire-life.
```We must prevent
By any meansThe wide spread
Of the doubting mind. ```Opportunity-doors
Must be keptAlways open.
```The inner faith
Definitely has the capacityTo illumine
The seeker’s doubting mind. ```If we are wise,
We shall leaveOur decision-making
To the Absolute Supreme. ```Alas,
The desire-mindMakes fun of
The spiritual heart. ```Medicine works
Only when God’s WillIs inside the medicine.
```Silence strengthens
Everything that we haveAnd everything that we are.
```God has assured me
That my mind-cloudsShall disappear.
```I must be equally happy
With my Lord’sAppreciation and criticism.
```Do not look
At desire-bound eyes. ```Wisdom is needed,
Not intelligence,To obey God.
```A simple life
Can easily avoidThe doubting and suspecting mind.
```Self-transcendence
Is eagernessIn action.
```Self-giving
Always earnsA spiritually prosperous living.
```If you constantly cry
For material wealth,Your inner wealth
Will terribly suffer. ```My heart is sighing
All the timeBecause my mind
Is constantly disobeying God. ```My heart-tears
Must be rememberedAnd also treasured.
```I shall not allow my mind
To steal awayThe deep-rooted faith
Inside my heart. ```O my mind,
Can you not seeThat you are tunnelling
Into an unknown world? ```My outer fortitude
Is a gift fromMy inner God-gratitude.
```Humility
Is a most powerful abilityIn the inner world.
```The capacity of love
Can neverBe fathomed.
```Each life properly used
Can be enrichedWith numerous opportunities.
```A desiring mind
Is apt to fabricateEverything.
```When you do not aspire,
Each day is a new roundOf uncertainty.
```When I am in my desire-mind,
I am forced to be inAn unrest-climate.
```My Lord,
Do bless me withThe permanent smile
Of peace. ```If we want to succeed
In our inner life,Then we must climb up
The topmost branchOf the detachment-tree.
```We must avoid entering
Into the doubt-territoryOn a daily basis.
```We must come to grips
With insecurityAnd impurity.
```Only a firmly implanted faith
Can grant us victoryIn our life.
```An unbending courage
IsA Heaven-climbing joy.
```Do not overlook
Any mistake,For each mistake
Can be fatal. ```Self-doubt
Is a very smartPeace-destroyer.
```When God comes to me,
His Silence-SmileAccompanies Him.
```Nourish love.
Your faith-heartWill flourish.
```May my inner life
Be drivenOnly by my devotion-heart.
```Your choice:
Either retireTo desire-indulgence
Or aspireFor God’s Heart-Home.
```A hopeless attempt:
To bribeThe divine Will.
```I do not care for miracles.
I care only for the revelationOf God the Creation.
```At times,
MemoryIs our best friend.
```At times,
ForgetfulnessIs our best friend.
```A speculation-mind
Eventually becomesA frustration-life.
```My hope-prayers
AreExtremely beautiful.
```My promise-meditations
AreExtremely powerful.
```Each smile
On a human faceIs a gift from Above.
```My unconditional surrender-life
Pleases GodFar beyond my imagination.
```The human mind
Is never at a lossTo answer any question,
But the answersMay be totally incorrect.
```My life’s hope
Always sees a rainbowIn my heart-sky.
```The aspiring heart
Has a unique capacityTo endure.
```God wants
My heart-garden to beMost beautiful and peaceful.
```God has promised
To give me a life-boatThat can never be capsized
By the attacks of doubt. ```I must keep my devotion-heart
And surrender-lifeAlways awake.
```No God-dream
Shall be allowedTo starve.
```If I had lived always
In the heart,My heart would have known
How to please GodAll the time.
```Aspiration means
Not to go backTo desire-sleep any more.
```It is extremely dangerous
To fall asleepIn ignorance-night-cave.
```My Lord,
Do You have anybodyTo speak highly of You
All the time?If You do not have anyone,
I am all ready. ```My heart-songs
Have a free accessTo God’s Heart-Home.
```A real devotion-heart
Never gets tired. ```A heart of compassion
Is the real possessorOf happiness.
```My disobedience-mind
Weighs heavilyOn my Lord’s
Compassion-flooded Eye. ```God’s Heart-Home
Is the destinationOf all my dreams.
```The soul can glow
Even in the mind’sDarkest chamber.
```My joy knows no bounds
That my heart-flowersAre starting to bloom.
```O my mind,
You must not try to seeWhat you are not supposed to.
```The mind does not confess
That it is always afraidOf God’s giant Eye.
```My Lord,
At every momentMy heart wants to bask
In Your Compassion and Affection. ```God wants me to write down
Without failAll the world-elevating anecdotes
That He shares with me. ```Nobody
Can actually pleaseA desire-mind.
```To quench the thirst
Of the desiring mindIs an impossible task.
```Alas, I do not know
How long my God-journey-roadWill remain under construction.
```I must not forget
That my heartHas a constant need
For God-Satisfaction. ```He who lives the longest
Has definitely the longestGod-manifestation-opportunity
On earth. ```Not God’s Mind
But God’s HeartRemembers all the faces
And the eyes of His creation. ```Climb up, my mind.
It is high timeFor you to climb.
```My Lord tells me,
“My child, take My two HandsAnd use them
To your heart’s content.” ```Beware of those
Who want to tell youThe weaknesses of others.
```My Lord,
If You really love me,Then immediately place Your Feet
Upon my heart. ```I do not see,
But I do feelThe Presence of my Lord’s Eye
Inside my heart. ```Every day without fail
I pray to GodTo touch my life
With His Compassion-Protection-Feet. ```There is nothing trivial
Once we acceptThe spiritual life seriously.
```Spirituality
Is notA mind-fantasy-world.
```Alas, the ignorance of the world
Is canonisingThe undivine forces.
```I want to be cradled
Between my God-hungerAnd my God-satisfaction.
```If I cannot bend
My proud head,Then why should God
Touch my heart? ```No chance of your salvation
If you indulgeIn aspiration-starvation.
```The difference between
My life’s love and my soul’s loveIs this:
My life’s love is blind;My soul’s love is not.
```The desire-road
Is never safe. ```God is always ready
To lead us,But will humanity
Ever be ready to follow Him? ```Each time we do something
Self-giving,A surprise Gift from God
Awaits us. ```The only truth that matters
Is my ownGod-receptivity-heart.
```God never minds
How many questionsWe ask Him.
He wants us to be floodedWith wisdom-light.
```Life needs silence
More thanAnything else.
```Surrender
To God’s WillIs the only life-saver.
```It takes a lifetime
To be trulyHumble.
```Our love of God
MustGovern our life.
```Never take anything for granted.
You have to work for everything,And for that you need God’s Grace.
```We cannot save ourselves.
A higher forceHas to come to our rescue.
```God wants us
To takeHis world-illumination-course.
```Each seeker
Needs a heartThat has no boundaries.
```Any question I ask God,
His Heart answers,And His Answer
Is all-illumining and all-fulfilling. ```I must say
A final farewellTo my world-greedy mind.
```If the doubting mind
And the strangling vitalContinue fighting,
This world will always remainThe same.
```Be courageous!
Do not allow your doubtful mindTo accompany you
Wherever you go. ```God wants me
To envision a worldEmpty of insecurity
And jealousy. ```Every morning
We have to renewOur love of God.
```A God-oneness-heart
Longs forGod the Vision.
```A heart of purity
Is a supreme achievementIn our spiritual life.
```We are not given
Just one chance.We are given countless chances
To please God in His own Way. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
And His Forgiveness-HeartWalk with us and sing with us
Every day unnoticed. ```Will peace ever dawn?
Peace has already dawnedOn earth in its own way.
We must take full advantageOf that peace.
```The mind says,
“In the long run.”The heart says,
“Here and now.” ```I do not want
My aspiration-heartAnd dedication-life
To be extremely fragile. ```I do not have
Even a fleeting second to spareFor ignorance-night.
```God’s Forgiveness-Heart-Net
Is waiting eagerlyTo catch us.
```We must encourage and inspire
Those who want to embarkOn their God-seeking journey.
```The heart feels
Divinity’s presenceEven in the life
Of ignorance-night. ```There is no deadline
For usTo please God.
```My God-obedience
Saves meFrom all the world’s dangers.
```God does not joke
When He promises meHis Compassion, Love
And Affection. ```God has only one thing
In His Heart:Concern —
Concern for humanity. ```God has only one task:
To make us happyAnd keep us happy.
```Every heart
IsGod’s supreme Choice.
```Peace is not far away.
But alas, we look onlyIn the wrong direction.
```Why should God’s Heart feed us
If we do not care forWorld-improvement.
```The mind loves
Organisation.The heart loves
A companion. ```God never asks us
To cross His hurdles.He asks us only
To cross our own hurdles. ```A smiling face
Is by far the best newsWe can offer
Our Lord Supreme. ```Start running!
Never stopWhile running Godward.
```My life is nothing
But a God-satisfaction-expedition. ```Openly my Lord
Orders my mind.Secretly my Lord
Requests my heart. ```The road between
Hope and promiseHas to be extremely clear.
```God is not only adorable
But also availableAll the time.
```We must not deny God
The chanceTo be the Captain
Of our life-boat. ```God Himself has paved
Our aspiration-roadAnd made it extremely smooth
And beautiful. ```God’s Way
Is alwaysAmbrosial.
```A desire-horse-mind
Not only gallops very fastBut also
Can throw off the rider. ```God wants us to live on earth
To manifest Him,Carrying Heaven’s Fragrance
Inside our heart. ```May my heart
Every day inventA new God-fulfilment-dream.
```No hope means
We loveOur bondage-rope.
```God does not believe
In excuses.He believes only
In our selfless efforts. ```Each incident
Is an experience we needFor our God-realisation.
```God-obedience in the outer life
AndGod-gratitude in the inner life
Can accomplish everythingFor us.
```O pleasure-seekers,
Frustration-giantIs awaiting you.
```God shows us
Thunder-soundWhen necessity demands.
```God gives us
His AllWhen necessity demands.
```God the Compassion-Height
Is the leaderAnd not
God the Justice-Light. ```O mind,
I do not believe inYour planning.
Your planning is always full ofSerious mistakes.
```My pride-hunger
And gold-hungerAre responsible
For my fall. ```Alas,
Our limited viewTries to limit
The unlimited God. ```Each thought
Can be instructiveIf properly used.
```God waits for centuries
For humanity’sPuny progress.
```Knowledge needs
A higherUniversity course.
Wisdom needsOnly God’s Heart.
```Never waste
Your Master’s timeIf you want to live
In your soul-divinity’s clime. ```I never succeed
Unless my efforts are accompaniedBy my Lord’s
Unconditional Grace. ```There is a constant tug-of-war
BetweenMy illusion-mind
AndMy illumination-soul.
```If we do not aspire,
Then our inner lifeWill be pinched
With tragedy. ```God will never compel you
To love Him only.It is you who have to know, feel
And do the right thing. ```Relinquish only one thing:
Your doubt-enjoying mind. ```If you are searching for
World-supremacy,Then Heaven-intimacy
Will be denied you. ```Come to your Master
Without a complaint.He will give you everything
With no restraint. ```When God’s Request fails,
He employs His Behest. ```Alas, I am eagerly waiting
For the dayWhen I will have courage enough
To say a final farewellTo my doubting mind.
```Be a heart of love
And a life of sacrifice.You will be appreciated
And admiredBy all Heaven-dwellers.
```God-surrender abides
Far beyond the reachOf the limiting and the limited
Reasoning mind. ```Do not disagree
With your soul.It will be the height
Of your stupidity. ```Every morning
I buryMy God-disbelief-mind.
```When we swim in the sea
Of God-loving tears,The very door of Heaven
Opens up immediately. ```Faith can be strengthened
Day by day.Finally, it can be made
Invincible. ```My ego-criticisers,
Come.I welcome you.
```I am so proud of myself
That I am a willingAnd self-giving participant
In God’s Cosmic Game. ```The outer endurance
Strengthens us.The inner assurance
Fulfils us. ```The mind does not believe in
God’s sacred Secrets.Therefore, the mind pays no heed
To God. ```Alas, I am completely lost
Between my mind-made hellAnd my heart-made Heaven.
```Outer success
Can easily stand in the way ofOur inner progress.
```Only at God’s Feet
Can we enjoyThe bondage-freedom-life.
```The doubting mind
Is a strangerTo our Heaven-climbing faith.
```The body does not know
How to start. ```The mind does not know
How to stop. ```A doubting mind
And a certitude-heartAre two next-door neighbours.
```May my love of God
Every day, every hour,Every minute and every second
Deepen. ```When our aspiration-heart talks,
God listensWith all His Attention.
```I have forbidden my mind
To swimIn the doubt-waters.
```The doubting mind
Loves to be garlandedWith negative thoughts.
```God wants us to steal,
But on one condition —We have to steal only from
His Heart-Home. ```Jealousy
Is a very bad dreamFrom which there is hardly
Any waking. ```I shall remember always
Father Heaven’s ConcernAnd
Mother Earth’s Compassion. ```In the ordinary life,
There is nothingBut misunderstanding.
```We came into the world
To build a bridgeBetween Heaven and earth
With our heart’sHope-tears and smiles.
```Pleasure-seekers
Sooner or laterWill meet with
Destructive inner storms. ```Obedience
Is the beautyOf life.
```Gratitude
Is the fragranceOf the heart.
```I cry to God
So that I can keepMy heart
Always beautiful. ```The clever mind operates
Under the guiseOf concern.
```God-manifestation
Is a subjectThat everybody
Must study. ```God loves us more
When we do not care forHis mysteries
But just care forHis Compassion-Eye.
```There are millions of ways
To please God.Can I not choose at least
One satisfactory way? ```Aspiration has to include dedication.
Dedication has to include aspiration.This is the only way
They can please God. ```The mind
Is an expertIn distorting the truth.
```The heart
Just loves and lovesAnd loves the truth.
```There must not be
Any communication breakdownBetween my heart’s tears
And my Lord’s Smiles. ```Truth
Rescues usFrom all dangers.
```He who has
A stop-and-go enthusiasmWill not arrive at the Goal.
```O my heart,
It is high time for youTo end your insecurity
Once and for all. ```God blessingfully offers
His Forgiveness-HeartBoth inwardly and outwardly.
```Soulfulness is
An unparalleled playerIn God’s Cosmic Game.
```We can be happy
Only when we practiseNon-expectation.
```Worries and fears
AreClosest friends.
```Heaven-departure
IsBeautiful.
```Earth-departure
IsFruitful.
```A simplicity-mind,
A sincerity-heartAnd
A purity-lifeMust live together.
```God comes,
And we are not available.This is, indeed, a reality-shock.
```God
Does not believe inIntervention.
```God
Believes only inIntersection.
```The mind loves to live
In a special place:Attachment-forest.
```The incredible contribution
Of humilityQuite often is ignored.
```The beauty of the heart
IlluminesThe darkness of the mind.
```God’s Playground
Sends invitations to everyone,Specially to the seekers.
```An aspiration-heart
Grows strongerWhen it meets with obstacles.
```The promise-light
Of each soulIs extremely powerful
And fruitful. ```If we wholeheartedly
Join the spiritual path,Then there is no turning back.
```I must take
Every momentAs a God-ordained duty.
```Alas, why do you not allow
God’s Heart-BoatTo radically transform your life?
```Unhealthy thoughts
Are perfect strangersTo the spiritual life.
```Alas,
God’s chosen representatives on earthAre quite often
Very badly misunderstood. ```A sparkle of God’s
Inspiration-LightCan change our life for the better
In no time. ```Self-conquest
IsThe victory supreme.
```God increases every day
The beauty and fragranceOf my gratitude-heart.
```Nothing can be as beautiful
As my gratitude-heart-tears. ```Ignorance-night
Is always accompaniedBy its poison-eye.
```Desire forcefully
Throws us intoThe ignorance-sea.
```Ignorance stays with us
Until it getsA very severe kick.
```The mind-world
Can be washed cleanOnly through
The heart’s streaming tears. ```Only a faithful life
And a soulful heartCan have God’s
Transcendental Blessings. ```God does not want
To hear from me.I have all I need.
Now He wants me to goForward, upward and inward.
```May my life consciously
And self-givinglyRevolve around my Lord Supreme.
```If aspiration tries
To avoid obligations,Then it is not aspiration at all.
```Ignorance comes
In secrecyWith giant steps.
```My inner world is weeping
Precisely becauseMy outer world
Is absolutely unaspiring. ```God is eager to give us
A peaceful world.Alas, we are not only unready
But also unwilling. ```Everybody’s gratitude-heart-flower
EmbodiesExquisite beauty.
```This world of ours is gloomy
Just because we want to enjoyOur ignorance-sleep.
```We can easily have an inkling
Of the highest truthIf our prayers are absolutely sincere.
```Each divine thought
Is an additionTo God’s Cosmic Play.
```Shallow promise-makers
WallowIn the pleasures of falsehood.
```O my mind, choose the right goal.
There may come a timeWhen you will be deprived
Of choice. ```My heart’s new playmates
Are humilityAnd selflessness.
```Realisation will be granted
Only to those who haveSmashed asunder
Their life’s ignorance-bondage-chain. ```When I do not pray and meditate,
I become a memberOf a meaningless world.
```No courage, no victory.
No victory, no delight. ```God’s Heart
Is always readyTo smile
At our sorrowful heart. ```We commit Himalayan blunders,
But do we ever cultivateGenuine remorse?
```It is not true
That humanity’s fateIs permanently sealed.
```Expel doubt
The moment you seeIts arrival.
```If our lives are sunk
In complacency,How can God share with us
His own Heart? ```God’s Heart-Home
Beckons usOnly after we have fulfilled
Our loftiest promises. ```Our faith in God
Can easily bring usThe light to live
In the fulfilling future. ```Peace in the mind
Is of very limited duration. ```The greatest mistake in life
Is to remain indifferentTo the world-situation.
```Self-criticism
IsOf no avail.
```Enthusiasm in the heart
Gives us the fastest speedTo arrive at the Goal.
```Today God has received
My gratitude-heart-letter,And in return He has sent me
A Smile-Pride-flooded letter. ```If you have a oneness-heart,
Then God-Infinity’s HeartWill not frighten you.
```When our gratitude-heart
Lasts,We succeed in everything.
```Only on earth,
And nowhere else,His self-oblivion-game.
```The heart-garden-flowers
Are not only beautifulAnd soulful,
But also extremely inspiringAnd aspiring.
```Do not wait for the moment
When God will need you.At every moment God needs you.
Therefore, go and be with Him. ```Every morning
My heart-tearsWash my Lord’s
Forgiveness-Feet. ```We become perfectly one
With God’s WillThrough our surrendering heart-life.
```The mind can surprise God
Only with its perfect faithIn God.
```The age-old mind
HasNo happiness.
```A child-heart
IsHappiness incarnate.
```A non-stop aspiration
Is the full assuranceOf God-realisation.
```Sincerity
Is the pathTo obedience-fulfilment.
```Self-indulgence
EmbracesTemptation.
```We do not have
To know GodBefore we love God.
```When we love God
Without knowing Him,He becomes all Self-offering.
```There comes a time
When a desire-manDesperately tries
To hide from himself. ```As there are hopeless souls,
Even so, there areConsolation-smiles.
```The main obstacle
For each human beingIs self-oblivion.
```A fully satisfied God
Is not yet born. ```God tells us
To begin our dayWith our meditation-joy,
And notWith our frustration-banquet.
```O my mind,
Your impatience standsMost powerfully
Against world-transformation. ```We must all learn
God’s Vision-Eye-Language. ```To live an unspiritual life
Is to approach truthFrom the wrong end.
```Is there any unaspiring mind
That does not want to beA pride-superstar?
```Alas,
My mind does not even touchMy Lord’s Delight-Feast.
```God has only one thing
On His Mind:Concern.
```God tells me that
When I smile at Him,He feels that He has accomplished
Something special. ```I must think of
My own life-conquest,And not world-conquest.
```God-realisation
Is infinitely more difficultThan our mind can ever imagine.
```God invites us to fly,
But we refuse to acceptGod’s invitation.
```I do not want to be
A walking dictionary.I want to become
A haunting song. ```God’s world-transformation-plan
He gives onlyTo His supremely choice children.
```O mind,
You will be doomed to failureIf you do not pay any attention
To my heart’s advice. ```Do not belittle
Others’ achievements.It will be
An unpardonable blunder. ```I must restore
My self-confidenceIf I want to succeed
In any field. ```I am eagerly,
And not impatiently,Waiting for my Lord’s Arrival.
```If you are always thinking
Of your mundane task,When will you have time
To think of higher worlds? ```Is there any mind
That does not haveAn insatiable hunger
For power? ```When the mind goes to God,
It is a one-sided conversation.God remains silent.
```Spirituality
Is notGod-slavery.
```Spirituality
IsHeart-bravery.
```God does not mind
If I cannot keep upWith the speedy world,
But He does mindIf I do not keep
Poise in my heart. ```Each wrong thought
Eventually becomesAn injury-experience.
```We must pin our faith
Only onOur Lord Beloved Supreme.
```Be careful!
At any momentYou may be captured
By the snares of self-doubt. ```God does not appreciate
When I crave forGod’s Indulgence.
```A doubting mind
Does not knowThat it is cherishing
A false sense of security. ```To be universally loved,
I must have a lifeOf constant sacrifice.
```If you really
Want to please God,Then never do anything
At your own sweet will. ```Every second
I must shineWith my heart’s
Aspiration-flames. ```Every morning
I garland my mindWith positive thoughts.
```My most favourite thing:
Every morning I throw myselfInto God’s Compassion-Orbit.
```The flames of the heart
Are not only excitingBut also elevating.
```What I need
Is an invincible faithIn my love
For my Lord Supreme. ```God shows me
His scheduleOn a daily basis.
```Detachment
Has a most special roleIn our life.
```We must not allow
Our outer successTo eclipse
Our inner progress. ```I must try extremely hard
To preserve my Lord’s NameInside my heart-shrine.
```My only concern
Is to see that happinessIs spreading everywhere.
```Expectation-demolition
IsConstantly needed.
```Never expect insecurity
And jealousyTo resign on their own.
You must force them to resign. ```If you do not turn your back
To fame,God will not allow you
To join inHis Cosmic Game.
```From darkness
We come outAt God’s choice Hour.
```Into the heart
Of DelightWe retire.
```My Lord’s Compassion-Eye
Is my life’sOnly security.
```The capacities of the heart
Are always undervaluedBy the mind.
```The present-day world
Is suffering badlyFrom spirituality-poverty.
```The mind gladly houses
A riot of conflictingAnd confusing thoughts.
```My old-fashioned prayers
Are of no use.My new prayers
Are God-glorifyingAnd self-giving prayers.
```If you are all the time searching
For your supremacy-mind,You will never be
A God-intimacy-heart. ```My God-gratitude-heart
Expedites God’s JourneyTowards me.
```Value your Master’s time
As sincerelyAs possible.
```I no longer cherish
My mind’sClever tricks.
```The more my heart
Implores God,The more my mind
Ignores God. ```The mind loves
To roar.The heart loves
To soar. ```I eagerly run after
My Lord’sCompassion-Eye.
```Eagerness
Knows notHow to falter.
```Determination
Is an extremely dear friendOf our aspiration.
```Gratitude-heart-tears
AreSupremely sweet.
```You are bound to fail
If you tryTo impress God.
```God has done so much
For me.Can I not offer Him
Even a word of praise? ```Real outer joy
Depends onInner peace.
```My heart-tears
Are being ledBy the starlight.
```I came into the world
To swim in the happiness-sea,And not to climb up
Unhappiness-mountain. ```Terrorists
On any plane of consciousnessHave to be arrested
Immediately. ```No matter what happens,
Do not lose the joyOf your heart.
```There is only one thing to do
Both in Heaven and on earth:God-service.
```My Lord, please give my mind
The most difficult taskSo that it remains preoccupied.
```Grace carries us
Far beyondThe limits of time and space.
```Every day a new consciousness
Descends upon earth.We just have to be receptive.
```The soul-angels
RingThe Heaven-bells.
```It is high time
For the lethargy-bodyTo wake and move.
```The sufferings of life
Have to be buriedIn the heart’s joy-sea.
```Sincerity
Understands the truth.Gratitude
Fulfils the truth. ```My soul whispers
Peace-messagesTo my heart.
```My Lord’s fleeting Smiles
RevealHis Infinity.
```Only heart-tears
QuenchMy God-thirst.
```It is never too late
To obeyGod’s Voice.
```Each opportunity
Is a blessingFrom Above.
```Exceptional seekers
Are God-soldiersIn preparation.
```You may not see God now.
That does not meanThat you will stop seeking God.
```My soul says to my heart,
“Look, look!God’s celestial Fragrance-Heart
Is descending for you.” ```Alas, desire-seekers
Are extremely helplessAnd hopeless.
```The feeling of separativity
In the mindIs the extinction of spirituality
In a human being. ```Humility seeks
God’s Compassion,And not God’s Glory.
```The mind
IsA frustration-story.
```The heart
IsA God-song.
```How strange!
The mind lovesConfusion-market.
```There is not a single place
On earthWhere there is no desire-beggar.
```The mind is
A uselessInformation-book.
```The heart is
God-devotion-tears. ```To live an unaspiring life
Is to be insideA desire-prison.
```The mind can go
Only as far asGood intentions.
```Every moment
Is the perfect timeFor my heart to aspire.
```Every moment
Is the perfect timeFor my life to serve.
```Every moment
Is the perfect timeFor me to become
What my Lord wants me to become. ```My soul most sincerely
And most seriouslyWants to liberate my mind
From desire-prison. ```My Lord, may I remind You
Of Your Promise:My God-hunger-increase?
```My mind
Must breatheGod-inspiration-air.
```We are the creators
Of the stormsIn our earthly life.
```My self-giving heart
Is the peace-capitalOf my life.
```May my life grow into
A garlandOf God-Beauty-Dreams.
```I am watching
My Lord’s Compassion-EyeAnd Forgiveness-Heart
So that I can cultivateAn iota
Of God-wisdom-light. ```To discover
God the Creation,We must befriend nature.
```My silence-heart
And God’s Compassion-EyeLove to speak to each other
All the time. ```God takes it as His own
Bounden responsibilityTo keep my aspiration-heart
And dedication-lifeIn perfect condition.
```No more sighs,
But high, higher,Highest skies
I am aiming at. ```The division-wall
And the supremacy-craving mindAre very fond of each other.
```My aspiration-heart
Has to know only one thing:Streaming tears.
```Divine Grace
Never descendsOn the lethargy-life.
```If we do not run towards the goal,
The goal does not wait for us.It goes forward to transcend itself.
```I have given a new name
To my heart:Gratitude.
```Two things our heart
Must possess:Compassion and sympathy.
```In vain the mind
Tries to bindThe unlimited soul.
```Do not enjoy
Criticism.It is a destructive force.
```The mind
Dearly lovesSeparation.
```The heart
Deeply lovesOneness.
```I constantly love
God’s Smile. ```Gratitude
ThrivesOn humility.
```I am responsible
Not only for my own life,But for the earth-planet as well.
```In vain the doubting mind
Wants to governThe boundaries of my heart.
```My soul advises my heart
Always to remain happy,No matter what happens
In my outer life. ```I ask my mind what it has seen.
My mind says,“I have seen frustration,
Plus I have become frustration.” ```I ask my heart what it has seen.
My heart says that it has seenGod’s Compassion-Eye,
And it desires to baskIn the Sunshine-Affection
Of the Lord Supreme. ```Not only the mind
But even the heartCannot fathom the power
Of the soul’s delight. ```What we need at every moment
Is the beauty and fragranceOf gratitude-heart-tears.
```I must increase the hours
Of my prayer-lifeAnd meditation-heart.
```God is never unpredictable.
Our mind makes usSee and feel that way.
```To accept spirituality
Is to be rebornIn the land of reality.
```The heart wants to spread
Happiness-breathEverywhere.
```The mind wants to spread
Bitterness-poisonEverywhere.
```My heart and I
Must succeed in capsizingThe mind’s doubt-boat.
```My heart and I
Are determined to destroyThe power
Of world-disharmony. ```A small flicker of hope
Enables us to run forward,Dive inward and fly upward.
```To prolong your inner bliss,
Continue sheddingGratitude-heart-tears.
```If we are indifferent
To failure,Then we can succeed easily
In our spiritual life. ```We can lose the strength
Of our spiritualityIn very small unguarded moments.
```Try to have a smooth sail
Across your life-river —Never force yourself.
```No more will I
Be able to brookMy God-separation-life.
```Anything that is divine
Must be appreciatedAnd encouraged.
```May every thought of mine
March to the OrdersOf my Lord Supreme.
```Do not slacken your pace
If you really wantTo arrive at your Goal.
```God never closes
His Heart-Door. ```God’s Forgiveness
Frowns atImpossibility.
```Peace is
The strongest power,Yet unrecognised.
```We take birth
For only one purpose:To win in the battlefield of life.
```Material wealth
Wants to fightSpiritual wealth.
```Spiritual wealth
Does not want to fightMaterial wealth.
It only wants to pray and meditateTo increase its own wealth
So it can embrace the whole worldAs its own, very own.
```Those who know
How to serveAre truly God’s chosen children.
```The melody of the heart
Can cureThe malady of life.
```Detachment
Is the very beginningOf enlightenment.
```Alas, I have bound myself
Entirely by my ownSelf-importance-mask.
```If there is no truth,
Then there can beNo compassion.
```The songs of a happy heart
Are as strongAs citadels.
```We must live
IndependentOf our ego-life.
```We must renounce
Our stupid prideIf we really want to reach
Our Lord’s Compassion-Height. ```I want to be
A God-infantAnd not a blind
Human-elephant. ```Without an aspiration-bloom,
Your life will be doomedTo disappointment.
```The inner ailments begin
From our non-acceptanceOf our inner life.
```God wants my silence-heart
To ring the victory-bellAt His Arrival.
```My Lord, do tell me how
I can translate Your Love,Compassion and Forgiveness
Into my heart-language:Aspiration.
```God loves to walk everywhere,
But His favourite roadIs my sleepless
Dedication-heart-road. ```When God’s Grace descends,
No doubt-storm can uprootMy faith-tree.
```I must not lose
My God-faith-heart,Even for a fleeting second.
```Aspiration
Without determinationDoes not last for long.
```No use trying
To walk behind God.He always wants
To walk side by sideWith us.
```Willingness-shortage
And eagerness-shortageCan create serious damage
In the spiritual life. ```My inspiration-torch
Must go far beyondAll boundaries.
```No desire-thought
Can be harmless. ```When the mind
Is in the dark,All evil thoughts
Attack the mind. ```Alas, where have I lost
My God-aspiration-heart,Where?
```My Lord’s Compassion-Eye
Shall definitely awakenMy sleeping body, vital
And mindAt His choice Hour.
```Pride no longer
Has any accessTo my life.
```When I do not
Love and serve humanity,I suffer from a daytime nightmare.
```My aspiration-heart,
What have you gainedBy delaying and delaying?
```My desire-mind,
Can you not see that you have lostThe golden opportunity
To be in the effulgence of the soul? ```We waste time
When we do not think of God. ```I am so fortunate
That my Lord’s Compassion-EyeAlways accompanies me.
```Give up, give up,
O my seeker-friend,Your ego-fulfilment-desire.
```Rest assured,
The day will not arriveWhen God will give up on you.
But you must pray and meditateAnd do the needful.
```I must believe
In my life’s eventualGod-victory.
```Each life is given
Not just one chanceBut countless chances
To turn towards Divinity. ```Try to see beyond
The mind-territories.It is all light and delight there.
```I have started to value again
Most sincerelyMy Lord’s Compassion-Flood
For me. ```Since nothing lasts forever,
My ignorance-life will alsoNot last forever.
```Soon, very soon,
My soul will comeAnd open wide my heart-eye.
```O my mind and vital,
Do not play any moreThe blame-game.
There is nothing useful in it. ```To my greatest joy,
My desire-roadHas met with a dead end.
```Any troublesome experience
Must beAnnihilated.
```Our gratitude-heart
And God’s Compassion-EyeCan help us easily to cross
Any impossibility-bridge. ```Be careful!
Your comfort-lifeCan easily lead you
To your destruction-death. ```Unhappiness brings us
Destructive messagesFrom evil worlds.
```If we can take criticism
With a grain of salt,Then we can run extremely fast
Towards our Destination. ```Without God-obedience,
Each seeker is bound to haveAn aimless life.
```My doubting mind,
Shut up!I do not need any advice
From you any more. ```The promises
Of the unaspiring mindAre absolutely hollow.
```Peace means
A freedom-smileWithin and without.
```Each aspiration-heart
Has the capacityTo hold God’s Banner aloft.
```Every morning
God invites us to swimIn the opportunity-sea.
```I shall cheerfully go
Wherever my gratitude-heart-riverFlows.
```Say a final good-bye
To yourGod-hesitation-mind.
```God never wants us
To experienceThe bottomless depth
Of ignorance-night. ```Insincerity
Is the kingOf the mind-forest.
```Sincerity
Is the emperorOf the heart-garden.
```How I wish
I could detectMy falsehood-cherishing mind.
```Our heart’s love
For GodIs our strongest protection.
```The value
Of simplicityIs incalculable.
```God immediately listens
To mySilence-gratitude-prayer.
```My heart and I
Are on our wayTo freedom-destination.
```We can all claim God
As our own, very own,No matter how great we are,
No matter how small we are. ```I must not waste time
Any moreOn earthly trivia.
```Once you accept
The spiritual life seriously,There should be no desire
To turn back. ```Alas,
Blind lethargyIs trying to bury my life.
```My eyes see
Only the outer facts,Not the inner reality.
```My prayers flow
AlongThe rivers of time.
```I get everything
The moment I give upThe very thought of expectation.
```I am self-givingly
Offering my allTo my Beloved Supreme.
```Every moment ask yourself:
Are you unmistakablyStanding by your Master?
Are you totally for your Master? ```The mind-room
Is not only tinyBut also extremely dark.
```Will my expectation-mind
Ever realiseHow stupid it is?
```For a true God-lover
Everything is today,Here and now.
There is no tomorrow. ```Unfortunately,
Evil is a rogue,Not a fool.
```I must not allow
My old, unhealthy,Uninspiring thoughts
To come back in new disguise. ```Purity
Is of supreme importanceTo fulfil our God-ordained task.
```Insecurity, you have no place
In my life,For I compete only with myself.
```God Himself
Has taken me out ofThe expectation-prison.
```Alas,
Self-indulgence stands againstMy heart of aspiration
AndMy life of dedication.
```My Lord, I offer You
All my qualities,Good and bad.
```When I am surrounded
By darkness,My Lord Himself comes to me,
Instead of sending somebody elseTo my rescue.
```We should be always ready
To laugh at ourselves.Then the burden of life
Will not be so heavy. ```Our first fatal mistake
Is this:We do not love ourselves properly.
```I must silence
My roaring ignorance-mindWith my heart’s silence-power.
```My life has only
One single priority:God-satisfaction
In God’s own Way. ```God loves
TrulyMy devotion-heart-flower.
```God’s Peace and Bliss
Echo and re-echoIn my self-giving heart.
```Desire-shops
Are not meantFor any spiritual seeker.
```The heart wants
To liberate usFrom ignorance-night.
```The mind wants to encage
Our heart, vitalAnd body.
```It is so ridiculous
And at the same time painfulThat I am still in the company
Of my desires. ```An aspiration-heart carries
God’s Compassion-EyeEverywhere.
```Attachment-chains
Must beSmashed asunder.
```My mind
Loves to hearDoubt-suspicion-stories.
```My heart
Loves to hear onlyFaith-devotion-stories.
```Nobody will be able to see
My wild desire-eyesAny more.
```Once God enters
Into our heart-garden,He never wants to leave.
```I have always been
In the world of the mind,But now I am determined to be
Only in the heart-world. ```Whether we want to learn or not,
The mind is always eagerTo teach us stupid things.
```An enemy
Unconsciously strengthensOur life.
```Love, devotion and surrender:
These are the inner treasuresThat God wants us to share
With all and sundry. ```Outer success
Is alwaysTransitory.
```Inner progress
Is solidAnd permanent.
```May my inner faith
Be infinitely strongerThan my outer bondage-chains.
```The predictions
Of my heartNever fail me.
```My Lord,
Please bless my inner lifeAnd outer life —
Your devoted slaves —With Your all-conquering Compassion.
```The outer education
LovesTo challenge.
```The inner education
Loves only to becomeIn God’s own Way.
```When we give up
Our earth-bound desires,We dream Immortality’s
Heaven-free Dream. ```Success is afraid
Of failure,But progress is not.
```The joy that abides
In peace of mindIs supremely beautiful
And fruitful. ```A most difficult task
For a public figure —To breathe in
The beauty and fragranceOf peace.
```Remain watchful.
God’s TrainMay at any time arrive.
```The desiring mind
Can easily have prideTinged with arrogance.
```My heart-tears
Are of constant needIf I want to commute
Between earth and Heaven. ```Wrong thinking
ObscuresDivine feelings.
```I pray to God
To give me the capacityTo muster
My inner strength. ```Action is always
Infinitely betterThan inaction.
```God’s Grace is inevitable.
Therefore we bowTo God’s Grace.
```God invites us to fly,
And not to cry. ```If we sincerely acknowledge
Our faults,We run faster than the fastest
In our spiritual life. ```We must love the world
Without expectingAny favour.
```Thinking
Is apt to eclipseOur feelings.
```God does not
Dictate to us.He just persuades us.
```Solitude-whispers
Are sweeterThan the sweetest.
```God-service
Is my only cheerfulJoy and pride.
```If you value
Your Master’s scoldings,Then God is bound to do everything
For you. ```God’s Heart
AcceptsOur feeble prayers.
```God’s Eye
AcceptsOur strong prayers.
```My aspiration-world
AndMy depression-world
Never meet. ```Disobedience-lovers
Are never to be foundIn the cosmic gods’ assembly.
```The undivine mind
Never appreciatesA wake-up call.
```Do not fight against darkness
Unless and until darkness comesTo challenge you.
```Each good thought
Helps us enter intoA newness-kingdom.
```God Himself presides
Over humanity’sSelf-transformation-meetings.
```Each step forward
In this dark worldIs, indeed, a miracle.
```God values the Master more
When he does not expect anythingFrom his disciples.
```We deliver ignorance-blows.
In return, God blessingfullyOffers us
His Forgiveness-Heart. ```We must respect
The aspiration-life-treesOf other seekers.
```An eagerness-heart
Is already halfwayTo the destination.
```The mind wants
To understand God’s Truth.Indeed, it is an absurdity.
```The heart wants
To experience TruthIn totality.
```May my heart be
A God-expandingEcstasy.
```May my aspiration abide
Between my sleepless daysAnd wakeful nights.
```Aspiration-shore
Feeds on simplicity,Sincerity and self-offering.
```Realisation-shore
Feeds on God’sLove and Pride.
```The mind loves to enjoy
DisagreementAnd discouragement-thoughts.
```We must go far beyond
Differences of opinionIf we really want illumination
In our life. ```God wants to bless us
With His Will-PowerTo overcome all ignorance-forces.
```When man consciously participates
In God’s Cosmic Drama,Liberation does not remain
A far cry. ```Every morning
I invoke God’s GraceTo keep my life’s direction.
```My inner strength
Always says “yes”To God’s every Command.
```My inner weakness
Always tries to hide from GodIn vain.
```Unconscious insensitivity
DominatesOur life.
```Our aspiration-heart
Has free accessTo God’s Compassion-Eye.
```Each life
Is a direct God-GiftFrom Above.
```Gratitude
IsMy heart-plenitude.
```The mind
LovesTo wander.
```The vital
LovesTo hide.
```The heart
LovesTo cry.
```The body
LovesTo sleep.
```The soul
LovesTo fly.
```The Master
IsA constantly self-giving hand.
```The heart is always ready
To give what it hasAnd what it is.
```Without an intensity-heart,
We cannot run very fastIn the spiritual life.
```When the mind complains,
The heart suffersUnimaginably.
```The pompous mind
Does not knowThat it is ridiculous.
```We leave aside all our loads
At the end of our divine road. ```From darkness to light
The mind has to go. ```From weakness to strength
The body has to move. ```My Master’s compassion-eye
Enables me to flyIn Infinity’s Sky.
```When “Why?” is the question,
The heart’s cryIs the answer.
```There is a rainbow
Between my gratitude-heartAnd God’s Compassion-Eye.
```God’s sweet Will
IsHis Infinity’s Power.
```Sleeplessly I implore
My Lord SupremeTo place His Feet
Upon my heart. ```Alas,
When will all the religionsBe loving and self-giving?
```The mind-knowledge
Wants to preach. ```The heart-wisdom
Wants to teach. ```Depression
EqualsAggression.
```May my heart’s
Aspiration-tears reappearTo give me boundless joy.
```Nothing is as beautiful
And fruitfulAs forgiveness.
```The heart finds no difficulty
In offering its breathTo God.
```My yesterday’s useful ego
Has today becomeTotally useless.
```Anything that God does
Unconditionally for usDeserves a prayerful ovation.
```At every moment
We needAn unwavering faith.
```It is absolutely necessary
To dreamThe impossible.
```God’s Heart has
Very special CompassionFor each and every human being.
```My Lord,
Your FeetAwaken me.
```My Lord,
Your FaceFrightens me.
```Is there anything
You cannot surrenderTo God’s Will?
Why do you delay then? ```Aspiration-tree
And dedication-branchesAre equally important.
```To please God
Is the only right thingTo do.
```God dislikes compromise
Vehemently.We must take only God’s side.
```With our heart-necessities
We must goTo our soul-realities.
```Sadness pushes
My life down. ```Gladness pulls
My heart up. ```God wants us always to smile,
No matter what happensIn our inner life and outer life.
```God Himself
Amplifies the silenceOf my heart.
```This inharmonious world
Has to be harmonisedEither in the near future
Or in the distant future. ```The mind cannot reach
Any heightThat is praiseworthy.
```My heart-eye is only
For me to see GodSecretly.
```No temptation
Can be beyondControl.
```The desire-kite
Is so powerful,It carries away
Almost everybody. ```A gratitude-heart-rose
Is freeOf thorns.
```Idleness
Is not a substituteFor peace.
```When you are
On ignorance-road,You are forced
To move backward. ```Every morning God sends us
An opportunity-rose.Alas, we do not avail ourselves
Of this rose. ```The heart itself
Is a mountingAspiration-flame.
```Our true love of God
Is the melodyOf God’s Heart-Song.
```Intellect tries to catch
The wisdom-bird,But it badly fails.
```It is we who impose
A desire-jailUpon ourselves.
```God-adoration
Is the solid strengthOf our promise-life.
```May I always be found
Between my aspiration-breathAnd dedication-life.
```The disobedience-mind
Is the beginningOf death’s arrival.
```May my heart-temple
Always remainSimple and pure.
```When we live
In the mind,It is so easy to disbelieve.
```When we are in the heart,
It is so easy to believeAnd offer oneself to God’s Will.
```God has
Tremendous appreciationFor all our promises.
```A oneness-heart
Is beyond, far beyond,Understanding.
```Our love of peace
Badly needsPerseverance.
```God unconditionally
Paves the way for usTo walk, run and sprint
Towards our Destination. ```My ignorance-mind
Does not careEither for salvation
Or for illumination. ```My inspiration-heart
Cries for everythingThat is divine.
```The heart-garden
Is not only beautifulBut also prayerful.
```Soulfulness
Begins.Oneness
Completes. ```Sound takes
A false start.Silence rectifies it.
```Every second of my life
I am shelteredBy the Protection-Umbrella
Of my Lord Supreme. ```God wants
Each and every human beingTo have
A happiness-flooded heart. ```My God-acceptance
And God-assuranceAlways go together.
```You cannot keep old thoughts
And new will together.Discard immediately the old thoughts
For the new will to flourish. ```The prayer of a gratitude-heart
God unconditionallyFulfils.
```Quite often
The vital startsStruggling first
And then revolting. ```Every morning
Is a perfection-dawningOpportunity.
```I treasure all of God’s Gifts,
SpeciallyHis unconditional Forgiveness.
```I pray to God
To bless meWith a sincerity-heart-flow.
```God wants me
Every day to weed outMy mind’s doubt-seeds.
```Every day I must learn
Extremely wellMy God-gratitude-lesson.
```I must never pay
Any attentionTo my mind’s
Criticism-lectures. ```Every day
I try to acquire faithFor my heart-garden.
```The heart itself
IsA devotion-flower-purity.
```Acceptance
And transformationAre God’s two favourite philosophies.
```A simplicity-mind
Is dearly lovedBy God.
```A sincerity-heart
Is cherishedBy God.
```The dictation of the mind
Can easily capsizeThe joy-boat of our heart.
```The heart’s gratitude
Flies likeA celestial bird.
```Oneness
Is the foundationOf peace.
```My aspiration-heart
Is full to the brimWith God’s Affection.
```No heart-temple
Should remainUnoccupied.
```When I am allowed
To worship God’s Feet,I feel that I have accomplished
Something most beautifulAnd most sacred.
```Transformation
Of the mindIs a miracle of miracles,
According to God. ```God’s Affection
IsUnparalleled Bliss.
```God-pleasing opportunities
Never run short. ```To know God’s Will
Is not a matterOf curiosity.
```The highest Blessing of God
Is to know what I really needIn my life.
```To become one
With God’s WillIs everyone’s birthright.
```When I invite God
To come into my heart-nest,He immediately accepts
My invitation. ```My aspiration-heart-plants
Need careful wateringEvery day.
```May my heart’s sweetest tears
Wash the FeetOf my Lord Supreme
Every morning. ```Meditation
Is the only thingThat gives a true seeker happiness.
```A seeker’s life
Is a service-tree-promiseOf the Lord Supreme.
```Insincerity
Is always very painfulIn the heart.
```How can you see the light
If you stand all the timeWith your back
To your inner sun? ```Mother Earth
CherishesMy innocence-heart.
```The final departure
Of my little “i”Is fast approaching.
```Every day
I must sing soulfullyAnd smile powerfully
For my Mother Earth. ```In the mind-prison
There can be nothingInspiring and aspiring.
```Every morning
I desperately needSparkles of light
And delight. ```Song-flowers
Must blossomFrom my aspiration-heart.
```In the soul’s world,
There is noEarth-bound distance.
```Heart-melody-songs
Can never end. ```Each heart is
A well-protectedDream-reality-world.
```My heart’s
God-fulfilment-promisesHave to be very, very deep.
```May every second of my life
Remain faithfulTo my Lord Supreme.
```My aspiring heart
Holds God’s CompassionAs dearest.
```A desire-fulfilled life
May not get even an iotaOf true satisfaction.
```Only the genuine seekers
Value the invaluable:God.
```With a newness-heart
I aspire for the transcendenceOf my life’s horizons.
```Jealousy is a worthless,
Useless plus homelessBeggar.
```A new era
Of God-fulfilment-promisesIs dawning.
```My Lord, do colour my life
With my heart’sRenunciation-light.
```The mind’s world
Is too small to holdGod’s Love.
```My Lord,
Do keep me eternallyIn Your immediate Family.
```Calamity follows
The heartOf a faithless seeker.
```I landscape
My God-dedicated lifeWith tremendous love
And concern. ```We must avoid
Any purposeless task. ```Take up the challenge
To change your lifeOnce and for all.
```God always wants us
To be in His Heart-Palace,And nowhere else.
```May my life be filled
With eagerness to renounceThe undivine in me.
```Without praying and meditating,
To realise GodIs only a foolish fancy.
```Be infinitely more
Than just yourself. ```I must escape from the mind
That claims to beThe doer of all my actions.
```I am harvesting
The bumper cropOf my God-service-life.
```We must accept all religions
As our very ownTo please God the Emperor
Inside our heart. ```Hinduism bravely
Embraces allThe religion-diversities.
```God protects
The sincere seekersFrom ambition-temptation.
```In our heart-temple
There must not beAmusement-thoughts.
```We must proclaim God’s Victory
Every hour, every minute,Every second
In our heart-home. ```God treasures
Very proudlyA merciful seeker’s heart.
```Slaughter
Every unhealthyAnd unaspiring thought.
```We must show
Boundless love and respectTo our heart’s prophetic vision.
```Procrastination
Is the real downfallOf life.
```My aspiration-heart
Is no longerOn the brink of disaster.
```My God-obedience
Is my greatestGod-Protection.
```We must inundate
Our mindsWith our all-nourishing belief.
```Every day
Record your heart’sAspiration-tear-songs.
```Pride loves
Only one thing:Destruction.
```I always love
To drink in the BeautyOf God’s Compassion-Eye.
```Never miss
Your morningGod-devotion-prayer-tears.
```My heart’s faith
Must conquerThe whole world.
```Every day I receive
Special blessingsFrom my God-adoration-thoughts.
```Roaring determination
Knows that it can cross overAll obstacles on the way.
```May my throbbing
God-soulfulnessContinue sleeplessly
And breathlessly. ```Remain faithful
To your goodness-heart. ```The soul teaches.
The mind must practiseAll the soul-lessons.
```How can I succeed
In my spiritual lifeIf I am always preoccupied
With myself? ```Finally today I have brought
My desire-worldTo my Lord Supreme.
```The mind thinks
The road that shows usGod-Reality
Is unattainable. ```Newness
And fulnessAre bound to prevail.
```I must fly
To God’s Heart-TempleAs quickly as possible
With my all. ```My Lord,
I do know that every BreathOf Yours
Is beautiful, powerful and fruitful. ```My Lord, I do not mind
If I have imperfectionsIn my nature,
For I know thatThere shall come a time
When You will cure meOf all my misdeeds.
```How I wish I could memorise
Every dayAll the heart-lessons
That my Lord Supreme gives. ```If you rely on
The opinion of others,You are bound to fail.
```May each choice
Be a new turning pointOf my life.
```We must pass
Very carefully throughOur treacherous mind-forest.
```The aspiration-heart
Knows and feelsThat divinity has to be
Its constant necessity. ```What I constantly need
IsA supreme gratitude-breath.
```The mind
Rejects. ```The heart
Accepts. ```The life
Fulfils. ```Cheerfully
My heart must sailOn the river of time.
```The ruthless mind
Makes fun ofMy heart’s streaming tears.
```May my heart
Be clothed inCelestial blossom-fragrance.
```I am a genuine server
Of God’s Manifestation-TaskOn earth.
```May everything in my life
Play the roleOf a dauntless God-warrior.
```No matter how much
My Lord gives to my mind,It always remains
An ungracious rogue. ```The aspiring heart
Must not make friendsWith a procrastination-mind.
```A heart of blossoming poise
Is the sole needOf a God-lover.
```If we do not cheerfully
And proudlyBurn the past to ashes,
We cannot go far in our spiritual life. ```Alas, the aspiration of my heart
And the dedication of my lifeAre quite insufficient.
```I love my heart
Precisely becauseIt is a supreme defender
Of faith. ```How I wish I could be
A strong soldierIn the God-serving army.
```Lethargy
And a God-forgetfulness-mindCan be very dangerous.
```A gratitude-heart
Is a perfect passportTo God’s Abode.
```Alas, I must never remain
Consciously or unconsciouslyBehind the curtain of darkness-night.
```A sunrise-hope
Is nourishing my heartEvery day.
```In my aspiring heart
I badly needSunset-peace.
```A true God-server
Is found at the mountain topOf ecstasy.
```My Lord’s angelic Compassion
Has washed awayAll my imperfections.
```God’s watchful Eye
Is protecting my lifeEvery day.
```Each aspiring human being
Is cradled in God’sProtection-Hand.
```The construction
Of a surrender-mindCan never be completed.
```My heart is longing
For a bountiful lifeOf inner happiness.
```Keep your
Heart-candle litAll the time.
```The stillness of fulness
Is of supreme needIn our everyday life.
```May my eyes drink deep
Of my Master’sBountiful beauty.
```Every day God invites
Each and every human beingTo come and enjoy
His Compassion-Banquet. ```The glories
Of the mindHave a very short breath.
```May my life
Become the fragranceOf my fulness-heart.
```May I become
The divine lampOf God-fulfilment-promise.
```God’s Heart
Is the only sanctuaryOf blossoming souls.
```My soul of boundless compassion
Is teaching me how to map outMy heart-journey
Towards my Goal. ```My life
Lives only for my Lord’sManifestation-Signal.
```The feeling of superiority
Is a real danger zoneFor peace-lovers.
```May my heart ring
God’s Victory-BellSleeplessly.
```Sincerity, purity,
Willingness and eagernessAre the sunlit singers
Of my aspiration-life. ```God compassionately
Follows meInto my mind’s ignorance-cave.
```Each wrong thought of mine
MeltsIn God’s Compassion-Eye.
```My heart-tears
Always springFrom my soul-well.
```Alas,
When will my heart-tearsBe made of
Sincere helplessness? ```My God-obedience
Is my matchless opportunityAnd advantage.
```My mind destroys
The beauty and fragranceOf my aspiration-heart,
But God pieces themTogether again.
```I want my heart
To be a God-pleasingHero-warrior.
```Alas,
My life is exiledBy my own
God-forgetfulness. ```My Lord
Definitely knowsThat I love Him,
Even if I fail HimEvery day.
```Every moment
Of my heart-approachesTo God
Is highly appreciatedBy God Himself.
```I can clearly see
That at timesGod peacefully withdraws.
Why?To strengthen our faith
In Him. ```Alas,
When will I be blessedWith a God-disciplined
Satisfaction-life? ```No matter where I go,
God’s Compassion-EyeAnd
God’s Forgiveness-HeartFollow me at every step.
```My aspiration-heart
Has a free accessTo the four corners
Of the globe. ```God’s Will
Is nothing other thanMy heart-thrill.
```Humility hides
From humanity’sCareless eye.
```It is absolutely true:
Each sinner isA potential saint.
```Every day
I play and singWith the twinkling delight-stars
In my heart-sky. ```The Master’s affection
Is never confinedTo one individual.
```I desperately need
My Lord’s daily reassuranceThat I am doing well
In my spiritual life. ```A life of surrender has to be
The only preoccupationOf a God-seeker
And God-lover. ```Only a heart of devotion
Can sustain our faithIn God.
```The ancient dispute
Between the mind and the heartIs unutterably painful.
```O seeker, be careful.
Never take a detour.God is waiting for you.
```O my mind,
I shall not tolerate any moreYour hesitation-excuses.
```When I love God,
I must love HimAs an infant.
```When I follow God,
I must follow HimLike a faithful dog.
```Every day
I must try to illumineMy doubting mind.
```I am totally lost
Precisely because I have forgottenAll my God-devotion-songs.
```Even an advance by inches
Is something laudableIn the spiritual life.
```Those who flatter
Are truth-strangers. ```Do not act
On unpredictableVital feelings.
```The heart cheerfully swallows
All the impuritiesOf the dark mind.
```When you feel
Your helplessnessIs absolutely complete,
God is bound to appear. ```To live constantly in the mind
Is to suffer from confusingAnd threatening nightmares.
```Unwanted memories
Of the pastAre devastating
And destructive. ```Insecurity
Is a chronicJealousy-sufferer.
```God never sets
A deadlineFor my God-realisation.
```God does not want us
To carryThe burden of time.
```If you deliberately
Do not believe in God,Then your spiritual life
Will be an ever-increasingDistance-path to God.
```I want to be
The defenderOf God’s Compassion-Eye.
```If you disobey God’s Will,
Then your life will be foundAlways on the brink of disaster.
```I must watch
That my heart’s seedTakes root and grows properly.
```I must listen
To the sleepless callOf my soul.
```We must listen
To the silence-messagesOf the mountains.
```To strive for perfection
Is the onlyReal satisfaction.
```Everything
That is darkIs fond of the mind.
```May I develop
An endless hungerFor God-satisfaction.
```Each human being
Is destinedFor a higher life.
```Dauntlessly
We must march forwardTowards our Destination.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is the very breathOf our all.
```Looking, seeing
And becomingAre three totally
Different things. ```We must never try
To bind our lives’Unbounded horizons.
```When I abandon
My expectation,Satisfaction runs towards me.
```We must happily, proudly
Plus confidentlyLeave everything
At the Feet of God. ```My mind, why do you argue,
Why do you hesitate —Why, why?
```Be careful!
Old thoughts can easilyReappear in new guises.
```If we are ready
To laugh at ourselves,Then our progress
Will be considerable. ```Our first fatal mistake is that
We underestimateOurselves.
```God-satisfaction
Has a special roleFor each human being.
```Today’s disobedience
Is tomorrow’sSelf-destruction.
```I must devote
All my timeOnly to God-satisfaction.
```I should never
Have mixedWith ignorance-night.
```The mind’s only desire
Is to enslaveUs all.
```There shall come a time
When oneness-peaceShall flood the world.
```To my great joy
I am no longerIn my mind’s dark
Ignorance-cave. ```My mind is troubled
BySelf-doubt-stories.
```Alas,
I am my long-forgottenGod-devotion-song.
```Aspiration-cries
And dedication-smilesAre needed
For God-manifestation on earth. ```I must never lock
My empty heart-box. ```The aspiration of the mind
Today rises,Tomorrow falls.
```I am
A God-dedication-citizenOf the world.
```My devotion-heart
Cares onlyFor God’s Nectar-Feet.
```If your heart is pure,
Then when you sing,Heaven will accompany you.
```Real joy
Abides onlyIn the heart of peace.
```If you cannot conquer
Your desire-life,At least try to create
A desire-shortage. ```For a true seeker
There is noAspiration-vacation.
```God takes humility
Along with HimWherever He goes.
```God tells me
Not to be in a rushAnd to save all my advice
For myself. ```I breathed a sigh of relief
When God told meI am not responsible
For what I say and doWhen I am in the process
Of God-satisfaction. ```There is a special way
To please God:Not to think of myself at all.
```May my gratitude-heart
Glow and glowAs I grow and grow.
```O Transcendental Reality,
Just for a fleeting secondUnveil Your Eye and Your Face.
```My heart is eternally eager
To be insideThe God-manifestation-chariot.
```He who accepts the Master’s
Serious rebukes soulfullyWill be able to become
An absolutely perfect disciple. ```May my mind be willing
And my heart be eagerTo hoist my Master’s flag.
```If it is true that we came
From nowhere,Then it is equally true
That we have to go everywhereWith our love and concern.
```Every hour,
Every minute,Every second,
My Master fightsMy inner battles.
```My life-boat
Is sailing fast, very fast,Under my Lord’s Victory-Banner.
```True, there is an end
To everything,But not God’s Compassion
And Forgiveness for humanity. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 28, Agni Press, 2002
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