My only code of life
Is to love God the CreatorAnd serve God the Creation.
```I must keep the world
Around meAnd keep my Lord
Deep inside my heartTo be a perfect citizen
Of the world. ```God’s Eye and my heart
Are rushingTowards each other.
```Life is
A unique experience.Grasp it! Grasp it!
```My heart-blossoms
Are imploring GodTo pluck them.
```With flying eagerness-speed
I must arrive atMy Lord’s Feet.
```God and I
Explore each other’s heartOn a daily basis.
```How I wish I could be
Another listenerLike God.
```God’s Will arrives.
Man’s weakness disappears. ```God does not challenge,
But He acceptsAll challenges.
```There can be no real satisfaction
Until God arrivesAt my heart-door.
```I pray to God
Always to intrudeInto my thought-world.
```Surrender is the easiest way
To amassAn inner fortune.
```I am desperately eager
To know my Lord SupremeFar better than I do.
```Just for this very moment,
I must try to pleaseOnly God.
```God gives His own Eye
For the aspiration-heart to seeThe ever-transcending Beyond.
```There is nothing
That cannot be reachedBy aspiration-flames.
```Although God is pressed for time,
Everything He doesTo perfect Perfection.
```God-dreams,
No matter on which plane,Will come true.
```Keep your aspiration-heart
Every dayAs fresh as possible.
Never allow it to fossilise. ```My heart-garden
Is a placeWhere God frequently visits.
```The Master sweeps
The inner pathFor us.
```We sweep
The outer pathFor the Master.
```Sooner or later
God will give me everythingAccording to His Willingness
And not according to my capacity,For my capacity is very limited.
```Every day
God gives me a new handTo manifest His Light
On earth. ```Each aspiring heart
Is a special memberOf God’s immediate Family.
```Show God
What He wants to see,And not
What you want Him to see. ```We must know God
From all anglesTo feel His Presence
Everywhere. ```We must love God and serve God
By dayAnd worship God
By night. ```The desire-life
Is, indeed,A dizzy spell
Of the mind. ```We want to be
Satisfaction-seekers,And not
God-satisfaction-performers. ```Every morning
I discardOne desire-thorn at least.
```If I see myself
The way others see me,Then I shall be
In the land of nowhere. ```My mind,
It is high time for youTo gracefully resign.
```Each pure heart embodies
The pearlOf wisdom-light.
```I cry inside my heart
For GodTo at once become
My choice and my voice. ```We must wake up
ImmediatelyIf we want our dreams
To come true. ```I like God’s Eye,
But I love God’s Feet. ```Each negative thought
Has such power in it. ```Soulfulness
Never failsIn purifying life.
```Cheerfulness
Never failsIn brightening life.
```Meditation has the power
To silenceEndless thought-waves.
```The mind knows
How to preach,But it behaves
A totally different way. ```If the mind does not choose
Sincerity and purity,Then it will suffer beyond measure.
```Indecision
Indefinitely delaysHumanity’s progress.
```Wake up, wake up, my mind!
Lo, who has come?God Himself.
```As the sun is new
Each day,Even so, my love of God is new
Every day. ```Just a little song from my heart
Gladdens my Lord’s HeartFar beyond my imagination.
```God-representatives
Are not only powerfulBut also merciful.
```Each aspiring heart
Has to feelThat it is in transit
To God’s Heart-Home. ```There is no little obstacle.
All obstacles are formidable. ```My Lord comes only when
My mind and my lifeAre in perfect harmony.
```There is a constant battle
Between my soul’s smilesAnd my life’s sighs.
```My Lord,
Do allow meTo be the tiniest star
In Your Heart-Sky. ```Do not take any fault
As a permanent failure. ```Calmness
Is the beginningOf fulness.
```Detachment
Can solveAny mind-made problems.
```We must face all our calamities
If we want to run the fastestIn our spiritual life.
```When we deliver
God’s Messages in silenceTo the whole world,
We are heard far betterThan if we speak.
```God has many names.
Compassion isHis very first name.
```Self-doubt
Ruins everythingSooner than at once.
```Never too late
To enter intoGod’s Heart-Home!
```Daydreamers
Can never makeAny progress.
```Frustration
And depressionAlways look for a target.
```I must never ask God
The distanceTo Heaven.
```A gratitude-heart
Is an unparalleled achievementOf a seeker.
```I must love myself
And forgive myselfIf I really want to go ahead
In my spiritual life. ```God’s Love
Does not knowHow to grow old.
```Earthly demands
Are apt to ruinOur spiritual life.
```Frustration
FrequentsOur unhappiness-mind-market.
```If you are not obedient as yet,
Then immediatelyBecome obedient.
```Our education sadly fails
When we do notInclude aspiration.
```My Lord,
May my life be guidedAt every moment
By Your Compassion-Eye. ```To have implicit faith
In GodIs to live beyond the territory
Of fear. ```May my heart be
A world-transformationGuidebook.
```A concentration
And meditation expertMy life has to be.
```We can defeat adversity
Only withOur aspiration-flames.
```Yesterday’s dreams
Were for yesterday,And not today.
```I feast
On my Lord’sNectar-Smiles.
```When God’s Compassion-Flower
Blossoms,Our progress-life must be
Appreciated and admired. ```In my heart
DefeatHas no victory.
```I must ascend
To the very topOf my aspiration
And dedication-summits. ```God wants
Each and every human beingTo enjoy his heart-friendship
With God’s Heart. ```Each spiritual Master
Lives on earthFor the world’s upliftment.
```I must live
In the silence-heartOf my inner life.
```Each seeker
Is supposed to walkArm in arm
With aspiration and dedication. ```We must answer the Call
Of our Beloved SupremeImmediately.
```Where is God?
He is just behindThe ignorance-veil
Of my eyes. ```Gratitude
Is the only supply neededFor the divine journey.
```There can be
No better choice in lifeThan to satisfy God.
```Each soul
Is head over heelsIn love with God.
```Each aspiring soul knows
The power of birthAnd the silence of death.
```Inseparable
God-onenessIs not a fairy tale.
```I can live without
The outer facts,But I cannot live
Even for a secondWithout the inner truths.
```True God-hunger
Finds no faultsIn the spiritual life.
```Enthusiasm
Is strength indomitableIn the inner life.
```At long last my need
Of my Lord Beloved SupremeHas come back.
```Disobedience
Means imminentDestruction-grave.
```I wish to be
My Lord’s constantEncouragement-messenger.
```My gratitude-heart-songs
Are treasuredBy my Lord Himself.
```My soul smiles,
My heart criesWhile looking at
God’s Compassion-Eye. ```When my heart
Is sincerely eager,God finds the right path
For me. ```My heart-nest
Is made ofGod’s Concern-Leaves.
```My devotion-tears
Can easily find the HeartOf God’s Compassion-Ocean.
```My sweet Lord,
Do give me the capacityTo sing
At least one heart-songFor You.
```Poor Master,
He has to absorbAll the wild criticisms
From the outer worldOf Darkness-Night.
```The aspiring heart
Deserves to beThe centre of attention.
```I need dauntless courage
To challenge and conquerAll the obstacles in my life.
```God says that mere cooperation
Is not enough.We have to take His side
Wholeheartedly. ```Our spiritual life
Will hit a dead endIf we are not careful and cautious
At every moment. ```Why are we such fools
That we do not recogniseThat hesitation badly hampers
Our inner progress? ```From now on
I must try God’s WayFrom the very beginning.
```I am desperately trying
To empty my mindOf unaspiring thoughts.
```Everything
That God doesIs melodious.
```Happiness
Is on the topOf God’s Priority List.
```Do not be reluctant
To deal with reality.Be courageous!
```Our ego-authority
Will ruin us. ```God’s Compassion-flooded Heart
Shall put an endTo our disappointment-vital.
```There is not a single day
That new opportunitiesAre not available.
```Do not give up!
Do not give up —Never!
```Rise up!
Rise up —Ever and ever!
```O my heart,
If you make mistakesIn your aspiration,
Correct them immediately. ```The distance is longer,
Much longer,When we think that
We are the pilot of our life-boat. ```God breaks my heart
Only to rebuild itFor a very special purpose.
```I must survive
My soul’sUtter displeasure.
```My soul’s tolerance
Is not only laudableBut also invaluable.
```Alas, I have no idea
Why all my spiritual capacitiesAre drying up.
```If nothing else succeeds,
Then tryPerseverance.
```“Tomorrow”
Is butA useless excuse.
```Do not wait
For tomorrow.Who knows,
Tomorrow may not beTrustworthy at all.
```We must be proud of ourselves,
For God has blessed usWith the privilege
Of serving Him. ```I long to be lost
In my heart’sSoundless sound.
```God is simply shocked
To see me bringingA basketful of excuses.
```God will revive
Your deep love for HimIf your heart can swim
In the sea of tears. ```O my mind, vital and body,
You must listen very carefullyWhen the soul speaks.
```In the inner world
As well as in the outer world,God’s Compassion-Eye
Remains the same. ```God has been asking me
Time and again:“My child, are you happy?
My child, when will youBe happy once more?”
```O my mind,
Sit down.Just watch and enjoy
The flow of time. ```Two things each seeker can do:
Keep divingAnd keep smiling.
```Time is fading away.
Alas, even nowI am not strict with myself.
```Each aspiring life
Is a unique experienceOf our Lord Supreme.
```How can an extraordinary experience
Ever be describedBy ordinary words?
```Our God-realisation
Entirely depends onOur heart’s full blossoming.
```Alas,
My life is nothingBut an empty dream.
```Self-discipline
Is a unique wayTo please our Lord Supreme.
```Inner poise
And outer sympathyCan bring us back
To our long-lost home:Divinity’s Heart.
```If your cry is sincere,
Then God will tell youFrom within
Which path to follow. ```To be a divine hero
Is an achievementHighly admired
Even by the cosmic gods. ```I must share my happiness
With the rest of the worldTo make my life
Meaningful and fruitful. ```How charming, how illumining
And how fulfillingWhen the Master feeds the disciple
With his own hand! ```Eagerness has
Astonishing speedTo reach the Goal.
```Negative thoughts
Are roadblocksOn the spiritual path.
```An unaspiring mind
Is bombardedBy thoughts.
```There is nothing in my life
As valuable asMy Lord’s timely scoldings.
```God forgives us
When we offer HimOur heartfelt confessions,
And not our mumbled confessions. ```Our spiritual life
Can come to an abrupt haltIf we do not give ample value
To our sincerity. ```To be the most favourite
Child of God,We must always dream
God-dreams. ```O my cheerful self,
Where are you hiding?Please come back and be
My oneness-heart-partner. ```The heart of sympathy
Is stunned byThe devastating world-blows.
```A moment of hesitation
Can take us far,Very far,
From God’s smiling Face. ```If I am distrustful
Of everything,How can I have
An iota of peace? ```God is so proud of me
Precisely becauseI quote Him at every moment.
```According to my aspiring heart,
Each God-loverIs a God-lover extraordinaire.
```I long to be
A God-adoration-slave. ```Each aspiration-moment
Is floodedWith golden opportunities.
```Nobody
Can equal GodIn treasuring hopes.
```We must never take
Our Lord’s boundless ForgivenessFor granted.
```Once I start kissing
My Lord’s Forgiveness-Feet,I never stop.
```My God-surrender-life
Takes me directly by the handTo God.
```My intense devotion
Knows the secret entranceInto God’s Heart-Home.
```Time stands still
When God appreciatesMy selfless service.
```Just one more song
Sing for me,My sweet Lord.
```If you please God,
I assure you,You will not be sorry.
```There are certain things
That God does not wantTo tell us.
We must learn themWith our heart’s ceaseless cries.
```No God-eagerness-heart
Should waitEven for a fleeting second.
```God sends out
Invitations to all,Even to our
God-doubting minds. ```God keeps
My soulfulnessOn His personal Mailing List.
```My constant God-obedience
Sleeplessly livesIn God’s Paradise.
```I am absolutely sure
That my God-adorationWill remain safe
In God’s Hands. ```Never open any letter
That comes to youFrom ignorance-night.
```God was proudly watching
My parting breathFrom ignorance-life.
```To my extreme joy,
My long-departedGratitude-heart
Has come back. ```God suffers terribly
From my dedication-life’sIrregularity.
```I am always eager
To hear from my soulStories about God.
```Every day
I must sail on my life’sAspiration-sea.
```God cannot help weeping
When He sees that I amDeeply enjoying
My ignorance-sleep. ```When a good disciple descends,
The Master’s heart breaksImmediately.
```I need
PermanentlyA dawn-lit heart.
```I must treasure
The unparalleled beautyAnd fragrance
Of my God-gratitude-heart. ```May my heart
Excel inSurrender-competition.
```God is always eager
To help me row my life-boat.I must take His Help.
```God expects me to be
Active and dynamicIn my God-service-life.
```Only a silence-meditation
Can hearGod’s whispering Voice.
```We know when
Our disobedience-life starts,But we never know when or how
It will ever stop. ```From now on
I shall not do anything undivine,So that I do not have to be
Out of my Master’s favour. ```Insecurity is incapacity,
But alas, it always pretendsTo have boundless capacities.
```God never forgets
To play the roleOf my aspiration-heart-server.
```The perfection
That I am aiming atIs deep within me,
And not in a distant clime. ```When my heart sighs,
My Master’s heartImmediately dies.
```My God-adoration
Is not a sign of my insanity,But of my perfect inner health.
```An obedience-life
AndA gratitude-heart
Are extremely close friends. ```God loves you,
But you do not feel itBecause He does it
In total silence. ```Life is very simple
And, at the same time,Fruitful
When we obey God. ```Temptation works hard.
Our aspiration has to work harderTo defeat temptation.
```I pray
For a very short time.Alas, distraction attacks me.
```God does not fool us.
It is our unruly vital and mindThat fool us.
```The melody
Of our sorrowful heart-tearsIs very haunting.
```Yesterday
I prayed to God. ```Today
I am waiting for GodBut without prayers.
```Tomorrow
I must pray and wait.I must do both.
Then only will God appear. ```Knowledge needs
A university.Wisdom needs only
God’s Compassion-EyeAnd
His Forgiveness-Heart. ```God never pays any attention
To our mind’s logic-criticism. ```The mind
KnowsHow to profess.
```The heart
KnowsHow to confess.
```If you are searching
For supremacy,Then never enter into
The heart of oneness-ecstasy. ```Unless God’s Compassion-Eye
Accompanies me,I shall never succeed anywhere.
```My heart keeps Heaven-time.
It does everythingAccording to Heaven’s clock.
```There is a constant tug-of-war
Between a mindCherishing illusion
And a heartDesiring illumination.
```God never compels anybody
To love Him only. ```God does not want to have
The sole monopolyOn anybody’s life.
```To live in the desire-mind
Is to become a victimOf conflicting thoughts.
```The mind and the vital
Do not believe inSelfless service for God.
```The soul has
An unrivalled capacityTo love God, serve God
And fulfil God. ```God listens more quickly
To my heart’sOld-fashioned prayers
Than to my mind’sUltramodern prayers.
```Do not fall victim
To your ownMental hallucination.
```My aspiration
Is trying to paveA Heaven-bound pathway
For the coming generation. ```An unconditional God-lover
Is praisedBy all the cosmic gods
And goddesses of Heaven. ```Never think
That you tried enoughTo please God in His own Way
And failed. ```You are bound to succeed
In all your undertakingsBy keeping a very strong grip
On your ever-blossoming faith. ```Do not misplace
Your aspiration-heartAnd dedication-life.
```If faith is not invincible,
Then it is not faithAt all.
```Endurance strengthens
Our capacitiesAnd lengthens
Our limits. ```I always try to offer
My heart-joy equallyTo all my aspiration-colleagues.
```Not the proudest mind
But the happiest heartWins the Godward race.
```If we live only for God,
Then we can leaveThe doubt-world
And enter intoThe certitude-world.
```May each new day
Of my heartChallenge and conquer
The oldness of my mind. ```My heart-eye
Is full ofGod-Beauty-tears.
```When God comes into
My heart-temple,He looks at everything
In minute detail. ```A seeker’s happiness-heart
Has a free accessTo God’s Heaven-Home.
```May my love of God
Every day deepen. ```To my greatest joy,
My desire-mind-sunIs setting.
```O rising aspiration-sun,
I salute you most prayerfullyAnd devotedly.
```My heart is eager to take
Only my soul-roadTo God’s Palace.
```If we live in the mind,
Then we are bound to knowAnd feel
The torture of hell. ```If we live in the heart,
Then we becomeThe rapture of oneness
With God’s Will. ```We must not take
Anything of GodFor granted.
```My Beloved Lord,
Do grant me the safest passageThrough life.
```Do not think
That you will be out of stepWith the times
If you devote your lifeTo God.
```Insurmountable adversities
DisappearWhen slowly and steadily
God’s Compassion-Eye appears. ```Only when I bend my knee
To my Lord SupremeDoes He carry me on His Heart-Wings
To fly with Him. ```When I pray and meditate,
I place my Lord’s Heart-BlossomsUpon my own heart.
```My sleepless prayer to God:
Capture me, bind me, blind meAnd finally, make me Your own,
Very own. ```The soul is not
An encaged bird.It is a messenger-angel
From another worldTo liberate us.
```God wants me to sing
My God-devotion-songsFrom morning to evening
AndFrom evening to morning.
```Come closer to God
If you want your lifeTo be held by God.
```We must open
Our third eyeTo see and recognise God.
```Since the heart-door
Is wide open,Alas, why do we prefer
To stayIn the mind-prison?
```Only the mind,
And nobody else,Is impressed
By all its activities. ```Who am I
To offer my proud opinionIn regard to the present-day
World situation? ```Keep your mouth shut
When your heartSpeaks.
```A spiritual Master
IsA deathless compassion-breath.
```This world of ours
Must listenWhen the Inner Pilot speaks.
```God left the mind
Not because the mindIs stupid,
But because the mindIs arrogant,
And what it saysIs all absurd.
```At God’s Door
My outer lifeWeeps
And my inner lifeImplores.
```A prayerful and breathless cry
Is neededTo succeed and proceed
In the inner life. ```Do not take
Your own life.It is a solid limb
Of God-Infinity’s Body. ```My heart-tears
Have become dry.Alas, even now I do not see
My LordIn my heart-sky.
```The human in us
SquandersGod’s Love-Breath.
```The divine in us
At every moment treasuresEach and every Breath
Of God. ```I dearly love
My meditation-excavation. ```Do not allow
Cruel fateTo dominate you.
```Forward we must march.
Discouragement will not be ableTo follow us.
```The power of temptation
Is not yetMeasured properly.
```Each self-giving deed
IsAn earthly paradise.
```Alas,
Why do I not recogniseThat my mind
Is the only obstacleTo my progress-life?
```Indifference
Does not careFor justification.
```My gratitude-heart-compass
Always pointsTowards God’s Heart.
```My Lord,
Please do not allowMy spiritual life to die
From high desire-fever. ```Do not keep your smiles
Inside your heart.Bring them to the fore
To conquer the heartOf the whole world.
```What man does
Out of fearIs most deplorable.
```It is really worthwhile,
Even for a fleeting second,To be in the physical presence
Of a spiritual Master. ```My Master’s smiling eyes —
A never-to-be-forgottenExperience.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is the controllerOf my inner life
And outer life. ```Truth hides
When argument roars. ```The success of separativity
IsThe death of security.
```Uncertainty and confusion
Live togetherInside the mind-room.
```I trust only
My Lord SupremeWith my heart-room key.
```Every morning
Is the right timeFor our heart’s
Heavenward flight. ```The mind wanders
Along the life-road. ```The heart dances
Along the life-road. ```The soul guides and leads
All the sincere seekersAlong the life-road.
```May my journey
To God’s Compassion-EyeAnd Forgiveness-Heart
Never end. ```To walk with God
We do not needPhysical strength,
But we do needAwareness and wakefulness.
```We must vanquish
All our mind-doubtsAs soon as possible.
```Every hour
I dust desiresFrom my heart-shrine.
```If we can
Just be ourselves,Then nothing more is needed.
```He who is fired with eagerness
To renounceHas a God-fulness-heart.
```God wants to manifest
His inner PresenceInside humanity’s
Every living breath. ```If we are not
Extremely sincere,We are doomed
To failureIn the spiritual life.
```May my aspiration-heart
Sleeplessly aspireFor God-realisation.
```May my aspiration-heart
And my dedication-lifeSleeplessly fulfil
My Lord Supreme. ```To my greatest joy,
God has finallyWon my mind.
```God-obedience is at once
The fastest speedAnd the safest way.
```God is not joking
When He promises meHis All.
```There is only one thing
In God’s Mind:My divine satisfaction.
```A little forgiveness
Is a mighty helpIn the inner world.
```The doubting mind
Can never sincerelySearch for God.
```God-opportunities
Are not to be soughtBut to be caught.
```May my heart all the time
Be in love withThe dust of my Lord’s Feet.
```I may not please God all the time,
But I am sure there is someone,Somewhere,
Who is pleasing GodAll the time.
```Between my hope and my promise,
There is a road with infinite beautyAnd infinite fragrance.
```Do not be afraid of God’s Will.
God’s Will is dyingTo embrace you.
```God does not mind helping me
Cross over my hurdles,Although He has His own
Infinite hurdles to cross. ```The best news
That I can give God:“God, I love You
For Your own sake.” ```Once you start
Running towards God,Never stop, never stop!
```My heart’s joy
Knows no boundsWhen my heart receives
Commands from God. ```God wants to hear
My heart-songsTime and again.
```Every day I keep
My heart-flower freshAnd place it upon
My life’s shrine. ```An aspiring heart
Is always eagerTo champion the cause
Of God’s Will. ```The moment God comes in,
My mind desperately looksFor a place to hide.
```Invite God,
And once He comes to your place,Never let Him leave.
```God likes to treasure
The galaxy of our hopesAnd promises.
```A hesitation-mind
Is doomedTo failure.
```God has blown the whistle.
I must start my aspiration-heart-trainImmediately.
```This world is God’s
Most precious GiftTo the heart of humanity.
```We must strengthen our capacities
And lengthen our capacitiesTo their very limits.
```God-realisation-finish
Is beckoningEach and every human being.
```No temptation
Is negligible. ```I must keep my eye
All the timeOn the God-satisfaction-award.
```I must not live
With secret thoughtsIn my mind-prison.
```We all must cultivate
Our legendary loveFor God.
```The mind’s
Hesitation-wallIs extremely powerful.
```I must stop fooling myself
Once and for all —I must!
```If I live in the mind-world,
Then there is nowhereTo escape.
```God loves the cries
And the smilesOf sincerity-eyes equally.
```Do not think you are
An utter failureIf from time to time
Your faith flounders. ```To seek fulfilment through God
Is the only right thingTo do.
```God wants us to be
Extremely smartIn our aspiring heart
And in our serving life. ```We all must fly
Far beyondOur doubting mind’s
Cloudy sky. ```You are insecure.
You can easily cure yourselfBy virtue of your constant
Self-offering to humanity. ```Do not count
The amount,But examine
The quality. ```Start climbing in the morning.
By evening, you will be ableTo reach God’s Palace.
```I am longing for
A supremely beautiful thought —Nothing more, nothing less.
```Waste not a second.
At any momentGod can come and knock
At your heart-door. ```The aspiring heart
Loves invention. ```The doubting mind
Loves rejection. ```Do not allow temptation
To conquer your heart. ```I can clearly see
That both Heaven and hellAre eagerly waiting for me.
```A divine thought
Is a rainbowIn my heart-sky.
```I must escape
From my mind’sJealousy-prison.
```If you are inside
Your heart-home,Then you will never
Feel alone. ```A God-thinker
God loves,But a God-lover
God loves infinitely more. ```Man’s God-service
Is his paradise lostRegained.
```God cries
When He seesA life destitute of joy.
```You can face the world
If you really loveYour God-aspiring life.
```Alas,
My vital is a never-endingPretension.
```My Lord tells me:
“My child, if you truly love Me,Then be one at every moment
With MyWorld-Transformation-Decisions.”
```A true seeker
Knows no foreignerIn his heart-home.
```God wants my mind
To act sincerely,And never to react drastically.
```May my desire-world surrender
To my aspiration-kingdomAs soon as possible.
```God Himself
Will amplify the voiceOf your silence-heart.
```The beauty
Of a God-fulfilment-lifeCan never be fathomed.
```My surrender-life
Has instant accessTo my Lord’s Heart-Home.
```O my mind,
Renounce negativityOnce and for all.
```If we do not listen
To our heart-advice,Then we will never be triumphant
In our spiritual life. ```I cannot imagine
How my mind can draw joyFrom God-cynicism.
```When justice triumphs on earth,
God in Heaven immediatelyStarts singing and dancing.
```Every day, at every moment,
We must obeyThe whispered Messages
Of our Lord Supreme. ```I cry only for the One
Whom my soulBreathlessly adores.
```My heart’s devotion-songs
Have to beExtremely haunting.
```I must walk, run and sprint
With my Lord SupremeTo the very end.
```Wild anger confuses
Each and every human beingWith no exception.
```While He plays on His Flute,
My Lord Krishna brings downHis own Divinity’s Summit-Peace
And Summit-Bliss. ```To say that I am helpless
Is to cause unfathomable sadnessIn my Lord’s Heart.
```God wants me to prove
To the world at largeThat I am all for Him.
```We must always be harmonious
With the rest of the worldIn our God-discovery.
```We shall be doomed
To disappointmentIf we dare to change the world.
```I am safe only when
I follow in the footstepsOf my Master.
```Am I a fool
That I shall always allow the pastTo govern my present?
```I can clearly see
That my aspiring heartIs well protected all the time
By my Lord Supreme. ```God wants me to express
My love of GodThrough my self-sacrifice.
```If we can touch each life
With our heart-concern,Then this world will become
Another Heaven. ```If I do not appreciate
And manifestMy divine qualities,
Then I am a stark fool. ```When God approves of
My heart,Then only shall I approve of
My life. ```My heart-cry is the compass
To help me findThe right path.
```When my God-surrender-life
Smiles,My God-realisation
Begins. ```My earth-existence
ItselfIs a miracle of miracles.
```When I develop streaming tears
For God,He comes to me
With His Rainbow-Sunrise. ```The difference between
God’s Heart and my mindIs this:
My mind always blames the world,God’s Heart always loves the world.
```There is only one Favour
We need from God:God’s Forgiveness-Smile.
```Alas,
My promise to GodIs buried in oblivion.
```Never take disappointments
And frustrationsSeriously.
```I find shelter
Only inMy God-surrender-life.
```Do not forget
That you have madeA solemn promise to God:
God-manifestation. ```O my Lord Supreme,
Do appear and reclaimMy heart and my all.
```Alas, who will disperse
My mind’sEver-increasing ignorance-clouds?
```Accepting the world as it is
Is a most difficult task.Both my Lord and I know it.
```Every human being
Should feel that he or sheIs God’s Fondness-child.
```My Lord,
Are You sick of me?“My child, never!
No, I am only proud of you,Always!”
```Life begins.
Death continues. ```Life is struggle-experience.
Death is rest-experience. ```My love of God
Is not a “maybe”. ```My love of God
Is a “must be”. ```When we love God unconditionally,
There is no impossibility-bridgeThat we cannot cross.
```Silence I need
To love and serveGod’s inner Life.
```Sound I need
To love and serveGod’s outer Life.
```God is not blind,
But His Love, CompassionAnd Forgiveness
Are all totally blind. ```Today what we call desire,
Tomorrow that very thingWe call frustration.
```Ignorance
Does not careTo claim us.
```We dare to claim God
As our own,Very own.
```The desire-road
Is not only full of thornsBut also full of danger.
```The aspiration-road
Has beauty and fragranceIn measureless measure.
```God has been waiting and waiting
For me, my body, my vital,My mind and my heart
To walk together.Alas, we are all at different places.
```My soul-light
Is infinitely strongerThan my ignorance-night.
```Eagerness and gratitude-soldiers
Are guarding my heart-door. ```God has finally issued
A strong warning to my mind:“Never doubt anybody.”
```We must not take
Anything for granted,Even our next immediate breath.
```Today
We shall survive our obstacles.Tomorrow
We shall thrive on them. ```I shall break open my mind-door
And cast aside all doubtsThat my mind houses.
```When God asks me,
“My child, are you ready?”My immediate answer
Is in the affirmative —A resounding “Yes!”
```After the death of despair,
A new aspiration dawns. ```Who will lead this world to sanity?
Not the human life,But the divine Breath.
```Only the God-seekers
And God-loversHave the capacity
To envision a worldWith no division.
```Start again
To establishGod’s Faith in you.
```The troubling and troubled world
Must not be givenAn undying breath.
```The opportunity to move forward
Is always given to usBy God Himself.
```Somebody has to break
The ancient cycle of doubt,Insecurity and jealousy.
Who knows, my Lord SupremeMay want me to perform
This impossible task. ```Go anywhere you want to,
But never carryYour doubting mind with you.
```Go wherever you want to,
But never forget to carryYour loving heart with you.
```A divine thought
Has instant accessTo God’s Heart.
```We all need
A death-defying determinationTo arrive at our Goal.
```I pray to God every day
To make me a memberOf His Heart’s secret Society.
```Cynicism
Can never experienceReal joy.
```Pleasure-insanity
Drives our divinityAway.
```Alas,
Everything on earthIs insincere and false —
Even our hearts’ love of God. ```If I can simplify
My life,God will amplify
My heart. ```Our gratitude-heart-tears
Are at once intoxicatingAnd illumining.
```The beauty of a simplicity-life
And the fragrance of a purity-heartCannot be fathomed.
```Soulful
Is the beautyOf the morning.
```Peaceful
Is the fragranceOf the evening.
```The moment we touch
Our Lord’s Compassion-Feet,Everything becomes crystal clear.
```Alas, the triumph
Of justice-dayHas not yet arrived.
```Alas, the goodness
Of the heartStill remains unexplored.
```God wants only
His Compassion-EyeTo measure our life’s progress.
```My heart-shrine inspires my mind,
Encourages my lifeAnd awakens my body
To run the fastest towards the Goal. ```The world-illumining souls
Must walk on thorns. ```I cry and cry
For the OneWhom my soul has chosen.
```Alas, when we do not aspire,
All our heart-songsBecome totally out of tune.
```God treasures
Even our feeble effortsTo please Him.
```I must never care
For the ego-crownOf my mind.
```Only one desire
I shall forever treasure:I shall sail eternally
With my Lord Beloved Supreme. ```My God-hunger gets
Utmost satisfactionWhen it is fed with
My soul’s rainbow-beauty. ```Every morning my meditation
Brings to the foreMy God-pleasing beauty.
```Never be satisfied
With lessIn the spiritual life.
```I need nothing
Save what God gives meBlessingfully and cheerfully.
```My silence-heart
Never allowsMy mind’s ruthless intrusions.
```My Lord’s Sweetness-Smile
FeathersMy soulfulness-nest.
```My Lord’s constant Concern
AdornsMy aspiring heart.
```Only love, devotion
And surrenderCan feed my God-hunger.
```I must discover
How beautifulMy inner heart-garden is.
```Each soul
Is a magnificent revelationOf God Himself.
```God asks me
To live blissfully,And not mightily.
```The heart
Of a self-giving lifeIs its own proof.
```Good intentions
May dieAbruptly.
```Good actions
ShinePerpetually.
```The heart-key
Can easily openThe long-locked
Opportunity-door. ```My life-stories
God compassionatelyReads.
```My heart-songs
God proudlySings.
```O seeker,
You must be the winnerIn the insecurity-battle.
```My heart has given my life
The most reliable Friend:God.
```Alas, will there be a time
When I shall be ableTo approve of my life
Justifiably? ```The inner guidance is safe,
Absolutely safe,Although the mind
Does not believe it. ```Each breath
Has to beA flower-smile-freshness.
```If you cannot get rid
Of the desiring mind,Then at least give it
A long vacation. ```If you are eager to know,
Then you will be ableTo quickly grow.
```It is a serious crime
To belittle others’Good and divine qualities.
```God wants me to reveal
And not to concealMy divine self.
```Like my soul,
I, too, must touch each lifeWith my inner divinity’s smile.
```Do not allow
Your yesterday’s failuresTo mar your today’s
Godward journey. ```May every detail
Of my spiritual lifeEmbody one thing:
Purity. ```On His day off
God enjoys the silence-gameWith His Transcendental Vision.
```On his day off
Man accepts the invitationOf ignorance-pleasure-falsehood.
```God will give
Much more attentionTo your needs
If you can be awareOf others’ needs.
```God-realisation
Cannot affordTo take vacations.
```Less possessions
Means much possessedBy God Himself.
```The beauty of God-surrender
Is not only astonishingBut also breathtaking.
```We must conquer insecurity.
It is too powerful to be ignored,Even for a fleeting second.
```Unreality
Pays our mindContinuous visits.
```Go alone to God
Without anything.Just carry your sincere heart.
He will do the rest. ```I have been warned by God
Many, many timesNot to mix with ignorance-night.
Alas, I have so far not succeeded. ```See God’s
Proudly smiling FaceInside your heart.
```God does not know
What He will doWith our desire-beggar-favours.
```Constant malady
Needs constantSelf-offering-remedy.
```Trust in God
Has to be sleeplessAnd invincible.
```Do not pray to God
For a miracle-lifeBut for a God-union-heart.
```We must pray to God
To give us what He wants to give,And at the same time
We must pray to GodTo take us as we are.
```Every day God reminds me
Of my promiseThat I have been making for years.
```Across my heart
God has written only one word:“God-hunger.”
```God wants me to be
Supremely proud of myselfWhen I cheerfully obey Him
Immediately. ```My Lord, here and now
Do come and claim meAnd my all
As Your own, very own. ```I take all my sufferings
As my self-offeringTo my Lord Supreme.
```Crisis
Is blessingIn disguise.
```Quite often
The mind-informationIs all misinformation.
```My Lord,
Your Will is my heart’sImmediate thrill.
```An unconsecrated minute
IsA failure-hour.
```There was a time
When I thoughtI was the doer.
I now knowThat I am not the doer.
The Doer is my Inner Pilot. ```Do not blame your faith
For anything.Your aspiration-faith
Can never do anything wrong. ```God-doubters
Must be banishedFrom the heart-world.
```God’s Heart
Is Infinity’s Patience.He never gives up on us.
```A gratitude-heart-magnet
Attracts God’s BlessingsImmediately.
```God forgives us.
He has performed His Task.We must perform our task
By forgetting the whole thing. ```When there is hope
In the heart,A smile can be found
On the face. ```Do not give up!
Continue!The distance is shortening.
The Goal is beckoning. ```The secret of secrets:
Look ahead with hopeAll the time.
```The inner happiness
Never depends onOuter happenings.
```Those who know God well
Are all humility’s friends. ```My God-gratitude
Is deeply hiddenFrom the eyes of mankind.
```To my greatest joy,
Today I am strikingMy ignorance-departure-drums.
```God’s Heart is bleeding
With the unshed tearsOf humanity’s heart.
```My inner beings
Gave me a standing ovationWhen I disappeared from
My mind’s frustration-room. ```If you do not climb up
The aspiration-hill,How will your heart enjoy
The God-oneness-thrill? ```A new life-mastery
Comes from the capacitiesOf our heart-discovery.
```When you are awake,
Dive deep within. ```When you are sleeping,
Pray to GodFor world-union-dreams.
```My mind-hesitation
Is no match forMy heart-determination.
```Desire-hunger comes back
Again and againUntil God-realisation
Is achieved. ```My heart belongs
To tomorrow’s dawn,And not
To yesterday’s night. ```A single seeker-heart
Can saveA thousand sinner-minds.
```My heart, dream on,
Dream on.Behold, a new dawn
Is beckoning you. ```My God-obedience
Comes first and foremostIn my life.
```Expectation
Is a strangerTo deep meditation.
```My Lord, this time
I am determined to devour YouWith my devotion-heart.
```My Inner Pilot
Has only one Message:“Go forward, My child,
Go forward!” ```My tears and smiles
Have built a bridge betweenThe inner world of aspiration
And the outer world of dedication. ```Use your heart
If you really wantSomething significant
From God. ```Transform your mind.
If not, you will find yourselfIn the abysmal abyss.
```Never lose
Your God-service-opportunity,Even for a fleeting moment.
```My heart’s hope-tree
Nobody can shake. ```When I think of a false friend,
Immediately I clearly seeMy desire-life.
```When I think of a real friend,
Immediately I clearly seeMy aspiration-heart.
```A heart of joy
Knows how to fly. ```A life of sorrows
Knows how to cry. ```I feel my Lord’s Breath
The momentI kneel down.
```When I am in
My mind’s desire-world,Satisfaction remains a far cry.
```When I am in
My heart’s aspiration-world,Satisfaction I feel
Within, without. ```When devotion fades
From the heart,We see the Heaven-Gates
Are all closed. ```May my God-gratitude-tears
Fill every momentOf my life.
```Silence heralds
The death of sound. ```One moment of anger
Creates untold sufferingsFor a long span of time.
```Alas, I do not know how
All of a suddenMy God-eagerness-heart
Has become so rusty and dusty. ```Never too late
To become what GodWants us to become.
```I am totally fed up
With myGod-unwillingness-mind.
```I carry my God-obedience
In the very depths of my heartWherever I go.
```Although I do not deserve it,
God’s unconditional LoveHas reserved a seat for me
In God’s Heart. ```From the sole of my foot
To the crown of my head,I dare to call God
My heart’s own, very own. ```The mind-ego shows off
When God watchesThe mind and the heart playing.
```From the hope-sea
My heart is reachingThe promise-shore.
```I am ready to lose everything
In my lifeSave and except
My God-gratitude-heart. ```I cannot claim God tomorrow,
But I can claim God todayAt this very moment.
```My heart is determined
To climb up to the zenith-heightsOf love, devotion and surrender.
```The mind can have peace
If it can ever stayOn a very high plane
Of God-oneness-consciousness. ```God is never too busy
To noticeWhat we are actually doing.
```Do we ever grow up? No.
Why?Because we love to live
In the buried past. ```Pain is the vivid presence
Of ignorance,And not the sad absence
Of God. ```In the spiritual life,
The most precious possessionIs God-obedience.
```I do not worry any more
Precisely becauseGod is fully in charge of my life.
```A heart of aspiration
Shows our lifeMyriad ways to proceed.
```God says that
UltimatelyWe are bound to satisfy Him.
```Quite often
God makes a very special mealFor my God-gratitude-heart.
```Negativity
Is nothing short ofA spirituality-beggar.
```My Lord pleads with me
To claim Him as my own,Very own.
```My simplicity-life
My Lord admiresMore than anything else.
```My gratitude-heart offers joy
To my Lord’s HeartFar beyond what my mind
Can ever imagine. ```The best way
We can serve God’s WillIs to keep the mind-prison shut
And the heart-door wide open. ```Jealousy, insecurity, impurity —
These wild animals roam and roamIn my mind-jungle.
```My soul every morning
Inspires and energises my heartTo hoist the Victory-Banner
Of my Lord Supreme. ```We discover everything
In finding our Lord’sCompassion-Feet.
```When I beg God to tell me
All about His Life,He immediately fulfils
My desire. ```When God asks me
To tell Him somethingAbout my inner life,
Immediately my mind intrudes.Therefore, I fail to fulfil
God’s Request. ```God is God’s
Affection-Touch. ```God is God’s
Correction-Hammer. ```All-illumining souls
Are at play in God’sHeart-Heaven-Playground.
```God’s single Smile is enough
To keep my life happyFor a long time.
```My heart-tears
Know notGod-empty years.
```My life-boat is sailing fast,
Very fast, towards my Lord’sCompassion-flooded Harbour.
```May my heart-progress
Be too fastFor my mind-impurities
To keep up. ```As a solid foundation
In our spiritual life,Determination has no equal.
```The mind is always
Busy inventingEver-new negativities.
```When we want to run very fast
In our spiritual life,Interference may threaten
Our journeyFrom all angles.
```Only the awakened souls
Know that God is God’sTwenty-four-hour Concern
For humankind. ```Anything undivine
Can easily heraldThe birth of disaster.
```God gives a free scholarship
To anyone who wants to studyAt His Oneness-School.
```Ignorance-night
Has always been in powerOn earth.
```We must remain aloof
From the outer turmoilIf we really want to feel
God’s Presence,And if we really want to see God
Face to face. ```To my great joy and relief,
Gone are the daysOf my self-indulgence.
```God has given
Each and every human beingThe capacity to create his own
Aspiration-dedication-horizons. ```Ingratitude-lion
Is our worstInvisible inner enemy.
```I have given my life
To the fulfilmentOf my aspiration-dream.
```Goodness can easily
Take care of greatness,But greatness cannot
Do the same. ```The mind has no proper
Battle armour,Yet it is eager to have
Victory’s crown. ```Prayers need no post office.
They just flyTo God’s Heart-Home.
```May each thought of mine
Take birthFrom my heart’s purity-home.
```The inner faith
Can easily outlastAll our outer challenges.
```My mind,
Is it not high timeFor you to come out of
Self-doubt-prison? ```When we listen
To the Inner Voice,Our outer life
Becomes full of peace. ```My God-ordained task
I must fulfilWithout fail.
```Alas, how can I stand
Against resistance,Even from unexpected quarters?
```When the loving heart
Entered into the doubting mindTo transform the mind,
It suffered its first defeat. ```Hope blossoms
All the timeOn aspiration-road.
```The mind-house
Is builtWith strong negativity-thoughts.
```Jealousy and selfishness
IncapacitateOur God-loving feelings.
```Negation
Can never give usSatisfaction.
```Affirmation
Is nothing other thanSatisfaction.
```If you are afraid
Of self-examination,God will not be able
To claim you as His own. ```Aspiration-garden
AndDesire-garden
Are side by side.We have to make
The correct choice. ```The mind-ego
Has to be arrestedWhen it comes to disturb the meeting
Between the heart and the soul. ```I decorate
My heart-templeWith my soul’s illumination.
```An undisciplined mind
Can makeNo inner progress.
```We need a concerted effort
To destroyThe temptation-demon.
```My outer life
Must keep paceWith my heart’s inner cries.
```The outer strength says:
“I can.” ```The inner power says:
“I am,I eternally am.”
```An unsettled mind
IsA goalless journey.
```My heart has the power
To keep itself freeFrom the bondage-arms
Of ignorance-night. ```God’s Heart never minds,
Even when our doubting mindAsks for a collect call.
```With my heart’s love-letters,
God makes a special garlandFor Himself to wear.
```Prayer-time is the time
For ignorance-departure. ```God tells me
That when I lose His Heart,He loses His Breath.
```O my mind and vital,
How long moreAre you two going to stay
In your hesitation-cages? ```Self-doubt
Digs its own graveSooner than at once.
```O my heart,
Come out once moreFrom the ashes of shattered hopes
To give joyTo our Lord Beloved Supreme.
```Disobedience-life
IsA plane-crash-experience.
```We can think of God
On the spur of the moment,But we shall never be able
To please GodOn the spur of the moment.
```The heart says to the mind:
“I shall cry for you.Will you give me a smile?”
```The mind says to the heart:
“What a fool you are!Can you not see
That I am self-sufficient?” ```I must take up
My God-manifestation-tasksWith the heart of a supreme hero.
```God tells us
That the mind-country-vacationsAre not only useless
But also dangerous. ```I take my Lord’s
Compassion-SmileAs my only real Friend.
```O my mind,
Do not forgetTo fold your hands
And bend your headWhen you go to visit God.
```My sleepless God-gratitude-heart
Is the road back to Heaven. ```Man has only one worry:
God is forgetting his life. ```God has only one worry:
Man is forgetting His Heart. ```Emptiness-seed
Germinates and becomesThe inner faith-plant.
```Do not blame others.
It is purposelessAnd useless.
```O my mind,
Do not try to stopMy God-obedience-prayers.
```Ignorance-night
Should get a final saluteFrom the God-aspiration-seekers.
```God Himself
FeedsMy heart’s climbing cries.
```Without God’s unconditional help,
We shall never be able to toppleOur life’s ignorance-tower.
```A hopeful life
Knows no painful death. ```May my life nestle
Under the wingsOf my soul’s silence-delight.
```I choose steady progress
Over speedy success. ```The modern world of science
Is reluctant to admitThat faith moves mountains.
```Each human being
Has the divine rightTo be a divine child.
```The unaspiring mind enjoys
Confusion-crossroad-speed. ```If you want to give at all,
Then give yourselfOnly to God.
```The transformation of life
Is somethingWorth living for.
```Do not look back.
You will find yourselfIn the land of nowhere.
```Look forward.
The Golden ShoreIs beckoning you.
```A man of promise
Anybody can declareHimself.
```A man of achievement,
Alas, how many can dareTo declare themselves?
```Do not hunger
For world-sympathy. ```Hunger only
For God’s Compassion-Eye. ```If I do not stand up
For my belief,Who can and who should?
```The loneliness-desire
Is emptyOf wisdom-light.
```Try to remember:
Old thoughtsAre not only unnecessary
But absolutely fruitless. ```As a matter of fact,
God is bound to beMy heart-winner.
```God’s scolding
Expedites my Godward journeyFar beyond my imagination.
```If you wait for tomorrow
To realise God,Then rest assured that tomorrow
Will never come. ```Happiness grows
In the fertile soilOf love.
```My mind has asked God
A volley of questions.His Silence-Heart
Was the only reply. ```Like my soul,
My aspiration-heartWill be able to live
In eternal spring. ```I have surrendered
My entire lifeTo God’s Love and Care.
```God preserves always,
With utmost care,All my heart’s devotion-petals.
```Away, away,
My suspicion-mind! ```Away, away,
My insecurity-life! ```I am allowed to swim
In God’s Forgiveness-OceanFree of charge.
```I love my Lord’s
Summons-SongInfinitely more
Than anything else. ```An eagerness-heart
Has the secret of secretsTo shorten days to minutes
To please God. ```A goodness-heart distributes
Divinity’s all-illuminingSplendours.
```God’s Eye knows
My heart’sEvery step.
```My heart knows
God’s everyTear and Smile.
```It is stark falsehood
When we say thatEverybody is not fit
For the God-manifestation-task. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Descends.Immediately,
Man’s aspiration-heartBlossoms.
```My mind, my vital
And my bodyFinally are approaching
The surrender-hour. ```In Heaven,
Humility is respectedMore than anything else.
```May the Smiles
Of my Lord SupremeWalk with me
Wherever I go. ```May my aspiration-heart
Be blessedWith God-experience-delight.
```How strange it is
For the mind to deeply enjoyThought-form.
```God takes my aspiration-heart
For a ride quite often. ```Insecurity,
Enough, enough!Do not torture my being.
```Man is man’s
Helplessness-heart-cry. ```God is God’s
Sleepless and breathless Smile. ```Today’s monumental problems
Tomorrow becomeAbsolutely ridiculous.
```Two minds are always found
On a confusion-collision-course. ```God tells me
That each divine thoughtOf mine
Is His Heaven’sMost loyal gatekeeper.
```When I look at my heart,
It is all beauty’s rainbow. ```Negative thoughts,
Negative ideasAnd
Negative plansAre all mind-supporting soldiers.
```My Lord,
Do teach my heartHow to bow devotedly.
```My Lord,
Do teach my heartHow to live self-givingly.
```Each individual must try
To push aside prideFrom its prominence.
```Secretly and forcefully
My Lord blessesMy mind.
```Openly and proudly
My Lord blessesMy heart.
```At each moment
We can avail ourselvesOf a good many
God-fulfilment-opportunities. ```My Lord,
May my heart’s tearsCome to You first,
And then I shall follow themDevotedly.
```No curiosity-mind
Can wiselyBe trusted.
```God-obedience
Has to be immediate.It can brook no delay.
```Alas,
I came all this wayOnly to arrive
At the wrong destination. ```A seeker’s life
Is an unendingTest of faith.
```If we are not careful,
We have no ideaAt what moment
Our mind may be ravagedBy desire.
```Am I really ready for God?
This questionI shall repeatedly ask.
```To forget God
Is to deeply hurtHis Heart.
```Every day
My heart reaches outTo God
Only for one thing:Forgiveness.
```It seems that
Every human beingIs locked
In a life-and-death struggle. ```Temptation
Is synonymousWith destruction.
```The silence of the soul
Is a roaring lion. ```If my life is really
A God-service,Then there can be
No unhappiness. ```God can forgive
The deceptions of my mind,But my heart and I shall never.
```Hurry up, my heart!
Opportunity-doorsAt any moment may close.
```My Master’s every glance
Is a melodiousAnd haunting song.
```He is a true seeker
Who lives by faith,And never, never by reason.
```My heart is always eager
To be in the companyOf God-lovers.
```Never question
Your heart’sGod-devotion-songs.
```Everywhere God arrives
BecomesGod-fulfilment.
```Next time
I shall be fully preparedTo fight against my worst enemy:
Self-doubt. ```Two divine twins:
My gratitude-heartAnd
My surrender-life. ```A thought
I was.An action now
I am. ```God is, indeed,
Proud of me. ```God says to me,
“You fool, can you not seeThat you are already all Mine?”
```My simplicity-life,
My clarity-mindAnd
My purity-heartHave a standing invitation
From our Lord Supreme. ```Who knows,
Even today can beThe most significant day in my life
To realise God. ```My Lord is telling me
That my earthly opinionsAre weighing me down
Drastically. ```There is no real joy
Unless and untilWe can fix our gaze
Upon the Summit. ```Idle seekers
Are undoubtedlyGod-failures.
```Each soul is without fail
Very special in God’s Eye. ```My Lord,
If You ever publishYour Memoirs,
Please do not forgetTo include me.
```Each aspiring heart
Can bask in the infinite BlissOf God-communion.
```May my mind
Start longing forA peaceful world
Here and now. ```My Lord,
Your Compassion-EyeDraws me into
Your Circle of Delight. ```My Lord, I pray to You
With utmost sincerity:When the hour strikes
For death to meet me, my Lord,Please let it be at Your Feet.
```Once we find God on earth,
He will be availableNot only in Heaven,
But also far beyond. ```A God-surrender-life
Is a big plus. ```If we do not pray and meditate,
We must leadAn uneventful existence.
```My heart loves
To rideOn ecstasy-waves.
```I must drink only
From God’sBeauty and Fragrance-Cup.
```All ecstasies descend
From different planesOf consciousness.
```The desire-mind
Is like a donkeyLoaded with temptations
And frustrations. ```We can grow up spiritually
Only after we have saidA final good-bye
To our desire-life. ```We shall all return Home
PeacefullyWhen the Hour strikes for us.
```The God-lover’s treasures
Are far beyondThe power of the mind.
```God brought me
Into the heart of this world.He will take me
To my Home celestialAt His choice Hour.
```God loves us all,
But He will love usInfinitely more
If we have a oneness-heart. ```God has no patience
For latecomers. ```The treasure of a true God-lover
Can never be foundIn money and power.
```A God-devotion-heart
Is ignorantOf bondage-night.
```Whenever God asks any question,
Our heart has to answer.If other members answer,
We are bound to fail. ```My Lord Supreme,
Do give me the capacityTo sing Your Victory-Songs
All day and night. ```I pray to God not to allow
Even one unhealthy thoughtInside my mind.
```Open your heart-door
As wide as possibleIf you want God to visit you.
```Open your heart-eye
If you want to see GodLoving you and treasuring you.
```If the mind is empty
Of worries and anxieties,Then God provides us
With a short-cut. ```Alas,
My stupid mind discardsAll my heart’s God-dreams.
```Alas, what is my mind doing?
My mind is only exhibitingIts proud opinions all the time.
```I must give God,
My Lord Supreme,All the love of my life
All the time. ```Each advanced soul
Comes into the worldTo offer God’s Light
To the wandering mindsOf the world.
```In so many ways
My Lord SupremeTries to save me
From the snaresOf temptation.
```Every God-seeker
Will tomorrow becomeGod Himself.
```If we can remain cheerful
All our life,Then our Lord’s Pride
Will know no bounds. ```Who can keep the ego happy?
Nobody so far.By nature,
The ego is secretly unhappy. ```God’s infinite Compassion
Saves me, my life, my all,From doubt-attackers.
```My heart has developed
A serious woundFrom my Lord’s
Frequent absence. ```My heart has many divine qualities,
Except one:It smiles only on very rare occasions.
```Whenever God disguises Himself,
His outer Beauty and inner FragranceIncrease immediately.
```Alas, will the outer world
Ever be wise enoughTo listen to the inner world?
```Gratitude-heart-tears
EmbodyThe proudest Smiles of God.
```God left my heart
The moment He sawThat my heart was inviting
Earth-bound desires. ```Alas,
We simply have no ideaHow often we make God unhappy.
```Only at God’s Heart-Door
I shall weep and implore. ```I must stop thinking.
My thoughts weigh me downFar beyond my imagination.
```Insecurity and impurity
Are extremely fondOf each other.
```Alas,
I cannot accept this life.Again,
I cannot escape from it either. ```A sadness-heart
Knows no shore. ```My heart-pocket
Is full of hopesAnd promises.
```My Lord of Compassion
Gives much attentionTo my misfortune-life.
```Surrender your all to God.
You will be able to shake handsWith perfection and satisfaction.
```When I am in my soul,
My soul blesses me withA ceaseless flow of inspiration.
```Only genuine happiness
CountsIn the inner life.
```Lock up insecurity
Inside your mind’sDarkest cave.
```The unaspiring mind
Is an expertIn the art of arrogance-mockery.
```Not the mind-boat,
But the heart-boatWe must steer
To our Lord Supreme’s Shore. ```Each divine thought
Is, indeed,Tomorrow’s fulfilling dream.
```Alas, what is happening today?
The mind says it will haveAbsolutely nothing to do
With the heart. ```Every day
I happily and proudly swimIn my Lord’s Compassion-Sea.
```Truth never comes
Into existenceFrom the argumentative mind.
```I pray to God
To give me the capacityTo see the beauty and divinity
In all human beings. ```One more heart-cry,
My Lord says.Then it is all done.
```Who has a free access
To Heaven?He who has no complaints
WhatsoeverHere on earth.
```Life is only
The BeautyOf God’s Dream.
```A life of humility
Is the highest.Why?
Because it does not believeIn comparison.
```My God-doubting mind
Is the only obstacleThat I cannot overcome.
```Do not leave your heart-tears
And soul-smiles at home.Carry them wherever you go.
```Stop dreaming!
Start sailingYour life-boat.
```Ignorance-possessions
We must smash asunder —The sooner, the better.
```God definitely
Invites us to beHis manifestation-partners.
```This morning
I said my final farewellTo my long-time friend:
Ignorance. ```Victory is certain
Only when God’s CompassionIs on our side.
```Frustration-blows
Are devastating. ```An unwillingness-sea
Can never be emptied. ```When we are happy,
The outer worldIs our friend.
```When we are unhappy,
The outer worldIs our worst enemy.
```God journeys with us
Wherever we soulfully go. ```We can easily surpass
Our mind’s authority. ```The mind-path
Is zigzag and tortuous. ```When I live
In the mind’s desire-world,God in silence
Sheds bitter tears. ```The heart is devoted
To God.The ego is devoted
To name, fame and praise. ```God wants me to be
In closest contactWith my soul.
```The human life
Is young in heartAnd old in mind.
```The mind does not accept
The heart’sPeace-invitation.
```Disobedience
SearchesFor destruction.
```Alas,
My thoughts are imprisonedIn my mind-cave.
```There is one more step beyond:
Our unconditionalSurrender-step.
```Nothing equals
Our God-obedience. ```Self-criticism
In every wayIs dangerous.
```Try to like yourself more,
Infinitely more. ```Do not live
In the mind-cageOnce you accept
The spiritual life. ```May the morning beauty
Never cease. ```May the evening peace
Never cease. ```When children play,
It is nothing butPraying.
```I never allow my mind
To counsel my heart. ```Each life suffers
From ignorance-blocked vision. ```God suffers immeasurably
When we leave for desire-landAfter having accepted
The spiritual life. ```Stay inside God’s Heart
With your heart-tearsTo be His beloved.
```Eagerness-speed
Is of paramount importanceIn the spiritual life.
```Desire-toys
Are very brittle.Keep your hands
Far away. ```Change your heart.
Lo, God is coming. ```Each time
I criticise God,My Goal recedes
Farther than the farthest. ```Our heart is, indeed,
A field ofGod-Smile-cultivation.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Measures the heightOf my heart’s flight.
```Never allow
Vagabond thoughtsTo enter into
Your mind-cave. ```God’s Vision-Eye-Telescope
Is giving my heartImmense joy.
```When I narrate
A pride-story,Everything goes wrong.
```God’s Smile
Is the heightOf my inner speed.
```You must reach
The mountain topOf aspiration.
```Alas,
How often can we criticise God,How often?
```We shall not treasure ignorance
Any more. ```We must not approach life
Any moreFrom the wrong end.
```Let go
Your treasured mind-pride —It is no more needed.
```We must illumine
Our lower selfLong before
We try to receive blessingsFrom our higher Self.
```Useless thoughts
Run through our mindsConstantly.
```The spiritual life
Has only one purpose:God-satisfaction.
```The mind sulks:
“Since I cannot do anything well,I shall not even try.”
```To become real,
I must give what I haveAnd what I am
To my Lord Supreme. ```As we celebrate
The New Year,Even so,
The hostile forcesAlso observe the New Year
In their own way. ```Take your life out of
Your unhappiness-mind-prison. ```No real aspiration,
No real hope. ```Discouragement
Is torture-invasion. ```The control tower
Of the mindIs absolutely unreliable.
```A desire-fulfilled life
Takes awayThe real God-hunger.
```Quite often
The mind and the vitalProduce calamities.
```A desire-life
IsA battlefield-experience.
```How difficult it is
Not only to liveWith others’ minds,
But also to liveIn one’s own mind.
```You do not have to know
How far you have to go.Just remember:
The Goal is awaiting you. ```If God is
My only thought,Then I am absolutely safe.
```My heart’s streaming tears
KnowGod’s likes and dislikes.
```The mind
Does not care forOur inner progress.
```The heart cares for
Our inner progress.Therefore it aspires
And struggles. ```For each person,
God is a totally differentLight and Delight.
```Sincere aspiration
Is a speedboatTowards the Destination.
```A seeker is homeless
When he is notIn his own heart-garden.
```As there are body-illnesses,
Even so,There are soul-doctors.
```To see God,
We needGod-hunger-desire.
```If I do not forget
My puny self,How can I see
My highest Self? ```My Lord,
The mere sight of YouTransports me
To the seventh HeavenOf Delight.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is my only friendIn life and beyond.
```I must never allow my mind
To fall into the chasmOf unwillingness.
```Pride-superstar
Is eventually foundIn the land of nowhere.
```When the sun goes to bed,
It blesses usTo have a peaceful sleep
During the night. ```Sincerity
Is the first lessonWhen you study
The God-course. ```To see God,
We need to haveOur heart-eye
Wide open. ```To rise above
Human limitationsIs to arrive
At God’s Station. ```God is pleased with me
Only when I offer HimMy gratitude-heart-tears
All day. ```If you have decided to kill
Doubt-flies,Then do it immediately.
```Be wise:
Always try to liveIn perfect harmony
With your own nature. ```Human life
IsAn emptiness-exhibit.
```A desiring mind
Can never be trusted. ```A doubting mind
Is an expertIn double-talking.
```We live in the bottomless depths
Of ignoranceWhen we say, think and feel
That we can doWhatever we want to.
```The body
IsAn endless lethargy.
```The vital
IsAn endless frustration.
```The mind
IsAn endless question.
```The heart
IsAn endless dream.
```The soul
IsAn endless God-fulfilment-eagerness.
```My life shall go
Wherever my heart-river flows. ```Every night
God blesses meWith a new
God-manifestation-dream. ```Because of conflicts
And contradictions,Alas,
This world remains the same. ```Alas, will this world
Ever rise aboveThe ignorance-clouds?
```Everything I need
Can be foundIn the very depths
Of my heart. ```My Lord,
Do awaken the sleeping lionIn me.
```My God-surrender
Never finds anything wrongWith God the Creation
And God the Aspiration. ```Every moment
Is bound to reveal its significanceIn due course.
```Every journey has a shore.
Therefore, sadness-journeyIs no exception.
```Sad and bad memories
Should not be allowedTo come out of the mind-cage.
```I must learn
Without failThe art of humility.
```Humility’s role
In the spiritual lifeIs extremely significant.
```The desiring mind
Loves to liveWith ignorance-lies.
```You do not have to exhibit
Your own weaknesses —That is your enemies’ job.
```You do not have to exhibit
Your good qualities —That is God’s Job.
```The Source and the Goal
Most perfectlyLive together.
```All the doubt-barriers
We shall have toClimb over.
```When I look at my mind,
I see it isDescending rapidly.
```When I look at my heart,
I see it is ascendingSlowly, steadily and unerringly.
```May my heart be
A true childOf my tomorrow’s dream.
```To my greatest satisfaction,
My life-boat is anchoredIn the ocean of ecstasy.
```My soul is navigating
My aspiration-heart-boatTo the Shore
Of the ever-transcending Beyond. ```The illumination
Of my soulHas no equal.
```Insecurity,
You must never claim meAny more.
```Without will-power,
We have nothing significantTo offer to the world at large.
```Of all the precious
God-Gifts,The gift of life is unparalleled.
```Only the heart’s
Enduring delightCounts.
```Our heart’s invisible tears
Conquer the BreathOf God.
```We all must spread
Our heart-wingsTo fly to the summit-heights.
```What are the essential
Necessities of spirituality?Love and serve.
```My sleepless heart-tears
Are running on the fast trackTo my Lord Supreme.
```The heart always loves
To enter intoThe breath of Truth.
```A gratitude-heart
Is a wonderlandFor the manifestation
Of God-opportunities. ```Our heart-call
Is immediately receivedBy God Himself.
```Uncertainty
Can lead usTo an utter crisis.
```Truth never comes
Into existenceFrom the barren argument-desert.
```When I look at my desire-life,
I see it is surroundedBy hot sands.
```I pray to God
Only to see His BeautyIn the heart of all.
```If I am sincere,
My Lord protectsMy heart’s aspiration-beauty.
```If I am sincere,
My Lord protectsMy life’s dedication-fragrance.
```Separativity
Is nothing short ofInsecurity.
```Oneness is not
Empty ofDistinctiveness.
```Rigidity and discipline
Are twoEntirely different things.
```Each human being
Has some goodness in him.Therefore, we must appreciate
And encourageEach human being.
```My Lord’s Compassion-Eye
Is the controllerOf my inner heart
And my outer life. ```O my Lord,
If You are all Forgiveness,Can You not prove it only once?
```The surface mind
Can never offerA wholehearted prayer.
```In the battlefield of life,
God wants each of usTo blow triumphantly
His Victory-Horn. ```The mind-dictionary
Does not house the word“Apology”.
```My jasmine-heart-fragrance
I place at the FeetOf my Lord Supreme
Every morning and evening. ```My Lord Supreme,
Please, please cure meOf my desire-malady.
```Patience-trees bow down
Only to be liftedHigher than the highest
By God Himself. ```If you live in the mind
All the time,You may lose
Everything that is special. ```God wants each and every
Human beingTo be His patience-partner.
```If you love God
Out of fear,God will not appreciate
Your love. ```The mind always
Supplies our heartWith absurd and useless suggestions.
```What am I doing?
I am sleeplessly trying to reachMy Lord’s outstretched Hand.
```There can be no escape
From realityAnd its unconquerable strength.
```My heart-compass
Always points towardsMy Lord Beloved Supreme.
```The battle of life
Is for the hero-warriorSupreme.
```My heart’s ocean-depth
Is myUnmistakable choice.
```Do not indulge
In comparisons.You will soon be all frustration.
```Imagination
Is the very beginningOf a new creation.
```Each life can be
A God-adoration-experience. ```You do not have to be theoretical.
You do not have to be practical.Just be supremely spiritual.
```A life of God-surrender
Gives real joyTo God.
```My heart suffers badly
When it is emptyOf God-enthusiasm.
```When I doubt
God’s faith in me,I see God crying
Most pitifully. ```Today’s doubt-mind-box
Can be not only moveableBut also extinguishable.
```When my soul whispers,
My heart expandsAnd my life extends.
```The mind is
Extremely fond ofAmusement-stories.
```The heart is
Extremely fond ofEnlightenment-songs.
```Mine is the Lord
Who protects meAt each hush gap
From ignorance-darkness. ```This world is full
Of greedy hands. ```This world is wanting in
God-manifestation-Courage-seekers.
```Ignorance-dagger
The doubting mind hasAnd
The doubting mind is. ```My heart’s prayerful meditation
Has destroyedThe caravan of desires.
```Look at the world
With your heart’s purity-eyes,And not with your mind’s
Impurity-thoughts. ```In the spiritual life,
Name and fameCan be of no avail.
```No human being
Is actually capableOf plumbing
The inner depths. ```Only heart-passengers
Are allowed to be inThe Golden Boat.
```I muster all my inner courage
To climb the Himalayan heightOf spirituality.
```Every day
Is an inspiring dayFor self-transcendence.
```Alas, when we live in the mind,
Our life eventually becomesA series of serious
God-disobedience-deeds. ```I call it hour after hour
Of soulful singing.God calls it hour after hour
Of powerful God-becoming. ```A kind thought
In the inner worldIs extremely expansive.
```Our own imperfections
Must not be allowedTo stop our spiritual journey.
```We must swim in the river of life
Without failIf we want to enter into
The ocean of Bliss. ```The heart
Believes inPerfect agreement.
```The mind
Believes only inBold argument.
```Criticism
Is as easyAs drinking water.
```Appreciation
Is as difficultAs climbing the Himalayas.
```My ego’s death
Is all gainAnd no loss.
```I am exploring my heart
In preparation forMy Godward journey.
```Indeed,
This is a strife-torn world. ```A seeker must muster
His lethargy-body,His aggression-vital,
His dissatisfaction-mindAnd his depression-heart.
```Life has only
One question:Who is the doer?
```What does death mean?
The beginning ofA new journey.
```Illumination
And frustrationAre two perfect strangers.
```God devours
Our devotion-prayersWith tremendous joy.
```God tells me
To remain alwaysIn close contact
With His Heart. ```Each devotion-thought
Has an angelInside it.
```God loves to have
Only two things from me:Friendship and partnership.
```To become perfect
Is to becomeGodlike
In every aspect of life. ```To wait
For God’s ArrivalIs ecstasy unparalleled.
```A true seeker
Is always blessed withA “go ahead” sign.
```My Lord lifts me
To Heaven’s heightIn His Affection-Compassion-Cradle.
```God and I
Exchange our possessions:I give Him my gratitude-heart,
He gives me His Plenitude-Life. ```My Lord has promised
To make meA blue-gold star
In His Heart-Firmament. ```From:Sri Chinmoy,Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 29, Agni Press, 2002
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