I started my journey
As a God-seeker.I am now a God-lover,
And I feel that soon, very soon,I shall become a true God-fulfiller.
```God does not want me
To worship Him —He wants me only to love Him
And love Him and love Him! ```Each heart
Has to beA God-magnet-heart.
```The more sincere we are,
The deeper isOur God-breath.
```Forgiveness
Is the brightest sunOf our outer life.
```Gratitude
Is the vastest oceanOf our inner life.
```Be truly spiritual —
The worldWill be speechless.
```My heart
Is forGod the Creator.
```My life
Is forGod the Creation.
```We really look
Divinely and supremely beautifulWhen we close our mouths
And open our hearts. ```God is tired
Of our opinions. ```God wants from us
Only convictions. ```Almost all
Human friendshipsHave a short breath.
```Dive deep within —
You will findYour God-given home.
```No determination
Of the mind,No transformation
Of the life. ```My Lord does not ask me
What I have been doingAll these years.
He simply asks meWhat I am doing now.
```A godless life
IsA painful breath.
```Both God and man
Are always eager to hearSome good news.
```That the mind
Will betray the heartIs a very common thing.
```We come into the world
Not only to feed the bodyBut also to feed the soul.
```Only when
God chooses for usAre we safe.
```God wants
Each and every human beingTo be perfect in self-giving.
```I laugh and laugh
At my yesterday’sSummit-height-arrival.
```To obey God
Is to be a chosen playerIn God’s Cosmic Game.
```Not man
But only GodIs worth pleasing.
```In the spiritual life
Nothing is as sweetAs devotion.
```Meditation stops
The sound-loving mind. ```Each heart
IsA God-realisation-opportunity.
```Each life
IsA God-manifestation-privilege.
```When I pray,
God uses His regular lineTo speak to me.
```When I meditate,
God uses His private lineTo speak to me.
```When I contemplate,
God does not useEither His regular line
Or His private line —He just flies down
From the highest levelTo speak to me.
```I have come to learn
That my aspirationIs earth-bound.
```I have come to learn
That my surrenderIs Heaven-free.
```Our weaknesses
Are ignorantOf exits.
```Worries and anxieties
TortureThe greatness of the mind.
```Joy and satisfaction
BefriendThe goodness of the heart.
```The human mind
Is consciousOnly of a joyless road.
```Each unaspiring thought
Is besetWith difficulties.
```In my inner life
I dreamOnly of God’s
Transcendental Victory. ```In my outer life
I thinkOnly of my own personal
And grandiose victory. ```The animal
In usLoves extinction.
```The human
In usLoves expansion.
```The divine
In usLoves aspiration.
```The Supreme
In usLoves compassion.
```Difficult it is
To seeGod’s Face.
```More difficult it is
To seeGod’s Body.
```Most difficult it is
To seeGod’s Eye.
```When we do not aspire,
Even our hard-earned victoryBecomes frustration
In the long run. ```God, if You really love me,
Then put an endTo my worldly successes.
```Doubt is, indeed,
A fatal disease. ```All my spiritual disciplines
Have started blossoming. ```I shall not allow disappointments
To be with me, in meOr even to follow me.
```God keeps His Compassion-Eye
Sleeplessly openTo see if my heart
Is breathlessly longing for Him. ```Nothing impresses me any more,
Save and exceptMy own deep meditations.
```The sincerity of my heart,
The purity of my mindAnd the generosity of my life
Are my most favourite friends. ```If I do not aspire all the time,
How can I be blessedWith the wisdom-light
Of my soul? ```My Master tells me
I need no outer capacity.I need only an inner intensity
To love him and serve himAll the time
In his own way. ```The deep feeling for God
In our heartsCan never fail us.
```My Lord,
Do become my Tutor,Both in my inner life
And in my outer life. ```My Lord does not allow me
To read any moreMy life’s painful pages.
He only allows me to rememberMy life’s beautiful and fruitful memories.
```To see darkness in anybody
Is to lose considerablyOne’s own inner light.
```My Lord,
When will I be readyIn my inner life
To run at top speedTowards You?
```God does not want me to waste time
In wondering how near I am to HimOr how far I am from Him.
He wants me only to learnHow to live all the time
Inside His Heart. ```Every moment
Has to beA God-pleasing moment.
```Since I was taking time
To arrive at God’s Heart-Door,God Himself came
And presented Himself at my heart-doorTo give me special Blessings.
```When God takes my side,
I feel that I amA total failure.
```When I take God’s side,
I feel that my lifeIs worth living.
```God tells me:
“My child,Do not worry about your readiness.
Just run and runAs fast as you can towards Me.”
```The happiest moment in my life
Was not when God gave meHis infinite Power,
But when I gave GodMy helpless heart-cries.
```If we pray to God
For God’s sake,Then we do not see failure-ashes;
We see only success-progress-flames. ```God wants me to depend
Only on Him.Then only will He teach me,
Both inwardly and outwardly,With utmost Compassion and Concern.
```Love God in God’s Way —
Not by thinking,Not even by aspiring,
But by constant self-offering. ```God has both human aspects
And divine aspects.The human aspect of God
Can be at timesFull of worries, anxieties,
Trials and tribulations. ```If we sincerely aspire,
God does everything openlyFor us.
```God, You can hide from me,
From my eyes,Even from my heart,
But You can never hideFrom my bleeding tears.
```The strength of the body
Is needed,But the will of the soul
Is indispensable. ```If you want to succeed
In your spiritual life,Then give yourself
Entirely to God. ```Sweet
Is my visionOf God.
```Sweeter
Is my awarenessOf God.
```Sweetest
Is my surrenderTo God —
Visible or invisible. ```God-realisation
Has its own pace —It is not like racing the clock.
```The mind
Not only unconsciously,But also consciously,
Loves ignorance-night. ```The inner world
Is not a mental fantasy —It is an unfathomable Reality.
```Not what you say,
Not what you do,But what you ultimately become
Is the only thing that God cares about. ```O ignorance,
Your ultimate defeatIs imminent!
```Divinity touches the darkest night.
Lo, it is the night that has grown intoThe Light infinite.
```God has time to transform me,
But, alas,I have no time to obey Him.
```My Lord,
It is up to YouWhether to include me
Or exclude meFrom Your Manifestation on earth.
I shall be equally happy. ```My Lord,
Do give me the capacityTo be always one with
Your likes and dislikes. ```Pride and downfall
Are inseparable. ```Love God —
Your hopes of pleasing HimWill definitely become
A reality. ```God does not want you
To prove your love for Him.He wants you only to feel
That He loves you sleeplessly —And He begs you only
To believe it. ```Meditation
Is not for self-abnegation.Meditation
Is for God-acceptance —Here, there and all-where.
```Every day
God blesses meWith countless opportunities.
Alas, is there any dayThat I do not squander them?
```I have travelled far and wide.
At long last I am all bliss,For God has given me,
Out of His infinite Bounty,The opportunity to remain seated
At His golden Feet. ```May my inner life
Guide my outer lifeTo please my Master always
In his own way. ```O my mind,
You talk too much!Do follow my heart
That lives in silence. ```Alas,
Will humanity ever beFully awakened?
```There is only one real path
And that isThe path of surrender.
```Not what God has done for me,
But what I am doingAnd what I shall be doing for God,
All the time,Is of supreme importance.
```Nobody can measure
The powerOf a self-giving thought.
```To my sorrow,
I cannot meditate every dayTo my deep satisfaction.
```An indomitable will
Is neededFor an ever-climbing aspiration.
```The path of love
Is within me, before meAnd not behind me.
```God-manifestation
Has to beMy lifelong mission on earth.
```God welcomes me
Only when my aspiration-heartCeaselessly climbs.
```My Lord,
Do make me aware ofYour Affection, Sweetness
And Fondness-Showers. ```I am so happy that
My God-dreams are blossomingFast, very fast.
```In the aspiration-life,
There should be only the sunriseAnd not the sunset.
```I embarrass my Lord
With my mind-juggleries,But I please my Lord,
Far beyond my imagination,With my heart-performances.
```A true seeker
And falsehoodShould never be found together.
```May my heart unconditionally
Love God and serve GodUntil I breathe my last.
```My life is now a battlefield,
But I shall turn itInto a pilgrimage.
```To rescue humanity
From utter peril,The spiritual Masters
Come into this world. ```Be sincere, be pure
And be self-giving —The storms of your mind
Will disappear. ```Alas,
Everything unaspiringAnd undivine
Comes in disguise. ```May my dream-boat
Sail and sailCeaselessly.
```At God’s choice Hour
The Light DivineWill definitely break into
Our darkest darkness-lives. ```When Heaven broadcasts
God-News,Only the advanced seekers
Can hear it. ```Life is short.
Therefore we must run the fastestTo arrive
At our Destination. ```If you give yourself entirely
To God alone,Then God will immediately
Give youHis Heart-Banner to unfurl.
```I live all the time
Inside my Master’s heart,Where there is only light infinite.
```A life with faith
IsThe brightest light.
```A life without faith
IsThe darkest night.
```A purity-mind
God dearly treasures.A sincerity-heart
God dearly treasures.A simplicity-life
God dearly treasures. ```I not only support
But also become one,Cheerfully and proudly,
With my Lord’sEach and every Decision.
```When I lose my love of God,
I immediately inviteMy spiritual death.
```Fight, fight, constantly fight
Against the torrential rainOf desire-life.
```A purity-mind
Is the fastest roadTowards the Destination.
```My heart is always eager
To kiss the dustOf my Lord’s Feet.
```To my greatest relief,
I have silencedMy questioning mind.
```My tearful letters to God
He immediately readsWith His boundless Compassion.
```My God-surrender-life
Has been rekindled. ```I bow and bow
To GodFor His unconditional Love.
```To my greatest joy,
My Lord has started tamingMy wild mind.
```My love of God
And my surrender to God’s WillHave to be extremely sincere,
Pure and perfect. ```My mind is not afraid of
All-consuming fear,But my mind is afraid of
All-pervading Divinity. ```My temptation-life
Can be silencedOnly by God’s
Unconditional Grace. ```I want to live my life
Between my heart’s sincerityAnd my mind’s humility.
```My Lord enjoys reading
Forgiveness-storiesAnd listening to
Surrender-songs. ```Partial surrender
Is not going to carry us far. ```Sincerity intensifies
Any God-seeker’s life. ```The mind
Is a templeOf fear and frustration.
```May each thought of mine
Be a thunderous VoiceOf God’s.
```If your mind is eager to pray to God,
Then what is wrong with your heart —Why does it not invoke God
And God’s PresenceIn infinite measure?
```I take shelter
SoulfullyIn my heart-cottage.
```Those who think that
The world is unreal and untrueAre causing pain
For poor God. ```I love God the Creator
More than I loveGod the Creation.
```I need God the Creation
More than I needGod the Creator.
```The realities of the heart
Are infinitely more beautifulThan the dreams of the mind.
```My Lord,
My mind wants me to be great,My heart wants me to be good,
But I want to be onlyWhat You want me to be.
```Do not take this world
Very, very seriously.If you do so,
You are bound to suffer. ```When I pray,
I feel I am tiny,Very tiny.
```When I meditate,
I feel I am vast,Very vast.
```When I contemplate,
I feel I am neither tiny nor vast —I am just a player
Who plays hide and seek with God. ```My Lord,
What do I need more:Simplicity or sincerity?
“My child,Just start with simplicity.”
```Beauty cannot live
Without fragrance,But fragrance can live
Without beauty. ```God, how can I please You most,
By praying or by meditating?“My child,
You can please Me mostOnly by playing with Me
All the time!” ```When I pray,
I clearly see that God is coming downFrom Above.
```When I meditate,
I clearly see that God is already seatedInside my heart.
```My Lord,
My desires are taking meAway from You.
What will bring me back to You again?“My child,
Your tearful heartAnd not your fearful eyes.”
```What is devotion?
A spreading sweetness. ```What is aspiration?
A climbing flame. ```What is love?
What God has and is. ```What is peace?
God’s secret and sacred Joy. ```God’s Compassion rains
When I rideOn my heart-train.
```The mind does not know,
And does not even want to know,That the most haunting song
Is our God-gratitude-song. ```What do we get from
Our aspiration-cries?We get a God-worshipping
Heart-flower. ```My heart’s aspiration-fire
Does not burn my mind —It only purifies my mind.
```This moment God waits for me on earth,
Next moment God waits for me in Heaven.Alas, no matter where He waits,
I do not go to see Him! ```Alas, inside my mind,
There are so many human beings! ```To my great joy
There is only one Person inside my heart,And that Person is
My ageless and deathless Friend:God.
```My Lord tells me that,
Without the silence of my heart,I shall not be able to transform
My outer life. ```I have only one desire, my Lord:
Please accept from me my heart-tearsEvery day.
```The world does not need
Towering authorities. ```The world needs only
Self-giving personalities. ```May my love of God increase,
Not only every day,Not only every hour,
But every second. ```My Lord loves me so much!
He comes to see me every day.Alas, how is it
That I never go to see Him? ```My Lord,
What gives You more joy:When I pray to You or when I work for You?
“My child,When you sincerely pray
And when you self-givingly work,I am equally happy.”
```When I am afraid of God,
I torture God’s HeartRuthlessly.
```When I love God, only God,
God tells me:“My child, My Pride in you
You will never be able to imagine!” ```When I cry for God only,
God tells me:“My child,
You are My absolutely real child.” ```I am extremely happy! Why?
Because at every momentI depend on God, only on God.
```My Lord,
How is it that Your CreationIs full of darkness?
“My child, only for human beingsTo value Light more, infinitely more.”
```My Lord,
When I most intensely pray and meditate,The world badly misunderstands me.
My Lord, what shall I do?“My child, you have only one world,
And that world is all love.It needs neither understanding
Nor misunderstanding.” ```I must intensify my aspiration
So that I can beAt the top of my life-tree.
```Desire and ignorance
Have the same meaning. ```Feed only the aspiration-heart.
The desire-lifeWill automatically stop.
```My Lord,
Do give my heart the capacityTo repeat Your Name,
Not only sleeplesslyBut also breathlessly.
```My Lord,
Please do not allow my mindTo hide from You.
```My Lord,
Please turn my lifeInto a devotion-heart-shrine.
```O where are You, where,
The only CaptainOf my life-boat?
```My Lord, please allow me to live
Between my simplicity-lifeAnd my intensity-heart.
```When we do not aspire,
We are forced to fearNot one death,
But countless deaths. ```My Lord, I wish to be driven
Not by my imagination,But by my aspiration,
All the time. ```Aspiration-road
Without failArrives at the realisation-door.
```My Lord wants me to send
To each human beingPeace-flower-seeds
Every day. ```The confidence of my life
Comes fromThe love of my heart
For God. ```I need only one occupation:
My selfless God-service. ```I light my outer world
With my climbing prayers. ```I light my inner world
With my deepening love. ```The world can catch my life,
But alas, it cannot catchMy God-oneness-heart.
```Every day
Is a God-fulfilling chanceFor me.
```Be a God-server —
Then you can becomeA true God-lover.
```Depression
Is a disaster. ```Choose I must:
God-satisfactionOr my satisfaction.
```When we pray and meditate
Sincerely and soulfully,We receive an open-hearted invitation
From Heaven. ```When I want to go up,
I take helpFrom my prayer-friend.
```When I want to dive
Deep within,I take help
From my meditation-friend. ```Enthusiasm
Is a very powerfulForward march.
```The mind
Never tells GodAnything completely.
```Try to think of God’s Will,
Try to feel God’s WillAnd try to become one with God’s Will —
Your heart will fully blossomFor God-worship.
```Do not try to hide
From God’s Will —It is simply impossible!
```When I am absolutely pure
In my heart,God Himself wipes away
All my heart-tears. ```O seeker,
You can easily knowFrom your own love of God
If God is really happyWith your aspiration and dedication.
```God’s Forgiveness
Is always there,But, alas, we do not care for it.
```O seeker,
Why do you keep your eyes closed?Open them, look around
And try to manifest God,Here, there and everywhere!
```Each soulful feeling
Is, indeed,A most valuable inner achievement.
```If God does not need
Any time for Himself,Then why should I?
```My gratitude-heart
Is always readyFor God’s sleepless Calls.
```Each good thought
Is the birth ofA new hope.
```God loves me dearly.
Therefore He HimselfHas chosen the way
For me to go to Him. ```God’s Ears are already too big!
He does not need bigger earsTo listen to my prayers.
```My heart-tears
Know how to fly immediatelyInto God’s Arms.
```Gratitude
Is by farThe best attitude.
```God’s Love only
Has made HimThe most powerful.
```All my tomorrows
I am placingAt the Feet of my Lord Supreme.
```Nothing can be as beautiful
And as powerfulAs my love for God.
```May you forever live,
O my heart’s hope! ```Before we entered into
The spiritual life,It was all possibility-road.
But now it is all inevitability-roadTowards God’s Palace.
```I love the fountain
Of my God-heart-tears. ```My Lord’s Smile
Is my richestAnd proudest day.
```For my transformation,
My Lord is His unfailing LoveAnd Concern.
```For me,
God’s Affection-SmileIs all cure.
```Do not trust your mind!
At every moment,It changes its God-opinion.
```A sincere God-lover
Pays utmost attentionTo God’s Will.
```Be not only pure
But also sureIn your love for God.
```My heart’s aspiration-fire
IlluminesMy mind-forest.
```My aspiration-life
And my devotion-heartAre treasured by God Himself.
```Gratitude
Makes everything beautiful,Soulful and powerful.
```The self-giving beauty
IsThe beauty unparalleled.
```I must please God
All the time.Only then will He give me the capacity
To keep pace with Him. ```God wants my heart
To be filled with delightBefore I approach Him.
```God is telling me
That my God-manifestationIs, indeed, daring.
```To the heart-world,
The mind-worldIs fatal.
```My Lord, if You really love me,
Then do not allow me to haveAny opinion of my own.
```I belong to God’s Will.
What more do I need?What more do I care for?
```God takes pride
Only inMy humility-heart.
```My spirituality cures me
Of ignorance-ailment first,And then assures me
Of God-realisation. ```My body wants to sleep;
My heart, never and never! ```To be a God-lover
Is much easierThan to be a God-server.
```Alas, when God came,
I forgot to ask HimWhen I would see Him again.
```My Lord, do bless me
With a child-heartSo that I can always
Cling to You. ```The joy of my heart
Has only one place:At my Lord’s Feet.
```My Lord,
I am praying to YouTo employ me
Full-time. ```My mind, be careful!
God’s Justice-LightIs fast approaching you.
```I have not missed,
Even a single time,My Lord’s Express Train.
```I must believe in myself first,
Before I start believingIn others.
```God does not allow
A sincere seekerTo think of a retirement plan.
```I wake up every morning
With my God-pleasing prayers. ```God’s number one interest:
My constant self-transcendence. ```A life without hope
Is already dead. ```I love the inner world’s
Sweet and soft melodies. ```I do not love
The outer world’sDeafening noise.
```Discipline means
Regularity,Year after year.
```Laugh at your blunders —
And then flyWith your aspiration-heart-wings.
```My heart’s inner key
Can easily open upAll the hearts of the world.
```God does not care for
My new self;He cares only for
My true self. ```If I can forgive myself,
Then God HimselfWill beckon me.
```May my heart
Be a flowerIn my Lord’s Bouquet.
```Each prayer
Must breathe inThe beauty and fragrance
Of the seeker’s heart-shrine. ```Nothing is more important
In my spiritual lifeThan a fleeting glance
Of my Lord’s Compassion-Eye. ```We are not aware of the fact
That we feed our weaknesses,Day in and day out.
```I am waiting for the red-letter day
When my heart’s bleeding tearsWill be claimed
By my Lord Beloved Supreme. ```Our spiritual progress
Depends onOur inner courage.
```Our material success
Depends onOur outer determination.
```My Lord,
Why do You play the roleOf a vanishing Dream?
```To my great joy,
My heart’s God-surrendering flowerIs blooming.
```Prayer
Is the beginningOf the spiritual life.
```Self-doubt
IsAbysmal darkness.
```God’s Compassion-Reservoir
Is for all and sundry. ```If the seeker
Is not in touch with reality,Then his spiritual life
Will be a failure. ```At every moment
God is displayingHis supernatural Power.
Alas, we seldom notice it! ```It is not an easy task
To oust our enemy number one:Pride.
```Insecurity
Is quite oftenPride in disguise.
```Insecurity
Is nothing short ofCherished self-importance.
```Insecurity
Is a secretAttention-beggar.
```Each failure-experience
Of my lifeI must bury as soon as possible.
```Only the God-surrender-souls
Do not need an invitationFrom God.
```Self-givers
Must be ignorantOf tiredness.
```Spirituality
Does not fulfilOur desire-dreams.
```Spirituality
Brings to the foreOur divine realities.
```Spirituality
Does not negate anything,But only transforms everything
That needs transformation. ```Spirituality
Awakens the God-seekerIn us.
```Spirituality
Is notA severe austerity.
```Spirituality
Is a consciousGod-acceptance-joy.
```He who accepts the spiritual life
Is destined to be free, totally,From the animal life.
```My Lord, believe me,
I do not fall sick deliberatelyTo enjoy Your Sympathy!
```My Lord, I fall sick
Simply becauseI am not always fully conscious
Of Your unimaginableAffection and Love for me.
```Our disobedience-life
Does not surprise GodIn the least.
```My God-obedience
Has to be cheerful and fruitful;If not, it is useless —
So says my Lord Supreme. ```Today’s disobedience-thief
Will without failBe caught tomorrow.
```An unperturbed poise
Is my soulful choice,My Lord Supreme.
```Self-criticism-ailment
Is extremely difficultTo cure.
```Although unwillingly,
Doubt and frustrationAre roommates.
```My Lord,
I do not doubt You,But I do doubt
My own God-hunger. ```God says to me:
“My child, if you doubt Me,Nothing will happen,
But if you doubt yourself,Your case is quite serious.”
```Each human being
Has an inner sun.The more one is developed spiritually,
The greater is the numberOf inner suns.
```May my heart
Be all attentionWhen my Lord speaks.
```To please God
Is notThe most difficult task.
```To please oneself
Is, indeed,The most difficult task.
```Today we face ignorance-night
With the starkest determinationTo conquer it.
```O my body,
BravelyGo forward!
```O my vital,
CheerfullyGo forward!
```O my mind,
FaithfullyGo forward!
```O my heart,
SleeplesslyGo forward!
```When I am on earth,
I sleep and sleep. ```When I am in Heaven,
I dream and dream. ```When I am in God,
I unveil and unveil. ```When I am in my puny self,
I wonder and wonder. ```It is a false notion
That the beauty of the outer lifeAnd of the inner life
Cannot go together. ```The heart-beauty
And the body-beautyCan perfectly run side-by-side,
If that is the Will of God. ```Surrender is definitely
The shorter than the shortest cutOn the God-realisation-road.
```God knows everything
Except one thing:He knows no stranger.
```Faith helps us to pass
All our inner and outer examinationsMost successfully.
```Humility
Soulfully followsHappiness.
```Happiness
Unconditionally followsHumility.
```I may be useless to the world,
But my Lord SupremeStill claims me.
```My God-surrender
IsMy limitless joy.
```God’s Forgiveness-Heart
Has the first and foremost placeIn my aspiration-heart.
```My heart-key opens
My Lord’s Heart-RoomEasily.
```Infinity’s silence
Every dayMy Lord devours.
```My heart is open to the world,
But my mindHas a different approach.
```When my heart is all tears,
God is extremely near. ```Alas, I do not know
When my anxiety-worry-cloudsWill leave me.
```When I have a good thought,
I become happinessAnd dance in my heart-room.
```Conquest
May bring pride,But not real happiness.
```O seeker,
Be not a prisonerOf your thoughts.
```At last I know why
I came into the world!I came into the world
To please the world,While remaining at
God’s Nectar-Feet. ```Temptation
Is followed bySerious tragedies.
```Aspiration-kite
Loves to flyIn unlimited skies.
```Be utterly sincere.
God Himself will show youThe ignorance-exit.
```Sincere prayers
And meditationsKnow no dead end.
```A desire-life
Runs for successAnd not for progress.
```Each life
Is a God-approachingUltramarathon.
```No matter what it takes,
I shall please my Lord SupremeIn His own Way.
```My gratitude-heart-tears
Are treasuredBy my Lord Supreme.
```The mind
Loves contradictionsAt each hush-gap.
```The mind
Does not believe inThe heart’s emptiness-joy.
```The human eye tells me:
“Stop! Stop!” ```The divine Eye tells me:
“Go forward! Go forward!Go forward!
God is eagerly waiting for you.” ```A desire-nourishing human being
Is condemned toEndless torment.
```You have chosen
The path of the mind.Therefore God is
Nowhere to be found. ```Increase your love of God.
He will allow you to walkSide by side with Him.
```Increase your surrender
To God’s Will.He will allow you to walk
Step by step with Him. ```Happiness comes
Not from my God-expectation,But from my God-satisfaction
In God’s own Way. ```The greatest service I can render
To my Lord SupremeIs to offer Him
My sleepless gratitude-heart. ```Life itself
Is a pilgrimageTo God’s Golden Shore.
```When my heart bursts
With God-eagernessAnd God-surrender,
I become a true server of God. ```At every moment,
A seeker must be possessedBy the God-fulfilment-desire.
```Stop, stop immediately
Your hell-bound desire-train! ```Day claims
My curiosity-eyes. ```Night claims
My sincerity-eyes. ```Alas, if I had chosen God
Right from the beginning,My life would definitely have
A special meaning. ```Anything
That has ignorance in itIs very old.
```May my heart-garden
Be very richIn beauty and fragrance.
```My aspiration-heart
Is blessingfully surroundedBy Heaven.
```The light of my soul
Is the pathfinderOf my spiritual life.
```Time is neutral
To light and darkness. ```When my Lord appears
In my life,My whole being enjoys
Boundless Delight. ```It is easy to feel God’s Love
But extremely difficultTo see God’s Light.
```With such Love and Concern
God watches our life-treeGrowing.
```Lethargy and dynamism
Vehemently dislikeEach other.
```Each seeker
Has to pay immediate attentionTo the warnings of the soul.
```The questioning mind
I was.The answering heart
I now am. ```The mind asks the vital:
“Please tell meIf God has noticed me.”
```Self-indulgence
Means indifferenceTo one’s own inner divinity.
```The souls that do not aspire
Are the sad failuresOf God.
```When expectation descends,
God-fulfilmentImmediately ascends.
```To arrive at God’s Feet,
There is no time limit. ```God is unhappy
When we speak ill ofOthers.
```God is miserable
When we speak ill ofOurselves.
```When I am not serious
In my spiritual life,Everything goes wrong
And I once more becomeA spiritual beggar.
```The souls that have goals
Are chosen by GodTo take part in
His Cosmic Game. ```The mind counts
Man’s appreciation. ```The heart counts only
God’s Blessings. ```I am hungry
For God’s Love. ```God is hungry
For my oneness. ```God is right here!
My mind,Where are you?
```My Lord of Compassion
Sheds tearsWhen I tell Him
That I am no longer interestedIn the spiritual life.
```My Lord’s single Glance
Has convinced meThat I shall be successful
In my spiritual life. ```Hope and despair
Are perfect strangers. ```God-service-enterprises
Are speedyGod-satisfaction-trains.
```Do not think of God —
Start praying. ```Do not think of praying —
Just give yourself awayTo God the Creator
And God the Creation. ```If I want to be successful,
Every day I must giveMore and more importance
To God. ```Dive deep within first,
Before you look atThe outer world.
```A heart of immensity
And a mind of intensityAre not afraid of
The forces undivine. ```Life means
Regular uncertainty. ```Life means
A constant conflictBetween the divine forces
And the undivine forces. ```The life-river enters
The ocean of peace and blissAt an unknown hour.
```Life means
Hope-comedyAnd
Fear-tragedy. ```My Lord,
Is there any wayI can be of more service to You?
“My child,Just think less of yourself and
More of other human beings —And most of all of Me.”
```I came into the world
Not to conquer the world,But to love and serve the world.
```God cares for me twice:
Once when I go forward,And once when I am utterly helpless.
```The outer light of the mind
Is fleeting. ```The inner light of the heart
Is most surprisinglyAbiding.
```The beauty of a flower
And the fragrance of a flowerInspire us
To serve our Inner Pilot. ```Fear and doubt
Are such negative forcesThat they can easily halt
Our forward progress. ```There is only one
Perfect way:Here and now.
```When God wants me
To love Him more,I immediately obey Him.
```When God wants me
To serve Him,Alas, I do not know why I delay!
```The simplicity of life
And the sincerity of the heartCan easily expedite our journey
Towards our Destined Goal. ```God wants us to live in His world
By loving Him and serving HimIn each human being.
```My only desire
Is God-satisfactionIn God’s own Way.
```Every soulful cry
Helps us to climb upA little higher.
```Expectation
Is a dead-end streetIn the spiritual life.
```God shares His private time
Only withThe sincere seekers.
```We do not have to convince God —
He knows how sincere we areIn pleasing Him.
```Our heart-letter to God
Can be as long as we want. ```The vital
Is prone to walkOn the disobedience-road.
```If there is no receptivity,
Resistance will automaticallyLoom large.
```The confusion of the mind
Has to be challengedAnd not ignored.
```My silence-heart-songs
God most proudly hears. ```God is in need of
Only one friend:My sleepless willingness.
```God never answers
The questionsOf an unwillingness-mind.
```My desire-fulfilment
Can at most remainA possibility.
```My Lord’s Will-fulfilment
IsAn inevitability.
```The doubting mind
Is aSelf-torture-helplessness.
```Willingness
Is essentialIn our God-service-role.
```God also wants to be loved —
Not only by the mindOr even by the heart,
But by each and every heartbeat. ```By loving more and more,
One day we shall be able to solveAll our problems.
```My Lord,
Do teach me how to remainA childlike beginner
All the time. ```Expectation dies;
Fulfilment blooms. ```My self-importance
Is bound to meet withGod-indifference.
```Everything
Is easy to achieve —But not
An unconditional surrender-life. ```Nothing
Can be more innocent thanSweetness-sleep.
```God will never fulfil
The absurd demandsOf my mind.
```We must go forward,
Even if onlyAt a very slow pace.
```Our aspiration-boat
Must leave the temptation-coast,If we want to arrive at the Goal.
```My life’s surrender-hour
ProclaimsGod’s Victory-Joy.
```God gets tremendous joy
When He comes into my heartUnnoticed.
```God never appreciates
OurSelf-confidence-lion-roar.
```My outer life
Desperately needsIntensity.
```My inner life
Desperately needsImmensity.
```God feels sad and miserable
When we give too much importanceTo our weaknesses.
```How can you lag behind
When God HimselfIs beckoning you?
```Receptivity in the inner world
AndCapacity in the outer world
Are inseparable. ```When our Master
Says something to us,No proof is at all necessary.
```O seeker,
Your life does not have to remain alwaysA very long way
From God-realisation. ```God has given each sincere seeker
An unlimited capacityFor God-realisation
And God-manifestation. ```We must not try to hide our dark side
From God —It is an impossible task.
The sooner we can offer our dark sideTo God consciously,
The better for both God and ourselves. ```Each dream of mine
IsA God-fortress.
```I receive my songs
Either from my life’s tearsOr from my soul’s smiles.
```My Lord tells me that
The ignorance-cloudsOf my mind-sky
Cannot last long. ```I long to stay all the time
At my Lord’s Feet,But my Lord tells me
That He has a better place for me:Inside His Heart.
```The aspiring heart
Is a supreme boonFrom God.
```The Beauty and Fragrance
Of God’s Forgiveness-FeetAre saving the world.
```To me,
Nothing is more significantThan my Lord’s Forgiveness.
```To God,
Nothing is more significantThan my gratitude-heart.
```There is no such thing as
An obedience-vacation. ```God’s Pride knows no bounds
When He seesAn enthusiasm-God-seeker.
```God-awareness
Is of supreme necessityWhen we enter into
The spiritual life. ```I must keep
My aspiration-heart readyOnly for God’s Commands.
```God always expects me
To approach HimWith a happiness-song
From my heart. ```When the mind
Does something wrong,It makes excuses
For its misdeeds. ```When the heart
Does something wrong,It immediately begs
God’s Forgiveness. ```The seeker has only one fear:
Displeasing God. ```When the mind rules,
Confusion is foundHere, there and all-where.
```Self-doubt means
Life’s progress-extinction. ```Willingness and eagerness
Are two very strong supportersOf God’s Will.
```The more I transcend my heights,
The more I see the transformationOf humankind.
```The beauty
Of divine qualitiesRemains unfathomed.
```Soulfulness
Does have the capacityTo create positive thoughts.
```I must cry and cry
And fly and flyTo reach
My soul’s highest heights. ```Silence
Is the expansionOf my God-consciousness.
```With my concentration,
I invokeGod the Power.
```With my meditation,
I invokeGod the Peace.
```With my contemplation,
I invokeGod the Supreme Beloved
And God the Supreme Lover. ```Age does not dare
To approachThe depth of meditation.
```Forgive to be happy.
Forget the sad experienceTo be permanently happy.
```If it is real prayer,
Then it can take awayOur loneliness.
```If it is real meditation,
Then it can give usA heart of oneness.
```It is infinitely easier
To feel God within usThan to see God all around us.
```It often happens that
The lowest point of our lifeBrings God closest to us.
```If I cannot give myself
Only to God,Then my soul thinks that I am
Joking with God. ```Silence is wisdom,
Silence is truth,Silence is the beauty and fragrance
Of Heaven. ```Every time
Someone makes a mistake,We must turn a blind eye.
```Meditate deep within.
Breathless ecstasyWill claim you.
```A truly good seeker
Makes othersFeel good.
```Happiness
Is singing and dancingIn God’s Heart-Garden.
```God is trying so hard
To open upHumanity’s heart-door.
```Surrender to God’s Will
Wholeheartedly.Life’s failure and disappointment-tears
Will be found nowhere. ```I long to live on the island
Of prayerful and soulful songs. ```When we love God self-givingly,
Our love blossomsInto pure devotion.
```May God’s Love radiate
From the crying heartOf each and every human being.
```When I sleeplessly cry for God,
Angels from Heaven descendTo play with me.
```Soulful God-worship
Is not a difficult task.Just try!
You are bound to succeed. ```Be always ready!
Who knows at what pointGod is going to come
And visit you? ```Nothing hurts me as powerfully
As God’s Absence —Even for a fleeting moment.
```Ignorance, I am no longer your friend!
I have found my wayTo reach my Destination.
You do whatever you want to doWith your life.
```One troubling thought
Is enoughTo make our life miserable.
```My Lord,
Am I a burden to You?“No, never, My child!
I am constant LoveAnd constant Concern for you.”
```Nothing surprises me
Save and except one thing:Man’s constant ingratitude-heart.
```My Lord, I need You
At this very moment.How can I brook any further delay?
```Is there any day
That God does not walk with us,Unnoticed and unseen?
```When it is time for my meditation,
God is never late.He comes to watch me and inspire me.
```Life is a very big question.
Surrender to God’s WillIs the most perfect answer.
```Our faith in God
Does not need any helpTo prove the existence of God.
```My God-fulfilment-eagerness
Is a feast for my soul. ```Not by blaming the world,
Not by shunning the world,But only by loving the world
Can I have peace of mind. ```Do not give up! Never give up!
Give unconditionally, give!God will shower
His choicest Blessings upon you. ```When ignorance-king
Rings the doorbell,We must not answer.
```My Lord,
Please forgive me to sayThat I am not thrilled
With Your Creation! ```My Lord, may this world
Be full of saintsAnd not of rogues.
```To see God is one thing,
But to know HimIs totally different.
```Do not tell the world what you have.
Do not tell the world who you are.Just remain faithfully and devotedly
One with God’s Will. ```Cast aside
Each negativity-thoughtFrom your mind.
```My heart sings and runs
When my LordBeckons my heart.
```Cultivate only one plant —
The service-plant. ```There is not a single human being
Who can escapeThe world’s stark criticism.
```Spiritually blind people
Can be foundAlmost everywhere.
```Spirituality means
The very endOf stupidity.
```God tells us to breathe in
At every momentThe beauty and the fragrance
Of our soul. ```An enthusiasm-empty mind
Cannot go farIn the spiritual life.
```At long last,
Today I have terminatedMy friendship
With my possession-hunger. ```I do not want to have
A thought-factory-mind. ```I want to have
A peace-blossom-heart-garden. ```Time does not wait for us — never!
But again, we can avail ourselvesOf Time
By taking it very, very seriously. ```My prayer
Makes my lifeExtremely bright.
```My meditation
Makes my heartBeautiful and fragrant.
```Concentration has to be
As one-pointedAs a spear.
```God wants
My inner progressTo be extremely solid.
```Perfection
Will not remainForever unborn in our life.
```Earthly opinion
Is of no consequence. ```Only the self-giving seekers
Are allowed to walkAlong the illumination-road.
```My Lord asks me
To keep my heart-shrineAlways sacred.
```Our self-giving heart-breath
Will eventually transformOur earthly lives.
```From the fragrance of the soul
We shall deriveThe beauty of our lives.
```Aspiration
Without eagernessCannot lead us far.
```Each divine thought
Helps us arriveAt a new shore.
```Our connection with God’s Eye
Has to beVery, very firm.
```I erase
My mind’s doubt-newsSooner than at once.
```When the mind argues with God,
The soul ruthlessly punishesThe mind.
```Self-indulgence
Is immediateLife-degradation.
```God’s Forgiveness-Heart
Is not as availableAs God’s Compassion-Eye.
```Wisdom-light
IsBeauty immeasurable.
```From now on,
Mine will be a life ofConstant faith in God.
```How beautiful, how sweet —
The faith of a simple heart! ```The glories of the mind
Are very short-lived. ```How desperately I need
God’s Forgiveness-Feet! ```My Lord,
My heart and I would like to beEternal beginners
In our spiritual life. ```When you meditate soulfully,
You become at onceA God-lover and a God-server.
```When I go to God,
God cries and criesWith joy.
```When God comes to me,
I fly and flyIn God’s Heart-Sky.
```My Lord,
Do You really miss meWhen I do not go to visit You?
“My child,My Heart-Tears only
Can answer your question.” ```I shall never allow
DisappointmentTo darken my heart.
```My aspiration does not allow
My happinessTo become dormant.
```I love the world.
Alas, it seems that the worldHas more important things to do
Than to love me in return! ```When there is no real God-hunger,
Every step is, indeed,A mile.
```My Lord,
If You really love me,If You really need me,
Will I not at least feel it?“My child,
Not until you have intensityIn your love and in your need.”
```God fails to appreciate me
When I go to HimOut of fear.
```God literally dances with joy
When I go to HimOut of love.
```When God takes my side,
My progress-lifeImmediately halts.
```When I take God’s side,
He invites me to comeAnd ride in His golden Chariot
To the uncharted lands. ```The God of tomorrow
Most sincerely appreciatesThe glorious achievements
Of the past. ```Our real life begins
When we give up our hungerFor ignorance-nourishment.
```When I go to visit God,
He always asks meWhat my plans are,
And not what I have done. ```My Lord asks me
Not to waste even a momentIn thinking of my doubt-problems.
```We are begging God
To give usHis Power.
```God is begging us
To take LightFrom Him.
```God does not care for
My countless weaknesses.He cares only for
My willingness and eagerness. ```When I offer anything
To God,He gives me not only a new hope,
But also a new promise. ```My soul
Is the organOf my Lord Supreme.
```My heart
Is the fluteOf my soul.
```My Lord,
How do I knowThat You really care for me?
“My child,If you can shed helpless tears,
Each helpless tear will make you feelHow much I care for you.”
```Each time I make a decision
Without my Lord’s Permission,I make a serious mistake.
```Every morning
My soul helps my heartTo open up completely
To God’s infinite Love. ```My gratitude
Makes my heartSweet, sweeter and sweetest.
```My gratitude
Makes my mindBright, brighter and brightest.
```My gratitude
Makes my vitalStrong, stronger and strongest.
```My gratitude
Makes my bodyAware, more aware and most aware
Of God’s proud Existence in my life. ```There is no empty shrine
In any heart. ```God tells me
It is not a false hopeThat I will be able to become
His dearest child. ```God tells me to realise Him
As soon as possible,So that I can work for Him,
And work with Him,In His God-Manifestation-Work.
```To be a true God-believer,
First be a soulfulGod-server.
```Each moment is, indeed,
A new God-loving opportunity. ```I know how to please God.
I know why to please God.But, alas,
I do not know how and whyI do not do the needful!
```I am forcefully pushing
My ignorance-nightTowards death-extinction.
```My Lord’s Affection-Eye
Makes even my mindSoft and sweet.
```I do not believe in
Earthly age.I believe only in
Heavenly action. ```Each prayer can receive
An immediate AnswerFrom Above,
Provided the prayer embodiesSincerity, willingness, eagerness
And intensity. ```My Lord,
Out of Your infinite Bounty,You have taken me as Your slave.
Now my only prayer is:Make me permanent!
```Every day God allows me
To personally carryMy devotion-heart-flower
To Him. ```The prayers
That my mind offersAre not my heartfelt prayers.
```I take pride
In loving GodEvery day.
```God takes pride
In giving me the capacityTo love Him, serve Him
And fulfil HimIn His own Way.
```I do not live in my creativity.
I live in my surrenderTo my Lord’s Will.
```The divine joy
Will never visitAn unaspiring heart.
```May my life-river carry away
All my imperfectionsAnd enter into
The divinity-ocean. ```Alas,
Why do I allow my mindAgain and again
To lead my life? ```I do not want to be perfect.
I do not want to be unique.I want only to be
A ceaseless, God-serving eagerness. ```My Lord,
I am offering to YouMy lotus-heart.
```My Lord,
I am offering to YouMy rose-life.
```My Lord,
I am offering to YouMy aspiration-surrender-breath.
```A heart of peace
Can flyFar beyond all horizons.
```The morning rainbow-beauty
Considerably adds toOur outer beauty.
```Each time I pray to God,
He tells me to offer HimA higher and deeper prayer.
```The outer sun
Clears the clouds. ```The inner sun
Burns awayAll bondage-obstructions.
```The outer fire
Can be, at times,Destructive.
```The inner fire is illumining
Plus energising,And elevates our consciousness.
```The outer speed
Has a fixed destination. ```The inner speed knows
No fixed destination —It is ever-transcending.
```The outer beauty
Cries forMore beauty.
```The inner beauty
Cries forMore God-revelation
And God-manifestation. ```The outer beauty
Fades away. ```The inner beauty
IncreasesDay by day.
```I personally like the waves of the river
More than the waves of the ocean.Why?
I see and feel more beauty-aspectIn the waves of the river.
Ocean-waves are extremely powerful —They carry the destructive aspect of life.
```Every day, every hour, every minute
Has to be auspicious.Only then can we make
Tremendous progress. ```I have tremendous love
And admirationFor the Unknown and the Unseen.
```The sweetness
Of the heartIs the melody
Of the aspiring life. ```The power of the mind
Is no match forThe silence of the heart.
```Be selfless —
You will automaticallyBe blameless.
```When I see God
Face to face,Fear tortures me.
```When I see God
Inside my heart,Ecstasy inundates me.
```I worship God,
Not becauseHe is very great.
```I worship God,
Not becauseHe is very good.
```I worship God
Precisely becauseMy love for Him
And His Love for meAre inseparable.
```I love those friends
Who treasure meWhen I am right
And who advise meWhen I am wrong.
```Hospitality is good,
But the establishment of world-unityIn the heart
Is infinitely better. ```The tower of the mind
Is at the mercy ofThe storms and hurricanes
Of life. ```The tower of the heart
Is watchedBy God’s Compassion-Eye
And Satisfaction-Heart. ```I love the cosmic goddesses
More than I love the cosmic gods.Why?
The cosmic goddessesAre never as strict as
The cosmic gods. ```Simplicity and sincerity
Are two genuine friends. ```My Lord’s
Blessingful PresenceIs my only Friend.
```I must offer divine love
To the whole world,Like the morning sun.
```Only a stupidity-incarnate
Human beingTries to hide from God’s Eye!
```All my activities need God’s Blessings.
Only then will they beDivinely meaningful and fruitful.
```Aspiration-beauty
And devotion-fragranceMust go together.
```My heart’s aspiration-river
Always carriesMy life’s happiness-boat.
```Every day
My heart sings, at least once,A God-gratitude-song.
```I dearly love
My self-transcendence races. ```Prayers and meditations
Can definitely changeA seeker’s life —
For God-realisation. ```When I think of peace,
I immediately feel peaceInside my heart.
```When I think of bliss,
I immediately feel blissInside my life-breath.
```To my greatest joy,
Even my mind is readyTo obey God
All the time! ```Souls come into the world
To fight against ignorance-night,And they depart from the world
Carrying God’s Victory-BannerTo Heaven.
```May my heart be filled
With God-gratitude-flowers. ```In God’s Creation
I have a place everywhereTo rest my aspiration-heart.
```Our genuine love of God
Takes awayEven the darkest night of loneliness.
```When we cherish earthly desires,
The Heavenly LightPerishes inside our heart.
```I am not afraid of
Ignorance-night-armies,For God’s Compassion-Eye
Is protecting me,Lovingly and powerfully.
```If you really love God,
Then give Him what you truly are:Your gratitude-heart.
```I shall no more allow
Dead thoughtsInside my mind’s God-search.
```The golden days
Do not have to fade awayIf you can continue to love God
Most lovingly and most self-givingly. ```A sweetness-heart
Pleases GodSooner than at once.
```Every morning my heart sends
Peace and bliss-flowersTo the whole world.
```We bloom and blossom
And radiate divinelyOnly at our God-appointed hour.
```Every day
I prove to the worldThat I do only God-pleasing deeds.
```The confidence of the aspiration-heart
Comes downFrom God’s Compassion-Eye.
```Nothing
Can successfully fight againstOur heart-power.
```I have only one occupation:
To love God, serve GodAnd fulfil God.
```My Lord is
The climbing and flaming BeautyOf my aspiration-breath.
```We must, sooner or later,
Come to our selflessness-heart-home. ```A sea of dreams I was,
But now I have becomeAn ocean of God-fulfilling reality.
```To be an absolutely illumined soul,
I must pray and meditateSleeplessly and breathlessly.
```Every day, I try to be
A dauntless explorerOf my inner kingdom-light.
```My Lord,
When I claim YouTo be my own,
You give me Your All. ```My Lord,
When You claim meTo be Your own,
Alas, I have nothing to give YouAs my own!
```When we meditate well,
We make our soulsUnimaginably happy.
```I get enormous joy
When I offer my heart’s dreamsTo my Lord Supreme.
```May my God-gratitude-tears
Never cease. ```My Lord tells my heart
Never to listen toMy negativity-mind.
```My Lord, do I belong to You
Or do I belong to the world?“My child, there is no difference
Between Me and My Creation.You can either belong to Me
Or to My Creation.” ```The inner world
Is truly much vasterThan the outer world.
```We must not follow
The desire-tiger;We must chase the tiger away!
```My Lord,
What does my cheerful surrenderMean to You?
“My child,It means everything!”
```Book-knowledge
Satisfies the mind. ```God-wisdom
Satisfies the heart. ```When I read my heart, I feel very sad,
But when my Lord reads my heart,He feels extremely happy
And proud.I do not know how it can ever be possible!
```God is, indeed, proud
Of my silence-prayers. ```The mind does not trust the heart,
Yet the heart’s love for the mindRemains the same.
```The silence of my mind
Can solveAll my life’s problems.
```If we cannot free ourselves
From attachment-shackles,We shall not be able to go far.
```O my mind,
Do not waste timeIn anxiety-worry-world.
```O my dormant
Self-discipline-life,Wake up! Wake up!
```My God-surrender
Is the only true surrender. ```We are unaware of the fact
That the invisible worldDoes not have to remain
Always invisible. ```The body and the soul know
That their reconciliationIs of immediate need.
```If we do not love and serve God
In His own Way,Then we are not only deceiving the world,
But also preventing the worldFrom going forward.
```The mind thinks
That the existence of the soulIs absolutely untrue.
```The heart feels
That the existence of the soulIs of constant need.
```Who treasures me?
Not the animal in me,Not the human in me,
But the divine in me. ```Happiness
Is not inDesire-fulfilment.
```Happiness
Is inDesire-conquest.
```My suffering has taught me
How to sympathiseWith the rest of the world.
```We cannot be perfect to the core
Unless and untilOur unconditional surrender to God’s Will
Is complete. ```Attachments
Are alwaysTearful.
```God’s Justice-Light
Will not allow disobedienceTo escape.
```A simplicity-life,
A sincerity-mindAnd a purity-heart
Can easily expediteOur Godward journey.
```When a seeker realises God,
He receives a standing ovationFrom the cosmic gods and goddesses.
```The desire-life
Ultimately fails. ```The aspiration-life
Eventually sails. ```Hard to believe —
If we sincerely feelThat we are only for God,
It means, in reality,We are for all!
```In the spiritual life,
The aspiration-heartDoes not need a crown,
For it, itself,Is a God-given crown.
```The only currency
That God needs from usIs a soulful and self-giving smile.
```If I think that God
Does not care for me,Then I am going away from God,
Fast, very fast. ```Every day
God invites meTo come to His Heart-Palace.
My soul lovingly and blessingfullyEscorts me.
```God can be sublimely felt
Long beforeHe can be seen.
```God can be perfectly imagined
Long beforeHe can be felt.
```When I think of God,
I see and feelThat God is far, very far.
```When I pray to God
And meditate on God,I see and feel that God
Is my next-door Neighbour. ```The mind does not trust the heart,
But the heart trusts the mind always —And suffers and suffers for it.
```The beauty
Of a gratitude-heartCan never be described
Adequately. ```Only a heart of God-oneness,
And not world-oneness,Can have peace.
```The birthplace
Of God’s SmileIs my aspiration-heart.
```Self-adoration
Is ignorantOf God-worship.
```Unseen,
God’s Compassion-flooded HandIs guiding us.
```When my prayers
Are absolutely sincere,God answers them
In no time. ```Do not allow your mind
Any moreTo lord it over you.
```Life is not
An empty task. ```Life is not
A useless show. ```Life is God-embodiment,
God-revelationAnd God-manifestation.
```Step by step,
God compassionatelyGuides us.
```Little by little,
God gives us His inner WealthTo manifest Him in His own Way.
```Alas, we do not go to God
For His Advice;We go to God
For His Appreciation. ```When a desire-bound mind says
That it is all for God,It is a deliberate lie.
```If all the self-givers
Could meet together once a day,The face of the earth
Would unimaginably improve. ```Although my God-necessities
Are not fulfilled,I am mightily happy.
```From now on,
I shall acceptOnly the message
Of my Heaven-climbing heart. ```Poor God!
We shamelessly blame Him —Once when our desires are not fulfilled,
And once when our desires are fulfilled! ```Both God and I
Use our heart-phones,And not microphones,
When we speak. ```Anything that is divine
Defies the mind’s definition. ```My heart always loves
To liveWith the adorable lambs.
```My mind always loves
To liveWith a fierce and devouring tiger.
```Every experience
Is one stepUpward,
Inward,Forward.
```May my prayerful heart
Have a peaceful life. ```O seeker,
Be not in betweenYour heart’s aspiration-flames
And your mind’s desire-fire. ```Bliss you want?
Then give yourself entirelyTo the Lord Supreme.
```I would like to become
The inner incenseTo purify my body, vital
And mind. ```I clearly see
That there are many worldsInside my tiny heart.
```The beauty and fragrance
Of surrenderI shall never forget.
```My heart is the place
Where I start hoping. ```My third eye is the place
Where I start promising. ```I must make my Master
Very proud of me,Since he himself chose me.
```To be perfect
Is not a modern promise —It is a very ancient promise.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
How will I ever dareTo forget?
```The smiles that arise
From tearsAre unimaginably beautiful.
```Life means
Continuous uncertainties. ```Our God-service-hunger
Must be fedEvery day.
```Every spiritual Master
Is the harbingerOf a new world-illumining dawn.
```If I constantly live in the mind,
Then I shall not be ableTo fulfil my promise
To Mother Earth and Father Heaven. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Will multiplyHis Call to love and serve Him
In the world,If I can become a God-lover and God-server
With more intensity. ```I must give my Lord Supreme
ImmediatelyEverything that I have and am —
Not in small measure. ```Disobedience
On any levelIs extremely dangerous.
```Heaven and earth
Shed tears togetherWhen I do not care for
World-transformation. ```On earth,
A true God-gratitude-heartIs almost a miracle.
```God is God’s Justice
Only when we deliberately ignoreGod’s Will.
```Both Heaven and earth
Deeply sufferWhen a good seeker descends.
```We must make our love,
Devotion and surrenderAs perfect as our soul.
```The desire-life
Is bound to betrayEach and every seeker.
```A gratitude-heart
Knows no interruption. ```I feel my Lord’s Satisfaction
In my aspiration-heart-flames. ```God’s Justice-Light
Before longIs going to act.
```To see God happy
Is more difficultIn the inner world
Than in the outer world. ```Aspiration-flames
Must climb upAnd reach the highest Height.
```When we sing soulfully,
Our devotional songIs as important
As deep meditation. ```When I pray to God,
God is my Host. ```When I meditate on God,
I am God’s host. ```The mind discourages the heart
All the time.No matter what the heart does,
The mind criticises! ```Silence
Is the most powerful gongIn the spiritual life.
```He who has made complete surrender
To God’s WillIs victorious,
Even in his outer defeat. ```Be brave, O seeker!
Nothing will happen.Just jump over
All the obstacles of life. ```The heart feels
Extremely miserableWhen it sees
A wave of warRising.
```My heart-beauty
Is a God-song. ```Ignorance-night is strong,
But wisdom-lightIs infinitely stronger.
```My success-life and my progress-heart
Are founded upon only one reality:My Lord’s unconditional Grace.
```When we do something good
For Mother Earth,Angels come down from Heaven
To sing and dance. ```My Lord,
Every day I needHeavy Compassion-Rain
From Your Heart. ```Nothing can be more valuable
Than to sing God’s Name,Soulfully and self-givingly.
```We must inundate this world
With the Heaven-climbing prayersOf our hearts.
```I sing for my heart.
My heart sings for my soul.My soul sings for my Lord Supreme.
```Pray to God and meditate on God
Openly.You do not have to do it
Secretly. ```God blesses us day and night.
Alas, while He is blessing us,We fall asleep.
```Constant God-attention
Is by farThe best obedience.
```I feel infinitely more joy
When I am at God’s FeetThan anywhere else.
```Heart-happiness
Comes fromConstant selflessness.
```Alas, why have I kept
My God-welcome-doorClosed so tight?
```God’s constant Forgiveness
Is all I need to know. ```If we do not sound
God’s Victory-DrumHappily and proudly,
How and why should God come to usLovingly and blessingfully?
```How I wish I had
A God-enthusiasm-mind! ```My heart-eagerness
Takes meTo my Lord’s Life-Fulness.
```Every day
I pray to God to bless meWith a devotion-sunrise
In my inner sky. ```Not to the devotion-eyes
But to the devotion-heartGod gladly and proudly
Reveals Himself. ```Only sweetness-songs
Are allowed to be sungIn my heart-home.
```My heart-connection to God
Has to grow stronger every dayWithout fail.
```When I pray to God,
He tells meHe will not accept my prayers
Until I start serving His Body:The world.
```My Lord, when I think of
Any other worldThan Your Compassion-Eye,
My life immediately descends. ```God is afraid of me. Why?
Because my tears are too painfulFor Him.
```My Lord’s Scoldings
And BlessingsTogether come down.
```My Lord’s Compassion-Eye
Is my early morning reminderTo meditate.
```Take this life as seriously as possible.
How do you know that you will getAnother chance?
```Earthly shouts
I ignore. ```Heavenly Whispers
I adore. ```God’s Love and God’s Pride
IncreaseWhen we are all
Pro-heart. ```My Lord,
Have You ever given upOut of exasperation?
“My child,This is the only thing
That I have yet to learn!” ```God is
A Compassion-WaterfallTo the sincere seekers.
```Devotion
Strikingly shortens the distanceBetween the Master
And the disciple. ```Happiness
And the aspiration-heartCannot live
Without each other. ```When we give all glory
To God,We enjoy Infinity’s Bliss.
```God the Smiler
Liberates usFrom the mind-binder.
```If there is no
Inner harmony,There can be no
Outer joy. ```The mind takes confusion
And hesitationAs its true, real friends.
```The heart takes sincerity
And purityAs its true, real friends.
```God wants me to live in between
My consciousness-heightAnd consciousness-depth.
```The mind that has peace
Can easily be used most effectivelyFor God’s Purpose.
```All my wrongs
God sets rightWhen He sees that my heart-tears
Are sincere. ```By virtue of its prayers,
My heart makes every day beautiful,More beautiful and most beautiful.
```The outer life
Divinely growsWhen the soul
Inwardly glows. ```Our God-obedience
IsOur most coveted wealth.
```When we drill our mind,
We thrill our God’sCompassion-Eye.
```Every day
My heart-diary holdsA new experience for me.
```When I aspire,
I get a clear viewOf my soul.
```Every morning
I am overwhelmed by my Lord’sAffection-Compassion-Eye-Smile.
```Two times I am truly happy:
Once when my heart-birdOpens its eye to Heaven,
And once when my heart-birdCloses its eye to earth.
```My days and nights
Are full ofMy God-incident-moments.
```Each God-moment
Gives usThe joy of a dream.
```God is the only one
Who will secretly help meTo satisfy
My God-hunger. ```Many, many years ago,
I hired my mind.Now it is high time for me
To fire my mind. ```I must promote my heart
And demote my vitalAs quickly as possible.
```I must deal a fatal blow
To my confusion-mind. ```Happily, unreservedly
And unconditionallyAccept any part given by God
In His Cosmic Play. ```I give God a most powerful thrill
When I tell HimI shall no more talk
To ignorance-night. ```God’s Compassion
Can tolerateMy torturing mind,
But I cannot. ```When I do not share with God
All my secrets,He feels sad, very sad.
```God has come from far, very far.
I must feed HimWith the tears of my heart
And the smiles of my soul. ```Each soul
Is absolutely necessaryIn God’s Cosmic Orchestra.
```What will You do for me, my Lord?
“My child, I shall doOnly the things
That are good for you.” ```My Lord,
Do help me to keep paceWith my soul-bird-speed.
```To me,
Nothing can be as importantAs my Lord’s Forgiveness-Feet.
```God does not want me
To think of what will take placeA thousand years from now.
He wants me only to think of today —Nay, this very moment.
```God wants each and every human being
To be fully satisfiedWith their own knowledge of Him.
```Do not be jealous of others’ talents.
Use your own talents.God will be highly pleased with you.
```My surrender-life
Is the most efficient wayTo reach my Destination.
```Use your goodwill
At every moment —Do not save it!
```My peaceful heart
God blessesWith His blissful Eye.
```Hope is available
Here, there and everywhere,But we must use our heart-cries
To offer our hope to God. ```When we unconditionally love God,
We realise that every single secondIs a miracle-moment.
```I thrill God
When I quote HimUnreservedly.
```I make God’s Life miserable
When I quote others. ```The human life
IsUnmistakably precarious.
```The divine life
IsUnimaginably precious.
```The constant God-oneness-life
IsAbsolutely rare.
```The difference between my God-love
And my God-worship is this:My God-love is beautiful;
My God-worship is sweet. ```My Lord,
I need Your Compassion-Eye-StrengthTo clear my mind-jungle
Once and for all. ```My Lord, I know that it is not possible
To know You and understand You,But please do me the biggest favour:
Give me the capacityTo feel You and breathe You.
```When I think of God,
God the PowerComes first to my mind.
```When I pray to God,
God the JoyI feel first in my heart.
```When I meditate on God,
God the PeaceEnters into my life
And makes me utterly blissful. ```I do not know
Who God is,I do not even know
What God looks like,But I do know that God
Never, never forgets to love me. ```My Lord,
I am not afraid of Your Power,But I am afraid of my unwillingness
To accept Your WillAll the time.
```My Lord, when I fail
To speak highly of You,Do You get upset?
Do You get annoyed?“My child, believe Me,
I have far more important things to do!” ```Do not try
To please God secretly —You will fail.
```Do not try
To please God openly —You will fail.
```Try to please God
Self-givingly —Lo, you have succeeded!
```In the inner world,
The unity of the heartsIs absolutely true.
```In the outer world,
The unity of the mindsAt times can be utterly false.
```My Lord tells me
That He has ample timeTo wait for those
Who do not believe in Him. ```My Lord tells me
That He has no timeFor those who love
To wallowIn the pleasures of lethargy.
```My Lord,
Dogs and horses sacrifice their livesWillingly, happily and proudly
For their masters.How is it that I cannot sacrifice my life,
Even for a single day,To please my Master?
```I love God,
Not because He loves me deeply.I love God,
Not because He needs me dearly.I love God
Because He has declaredTo the world at large
That I am His Eternity’sOneness-Dream-fulfilled Reality.
```I must make way for those
Who are superior to meIn the spiritual life.
```My Lord, give my heart
Purity-angel-wingsTo fly in Your Infinity’s Sky.
```Alas,
How can I get rid ofMy desire-mind-jungle?
```No matter how high Heaven is,
The aspiration of Mother EarthCan easily reach.
```My mind’s closed
God-unwillingness-doorMakes me furious.
```Each soul
Is a never-agingPortion of God-Beauty.
```The desire-life
Is nothing short ofBrittle toys.
```I need a very strong heart
To bind my Lord’s PresencePermanently.
```May my morning
Heart-meditationBe as beautiful
As a rainbow. ```Desire-birds
Have no wings. ```Aspiration-birds
Fly everywhereWith their silver wings.
```I must make
My heart-bridge to GodStronger.
```A surrender-life
Does not believeIn counting.
```God treasures
His love-devotion-surrenderCompanions.
```If our aspiration is not sufficient,
Then we shall have to waitFor God-realisation
Indefinitely. ```Without sweetness in the heart,
We cannot completeOur life-game on earth.
```Every human being
Has something in common:Attachment.
```Every day I pray to God
For my life’sRadical transformation.
```The aspiration-heart
Treasures everythingThat is for God.
```Surrender is the only way
To increaseOur aspiration-strides.
```If you do not aspire,
You will find yourself caughtBy ignorance-night.
```It is very difficult
To escapeThe self-deception-prison.
```I get much more joy
From my God-loving heartThan from my God-unfulfilling life.
```I have travelled for many, many years
On ignorance-road.It is high time for me
To seek the wisdom-road. ```God can easily reveal
The beautyOf His Compassion-Eye.
```A climbing aspiration-flame
Has saved my lifeTime and again.
```My real aspiration-days began
Only when my life becameA God-Heart-Song.
```I do not know what doubt is
When I am inMy heart-ecstasy-world.
```Our guardian angels
Do not come down from Above —They are already within
Our aspiration-hearts. ```When I leave my mind
And return to my heart,God comes down immediately
To celebrate my great victory. ```We can easily see
What meditation can do for us —Meditation can bring God
To our own heart’s door. ```My God-surrender-life
Has brought meTo my Lord’s Heart-Home.
```Meditation-depth
And aspiration-heightCan work together.
```The soul
Decides everythingFor the aspiring heart.
```May my heart run
Towards GodWith each and every meditation.
```Silence inspires
The divine in usThe way sound inspires
The human in us. ```The inner experiences
Are infinitely more important thanThe outer experiments.
```We thrill God
With our self-giving startOn the road to our Destination.
```We shall not allow
The old worldTo claim us.
```We shall allow only
The present-day worldTo claim us.
```Self-indulgence
Ends withDire arrogance.
```A silence-heart
Is beautyBeyond compare.
```The difference between fact and truth:
Fact can be challenged and altered;Truth can never be challenged.
```When I place myself
At the Feet of God,All my God-dreams
Come to the fore. ```Anything that descends
From AboveNeeds no confirmation.
```Disobedience is
An abysmal abyss-experience. ```Negativity has to be
Ruthlessly punishedThe moment it is caught.
```My gratitude-heart
IsGod’s rare treasure.
```There was a time
When I wasA self-adviser.
```I am now
A faithfulGod-follower.
```I make my Lord very happy
And very proud of meWhen I stop thinking
Of others’ defects. ```The mind needs
Constant answers,Yet the mind is not pleased
With any answer! ```Aspiration means
Imperfection-extinction. ```God is God’s longest Breath
To devour the animal in us,Inspire the human in us
And feed the divine in us. ```May my silence
Breathe in constantlyGod’s Victory-Joy.
```Even the most powerful
Ignorance-nightWill have to surrender
At God’s choice Hour. ```The world
Does not want to knowGod’s Destruction-Power.
```The world
Wants to know onlyGod’s Compassion-Power.
```From ignorance-sleep
What we reapIs temptation-power.
```May all our prayers rise
To the highest HeightsOf Heaven.
```My gratitude-tears
Are countless,And so are God’s Pride-Smiles.
```When my Lord sees
That my heart is empty,He immediately enters into my heart
And takes His Seat,Lovingly and proudly.
```Man’s ignorance-abyss
Can be transformedInto man’s wisdom-light
By the Grace of God. ```To unveil man’s divinity
Is the sole taskOf a genuine seeker.
```God has kept the path ready,
But we have to discover it. ```My life-boat plies
Between my heart’s aspirationAnd my mind’s desire.
```Everything in God’s Creation
Has the stampOf God’s Goodness.
```Do not go near
The ignorance-night-door —It is extremely dangerous!
```First look
For God.Then look
For your dear ones. ```O seeker,
You must not paradeYour false devotion.
```Infinity can be grasped
By the tears of the finite. ```If you do not value
Your earthly life,Who will and who can?
```Cry and cry for God.
He will bring His BreathCloser and closer to your breath.
```Every moment
Can expediteOur Godward journey.
```When I pray to God
For the fulfilment of my aspiration,He takes me.
```When I pray to God
For the fulfilment of my desire,He leaves me.
```Suffering
Comes fromIgnorance-acceptance.
```Suffering
Comes fromSelf-indulgence.
```Suffering
Is God-rejection. ```Suffering
Is our unconsciousGod-non-acceptance.
```The spiritual Masters drink
The Nectar-Delight of HeavenEvery day.
```Silence embodies
God’s Victory. ```Silence reveals
God’s Victory. ```Silence embodies
God the Dreamer. ```Silence reveals
God the Player. ```Silence manifests
God the Lover. ```O mind,
How long will youRemain addicted
To your ego? ```Today’s uncertain life
Need not and must notRemain uncertain forever.
```Suffering and happiness
Complement each otherIn a special way.
```Only the strength of the heart
Can bring downThe blessingful God
And the merciful God. ```My aspiration-boat
Is navigatedBy my Lord Himself.
```Do not talk any more
About God-service —Just throw yourself into God-action!
```Insecurity
Makes everybody’s lifeWeak and impure.
```Each impurity-thought-wind
Blows awayOur divinity-plants.
```Each second with my Master
Is an epicInside my heart.
```God does not take
My aspiration-failureAs permanent.
```Absentee seekers
Are, indeed,Failure-seekers.
```I must put an end
To my pride-exhibition-circus. ```A true God-lover
Never asks GodFor a leave of absence.
```Unconditional service
To God’s WillIs itself a supreme reward.
```Disobedience
Can be challengedAnd be transformed.
```God wants from me
My heart-aspirationAnd not my mind-explanation.
```Every morning,
For a long time,I keep my eyes fixed
On the beauty, light and blissOf my inner sun.
```Our gratitude-heart enjoys
Inner victoriesIn large number.
```God’s Grace
IsMy only hope.
```God’s only hope
IsMy God-realisation-life.
```Silence-melodies
AreUnimaginably enchanting.
```Finally, my Lord,
With tremendous pride,Celebrates my life’s complete
Ignorance-independence. ```Not my self-abnegation-life
But my self-transformation-lifeGod carries
To His highest Abode. ```My desire-disintegration-life
Gives tremendous joyTo my soul.
```God Himself tells me
What I must doAnd what I must not.
Alas, I obey Him not! ```God gives each individual
The capacity to buildPillars of peace and bliss
Here on earth. ```My joy
IsMy prayer-regularity.
```My joy
IsMy meditation-punctuality.
```My aspiration-bankruptcy
SaddensMy Lord Beloved Supreme.
```The immediate way
Of the soulIs the right way.
```God’s Compassion-Flow-Speed
Never, never decreases. ```Aspiration and meditation
AreExtremely fond of each other.
```Each breath of my heart
Must be filledWith God-Love.
```God wants me to have
Compassion-seaIn my inner life.
```God wants me to have
Courage-wavesIn my outer life.
```My heart-breath
Is only for one Person:My Lord Beloved Supreme.
```Each day
Is a God-MiracleWhen we surrender
To God’s Will. ```Mine is a strong promise
And not a faint commitmentTo the world.
```My heart commands me:
“Move forwardConstantly!”
```My soul commands me:
“Fly upwardIncessantly.”
```I command myself
To be always at the FeetOf my Lord Supreme.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 42, Agni Press, 2005
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