To my greatest happiness,
My Lord’s FootstepsAre decorating
All my heart-home-rooms. ```There is a supremely choice
God-loving and God-manifesting heroInside the heart of every seeker.
```I wish to sacrifice
My entire lifeFor the betterment of
God the Creation. ```Every morning
My Lord SupremeAwakens me
So that I can see, feel and enjoyHis Nectar-Smiles.
```Every morning
My Lord SupremeBrightens and strengthens
My heart-bird-wings. ```Every morning
My Lord SupremeAppears before me
With His Heart’sCompassion-Fragrance.
```Every morning
My Lord SupremeAppears before me
With an all-illumining HopeAnd an all-fulfilling Promise.
```Every morning
My God-faith and ILook at each other,
Smile at each otherAnd embrace each other.
```Every morning
I send my doubting mindInto new exile.
```The moon was my witness,
The sun was my witness,The stars were my witnesses
When God chose meAs a most favourite child of His.
```I have tried and I have failed badly.
Now I must try in my Lord’s WayTo succeed in my life.
```Whenever I do something
Prayerful and soulfulFor God the Creation,
God the Creator appears before meIn a flash.
```When indulgence knocks,
Alas, we immediately openThe door.
```For those who really love God
And need God,There is no next time.
```The more the world treats me badly,
The closer I feel the Presence of GodInside me.
```Each time I arrive at my Destination,
My Lord immediately whispers:“My child,
This is not the final Goal —Your Goal is ahead.”
```God loves
Even a poverty-strickenHuman being.
```God never appreciates
A sincerity-emptyHuman being.
```My old dream
Was to realise God.I was successful.
```My new dream
Is to manifest God.I am sure I will be successful.
```My soul’s connection
With HeavenHas always been excellent.
```My soul is now teaching my heart
How to establish a close connectionWith Heaven.
```When my soul flies
In Infinity’s Sky,Both my heart and I
Most happily and proudly watch. ```God does not answer all my questions.
That does not mean that He isDispleased with me.
He just does what is bestFor my inner progress.
```Is there any day
When I do not needGod’s Forgiveness-Feet?
```Alas, will there ever be a day
When I will deserveGod’s Forgiveness-Feet?
```Every morning
My Lord wants me to acceptNew challenges —
Both in the outer worldAnd in the inner world.
```Self-discipline, once lost,
Is very difficultTo regain.
```Only God-gratitude-surrender-tears
Give me the happinessThat forever endures.
```Those who can live without love
Are not readyFor the world of aspiration.
```Every day
I try to expand my horizonsInwardly,
In silence. ```We must heed
Our inner dictates. ```I must obey,
At every moment,My Beloved Lord’s
Sweetness-Whispers. ```My heart-door
Is sleeplessly openTo await my Lord’s Arrival.
```My faith in my Master
Has to becomeInvincible.
```My soul wants my heart
To beExtremely beautiful.
```My soul wants my life
To beExtremely fruitful.
```No more will wandering thoughts
Be seenInside my aspiration-heart-temple.
```I must grab
My God-unwillingness-mindAnd place it forcefully
At my Lord’sCompassion-flooded Feet.
```God’s anger
Is always full ofLove and Concern
For mankind. ```O my mind,
It is high time for youTo vacate
My heart-home! ```Every morning
I look far beyondThe things that I have already
Seen and known. ```I must learn
The language of the heartTo speak to my Lord Supreme —
The sooner, the better! ```Self-discipline
Is the only thing that can expediteOur inner journey and our outer journey.
```My immediate choice
IsMy Lord’s Compassion-Voice.
```A sudden mind-illumination
Is not an impossible task. ```Each seeker
Needs a heartOf boundless poise.
```My selfless inner and outer deeds
Are bringing me closer and closerTo my Lord Beloved Supreme.
```In my heart-garden,
Every dayI work lovingly and self-givingly
With my Heart-Gardener. ```My Lord has now made
My invisible heart-wingsVisible,
So that the world can derive from themBoundless inspiration.
```The Smile of the Universal Father
Keeps the unfortunate worldStill perfectly turning.
```Each Smile of my
Lord Beloved SupremeI speedily and powerfully
Devour. ```Life without hope
Is no life at all. ```Do not waste time
Thinking of a better future. ```The future is here —
In the heart ofHere and Now.
```We know
How to promote ourselves. ```God knows
How to hide Himself. ```My good thoughts and bad thoughts
God readsWith equal Concern.
```Gratitude-examination
Is not difficultFor the heart.
```Each good thought
Can be of great helpTo discover God.
```When I speak ill of others,
I becomeGod’s headache.
```When I speak well of others,
I becomeGod’s Heart-pride.
```The path of faith
Immediately takes usUpward and inward
To feel the Presence of God. ```God proudly breathes
My heart’s devotion-breath. ```Intensity
Is the prideOf my outer life.
```Immensity
Is the joyOf my inner life.
```Nothing is as difficult
As getting rid ofThe little ‘I’.
```Life is a gift
From the inner GodTo the outer God.
```The happiest life
Is the life that gives and givesWith no expectation.
```A life of surrender
Is the credit cardThat we can use in Heaven.
```When my soul
Visits earth,It sees loneliness
Everywhere. ```My God-faith
Is a perfect strangerTo my mind-hesitation.
```Hope passes beyond,
Far beyond,The abyss of despair.
```God-Love outlives
All our imperfectionsAnd limitations.
```Eventually we do win,
But we must admitThat the doubt-enemy
Is formidable. ```Not how long we pray,
But how sincere our prayer is,Is of paramount importance.
```Not how long we meditate,
But how deep our meditation is,Is of paramount importance.
```My heart-gratitude-bliss
IsBeyond compare.
```God Himself
Collects the blossoming heartsOf all the seekers.
```The universal remedy
Is surrenderTo God’s Will.
```A surrender-road I need
To arrive atMy God-Silence-Destination.
```The mind foolishly thinks
That it has a monopolyOn Truth.
```Advice-givers
Are everywhere. ```Sympathy-givers
Are very rare. ```Time
Is everywherePrecious.
```Time
Can never beFor sale.
```Every day comes
With new charms and hopesFor me to become a better person.
```God smiles.
Lo, happiness spreadsAll-where.
```The tide of world-temptation
Everybody has to conquerEventually.
```A tiny Whisper
From my Inner PilotGives me immediately
A world of new hopeAnd promise.
```Heaven’s Door never opens
For the souls that areHalf-committed to God.
```The mind
Loves to collect factsFrom here, there and everywhere.
```The heart
Wants to collect TruthFrom deep within.
```An act of self-giving
Brings my LordCloser to me
Immediately. ```Single-mindedness
Is the rootOf all our success and progress.
```Be slow,
Be steady,Be unerring,
For this is the absolutely best wayTo realise God.
```My heart dreams of
God-LoveWhile my life is fast asleep.
```My Lord,
When I am not with You,There is no difference
Between my days and nights —It is all night.
```The outer beauty
May at timesPuzzle and attract us.
```The inner beauty
AlwaysIllumines and fulfils us.
```What is written on my forehead?
The beauty of my heartAnd the fragrance of my soul.
```Interference
Can never beThe answer.
```Indifference
Cannot beThe real answer.
```One’s own inner way
Of dream and fulfilmentIs the answer of answers.
```My Lord,
Will there be any timeWhen I will be able to make You feel
The depth of my love for You? ```My heart-flower
Gets nourishmentFrom my aspiration-flames.
```Let us look at the world
With our heart-eyesAnd not
With our mind-eyes. ```My Lord,
Please tell meHow far I am
From Your Heart-Door. ```There is no rest
Inside the mind. ```Rest is where
The heart is. ```The dream-world
Always tries to claim me.Alas, it does not succeed.
```The reality-world
I always try to own,But, alas, I never succeed.
```God has given us
Both inner wealth and outer wealth.The outer wealth we value.
The inner wealth we do not value. ```Is there any reason
Why I should have to wander on earthIndefinitely?
```God is the Dreamer
Of my life’sPerfection-hour.
```God powerfully
ObservesOur ignorance-game.
```My heart-tears only
Are allowed to enjoyThe Beauty of my Lord.
```Everything will eventually
Fade into the background,But not the tears
Of my God-loving heart. ```If our consciousness is high,
In a split secondWe can accomplish
Something momentous. ```My outer secrets
Give meEnormous strength.
```My inner secrets
God is eager to read. ```Admit your blunders.
God’s Compassion-ShowerWill receive you
Gladly. ```My mind-readiness
Has a very short breath. ```My heart-readiness
Takes meTo my God-fulness.
```The mind can have peace
Only whenIt faithfully listens to the heart.
```God can speak to the soul
In silence.He is now trying to do the same
With the heart. ```Nature’s transformation
Is most difficult,But it is not an impossible task.
```Quite often
The fear of the mindIs much stronger than
The strength of the body. ```When God comes to me,
He has only one question to ask:“Are you ready, My child?”
```When you beg God
For outer wealth,He becomes quite sad.
```When you beg God
For inner wealth —Peace, love and bliss —
He becomes extremely happy. ```God wants me to know
That my inner journey’s startWas perfect.
```The doubting mind
Does not believe inSelf-expansion.
```It is very difficult
For the vital musicTo be prayerful and soulful.
```We go to Mother Nature
To give us joy,But when Mother Nature
Is displeased with us,We become utterly helpless.
```God and Truth are, indeed, one,
But when we use the term ‘God’Instead of ‘Truth’,
We receive more confidenceIn our spiritual life.
```Although it is extremely difficult,
We must realiseThat we came into the world
Not to destroy but to illumineOur enemies.
```Just one act of disobedience
Can easily take awayThe beauty and fragrance
Of our heart. ```The outer strength
IsVery, very limited.
```The inner strength
IsUnimaginable.
```Every time I long for
An inner journey,I receive very special Blessings
From my Lord Beloved Supreme. ```Lord Krishna’s flute
AwakensMy inner life.
```Lord Krishna’s cow
NourishesMy outer life.
```God does not want us to know
How far we have to go,But He watches our eagerness.
```Our doubting mind
Does not care to knowHow much damage it has caused
In our spiritual life. ```We need constant faith
In our spiritual lifeIf we really want to succeed.
```I am a blue bird
Longing to flyIn Infinity’s Sky.
```When I pray to God,
I feel that GodIs my Supreme Lord.
```When I meditate on God,
I feel that GodIs my Eternal Friend.
```Although we exploit
God’s Compassion every day,God’s Compassion-Eye
Never leaves us. ```Every day I pray to God
To bless me with lightning speedIn my spiritual life.
```God is always eager
To bring to the foreOur inner capacities
So that we can truly beOf service to Him.
```The desire-life
IsA life of possibility.
```The aspiration-life
IsA life of inevitability.
```To feel God’s Heart
Is infinitely easierThan to see God’s Feet.
```Earthly affection
Is sweet, very sweet. ```Heavenly Affection
Expedites God’s Arrival. ```The outer destination
Is limited. ```The inner Destination
Is full ofEver-transcending joy.
```My thirst is quenched
Only when I seeGod’s Eye.
```My God-Hunger
God proudly treasures. ```Competition-skill
Is neededIn the desire-world.
```Competition-thrill
Is neededIn our aspiration-life.
```My Supreme Lord,
When will You put an endTo my proud mind?
```My Supreme Lord,
When will You put an endTo my haughty vital?
```God’s Love for us
Is overwhelming —In the inner world
And in the outer world as well. ```Today I have taken —
Most sincerely and most seriously —The vow of service to mankind.
```My Lord, out of His infinite Bounty,
Does not pay attentionTo my constant failings.
```No real answer
Can ever be foundIn the mind-jungle.
```All the Answers of God
Are to be foundInside the heart-garden.
```In the inner world,
Our souls fight constantlyAgainst ignorance-night
For the establishmentOf our Lord’s Light here on earth.
```A day of God-love
Is the only real dayIn my heart.
```Worries are worries —
Whether they are small or big,They take away all our heart’s joy.
```Every morning
My soul inspires meTo sing the song
Of God-surrender. ```Every morning
God tries to enter into my mind-roomWhich is, alas, sealed.
```The moment enthusiasm
Leaves us,Our life-energy decreases
Beyond our imagination. ```Our goodwill towards mankind
Can be much stronger. ```Spirituality
Is notSentimentality.
```Spirituality
Is the beauty of God’s childrenIn the inner world
And the outer world as well. ```Even if you are a latecomer
To God’s Heart-Home,God does not mind,
But from now onNever, never miss a day!
```The mind’s first offence
Is thatIt does not need God.
```The mind’s last offence
Is thatIt tries to fool the world.
```Poor God —
We do the wrong things,And He is ready to take the blame!
```A seeker’s weaknesses
God does not mind. ```God does mind
When a seeker loses his eagernessFor self-transcendence.
```If we do not care for humanity,
Heaven’s Gate remains closed. ```Fantasy
Is the only thingThe mind cares for.
```God-oneness-ecstasy
Is the only thingThat my heart needs and desires.
```Humanity’s peace-hunger
Is what I stand for. ```Whenever I see God,
I place at His FeetThe world’s praise
And the world’s criticism,Equally and happily.
```Every day
My Lord urges meTo make major improvements
In my spiritual life. ```No exception —
Each and every seekerHas to depend on
God’s Compassion-Eye-Rain. ```To our greatest surprise,
The mind does not believe in God,But it gives sermons on God!
```My God-Friend
Is more than enough for me —I do not need another friend,
Either on earth or in Heaven. ```Think of God,
Pray to God,Meditate on God —
Before something goes wrong. ```If we live a life of surrender,
Then every day we seeMany surprises in our life.
```Today’s failures are so painful,
But tomorrow we shall look backAnd laugh and laugh.
```God tells me that
I do not have to askHow to love Him:
“Just love Me, My child, love Me,Whichever way you want to.”
```In our inner life,
There is no deadline —It is an eternal lifeline.
```Who does not fall?
Falling is a common experience.But rising is the question of questions!
```I do not have to prove to the world
That I am a most sincere God-lover.My Lord tells me that it is His Task.
```God wants the life-tree-leaves
Of every human beingTo be extremely beautiful,
Prayerful and soulful. ```I pray to God
To bless me every morningWith a never-ending prayer.
```The mind
Will never be able to knowWhat God’s Will is.
```The Master
Always provides usWith the sunlit progress-road.
```We must invoke
God’s blessingful PresenceAt least forty times a day.
```When the day breaks,
We must strive forA God-oneness-heart.
```I do not want anything
To be done in my lifeWithout my Lord’s express Approval.
```God-separation,
Even for a fleeting moment,Is extremely painful.
```I longed for a tiny drop
Of God’s Compassion,But God has inundated me
With His measureless Compassion. ```No earthly desire
Should be permittedTo eclipse our heart-sun.
```The sincere God-seekers
Must be found all the timeAt God’s Nectar-flooded Feet.
```Our aspiration-hearts
Are only for our Lord SupremeTo use.
```As joy and Heaven
Go together,Even so, pain and earth
Go together. ```If there is no aspiration-plant,
Then the heart-flowerIs of no use.
```Alas, how long shall I keep God,
My merciful Lord,Looking for me?
```The seeker does not need
A host and a guest —He is a host unto himself.
```When aspiration ascends,
God’s Compassion descends,But God’s Compassion descends
Much faster. ```Ignorance has betrayed us
So many times.Alas, why do we continue
To trust ignorance? ```The soul
Repeats its whispers,But the mind
Pays no attention. ```The soul does not have to
Repeat its whispers —The heart immediately obeys.
```An unaspiring man
Always exaggeratesHis self-worth.
```Dynamic action
And soulful prayersCan easily go together.
```The stupidity of the mind
Wants to invent Truth. ```The sincerity of the heart
Tries to discover Truth. ```God always keeps
His Forgiveness-DoorWide open.
We do not have to open it. ```We get positive results
From our adamantine will. ```The inner faith
Is always ready and eagerTo guide our outer life.
```God always needs
A ready lifeTo serve Him.
```The unwanted mind
Always wants to makeAll decisions
Regarding our life. ```My Lord, do not allow me
To be lostIn the clouds of self-indulgence.
```We must carry with us
Our aspiration-yearsAnd dedication-years
Wherever we go. ```God wants me
To do something new every dayTo make Him
Happier than the happiest. ```When I look at God’s Eye,
I clearly see that it is floodedWith Forgiveness-Light.
```The heart knows
How to devotedly listenTo God-Whispers.
```The mind knows
How to summarily rejectGod-Whispers.
```The outer beauty
PalesInto insignificance.
```The inner beauty
Climbs upThe God-ladder.
```I wish to become
A child of freedom. ```My Lord adds
That He wants me to becomeHis Infinity’s Freedom.
```God’s Heart most compassionately
Speaks to all,But very few human beings
Care to respond. ```God’s Heart-Bell
Wakes us upTo enter into
God-pleasing activities. ```Our tears
And God’s SmilesPlay hide-and-seek.
```Everything blooms and blossoms
Under God’sCompassion-flooded Eye.
```For my own good,
God wants me to descendFrom my pride-mountain.
```For my own good,
God wants me to climbMy aspiration-tree.
```My mind
Does not likeGod-Interference.
```My mind
Does not appreciateGod-Indifference.
```God appreciates
My life-readiness. ```I love
God’s Heart-Quickness. ```The waves of sorrow
Are making my heart insane. ```God’s blue Aura
Is beckoningMy green life.
```The past and the present
Cannot be of any useFor my future progress.
```In a split second,
God can purify my mind.I must have that amount of faith
In God! ```If you do not
Confess your mistakes,Why should God
Address your life? ```Everything can wait,
But not God-manifestation. ```Every seeker has to be
A God-warriorTo the core.
```My joy is not
In becoming greatAnd good.
```My joy is in
Touching God’s FeetAnd serving God’s Creation.
```No God-service
Can ever beInsignificant.
```No self-service
Can ever beSignificant.
```Joy is not in
Carelessness-enjoyment. ```Joy is in
Awareness-expansion. ```One has to be
A heart-hero first.Then only can one fulfil
God’s Dream. ```Faith
Will never misleadAnybody.
```Who says that you cannot be
A first-class God-loverAnd God-seeker?
```Walk straight
And look forward —Only then can you meet
God’s Eye. ```A flower-purity-garden
We must keep alwaysInside our mind.
```Pardon yourself first,
If you wantTo know yourself.
```Do not abandon yourself
If you really care to serveGod the Creation.
```True, one day ignorance
Will leave you,But why do you have to delay?
Can you not start, at this very moment,To exile ignorance?
```My aspiration-heart
Is God-given,And so is my dedication-life.
```Endless ignorance
Is the mother ofSenseless freedom.
```Try! Try!
There is nothing wrongIn trying
To become another God. ```To be a God-lover
Means to becomeA future God-fulfiller.
```Shorten
As much as possibleYour ignorance-game-participation.
```The outer eye
Fails to seeGod the Beauty.
```The inner eye
Not only sees but devoursGod the Beauty.
```When I become
A true God-lover,I immediately become
A real God-server. ```Be a full-time
God-Dream-enjoyer. ```If we cannot keep purity
In each and every thought of ours,We cannot succeed
In the inner life. ```Nobody can overestimate
The joy of serviceTo God’s Creation.
```Desire
Is a comet. ```Aspiration
Is a star. ```If you really love God,
Then be braveAnd exile your ignorance-captor.
```God is always ready
To help us in ourInspiration-aspiration-expansion.
```My gratitude-heart-tears
AreMy bliss-experiences.
```The real self
Is not an inventionBut a discovery.
```I do not want to be
A world-instructor. ```I want to be
A world-server. ```Your self-giving life
Is notA once-a-day matter.
```Your self-giving life
Has to be forEach moment
Of God-given opportunity. ```Irregular prayers
God does not have the earTo hear.
```Today’s soulfulness-heart
Tomorrow becomesA God-fulness-life.
```Simplicity
IsGod-proximity.
```Sincerity
IsGod-invocation.
```Purity
IsGod-usher.
```Selflessness
IsGod-seat-indicator.
```O silence-sound of my heart,
I long for yourWorld-awakening bell.
```The mind knows
How to whine. ```The heart knows
How to dineWith God.
```Impurity
IsThe mind-killer.
```Purity
IsThe mind-reviver.
```Our hopes
Should be as deepAs the Pacific Ocean.
```God tells me that
No imperfection of my lifeCan fell
My God-climbing heart-tree. ```A desire-life
Entangles and shackles us. ```An aspiration-life
Awakens usAnd helps us expedite
Our Godward journey. ```The penalty
For world-deceptionIs very severe.
```Each good thought
Is an open doorTo a brighter sky.
```May my outer smile
Come fromThe sunshine of my heart.
```God will never lock
His Heart-DoorTo anyone.
```God does everything
In the interestOf the God-lovers.
```May my life be found
In betweenMy mountain-aspiration
AndMy fountain-dedication.
```I am placing my humility-life
And my flower-heartAt my Lord’s Feet.
```I enjoy
My aspiration-heart-melodiesMore than anything else.
```Do not look at
The sombre side of life,But at its bright side
At every moment. ```The mind loves to be
A collectorOf man’s secrets.
```The heart loves to be
A collectorOf God’s Blessings.
```No matter what happens,
I must keep my God-faithAlways alive inside my heart.
```Gratitude
Is humanity’sFirst giant step.
```I have brought
All my doubtsUnder my full control.
```Humility is a virtue
That every human beingDesperately needs.
```Perfection is now
Only a dictionary word. ```Perfection has to be
A living realityIn every human life.
```Every prayer and every meditation
Needs receptivity —Only then can fulfilment dawn.
```After a very long time,
My heart and my Inner PilotAre once again
On speaking terms. ```After a very long time,
Today God has invited meTo sail in His Golden Boat
To reach the Golden Shore. ```After a very long time,
I clearly see thatMy Lord Supreme was right,
Has always been right,And will forever be right.
```After a very long time,
Today I am ableTo tremendously increase
My God-hunger. ```No matter what we achieve
Or how much we achieve,The outer life always remains
Empty of peace. ```God has very special Affection
And FondnessFor the silence of the inner life.
```God does not mind restlessness
If He sees the readiness in our heartTo accept His Light.
```By saying that ignorance is bliss
We are simply avoiding the issue —Ignorance can never be bliss!
```Beautiful
Is the plant-tree-flower.Infinitely more beautiful
Is the heart-flower. ```It is always advisable
To dive inwardBefore we go forward.
```The unwillingness of the mind
Can at most delay our journey.Sooner or later,
The seeker will definitely be ableTo run towards his Goal.
```The outer light
Cannot enter into our mindTo show us how dark
The mind can be. ```The inner Light not only shows us
But also helps us removeThe darkness of the mind.
```The outer music
Brings usA sensation-flood.
```The inner music
Helps us enter intoThe silence-sea of the heart.
```If we glorify our achievements,
Poor God remains silent,Completely silent,
And waits indefinitelyFor our inner sun
To come to the fore. ```God tells us
That our doubting mindCan never be reliable.
```God tells us
That our loving and aspiring heartIs not only reliable
But also indispensable. ```Each time I am one
With God’s Will,My entire being
Gets a tremendous thrill. ```God does not mind
When I am unwillingTo see eye to eye with Him,
But God does mindWhen I speak ill of
His vast Creation. ```When I ask God to help me
In my prayer-life,God tells me:
“I should help you firstIn your heart-breath.”
```To my great sadness,
Nothing in my mindIs God-loving.
```I cry for God’s
Complete Fulness. ```God cries for my
Immediate readiness. ```There is a great difference
Between my speaking to GodAnd singing for God.
```When I speak to God,
He may be half asleep. ```When I sing for God,
He is always fully awake. ```When I pray to the Saviour God,
He tells me to do Him a favour first:He tells me to go and console
Mother Earth. ```If we underestimate
God’s Love for us,God does not feel sorry.
But if we underestimateOur soul’s potentialities,
God does mind. ```Be always alert.
God can arrive at your heart-doorAt any time.
```God has kept His Treasure
Inside our hearts,But we must look for it.
```May my life-boat ply
Between my surrenderAnd God’s Will.
```A heart of devotion
Meets withGod’s Tears of joy.
```First look for
God the Creator,And then look for
God the Creation. ```If we do not climb up to
The highest rungOf our aspiration-ladder,
We will not be ableTo meet with God.
```God definitely hears
The bleeding criesOf our hearts.
```If you do not value
Your earthly birth,Heaven will not appreciate you.
```Be careful!
Do not go nearThe ignorance-night-door.
```I feel so sad
That countless peopleBecome entangled in worldliness.
```Do not parade
Your false devotion.Neither Divinity nor humanity
Appreciates it. ```Needless to say,
The doubting mindIs darker than the darkest.
```A gratitude-heart
Is meant forThe sincere seeker.
```Every day
I think of swimmingIn the sea of God-gratitude.
Alas, I fail. ```Even God’s big Ears
Do not care forMan’s half-hearted prayer.
```God wants me to make Him
A long listOf the surrender-seekers.
```For our Lord Supreme,
There must not be even an iotaOf lukewarm love.
```An innocence-heart
God deeply appreciates. ```An ignorance-mind
God does not accept. ```God is willing
To be capturedBy our heart-tears.
```God wants me
To keep Him aliveEven in my tiniest thought.
```Every day
We must look towardsA new horizon
To make progress. ```The God-lover needs
A heart-shrineAnd not a mind-tower.
```When I live with God,
I am happy. ```When I live in God,
I am happier. ```When I live for God,
Only God,I am happiest.
```I offer God every day
The newness of my life. ```I offer God every day
The fulness of my heart. ```A joy-bridge
Unites God’s HeartAnd man’s heart.
```How I wish my heart and I
Could live with my Lord SupremeLifetime after lifetime.
```God is a stranger
To my mind. ```God is a very dear friend
Of my heart. ```Even when doubt enters
And interferes,Do not give up praying!
```We must run
Only towards our dream. ```God wants me
To beEverything to Him.
```Right from this moment,
Walk with God-crying tears. ```By loving God
We become rich. ```By serving God
We become richer. ```By loving, serving and surrendering
The results of everythingTo God,
We become the richest. ```Far away from our life
Let ingratitude live. ```God never tells me
Either to accept Him or reject Him.It is for me to make the choice.
```My gratitude-heart
God appreciates infinitely moreThan I can ever imagine.
```Before I accept
The world,I pray to God.
```After I have accepted
The world,I meditate on God.
```God wants me
To start and end my dayWith my tears of God-love.
```Every morning
My soul enjoysA brave Godward journey.
```My love of God
Keeps me alive. ```God’s Love for me
I shall treasureIn my life-breath.
```My Lord,
How long will I remainFar, far away from my Goal,
My Lord? ```When I fall down
From my pride-throne,God blesses me
With His Heart-Throne. ```God has special affection
For our happy hearts. ```O my heart-sky,
I shall not see youAny more overcast.
```God’s tiniest
And briefest SmileIs enough for my heart.
```Oneness-hearts
Are unimaginably beautiful. ```May God’s Silence —
Every day, every hour, every minute —Flower inside my heart-garden.
```My progress
Depends entirelyOn my heart’s cry.
```God the Lion
Roars tirelessly. ```God the Lamb
Charms us immediately. ```Be brave —
God needs only brave seekersFor His world-transformation.
```Self-giving has to be
Constant and dynamic. ```A suspicion-mind
ProducesDestructive thoughts.
```Be not
A false smiler —Never!
```Our tears have to be
Prayerful and soulful.Only then will God respond.
```Self-doubt
IsOur number one enemy.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Knows no sleepAnd no tiredness.
```Each religion
Is a special blessingThat descends on earth-soil.
```O my mind,
Is it not beneath your dignityTo remain all the time bitter?
```Obedience itself
IsA devotion-heart.
```The inner confidence
Comes fromGod’s abiding Presence
In our life. ```The stupid mind thinks that
The soulfulness of the heartIs weakness.
```A God-server
Is, indeed,A man-saviour.
```Cheerfulness
Always succeeds. ```Compassion
Sooner or laterTriumphs.
```This world is nothing
But a godless place. ```Every moment
Is the right momentFor prayers and meditations.
```My Lord Supreme
Has extended His Forgiveness-TimeIndefinitely.
```After passing through
Many dark hours,I have now come to
The sunlit path. ```One touch
Of His Compassion-EyeInundates us with ecstasy.
```What else is this world
If not a desire-wilderness? ```It is not too late
To offer GodOur gratitude-heart-tears.
```Today
If you are afraid of someone,Tomorrow
You will be inclined to hate him. ```Wise people remind us
Time and againTo do the right thing
All the time. ```Each challenge
Is an opportunityIn disguise.
```My God-surrender-boat
Has won the race. ```Keep an open heart
To allow the worldLovingly and faithfully
To come in. ```Try hard, very hard,
To bring to the foreAll your divine qualities.
```Self-indulgence
Is a dangerous thing. ```When capacity and opportunity
Come together,Life makes the fastest progress.
```How does God operate?
He operates most lovinglyThrough His Compassion-Eye.
```Finally
I have succeeded in defeatingThe dire waves of self-doubt.
```I thrive on my Lord’s
Compassion-Diet. ```My Lord wants
My aspiration-heartTo climb up fast, very fast.
```The Golden Boat from Heaven
Has already comeTo touch the earth-shore
For its transformation. ```The Golden Boat from Heaven
Has already touchedThe earth-shore
And is waiting for seekersTo come in.
```Without aspiration,
Our high hopesCan never be fulfilled.
```My mind
Deeply enjoysHallucination-stories.
```My heart loves
OnlyIllumination-songs.
```I am always proud of
God’s divine Army,Which fights against the forces
Of ignorance. ```Each individual
Has to come out of ignorance-nightAnd watch the bright stars
In his own heart-sky. ```I am so happy that my Lord today
Is blessingfully giving meHis brightest Smile!
```My receptivity is needed
For my Lord to open upMy heart-door.
```The word ‘indifferent’
Is not to be foundIn my heart-dictionary.
```Real spirituality
Is not somethingThat we should conceal —
No! ```Real spirituality
Is somethingThat we must embody,
Reveal and manifest. ```Insecurity
Will no more be ableTo frighten my heart.
```My aspiration-heart has saved me
Time and againFrom ignorance-death.
```My Lord wants me to devour
His Compassion-EyeAnd Forgiveness-Heart.
```My dedication-hands
Always write somethingInspiring, energising and illumining
About God. ```I welcome my Lord Supreme
With my heart’sTiny, flaming candle.
```God is always eager to bless me
With His bountiful Affection,But, alas, quite often I am not ready.
```I shall not allow insecurity
To blind my heartAny more.
```Only God has the key
To unlockMy silence-heart.
```Fortunately,
My Lord never gives upOn me!
```How can one express
The BeautyOf God’s exquisite Eye?
```How can one explain
The FragranceOf God’s exquisite Heart?
```My Lord, do give me the capacity
To be as kind and self-givingWith others
As You are with me. ```Do not underestimate
The blessing-giftsOf Mother Earth.
```Live your life
Second by second,If you want to be successful.
```God’s Eye
I have discovered.Alas, when will I
Be able to discoverGod’s Breath?
```I must be
Always committed toA self-giving cause.
```Life is quite often
An uncontrollableStream of events.
```There is a yawning gulf
Between modern scienceAnd ancient spirituality.
```You must continue
Until you have reachedThe very end.
```Is there any life
That isDisappointment-free?
```The only keys
To a happy life:Forgiveness and selflessness.
```How strange!
I am a perfect strangerTo my real Self.
```Who am I?
I amAn eternal seeker.
```What do I want to be?
I want to beA life-perfectionist.
```The outer life has no meaning
If it is not supportedBy the inner world.
```My modern life
Wants to reveal and revealMy inner life.
```My inner life
Wants to conceal and concealMy modern life.
```A soul can be at once
Eternally oldAnd infinitely new.
```I wish to live
Between my sweetness-heartAnd my kindness-life.
```It seems that our stark enemies
Have a special significanceIn our life.
```My entire being
Must be surcharged withEnthusiasm-flood.
```No seriousness, no willingness —
Is it a spiritual life?Definitely not!
```No prayer-cries, no gratitude-tears —
Is it a spiritual life?Definitely not!
```O my Lord Supreme,
Do make my earth-adventureBeautiful and fruitful.
```A oneness-heart
Always comes firstIn the inner race.
```Alas, why do you not move around
In God’s Heart-World?It is so vast!
```If we do not discard
Our mind-stupidity-pride,We shall never be able to succeed
In our inner life. ```My outer choice
Is responsible forMy Lord’s inner absence.
```My unwillingness-mind
Is the killerOf my willingness-heart.
```Every day I need
A newness-hungry mind. ```Every day I need
A oneness-fulfilling heart. ```Each moment with my Master
Is unimaginably significant. ```Falsehood
Can never unnerveTruth.
```God has infinite children.
Even then,He is never busy!
```My Lord, You are always free —
Everywhere free.You enjoy Your Freedom
All-where. ```I am a bondage-chain —
Here, there and everywhere. ```My Lord, it is You and nobody else —
My choice,In everything that I say and do!
```No one knows what I do,
No one cares what I do,But God, You know
And You care for me. ```Every human being
Is God’s dearest friend. ```We do not take seriously
God’s objections. ```We do not take seriously
God’s rejections. ```My mind
Is my unsolicited,Stupid advisor.
```Suffering
Will no longer haunt me.From now on,
I shall clingOnly to my Lord’s Feet.
```From now on,
I shall offerOnly my heart-tears
To my Lord Supreme. ```From now on,
I shall beOnly on God’s side.
```If ever God takes my side,
I shall feel miserable. ```There are two ways:
God’s Way and my way.My way I have tried.
It is all a sad failure. ```From now on,
I shall adoptOnly God’s Way.
```Aspiration
Is my onlyGod-climbing friend.
```We must always be fighting
Wrong, undivine forces,Unless and until
We can establishGod’s Light on earth.
```God’s omnipotent Will
And my puny willLove each other deeply.
```Embark on the journey.
Everything will eventuallyBe perfect.
```If God is always ready to bless us,
How is it that we are not readyTo accept His Blessings?
```When God looks at me,
Quite often I get frightened. ```When I look at God,
Quite often God gives meA cute and beautiful Smile.
```When the world looks at me,
I do not knowWhat to think of the world.
```When I look at the world,
I start shedding bitter tears. ```God’s Eye
Is right in front of me. ```God’s Heart
Is not only within meBut all around me.
```God asks me
Not to think ofGod-realisation
Right now. ```God asks me
To intensifyMy aspiration-heart.
```God asks me
To inject more joyInto my world-dedication.
```God asks me
To banish my mind-fear,Mind-doubt and mind-hesitation.
```When I am fond of
My doubting mind,My justice-soul gives me
A big zero. ```When I am fond of
My aspiring-heart only,Infinity’s Door I see wide open.
```We are apt to ask God
For His Existence-Presence. ```God asks us to show Him
Our love for Him. ```Life will not
Remain foreverAn unfulfilled dream.
```To my surprise,
God believes in meEven when I enjoy self-doubt.
```I must love God.
If there is sincerity in my love,Then God’s Heart cries with joy.
```Our aspiration and dedication
Have to be at their very bestAll the time.
```We must pray to God
To bring to the foreOur birthless and deathless love.
```God is eager to give us more,
But, alas,Our receptivity is so limited.
```God is eager to direct us
Through the darkest night,But, alas,
We are afraid to follow Him. ```God does not mind
If we areHis lukewarm friend.
```We do mind
If God is notOur best friend.
```My crying heart knows
There cannot be two friends —There is only one friend,
And that Friend is God. ```Nature
IsGod’s outer Beauty.
```Compassion
IsGod’s inner Beauty.
```God asks our lives
To take care of Him. ```God asks our hearts
To take care ofHis Creation.
```God speaks —
Alas, our attentionIs somewhere else!
```We speak —
God is alwaysAll Attention.
```How can I waste time
Knowing perfectly wellThat each moment
Is too precious to waste? ```Hesitation
Must be banishedFrom my life.
```God does not want
To know from meWhether I love Him or not —
He knows that my heart is the answer. ```Sleepless God-obedience
MeansEndless life-freedom.
```My heart,
Never stop blooming —Never!
```My Lord so carefully
Carries me up.Alas, how carelessly
And callously I come down! ```When I speak ill of the world,
My Lord puts His Head downAnd ceaselessly weeps.
```My Lord,
You want to give me a prize.May I tell You
What I really want and need?I want and need only
The golden dust of Your Feet. ```God’s most favourite sport
Is hide-and-seek. ```My constant surrender
To God’s WillIs the only thing that gladdens
My Lord’s Heart. ```If I am allowed to choose
What I would like to do,Then I would like to be
At God’s FeetTwenty-four hours a day!
```Ego thinks and feels
That there is not a single thingThat ego cannot do.
```Ego digs our grave
Long beforeWe are aware of it.
```God loves to rest
Only onMy surrender-shoulders.
```To appreciate others
Is, indeed, more difficultThan climbing up the Himalayas.
```When we pray and meditate
Most sincerely and most powerfully,Then we feel that God is not far away —
He is within our easy reach. ```In God’s Creation
There is nothingThat we cannot accomplish
By practice and practice and practice. ```God does not ask mankind
Any more questions,For mankind never answers correctly.
```Only a fool
Gives tremendous importanceTo the proud opinions of the mind.
```God feels sad when He sees
That a large number of seekersAre not frequenting
His Heart-Home. ```God feels that our service
To humanityCan be much sweeter.
```I always want
To follow my heartIn everything I do, say
And become. ```Twice I get tremendous joy:
Once, when I am at the footOf the aspiration-mountain,
And once, when I am right in front ofThe dedication-fountain.
```Never forget
Even one happiness-dreamOf yours.
```God and I are mutual admirers:
I admire His Compassion-Eye;He admires my aspiration-heart.
```Every morning
My Lord most compassionatelyExamines
My sincerity-heart. ```Every morning
God pleads with meTo have sincere concern
For the betterment of humanity. ```God asks me
To look at His EyeHappily and proudly.
```God asks me to enter into
His HeartPrayerfully, soulfully
And self-givingly. ```My Lord says to me:
“My child, I have chosen you,Not because you are divinely great,
Not because you are supremely good,But precisely because
You are always willing, always eager,To take My side, in every case.”
```I am terribly afraid of
God’s Eye. ```I am terribly afraid of
God’s Feet. ```I am terribly afraid even of
God’s Heart. ```I am never afraid of
God Himself. ```I must enormously strengthen
My determination-willTo fight against ignorance-night.
```My Lord’s Dream
Courses through my life. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is the anchorOf my heart-boat.
```My heart dances
With the wavesOf God’s Compassion.
```My Lord,
May Your ConcernPermeate each action
And each thought of mine. ```God’s inner need
IsMy perfection.
```God’s outer need
IsMy willingness.
```Imagination-bird
Flies down. ```Aspiration-bird
Flies up. ```I have nothing to hide
Save and exceptMy insecurity.
```A weak seeker says:
“I will try.” ```A strong seeker says:
“I can and I must!” ```My heart collects most faithfully
Gratitude-blossomsFrom my Lord’s Heart-Garden.
```When God calls you,
Just run and run.Delay not!
```My earth-home embodies,
Reveals and manifestsGod’s Light and Delight.
```My Heaven-Home
Embodies God’s DreamAnd sails God’s Dream-Boat.
```False smiles can expect
Nothing but a frownFrom the inner world.
```A real spiritual Teacher
Is a compassion-waveFrom the ocean of silence.
```Selflessness is weakness —
So says the absurd mind. ```Where can I find, O where,
A sleeplessly and breathlesslyGod-serving life?
```I am an individual.
How is it that each second of my lifeKills the beauty
Of my sweetness-heart? ```God’s Messages come down first
From Heaven;Then comes God Himself.
```Is Divinity chosen
Only for the few?No, never!
```My emptiness-heart
Does not surprise God. ```My unreadiness
To fill my emptinessDoes surprise God.
```Anything that stands in the way
Of my pleasing GodIs so deplorable!
```God’s Forgiveness-Heart
Always wants to hideAll our imperfections.
```God’s Compassion-Eye
Always wants to perfectOur imperfection-life.
```How can a seeker
Not appreciateThe God-love, God-devotion
And God-surrender-path? ```At every advancing moment,
God’s Whispers are becomingMore meaningful and more fruitful.
```Our daydreams
Sadden the heartOf our spirituality.
```My Lord feasts
On my willingness-mindAnd eagerness-heart.
```At His Arrival,
God made me feelThat I am another God.
```My God-obedience-life
Shall never starveMy heart-tears.
```When God applauded
My sincere devotion to Him,A thrill inexpressible
Captured my heart. ```I must go beyond
My old discoveries. ```We must transcend
Our difficulties.God is definitely going to help us.
```Pride and progress
Never, never go together. ```Self-discipline and selflessness —
Both are extremely importantIn our spiritual life.
```If you really love God,
How can you be indifferentTo God’s Creation?
```O my mind,
Wake up! Wake up!God’s Way is the only Way.
```God knows what false sincerity is.
We have to be very, very sincere with God,And with each and every human being,
To make the fastest progress. ```The more our insecurity increases,
The farther we go awayFrom God’s Heart-Home.
```Part-time commitment
To God’s WillIs no commitment at all —
So says God! ```Although the mind
Has eyes,They do not function.
```Ignorance is all around,
But we must goFar, far beyond ignorance.
```We must smile away
All our presentAnd future obstacles.
```If we do not agree
With God’s Plan,Then it is our supreme loss.
```The devotion of my heart
Has to beExtremely, extremely fine.
```As expectation has no end,
Even so,Frustration has no end.
```I must keep my faith alive
All the time,Even when the whole world
Tortures me. ```I can please God
Either with my heart-tearsOr with my soul-smiles.
```I give
My surrender-lifeTo God.
```God gives
His Heart-AssuranceTo me.
```I must challenge myself
All the timeTo go far beyond
My present capacities. ```A seeker-singer must sing
Only God-love-devotion-Surrender-songs.
```My meditation
Clears my mind,Purifies my heart
And enlightens my life. ```A heart of devotion
Is always eagerTo speak about God.
```My devotion-songs
Please my LordMost powerfully —
So says my God to me. ```Today my inner sun
Is smiling at me,And I am smiling
At the outer sun. ```Only my gratitude-heart-tears
Can satisfyMy Lord’s Hunger.
```Ignorance will never leave me alone.
Therefore, I must reject ignoranceAt every moment.
```My Lord tells me
That my heart-gardenIs the most comfortable place
For Him. ```May my God-hunger
Always remainInsatiable.
```At least once a day
I compel my mindTo touch God’s Feet.
```I feel God’s special Protection
Behind me, in front of meAnd all around me.
```May
My God-devotion-lessonNever cease.
```My surrender-heart
And God’s golden FeetAre always found together.
```My Lord,
I have nothing to give YouTo make You proud of me.
“My child, just a cute smile from youMakes Me infinitely more happy
Than anything else!” ```God loves
My life’s gratitude-stories. ```God loves
My heart’s gratitude-songsMuch more.
```If we are totally sincere,
God can be quite oftenBlind to our defects.
```I must have
Only one thing —A constant God-hunger-heart.
```My God-aspiration-heart
And my God-confidence-lifeAlways go together.
```Everything can be artificial —
Alas, even the heart! ```My Lord came,
But, alas, I was too busyTo pay any attention to Him.
```My Lord,
Can You not expediteYour Arrival?
```Expectation and demand —
These are two real torturers. ```An aspiration-heart
Needs no special placeTo aspire.
```It is not a difficult task
To know who a true God-lover is.Just look at his purity-eyes —
They will devour your ignorance. ```Each time I find
An uncomely thought,I immediately chase it away.
```Do not allow challenges
To pursue youAnd be victorious.
```The heart
Always remainsOur favourite child.
```It is definitely necessary
To come into the worldAnd work for world-transformation.
```It is, indeed,
A very difficult taskTo be sincere in the mind.
```It is, indeed,
A very difficult taskTo be pure in the heart.
```It is, indeed,
A very difficult taskTo be self-giving in life.
```Acceptance
Strengthens us. ```Reluctance
Weakens us. ```When we are deep in meditation,
Thought-importationAnd thought-exportation
Are prohibited. ```If you regularly cherish wrong thoughts,
You are bound to haveLife-threatening thoughts one day.
```O my mind,
You have taken enough restFrom the discipline-life.
Go back to yourThought-silence-work.
```The future is golden —
So thinksA hope-heart.
```The future is prosperous —
So thinksAn expectation-mind.
```What is your choice —
To think of GodOr to pray to God?
What is your choice? ```What is your choice —
Self-aggrandisementOr life-enlightenment?
What is your choice? ```What is your choice —
Self-treasurerOr God-lover —
What is your choice? ```What I think
Is of no value.What I shall become
Is all-important. ```My worst quality
Is that I think of others all the timeAnd have no time to think of
My Lord Beloved Supreme. ```My worst quality
Is not my stupidity —My worst quality
Is my unreadiness,All the time.
```Although my spirituality-height
Is too low,God most compassionately
Blesses me. ```My Lord was telling me many things
On many subjects.All of a sudden, He stopped and said:
“If I give you more,It will only confuse your mind,
Frighten your vital and puzzle your heart.” ```I play with God’s
Smiling Eye. ```I sing with God’s
Loving Heart. ```In today’s world,
Certainty is missing. ```My best qualities
Are thoseThat I am totally unaware of.
```I never wanted
A self-indulgence-life.I do not know
How I have become one. ```When you want to hide something,
That means you do not wantYour life-transformation.
```Bliss is in self-discovery
And not in world-mastery. ```No hyperbole —
My Master fights for me,Even when I am fast asleep.
```My Lord,
A fleeting peaceIs my present possession.
```My Lord,
When will You bless meAnd make me the possessor
Of an everlasting Peace? ```My soul’s ecstasy
Is fast approachingMy heart.
```My Lord wants
To break my headTo make me happy.
```My Lord wants
To caress my heartTo make me happy.
```My Lord wants
To embrace my inner life,And my outer life as well,
To make me happy. ```God helps us secretly
To raise ourselvesHigh, very high.
```When God’s Eye calls you,
Do not hesitateEven for a fleeting moment.
```God wants me
To feed His HeartWith my ceaseless cries.
```God wants me
To feed His EyeWith my guileless smiles.
```May I see
Each dayMy heart widening.
```I live in between
My heart-beautyAnd my soul-power.
```I prefer
My oneness-heart-tearsTo my newness-life-smiles.
```It is my choice —
Either to be satisfied with a dropOr to seek the almighty Ocean.
```I am now completely recovered —
My mind is no longerDoubt-paralysed.
```The soul
UnfoldsThe heart.
```The heart
UnfoldsThe life.
```Emancipation
Is not inRenunciation.
```Emancipation
Is acceptanceIn God’s own Way.
```Although it has taken me
Many years,I have finally cleared
My mind-house. ```There is not a single corner
In my heart-roomWhere I do not feel
My Lord’s Presence. ```I must be all attention
To the whispersOf my heart.
```A dark mind’s comments
Must not matter at allIn my life.
```When I do something
For God,All my inner beings
Dance with delight. ```God’s Country is not very far,
But we have to takeThe proper flight.
```Even my mind
Has come to realiseThat God is kind
And compassionate. ```Move forward!
Energise your mindWith determination.
```In my life, there is nothing
As beautifulAs my heart’s climbing
Aspiration-flames. ```A devotion-heart
IsSweeter than the sweetest.
```My Lord’s Feet
Not only console me,But also show me the Way.
```The heart-garden
Houses onlyPositive thoughts.
```I drown myself
In my Lord’sForgiveness-Ocean.
```Insincerity
Is another nameFor the world.
```I end my morning
And evening prayersWith my gratitude-heart-tears.
```I end my morning
And evening meditationsWith my God-oneness-smiles.
```Soulfulness-prayers
BlossomVery fast.
```The heart
Never runs short ofDivine qualities.
```My aspiring heart
Does not believe inFailure-tears.
```Positive thoughts
Are a sunlit pathTo Heaven.
```Control your mind
If you want to havePeace.
```Control your vital
If you want to redoubleYour strength.
```Control your heart
If you want GodTo expedite His Journey
Towards you. ```A God-love-thought
IsA God-gained day.
```A God-devotion-will
IsA God-fulfilled day.
```When the heart
Enters into the mind,It clearly feels
That it is not welcome. ```My Lord,
I have so many thingsTo ask You,
But my fear tortures me! ```My Lord, how long
Will You tolerateMy self-doubt-bravado?
```My Lord, why do I hurt You,
Even unconsciously?Please, please tell me.
```From the beginning of time,
There were Compassion-SmilesIn God’s Eye
And divine hungerIn man’s heart.
```If you are looking for aspiration,
Look for it in your heart-gardenAnd not in your mind-jungle.
```If you are looking for
God’s Smile,Look for it in your heart-tears.
```If you are looking for satisfaction,
Then adopt God’s WayAs the only way.
```My heart-tears
And God’s Eye-SmilesTogether glow and grow.
```My heart-melodies
Are made ofGod’s Bliss.
```I must find myself
In between Eternity’s criesAnd Infinity’s smiles.
```I deeply cherish
Each and everyGod-sent Message
From Heaven. ```God’s Justice-Light
Does not punish us —God’s Justice-Light
Compassionately illumines us. ```Happiness is a passer-by
In the mind’s world. ```A happiness-heart
Can kindleHundreds of heart-flames.
```A happiness-heart
Can show the perfect wayTo thousands of God-seekers.
```Drop by drop,
I shed my heart-tearsInto the ocean
Of my Lord’s Compassion. ```A life of harmony
Receives from GodHis Pride-Award.
```Each surrender-seeker
Is a God in the making. ```I love the world.
Do I really mean it? ```Exceptions
Are absolutely neededIn God’s Cosmic Game.
```Whenever the world
Praises me with garlands,I place them at my Lord’s Feet
Immediately. ```The heart
Can neverConfuse God.
```The heart
At timesAmuses God.
```My clock
Gives meThe earth-bound experience.
```My Lord’s Clock
Gives meThe Heaven-free experience.
```Anything that is of
Our aspiration-heart,God dearly loves.
```God does not believe in
Imposing anythingUpon us.
```The gratitude of the heart
Very quicklyCan do the needful.
```God does not believe in lending —
He believes only in giving,Specially self-giving.
```God’s express Permission
I need,Wherever I go
And whenever I go. ```God works in and through us,
Happily and proudly,When He sees that we have tried
Our very best. ```Quite often, when God blesses us
With opportunities,We do not take them seriously.
```The only safe place
In God’s CreationIs God’s Heart-Nest.
```Willingness
Is a most valuableInner wealth.
```In every age,
God has the same MessageFor humanity:
“Give and give,And then become!”
```The mind does not create impurity —
The mind receives impurityFrom the outer world.
```Self-doubt-experience
Is most painfulAnd most destructive.
```In the beginning,
The spiritual life may not beA bed of roses,
But eventually it becomes one. ```Each blessingful opportunity
Can beA dire challenge.
```Each challenge
Can beA veritable blessing in disguise.
```At every moment
I must keep an open heartTo welcome
My Lord Beloved Supreme. ```When God’s Eye
Smiles at me,I am not fully happy.
```When God’s Heart
Smiles at me,I am irresistibly happy.
```God’s Love
I needTo enrich my heart.
```God’s Concern
I needTo enrich my life.
```The sad songs of the heart
Are extremely sweet. ```My love-heart
Longs to beInside God’s Heart
Only. ```My devotion-heart
Longs to beAt God’s Feet
Only. ```My surrender-heart
Longs to beAt God’s express Command
Only. ```An eagerness-heart
Always succeedsAnd never fails.
```My Lord does not believe in secrecy.
He tells the whole worldHow much I love Him
And how much He needs me. ```I saw God’s Eye
At my journey’s start. ```I felt God’s Heart
Along the way. ```At the end of my journey’s close,
I saw myselfAt God’s Feet.
```When I am on God’s side,
Alas, at times, self-doubtLooms large.
```When God is on my side,
God’s Victory and my victoryI envision immediately.
```Occult powers
Are drasticIn operation.
```Spiritual powers
Are cautiousBefore operation.
```Do not hide
Your heart’s insecurity. ```God’s Fulfilment
Is at the topOf my aspiration-list.
```When I have
A deep meditation,I become a joy-flooded heart.
```God’s Feet
Are much largerThan the Universe.
```I need a faith-fountain
Every dayIn my life.
```I need a promise-mountain
Every dayIn my life.
```O seeker,
Take the God-surrender-short-cutIn your spiritual life.
```All the divine qualities
Are in the heart.We just have to bring them
To the fore. ```God’s Heart-Door
Can be unlockedWith our tearful heart-key.
```When God calls,
My heart swimsIn the sea of ecstasy.
```Life’s panorama
Is createdBy God’s own Vision-Eye.
```Self-importance-life
I enjoyed. ```God-importance-life
I now am. ```May my heart be
A burningGod-obedience-torch.
```I prefer
God’s Forgiveness-FeetTo God’s Compassion-Eye.
```World-harmony
Should be takenAs a world-prayer
On a daily basis. ```My heart is an ecstasy-boat
Sailing towardsThe Golden Shore.
```Purity
Is life’sPrayer-intensity.
```Sincerity
Is the heart’sMeditation-immensity.
```Each heart
Is an ever-blossomingDream of God.
```Self-reliance descends
Faster than the fastest. ```God-reliance
Always winsThe race.
```My Lord,
I am all gratitude to YouFor giving me the opportunity
To always walk along the progress-path. ```My prayers
Go and claspGod’s Eye.
```My meditations
Dive and embraceGod’s Heart.
```Hand-eagerness-prayer
Is no prayer,Unless inside the hands
The heart looms large. ```The mind
CherishesDoubt-friendship.
```The heart
TreasuresFaith-ownership.
```The mind
IsA desire-jungle-disorderliness.
```The heart
IsAn aspiration-garden-
Harmony-enjoyment. ```Partial surrender
Cannot be taken seriously. ```The mind and the vital
Love to playA world-destruction-
Hurricane-game. ```God caresses
My eyesWith His magic Touch.
```Concentration is needed
To pave the wayTo meditation.
```Meditation is needed
To pave the wayTo God-realisation.
```Doubt-believers
Are God-losersAnd man-losers as well.
```Every human being
Expects royal treatmentFrom the world.
```Love, devotion, surrender,
Aspiration, dedication —These are perfect teammates.
```The stubbornness
Of the mindIs a shocking experience.
```Selflessness
Is the pioneerOf God-fulness.
```In the outer life,
The mind isA blissful clown.
```In the inner life,
The mind isA pitiful clown.
```My heart loves
The mellifluous VoiceOf Heaven.
```My mind loves
The thunderous VoiceOf Heaven.
```My heart
Most soulfully bowsTo God’s Immensity-Ocean.
```My mind,
Do try to love intensityMore and more, every day.
```May my heart every day
Blossom like a new flowerAt the Feet of God.
```Alas, I do not know
When my God-Heart-separationWill come to an end.
```To be of service,
I give my aspiring eyesTo Father Heaven.
```To be of service,
I give my loving heartTo Mother Earth.
```Ignorance-night
Does not dare to devourMy aspiration
Any more. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Has awakened me. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Will enlighten me. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Will make meGod’s choice instrument
At God’s choice Hour. ```Inspiration gives my mind
The happiness of the outer world. ```Aspiration gives my heart
The happiness of the inner world. ```May my heart
Be the homelandOf every human being.
```May my love of Light
Never cease,Even for a fleeting moment.
```When I open my outer ear,
I hearThe clamour of the world.
```When I open my inner ear,
I hearGod’s sweet Messages.
```God the Lover
Loves my heart. ```God the Defender
Defends my life. ```I live between
My gratitude-heartAnd
My Lord’s Forgiveness-Feet. ```Divinity, unrecognised,
Sings and playsInside the depths of our hearts.
```May my heart
Own the fragranceOf sincerity.
```May my mind
Own the beautyOf humility.
```It is for our own good
That God does not tell usAbout His future Plan
Regarding our lives. ```The voice of an unaspiring mind
Is louder than the loudest —Meaningless in every sense.
```The voice of an aspiring heart
Is sweeter than the sweetest —Fruitful in every sense.
```May my outer life
Become the echoOf my God-worshipping heart.
```When God is in front of me,
He says to me:“Go forward, My child!”
```When God is inside my life,
He says to me:“Fly upward, My child!”
```When God is inside my heart,
He says to me:“Dive inward, My child!”
```When God is with me,
He says to me:“My child, I am giving you
The MessageOf sleepless forward march,
Sleepless upward flightAnd sleepless inward dive.”
```God does not mind
My topsy-turvy mind,But He does mind
Its unwillingness to change. ```My heart faithfully counts
God-Arrivals per day. ```Light is never afraid of darkness,
But darkness fearsThe brightness of Light.
```My mind, do not give me
Any more bad and sad experiences.From now on, start giving me
Only sweet and happy experiences.Try! You can, you can.
```A mind of disobedience
Has an evil intention. ```Eagerness
Energises our heart. ```Aspiration
Has to be dynamicAnd not lethargic.
```With our false faith
We fool only ourselvesAnd not others.
```Whenever God asks me
To accept a challengeFrom the world,
I immediately agree. ```If there is no willingness,
Then even GodCannot feed us.
```I must not allow my mind
To dominate my lifeAny more.
```I must try to have
Full controlOver my restless mind.
```If you want to have
World-applause,Then become a self-giver.
```Quite often
Success misleads us. ```I must stand firmly
On the groundOf my inner faith.
```If you lose your inner balance,
Then you will be completely lostIn your outer life.
```I need the far-sighted vision
That the seersAnd sages of yore had
In measureless measure. ```Be not indifferent
To the pitiful criesOf the world.
```Our hearts are, indeed,
The living flamesOf our Lord Supreme.
```No human life
Is always consistent. ```Only the heart
Can seeThe inner beauty.
```Only the heart
Can createA new joy.
```The constant Satisfaction
Of my Lord SupremeIs my only joy.
```Do not try to avoid disasters —
Inner or outer.You must face them
And conquer them. ```Even in my mind’s abysmal abyss,
I see the living PresenceOf my Lord Supreme.
```I do not go anywhere alone —
I carry my Lord’s EncouragementWith me.
```God the Father
Beckons my heart. ```God the Lord
Summons my mind. ```The very best gift from God
To us:His sleepless Concern.
```The aspiration-sprinter
Will definitely defeatThe ignorance-runner.
```God smiles and smiles
Even when we misuseHis Compassion.
```May my life
Be completely ripeFor God-realisation.
```May I breathe
Only purity-fragrance. ```The Compassion of Mother Earth
BlessesMy sunrise-aspiration.
```God wants each and every human being
To be His perfect representativeHere on earth.
```He who says
“I cannot”Will be an utter failure.
```Everything else we have to control
Except our heart-tearsFor God.
```My soulful eyes drink in
The beauty and divinityOf my Lord’s morning Songs.
```Only positive thoughts
Can change the courseOf the wrongdoing mind.
```God is satisfied
Even when we take baby steps —And not giant steps —
Towards God. ```With my heart-tears,
I am praying to my Lord SupremeFor my aspiration-return.
```A self-giving life
Is mankind’s first stepTowards God.
```Insecurity imprisons
Our heart. ```Is there anybody
Who is not allowedTo dream?
```Each doubting mind
Should be confinedTo the inner prison.
```A silence-heart
ExpandsFaster than the fastest.
```The mind deserves exile
From the happiness-heart-home. ```Heaven-ascending prayers
Are so beautiful. ```Earth-descending meditations
Are so bountiful. ```There is no such thing
As effortless progress. ```God-punishment
We rightly deserve. ```To cling to fleeting joy
Is the heightOf our stupidity.
```The Master may hide
His displeasure,But he never hides
His appreciation. ```Anything undivine
In human lifeIs no novelty for God.
```I have pleased
My Lord SupremeWith my aspiration-heart-bloom.
```At times I see God
When I least expect Him. ```I love
My budding will. ```I dislike
My bubbling thoughts. ```My radio has
Only one station:God-News-station.
```My first choice
Has always beenGod’s Lotus-Feet.
```My second choice
Is my Lord’s ever-blossomedCompassion-Eye.
```I have only one choice —
My Lord’s Compassion-floodedFull Acceptance.
```Where is my head?
To my great surpriseIt is in the dust
Of my Lord’s Feet. ```God’s Forgiveness-Road
Is always accessible. ```My Lord’s Philosophy
Does not need any explanation —It is self-explanatory.
```The human in me
At times hesitates to welcomeGod’s Vision-Eye.
```The divine in me
Basks in the BeautyOf my Lord’s Vision-Eye.
```When I dream of God
With my eyes open,I get much more joy
Than when I dream of GodWith my eyes closed.
```The heart-emptiness
Is absolutely necessaryFor God-fulness.
```My pride-life
Is completely extinct,To my great joy.
```My Lord,
I am praying to YouWith all my heart
For my ego’s downfall. ```Whenever I do something good
For the betterment of the world,Heaven showers
Its choicest Blessings upon me. ```Do not allow your desires
To enter intoThe heart of your aspiration.
```My joy knows no bounds
When God asks me and my heartTo join Him
On His morning Walk. ```How significant
Is a dream of my Lord SupremeIn the small hours of the morning!
```We must not waste time
On the thingsThat we really do not need.
```Short-lived,
The thoughts of our mind. ```A very long life
Our aspiration-heart-cries have. ```Alas, criticism
Is the order of the day! ```Desire-fulfilment
Can be at timesMost hurtful.
```I look at God
With only one expectation:He will accept me
And my all. ```The outer expedition-success
Depends onThe inner sacrifice-progress.
```To my great joy,
My heart-shrineHas so many
Gratitude-blossoms. ```I pray
For God’s constant Victory. ```God prays
For my constant progress. ```O my God-gratitude-heart-hunger,
I am extremely, extremelyProud of you!
```If God is with you and for you,
Then you can rest assured,Even before you start,
That yours will be the Goal. ```God has given you many chances.
You can at least give the world around youOne more chance!
```If we cannot give joy
To those who are with usAnd for us,
How can we forgive ourselves? ```Only one piece of good news
I truly treasure:My Lord is arriving!
```We use our outer strength
To succeedIn the battlefield of life.
```We use our inner strength
To illumineThe darkness of our mind
And alsoThe darkness of the world.
```Silence
Is always helpful —Here, there and everywhere.
```When God is in charge,
We do not have to worry,Even for a fleeting moment.
```Today’s mind-sea
Is rough and turbulent. ```Tomorrow’s heart-shore
Will be bright,Golden and luminous.
```Imaginary sickness
Is more dangerousThan real sickness.
```Alas, I do not know
Why and howMy hopes have become lifeless.
```Nobody has the right
To exile meInto the world of chaos and turmoil.
```Be first a God-lover;
Then become a nation-builder. ```We all must try to live
In our heart-countryUntil the very end.
```Be careful!
Only think of God’s Compassion-EyeAnd
His Forgiveness-Heart. ```Do not take any exercise
With the mind —You will take
All the wrong exercises! ```A simplicity-mind, a sincerity-heart
And a self-giving life —These are the things
That my Lord expects from me most. ```My God-obedience
Is not an examination —It is a divine Game.
```Sooner or later,
The aspiring heartReveals the real God.
```Earth asks me
To cry ceaselesslyFor the earth.
```Heaven asks me
To look and smileAt Heaven
At every moment. ```God tells me
To make my surrenderUnconditional.
```God asks me
Not to look at the doubting mind,Jealous vital and idle body,
Even for a fleeting moment. ```Once we realise God,
He asks us every dayTo play with His highest Heights
And His deepest Depths. ```A God-lover and a God-server
Can play their rolesSimultaneously.
```God does not want me
To offer Him alwaysWeak promises.
```The mind confuses us;
The ego confuses the mind. ```My God-hesitation-mind
Deserves very seriousAnd severe punishment
From my soul. ```No matter how long it takes,
I shall faithfully waitFor my Lord’s Arrival.
```The moment I tell God
I am ready to do anything for Him,I immediately give Him
A most powerful thrill. ```A criticism-mind
Hurts the world. ```God’s Compassion
We ungratefully torture. ```Every morning
God invites me to rideWith Him
In His Compassion-Chariot. ```If you really love God,
Then smile sincerely,Smile gratefully,
Smile self-givingly. ```My soul accompanies
God the Absolute Supreme. ```My heart accompanies
God the Beloved. ```I accompany
God the DreamerOf the ever-transcending Beyond.
```First, what I need
Is a God-loving heart,And then
A God-worshipping life. ```God-Smiles bloom and blossom,
Not only in the heart of time,But also in the heart
Of the ever-transcending Beyond. ```Our heart-cries are paving the way
For the children of the futureTo walk along the sunlit path
Towards the Golden Shore. ```My Lord,
Your childlike simplicityHas captured my entire being.
Therefore, I am all gratitude to YouAt every moment.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 45, Agni Press, 2006
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