My boasting mind promises
God-manifestation.My aspiring heart
Fulfils the promise. ```To reach the outer sky
I fly and fly.To reach the inner sky
I cry and cry. ```My Lord,
I desire, I desireA fount
Of sacred heart-tears. ```God strikes
My victory-gongEach time I sing
A soulful God-song. ```The heart empty of love
Is no heart.The life empty of sacrifice
Is no life. ```No more, no more
Do I liveIn my life’s blunder-dust.
```The age-old discovery —
Forgiveness, forgiveness, forgiveness —Is the only way
To real happiness. ```O my mind,
Preach not, preach notIf you desire
God’s smiling Eye. ```When I think God is far,
Very far,God’s Heaven and God’s earth
Cry and weep together. ```I know, I know, I know
That, in the mind-mart,The miracle of miracles
Is a gratitude-heart. ```I have returned my sleep
To the ignorance-nightIt came from.
```I was a tiny raft
In the pond of learning.I am now a huge boat
In the ocean of becoming. ```When I do not pray,
God is strict and terrifying.When I pray,
God is beautiful and charming. ```My Lord,
I do not understand You!I want to please You
By loving and serving You,But You want me to find every day
A new way to amuse You. ```Whenever the aspiring heart
Gets a glimpse of God,It immediately starts swimming
In the sea of bliss. ```Every day
My Lord’s Compassion-Protection-EyePatrols
My aspiration-heart-door. ```My heart-flower
Is the only flowerThat thrills
My Lord Beloved Supreme. ```Each thought
Can be a prayer.Each action
Can be a meditation. ```Today my life-boat
Is heading towardsAn absolutely new Goal.
```God is God’s
Ever-blossoming Eye.God is God’s
Ever-spreading Heart. ```Whenever my heart
Invokes God’s Eye,God’s Feet immediately rush
To my heart. ```Sorrow, my sorrow,
You are everywhere available.Joy, my joy,
Do tell me whenYou will be achievable.
```I do not mind
If the entire world fails to believeThat my heart-garden
Is full of God’s Footprints. ```My hands are made of
Diving determination.My heart is made of
Climbing aspiration. ```My heart loves
Sweet dreams.Alas, I am forced to accept
Hard realities. ```My mind, look, look!
God is coming —Either to punish you
Or to enlighten you. ```My mind does not know
That my heartHas an Inner Pilot.
```My aspiration-fragrance
Is within.My inspiration-beauty
Is without. ```God takes
Our helpless tearsAs His most precious children.
```The divine art
Is a supreme journeyInto the Unknowable.
```No human being
Can escape being a victimTo ruthless misunderstanding.
```Do not enter
Into the world of comparison.Just dare to better yourself
Every day, without fail! ```The seeker receives wisdom-light
From deep withinAnd becomes.
```Each human being
Will eventually becomeA oneness-blossomed
World-child. ```My God-aspiration
Sees everythingIn a very special way.
```My God-realisation
Sees everythingOnly in God’s own Way.
```I just love anything
That my aspiration-heart-childSays and does.
```Each and every time
I trustMy inner silence-voice.
```A self-conquest-life
IsGod’s real Joy and Pride.
```We must go beyond our minds!
We will see that even our mindsAre loving one another.
```A restless mind
Is a very destructive troublemakerIn the aspiration-world.
```My heart, my life and I
EmbarkFrom the God-Aspiration-Shore.
```My heart, my life and I
DisembarkOn the God-Manifestation-Shore.
```I say to my Lord’s
Compassion-Eye,“Do ferry me across
The river of life.” ```My Lord says to me,
“My child,If your heart smiles at Me,
Only then shall I ferry you.” ```My Lord,
The more my mind triesTo measure You,
The more my mind isMost deplorably confused.
```My Lord Supreme,
You are standing so close to me,Yet You are far beyond my reach.
Why, my Lord, why? ```My human eyes
Can see everything elseSave and except
My Lord’s Forgiveness-Feet. ```My divine eye
Sees all-whereOnly one thing:
God’s Compassion-Eye. ```Alas,
For a very long timeI have been circling and circling
The shadow of my mind. ```The Unknowable
Can not only be knowable,But can also be known.
My God-oneness-soulHas proved it to me
Most clearly. ```The mind-calculation
And God-realisationCan never meet.
```The heart-devotion
Blossoms intoGod-realisation.
```My mind,
You will never be able to stealThe hidden treasures
Of my life:My God-love, my God-devotion
And my God-surrender. ```God without form
Watches us.God with Form
Beckons us. ```Desire-bridge
Breaks down helplessly.Aspiration-bridge
Knows no decay. ```I am extremely
And extremely fond ofMy soul’s ancient voice.
```God likes us to be
Responsible,But we have made ourselves
Indispensable. ```When I blow
My God-Victory-Conch,God watches my soulfulness,
Not the length of timeOr the strength of my lungs.
```God disappears
When our heart-templeIs empty of purity-blossoms.
```Sorrow weighs upon me
When I do not please GodIn His own Way.
```The doubting mind
Knows only how to swimIn a sea of quandary.
Nowhere is its shore. ```The vital
Loves interruption.The mind
Loves suspicion.The heart
Loves devotion.The soul
Loves God-conversation. ```To please God,
I do not have to see God. ```To see God,
I do not have to pleaseEach and every human being.
```My mind,
Go and see God!He has been waiting for you
For a very, very long time. ```God and I
Cry and smile togetherTo please each other.
```I am tired
Of pleasing humanity.Alas, I do not know
When I shall start to please God. ```God heavily depends on
His Heart-Country-children. ```A sincere soul
Is at once earth’s beautyAnd Heaven’s fragrance.
```The worst enemy
Of the mindIs the power of silence.
```Anything that God does
For the betterment of mankindIs an open secret.
```No aspiration-heart
Can ever keep track ofGod’s Compassion-Smiles.
```My God-realisation-date
Is certain,But my Lord Supreme commands me
To keep it absolutely uncertain. ```God has promised
My heartThat I shall never lose
His Compassion-Eye. ```The human in me
Loves to dominate the world.The divine in me
Loves to pray for the worldAnd meditate on the world.
```Each divine thought
Has the capacityTo house
God the Absolute. ```God’s Hour
Is ourOnly Saviour.
```Earth loves me and needs me
Only when I am greatAnd powerful.
```Heaven loves me and needs me
Only when I am goodAnd divine.
```Nobody alone
Can own God —We all needs must share.
```Yesterday I was
A mind-thickening cloud.Today I am
A heart-blossoming rainbow. ```From morn to eve
The desire-life criesPitifully.
```From morn to eve
The aspiration-heart fliesCharmingly plus self-givingly.
```God the man suffers
So that man the GodCan prosper.
```The aspiration-heart
Knows only one thing:Self-transcendence.
```The outer world obeys me
Only when I listenTo the inner world.
```My prayer-tears
I love moreThan anything else.
```How I wish to have
A heartFlooded with God-love-feelings!
```Some die for wealth,
While others die for glory,And still others for supremacy.
My heart dies for God-intimacy. ```Faith lives
Beyond the existenceThat we see within and without.
```I have made a monkey
Out of my life.God wants to make another God
Out of my life. ```When I allow my past
To follow me,I become at once
Both blind and deaf. ```Life and death
Have a common bridgeWhere we are all
Eternal travellers. ```Possession evolves
From desire-life.Aspiration blossoms
Into God-attainment. ```My Lord,
You are so close to my heart,But alas, You are far beyond
The reach of my hands. ```May my eyes
Never be blindfoldedBy worldly desires.
```When I wander
Along the streets of desire,I become a perfect stranger
To my own goal. ```If we cannot see God
Here on earthIn this lifetime,
Then we are really blindFrom our very birth.
```I came down from Heaven
With the aspiration-flames.I shall go back to Heaven
With the realisation-sun. ```When my Lord speaks to me,
Alas, I do not know whyI pretend to be
Blind, deaf and dumb. ```My Lord has given me
A special task to perform.He wants me to be the collector
Of all the broken hearts of the world. ```I amuse God
With my stupidity-mind.God amuses me
With His Forgiveness-SongAnd Dance.
```I love to hear from God
His Life-Stories.God loves to hear from me
My heart-songs. ```My love of God
NeedsA sleepless breath.
```Alas, I do not know
Why I do not look at GodWhen He smiles at me!
```My Lord has promised me
My life’s perfection —Not when I want
But at His choice Hour. ```O seeker,
Desire-hungerIs forbidden.
```O seeker,
Desire-indulgenceIs absolutely forbidden.
```Every day
I long for only one thing:My heart’s progress-cry
For God-realisation. ```Meditation
Is a seeker’sUnfailing friend.
```Alas,
The hunger for world peaceYields only
Deplorable disappointmentEverywhere.
```From start to finish,
I runOnly to be close to God.
```My love of God
Is exceedingly beautifulInside God’s Heart.
```My faith in God
Is exceedingly fragrantAt God’s Feet.
```Indomitable courage
Never bowsTo the iron gate of fate.
```Everybody’s heart
Welcomes sympathy. ```Gratitude
I give to God. ```Pride
God gives to me. ```The smiles of my soul
And the cries of my heartAre my eternally beautiful children.
```Meditation-wings
Uplift us. ```Meditation-swords
Protect us. ```Meditation-depths
Liberate us. ```Time gives to us.
Time takes away from us.Time is God’s most perfect
Will-fulfiller. ```Our life-comedies
And our life-tragediesAre fed and nourished
By the same God. ```The mind
Constantly arguesWith God.
```The heart
Sleeplessly praysTo God.
```When God weeps,
My life stops falling. ```When God smiles,
My life starts rising. ```Detachment-power
DescendsOnly at God’s choice Hour.
```Meditation saves us
From our mind’sThought-attacks.
```Mine is not a world of comfort
But a world of ceaselessAnd selfless effort.
```God punishes and dismisses
The disobedience-mind. ```We can be truly happy
When our Lord SupremeIs the only One
We love and serve. ```I live in between
My heart’s God-gratitude-tearsAnd
My life’s God-surrender-smiles. ```When God’s Hour is nigh,
The heart-flowerStarts blossoming.
```I wish to be
A lifetime memberOf God’s Inner Circle.
```The mind’s clutter
Has to be cleared awayTo pave the way
For God’s Arrival. ```The moment I see
The Face of God,My heart becomes the light
Of a million inner suns. ```We never lose God.
He just hidesFor a while.
```O God of Fire,
I need You!I need You to destroy
My God-empty life. ```May my heart
BecomeA flute-music-melody-life.
```World-attachment
No more!God-attachment
Evermore! ```When we do not want
To realise God,Heaven and earth
Weep together. ```Nobody can dispute
The God-magnetic pullOf an aspiration-heart.
```My heart is a solid member
Of God’sWorld-aspiration-team.
```The mind knows
How to falsify everything. ```The heart knows
How to purify everything. ```Every day
My Lord expects from meAt least one heart-song.
```In the mind-world,
Gratitude-performanceIs, indeed, a miracle.
```My aspiration-heart
Believes in God. ```My dedication-life
Receives from God. ```My devotion-life
Is the winnerOf God’s Smile.
```Fate can be challenged —
The heart is the proof.Fate can be conquered —
The life is the proof. ```Life means adventure —
A constantly daring adventure. ```A real spiritual failure
Takes placeWhen the soul does not have control
Over the mind, the vital and the body. ```Excessive spirituality-analysers
Are oftenThe most deplorable failure-losers
In the spiritual life. ```God’s Eye and my soul
Have a birthless and deathlessConnection.
```O my mind,
You have tried many timesTo fool God.
Why should God believe you this time,Why?
```The body
IsAn earth-tourist.
```The heart
IsAn earth-resident.
```Do not challenge
The newcomers.You will sadly fail.
```O my mind,
It is the height of your stupidityWhen you think that you are
A God-favourite. ```O my heart,
Do not be doomedTo disappointment.
There is no flawless personOn earth.
```God’s Alarm
Is only for thoseWho really love
And need God. ```My God-devotion
And my heart-joyLive together.
```Every day
My heart offersA new promise
To my Lord Supreme. ```Immortality’s Shore
InvitesEach and every song
Of my aspiration-heart. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Has started my inner run —And still I continue and continue.
```I love not
The juicy storiesOf my mind.
```I dearly love
The soulful songsOf my heart.
```My mind,
Be not blindTo our Lord’s
Compassion-Eye. ```My life,
Be not blindTo our Lord’s
Forgiveness-Heart. ```Not a beggar’s hands
But only a seeker’s heartCan arrive
At Heaven’s Gate. ```Earth
Is fond ofHeaven.
```Heaven
Is proud ofEarth.
```The mind finds it
Extremely difficultTo accept suggestions.
```God pinches us first
Before He embraces us. ```Why?
Why do we loveOur mind-desert
And not our heart-garden? ```An enthusiasm-heart
Is dearly lovedBy God the Power.
```My Lord of Forgiveness
Is now the OwnerOf my past.
```My Lord of Compassion
Wants to be the OwnerOf my present.
```My Lord of Light
Will be the OwnerOf my future.
```It is too difficult
To findA gratitude-heart-smile.
```When my mind suffers
From agonies,My Lord becomes both
Agony-soother and agony-shooter. ```My Lord blesses me
With the BeautyOf His Love.
```I offer my Lord
The fragranceOf my devotion.
```Poor God is not as wise
As I am.I surrender to His Wisdom-Light.
And what does He do?He surrenders to my stark
Ignorance-night. ```Nothing is as secret
And sacredAs the breath of my heart-tears.
```As the mind has the power
To push us down,Even so, the heart has the power
To pull us up —High, higher and highest.
```The heart
IsBeauty’s garden.
```The life
IsDuty’s land.
```The mind
LovesThe pride of skill.
```The heart
LovesThe sweetness of thrill.
```The mind
VisitsThe lower world.
```The heart
Dreams ofThe higher world.
```Prayer needs
Sincerity. ```Meditation needs
Both sincerityAnd immensity.
```Scholar-talk
God does not understand.It is too difficult for Him.
```Baby-talk
God not only understandsBut also loves dearly.
```A happy heart
Is the master keyTo all the life-doors.
```God-forgetfulness
Is a subjectThat anybody can study.
It requires no fees. ```Man’s aspiration
Creates. ```Man’s dedication
Multiplies. ```Mind-transcendence
IsLife-abundance.
```God is coming shortly,
My heart.Be fully prepared!
```God is coming shortly,
My mind.Be careful!
```God is coming shortly,
My vital.Stop fighting with the world.
```God is coming shortly,
My body.Stop your self-indulgence.
```The bliss of the heart
IsUnconquerable.
```The peace of the mind
IsUnconquerable.
```The dynamism of the vital
IsUnconquerable.
```The willingness of the body
IsUnconquerable.
```My God-conversation
Is recordedBy the cosmic gods
And goddesses. ```No surrender-foundation,
No God-realisation. ```Self-doubt
IsLife-journey’s halt.
```God’s descending Smiles
I treasure. ```My ascending tears
God treasures. ```True God-lovers
Are wiserThan the wisest.
```True God-servers
Are braverThan the bravest.
```True God-seekers
Are purerThan the purest.
```Loving God
Is the beginningOf becoming another God.
```God feeds on
My devotion-heart-flute-Melodies.
```God sails with me
In my life-boatWhen I feel that
He is my only All. ```My soul,
Now I can clearly seeWhy you are so close to God.
Your life-breath is God Himself. ```When I met God
For the first time,God cried and cried
And I smiled and smiled. ```Jealousy
Is destinedFor the dustbin.
```God’s Tears
Are availableEverywhere.
God’s SmilesAre rare.
```Do the needful always,
So that you will not beEmpty of God.
```O world,
You may not find GodInside my thoughts,
But you will definitely find GodInside my heart.
```My Lord,
Do think of my thoughts —They are all Yours.
```Man’s mind-thorns
Are the questions.God’s Heart-Roses
Are the Answers. ```My desire-life
I enjoyed.My aspiration-heart
God has employed. ```Compromise
Is the solutionOf fools.
```Everything
We must take seriously,Even the things
That come and go. ```O take me out of
My confusion-mind-jungle. ```My soul’s conversations
With GodNever remain recorded.
```Doubt knows
How to stab the mind. ```Silence
Without inner depthIs of no avail.
```The freedom
Of the soul-birdDeath cannot take away.
```My heart, be brave!
Every day you must grappleWith the mind
And be victorious. ```My aspiration-heart-cries
God proudly amplifies. ```Thunderous applause
Is for those who implicitly liveGod-faith-lives.
```When God is God’s Grace
For us,Fate immediately bows to God
In our lives. ```God’s Eye
IsMy world-inspiration-beauty.
```God’s Heart
IsMy world-aspiration-fragrance.
```Each God-pleasing act
Unmistakably brings us nearerTo God’s Heart-Palace.
```Everything gives me
An important lesson —Even the most insignificant thought.
```He who wants happiness
In this worldMust sleeplessly practise
Forgiveness. ```A determination-empty mind
Can never succeed,Never!
```Every Avatar
Is a Heaven-Emperor-soulAnd an earth-beggar-life.
```My mind, wake up, wake up!
Do not live any longerIn the dirty dust
Of your previous mistakes. ```My mind,
Start smilingThis very moment.
Who knows what is goingTo happen to you
The next moment! ```A sincere God-gratitude-mind
Is, indeed,The greatest miracle
Here on earth. ```My Lord tells me,
“My child,Never cherish the idea
That to spread peaceIn humanity’s heart
Is an impossible task.” ```My self-offering
To God’s WillIs the only freedom
I enjoy. ```In silence,
Only in silence,Peace blossoms.
```In peace,
World-harmony-belongingsAbide well.
```World-transformation-attempts
Deserve thunderousApplause-appreciation-encouragement.
```Possibilities
Are for manifestationAnd not for hesitation.
```My God-blessed moments
Are guiding meTo look at tomorrow’s dawn.
```Every morning
My Lord Supreme blesses meWith unearned Smiles and Embraces.
```I feast only on
God’s Compassion-Eye-Smiles. ```Alas,
Even God-realisationIs not the end of the road.
```My prayer-conviction:
God is for me. ```My meditation-realisation:
I am for God. ```My mind,
How can it be possibleThat you have nothing
To say to God? ```In the inner world,
Only meditation-silenceDo I treasure.
```My aspiration-heart feeds
On my soul’s love, affectionAnd concern.
```The stupidity-mind
And the ignorance-lifeAre inseparable.
```When I live in the desire-world,
My life is made ofMy thoughts.
When I live in the aspiration-world,My heart is made of
God’s Vision-Eye-Plan. ```My morning promise
Is to meditate and meditateOn God.
```My evening promise
Is to surrender and surrenderTo God’s Will.
```Self-doubt
Lives in the mindAnd not in the heart.
```God fails
Whenever He tries to perfectOur impurity-mind.
```My gratitude-heart
IsMy most precious possession.
```God-disobedience
MeansDisaster-invitation.
```Alas,
The entire worldIs running after
God the PowerAnd not
God the Love. ```May my heart
Be a God-devotion-flame. ```Who am I?
I am, indeed,A God-throbbing heart.
```God goes
Where He is neededAnd not
Where He is wanted. ```My outer perfection
Is my inner satisfaction,Indeed.
```Only God’s Smiles
QuenchMy inner thirst.
```My soul-mission
On earthI must never forget.
```Alas,
I should have knownAt least ten years ago
What I now know. ```Alas,
I should have becomeAt least ten years ago
What I now am. ```Success-determination
I was. ```Progress-aspiration
I now am. ```My mind’s priorities
Know no end. ```Prominence-mind-lovers
AreAspiration-heart-sufferers.
```The mind-visions
Can at times beHallucinations.
```The heart-visions
Lead usTo God-realisation.
```The mind
Can easily developApplause-fame-hunger.
```The heart
Can quickly developGod-dedication
And God-manifestation-hunger. ```My God-searching mind
Dances with awareness. ```An adamantine will
Devours failures. ```Constant surrender
To God’s WillCan transform impossibility
Into possibility. ```Self-giving
Must be a stranger toPraise-seeking.
```If you want illumination,
Then there cannot beAny mind-cloud.
```My heart
Is a joy-giver.My mind
Is a joy-stealer. ```I pray for
God’s BlessingsEqual to my task.
```Self-mastery
Can never beA quick achievement.
```O mind,
Be not afraidTo tell the Truth
About everything. ```Each thought
Ages with time. ```Forgiveness
Eliminates the uglinessOf an old life.
```Forgiveness
Illuminates the beautyOf a new life.
```The strength of my arms
Is no matchFor my aspiration-heart.
```I call it
My surrender.God calls it
His own Satisfaction. ```The heart-virtues
Are very rare. ```No more —
A man-adoring mind! ```A God-throbbing heart —
More, evermore! ```A selfless action
IsThe miracle of miracles.
```Heart cries.
Life achieves. ```A pure thought
Paves the wayTo God-realisation.
```Life’s tumble-failures
Do not last longIf God’s Grace appears.
```God likes
My mind-readiness. ```God loves
My heart-willingness. ```God embraces
My breath-eagerness. ```Short-sighted decisions
Cannot be victorious. ```Each life
Has to be made ofHope and courage.
```Do not judge.
Happiness will be all yours. ```Oneness-reality
Cannot forever remainAn impossibility.
```Every day
We must pray to GodTo save us from
Doubt-dangers. ```A smile
Is a God-givenConfidence.
```The Master chooses
The disciple’sPrayerful heart.
```The disciple chooses
The Master’sMerciful feet.
```As the seeker is hungry
For God’s Heart-Smiles,Even so, God is hungry
For the seeker’s heart-cries. ```Every day
We shock GodWith our aspiration-empty hearts.
```God appears
Only to disappear.Why?
Because we love Him not. ```God’s Eye
Is the only OwnerOf all our heart-gardens.
```O my mind,
Always keep prideAt a distance.
```The mind-desert
Is really frightening. ```The heart feeds
Only on peace. ```There is not a single day
When the world-lessonsAre not hard for me.
```The silence
Of my heartIs the only friend
Of my life. ```Without oneness,
Fulness cannot be manifestedHere on earth.
```By nature,
Human lifeIs really difficult
And extremely imperfect. ```Each heart takes birth
With universal love. ```In this life-play,
We are all the audienceAnd not the actors.
```Become perfection-height.
Only then will you reachPerfection-light.
```Those who want to make
The fastest progressMust never embrace
A retirement-life. ```My God-surrender-life
Is the cynosureOf all lives.
```Peace of mind we find
Only when we placeOur earthly existence
At the Feet of God. ```I have known a world
From which ingratitude, doubt, fear,Anxieties and worries
Have completely disappeared. ```Long ago
I gave up doubtingMy Lord Beloved Supreme.
```This world is not owned
By man’s mind.It is owned
By God’s Heart. ```Nobody has thrust idleness
Upon us;We have embraced idleness
Ourselves. ```Kindness
Does not costAnything.
```To make others happy,
Alas, why do you not showKindness?
```Every day
I receive a Compassion-Eye-LetterFrom my Lord Supreme.
```God’s Love
Has turned my heartInto a fully blossomed rose.
```I am so happy
That my mind is longingFor God-inspiration.
```I am so happy
That my heart is longingFor God-aspiration.
```I am so happy
That my life is longingFor God-dedication.
```I am so happy
That I am longingFor God-realisation
At God’s choice Hour. ```God whispers;
My heart listens. ```My Lord,
What are You thinkingAt this very moment?
“My child,I am thinking
Of your aspiration-increaseAnd your dedication-increase.”
```On very rare occasions
I eat my mind-food.Otherwise, I always take
My heart-food. ```If you want to see
God’s Face,Then raise your heart
And not your head. ```In my inner life,
God’s PresenceIs eternal.
```In my outer life,
Alas,God is still veiled.
```To be a child
Of TruthIs man’s birthright.
```The mind-map
Is a life-trap. ```The mind-temple
KeepsNo silence-statue.
```The heart-temple
Is flooded withSilence-statues.
```My life
Is an open bookTo my Lord Supreme.
```Hope and promise
Must always walkHand in hand.
```Sooner or later
My inner sunWill come to the fore.
```Never doubt
The tremendous powerOf God-obedience.
```Each time we make
A little progress,We make our Lord
Extremely happy. ```From birth to death
I sing onlyMy Lord’s Victory-Songs.
```My obedience-life
IsGod’s Satisfaction-Heart.
```God and God’s Forgiveness
Are always available. ```Yesterday
I was proud ofMy mind-determination.
```Today
I am proud ofMy heart-aspiration.
```Tomorrow
I shall be proud ofMy surrender-realisation.
```I try to see everything
Through myGod-dreaming heart.
```Do you want to go
Beyond yourself?Then start looking
Within yourself. ```When I enter into
My Lord’s Compassion-Eye,I see only
The Smiles of Heaven. ```A negative mind
Can never be a friend ofAn aspiring heart.
```Everyone wants
To be useful,But everyone is afraid of
Being Godful. ```My obedience to God’s Will
Thrills my heartAll the time.
```Where do I want to be?
I want to beDeep in God-worship
Inside my heart-temple. ```We are all one
God-oneness-family.Therefore,
God has given each of usA special responsibility.
```The heart’s joy
IsThe mind’s trouble-shooter.
```Cheerfulness
Has another name:Self-expansion.
```Each time we are in
A good consciousness,We enter into
A new height. ```The purity of the heart
Sees divinityEverywhere.
```The heart is never tired
Of watching and devouringGod’s Smiles.
```Unfortunately,
The mind quite often cherishesNegativity.
```With my prayerful and soulful tears,
I have purifiedMy heart-temple.
```When the flames of the heart
Climb up,We get devotion-thrill.
```Without kindness-beauty,
We cannot haveOneness-fragrance.
```We get boundless joy
When we try to journeyTowards the Unknowable.
```There is no time
For us to be idleOnce we have made
Obedience-promises. ```My gratitude-heart
Is blessedWith a permanent seat
In God’s Heart. ```I am so happy to have friends
Above, below, withinAnd without.
```When I look at the sunrise,
I clearly see the beautyOf Paradise.
```First offer your soulful tears
To God.Then you can weep
For the whole world. ```Each good thought
Is, indeed,A microcosm of the world.
```Each wrong thought
Is, indeed,A future catastrophe.
```My heart gets tremendous joy
When God asks itTo be in the heart of all
And for all. ```Never allow your past
To dictateTo your present.
```The forgiveness
Of the soulCannot be estimated.
```O God-dreamers,
Where are you?Wake up, wake up!
The world needs you badly. ```I came into the world
Only to see my Lord smiling at meAnd at His Creation.
```When a friend
Becomes your enemy,Half of your life’s joy
Is gone. ```Only God-lovers
Will try to bring Heaven downTo earth.
```Ego-towers
Are bound to crumble. ```O doubt,
I have known youFor a very long time.
Now you must leave me alone. ```When I visit Heaven,
I enjoyA festival of smiles.
```When I visit earth,
I suffer fromA limitless ocean of sorrows.
```Our surrender
To God’s WillIs our greatest victory.
```Alas,
This world is ruledBy the loud emptiness-sound.
```Only the insincere seekers
Are not allowed to beIn God’s Inner Circle.
```We must bring our inner light
To the foreTo illumine the darkness
Of the mind. ```The mind
Never acceptsGod’s kind Invitation.
```There is nothing on earth
Or in HeavenSweeter than God’s Smile.
```Impatience
Makes us the losersIn our Cosmic Game.
```When you lose
God’s Smile,There is no compensation.
```It is quite possible
To have a mindEmpty of desire-thoughts.
```Every morning
God gives His choice childrenNew God-preparation-lessons.
```God’s Forgiveness
Is not only for once,His Forgiveness
Is for again and again. ```Everything has to take
Its own inner courseTo be absolutely successful.
```You must have faith
In all that you do. ```Eagerness does not care
Whether it is a good dayOr a bad day
To accomplish its task. ```God, I may not be
Your favourite,But You are definitely
My favourite. ```Do not waste
Today’s joyBy thinking of
Tomorrow. ```My mind watches
The worldWith curiosity.
```My heart watches
The worldWith responsibility.
```Aspiration-life is not a race.
It is only an invocationOf God’s Grace
In a special way. ```God descends
With His Forgiveness. ```God ascends
With His Compassion. ```Desire can eclipse
The face ofMoon-beauty.
```May my gratitude-heart
Widen every dayTo give joy
To my Lord Supreme. ```Positive thoughts create
A new and encouraging worldFor us.
```Each time I see
My Lord Supreme,My heart gets
An unimaginable thrill. ```Devotion is at once
A sweet and powerfulForce.
```Meditation
Prepares usOnly for God.
```How I wish I could offer
Every ounce of my heartTo my Lord Supreme.
```If we do not repeat
Our blunders,God will definitely forgive us.
```The ancient God
Comes to meWith peace infinite.
```The modern God
Comes to meWith power infinite.
```At every moment
I am boundBy my Lord’s choice.
```Unlike other things,
We can exchange happinessEasily.
```God-manifestation
Is a most delightfulExperience.
```God’s Forgiveness-Book
Has endless pages. ```A devotion-heart
Always feelsWhat is right
And what is wrong. ```Surrender to God’s Will.
You will be an excellent travellerOn the Heavenward path.
```Faith —
Constant faith in God —Is the miracle of miracles.
```When we praise God,
Our voices have to beLouder than the loudest.
```The old in me
Has goneForever and forever.
```Without God’s Compassion-Eye,
No life can ever be meaningful. ```Impossibility is for those
Who believe inImpossibility.
```When I ask God to tell me
His Secrets,He immediately tells me
All His Secrets. ```When God asks me
To share with HimSome of my secrets,
I hesitateAnd then change the subject.
```Each day I try to take
A leave of absenceFrom my mind,
But, alas, I do not succeed. ```In spirituality
I cannot set records,But in stupidity I do.
```Dive deep within —
You will be the winnerOf Universal Bliss.
```We must keep our prayer-life
Very, very strict every dayWithout fail.
```Opportunity means
God’s ArrivalAt God’s own Time
For us to use HimIn His own Way.
```There is no time for rest
For those who want to beGod’s special guests.
```The seeker
Must always remain in touchWith his heart.
```Every morning
God allows me to takeHis express elevator
To go to Him. ```Wrong thoughts
Imprison the mind. ```The mind
NeedsConstant flexibility.
```The heart
NeedsConstant aspiration.
```A life of simplicity
Gives usThe fastest progress.
```Start with meditation-flames.
The flames will grow intoA meditation-fire.
```Where does my sorrow stop,
If not at the FeetOf my Lord Supreme?
```My tears were washed away
The moment I sawMy Lord’s Compassion-Eye.
```There are infinitely more
God-seekersThan God-lovers.
```Each time I see my Master,
I remind myselfTo bring to the fore
All my good qualities. ```My Lord,
I am giving You a new name:The Unknowable.
“My child,I am giving you a new name:
My Promise-fulfiller.” ```This morning
My Lord forced meTo terminate
My long-standing doubt-friendship. ```If you cannot be
A God-believer,How can you become
A good seeker? ```Do not allow
Your dreamsTo remain unfulfilled.
```Each aspiration-heart-day
Has a special Message from GodFor the seeker.
```If you want to have
A happiness-heart,Then you have to ask God
For His ForgivenessWhen you make a mistake.
```From the known to the Unknown,
From the Unknown to the Unknowable —This is our eternal progress-journey.
```In the outer world,
We deal only withImpossibilities.
```In the inner world,
We deal only withInevitabilities.
```God loves to work
Only withHis humility-mind-children.
```God is extremely proud of
His sincerity-gratitude-heart-Children.
```When I look at God’s Eye,
It is allUnfathomable.
```When I look at God’s Feet,
They are allUnforgettable
And unimaginable. ```We begin our journey
With the beautyOf our joy.
```We end our journey
With the fragranceOf God’s Heart.
```Every day
We must think ofA brighter future
AndMore significant achievements.
```My Lord,
Do give me a new name.“My child,
Your new name isUnconditional surrender.”
```If you are a true seeker,
Then at every momentYou have to be conscious
And alert. ```I do not want to know
What exactly God wants to give me.As long as He gives me,
That is more than enough. ```My life is God’s
Authority-enjoyment. ```Only the sleepless and breathless
Self-giving seekersReceive from God
FondnessIn measureless measure.
```No false modesty —
God’s Love for meIs absolutely certain.
```I close my eyes
And seal my earsWhen people speak ill
Of God. ```God says to me,
“My child, follow MeBut do not imitate Me.”
```Do not allow
Your dreams to sleep —Never!
```Soulfulness
IsMy heart’s best quality.
```Self-giving
IsMy life’s best quality.
```My best quality
Is to imagine sleeplesslyMy Lord’s Feet.
```Every day
I try my very bestTo increase my love-capacity
For both God the CreatorAnd God the Creation.
```I hear God’s Voice
Only when my mind’s noiseIs quiet.
```No seeker can solve
His inner problemsWithout his Master’s help.
```There is nothing
InsignificantIn a seeker’s life.
```The higher I can imagine,
The farther I go awayFrom my lower life
Of darkness. ```My Lord’s Compassion-Eye
Has caught my heart’s prideRed-handed.
```Opportunity
Does not knock at our doorEvery day.
Therefore we must value itMore than anything else.
```Opportunity
Must not be neglected —Never.
```The world-noise
Can be silencedOnly by the voice
Of the inner silence. ```Alas,
One momentI do the right thing,
Next momentI do the wrong thing.
```There is nothing
UnimportantOnce you accept
The spiritual life. ```Ignorance
First fools us,Then devours us.
```Not because I am imperfect
Do I pray to God.I pray to God because I love God
And I need God. ```If some people are better than I am,
Then I must rejoiceAnd not be jealous of them.
```A failure-life
Is not the last word. ```My Lord,
Do give me an indicationOf how to place myself
At Your Feet. ```Each seeker
Has God-obedience-capacityIn abundant measure.
```God-examination-results
Must not frustrate us.One day definitely
We shall succeed. ```Although I dislike the past,
It does not stopCalling me.
```Every day
The soul gives usNew and inspiring messages
To broadcastHere on earth.
```God’s Dreams
Are our God-fulfillingManifestations.
```If you have fear,
Constant fear,Then you are not ready
For the spiritual life. ```Our prayer
IsOur climbing-up reality.
```O ignorance-night,
You must leave meForever.
```Wherever God goes,
The tears of my heartFollow Him.
```God’s Nectar-Footfalls
I watch and watchWith my heart’s
Tremendous delight. ```God takes
My surrender-lifeVery seriously and proudly.
```The mind’s negativity
Blights the beautyOf the heart.
```Man’s aspiration-heart
Is God’s Fragrance-Bliss. ```We have no idea
When we started our journeyAnd when it will end.
But we know thatDuring the whole journey
We have been loving God. ```Enthusiasm energises
The aspiration-life. ```I feel the closeness
Of God’s Compassion-Eye. ```Our aspiration
Is at timesNot so satisfactory.
```The doubting mind
Is the only obstacleThat stands between
God and me. ```I have cut off
All my connectionsWith the doubting mind.
```Whenever I go to God,
I see Him either crying or smilingOr dancing —
He is always doing something! ```God loves to see
What we areMore than
What we have. ```If we need
Extra special LoveFrom God,
Then we must offer HimAn extra heart-tear.
```Do not run towards God
On your mind-unwillingness-feet —You will stumble
And be seriously injured. ```Run on your heart-willingness-feet —
God will come to meet youHalfway.
```Why should I value
A doubting mindThat has no beauty?
```Why should I value
An unaspiring heartThat has no fragrance?
```My Lord most lovingly
Takes care ofMy heart-seeds.
```My Lord most painstakingly
Takes care ofMy life-deeds.
```A doubting mind
Will never knowWhat real happiness is.
```My heart sings
OnlyGod-appreciation-songs.
```God gives me the capacity,
Little by little,To change my nature.
```Peace
Is born ofSelf-sacrifice.
```A life of harmony
Makes my entire beingPerfect and complete.
```Whoever does not pay attention
To the heartWill soon become
Spiritually bankrupt. ```My heart sees
God’s Forgiveness-FeetEverywhere.
```Every morning
My Lord HimselfOpens my heart-door
To the whole world. ```Alas,
I still love my mind’sDesire-clouds.
```Alas,
I do not know whenI will be able to start loving
My aspiration-sun. ```In vain
My heart triesTo pass on its light
To my doubt-creating mind. ```A simplicity-life,
A sincerity-heartAnd
A purity-mindMy Lord dearly treasures.
```The mind’s messages
About GodAre quite unreliable.
```We must be loyal
To our heart’sSilence-life.
```When Heaven
Broadcasts news,I am all attention.
```When earth
Broadcasts news,I am all frustration.
```The world needs
Your smilesAnd not your anger.
```At every moment
I endeavour to increaseMy God-gratitude-heart-receptivity.
```Every seeker’s heart
Is a dream-boatOf God.
```O seeker,
Keep your heart’sGod-Victory-banner
Always unfurled. ```At long last,
I have succeeded in dispellingAll my mind’s bitterness
About the world. ```Nothing but my heart’s
Climbing flamesSatisfies God.
```I pray to God
To becomeA wave of the silence-sea.
```Unconditional surrender
To God’s WillEnables us to soar
To the highest reachesOf Divinity.
```My aspiration-heart-temple
Is the only safe placeTo live.
```Unconditional God-love
Is infinitely, infinitely, infinitelyMore difficult
Than climbing up the Himalayas. ```Every day
Hundreds of God-song-melodiesThunder
Inside my tiny heart. ```God stops hiding
The moment He seesThat a seeker’s heart-cries
Are absolutely sincere. ```A self-doubting man
IsA slave to his doubts.
```Without God,
My life would be its ownInsurmountable mountain.
```Every day
Try to playWith your child-heart
As long as you can. ```Take God seriously —
Or else you may feel miserable. ```Take God lightly —
You may equally feel the same. ```Take God prayerfully
And soulfully —You will be happy, infinitely happy.
```I love,
Therefore I serve. ```I serve,
Therefore I smile. ```Devotion is not just
Sentiment.Devotion is a pathfinder
To enlightenment. ```I pray for
A God-surrendering lifeAnd not
A God-conquering mind. ```God’s Victory
Begins in my mind’sSilence-thought.
```I do not shake hands —
I bow to the divineIn all.
```My Lord,
I breathlessly appeal to YouTo give me another chance.
```If you misplace
Your heart-key,God will feel
Extremely sad. ```Insecurity is not
Unconscious weaknessBut conscious cleverness.
```Each soul-garden
AboundsIn heart-treasure-flowers.
```Self-doubt
Is the mind’sDark phantom-hours.
```He who wants
To convince GodOf his love for Him
Is a stark fool. ```God’s Third Eye
Never rests. ```The mind-expectations
Are allSheer frustrations.
```Love God sleeplessly
And breathlessly.You will be able
To find your way to GodEven with your eyes firmly closed.
```Each aspiration-road
Is not onlyExceedingly beautiful
But also Godful. ```Mine is a heart-sky-vastness
And notA mind-division-narrowness.
```My heart’s devotion-tears
Have surprisingly shortenedThe distance to God.
```To love and serve God
Is an unparalleledOpportunity-privilege.
```Aspiration
IsA God-seeker.
```Dedication
IsA God-lover.
```Manifestation
IsA God-destination.
```God is extremely proud of me
Because I lend my heart a handAll the time.
```Sound says:
I can please the world. ```Silence whispers:
God has already done the taskFor me.
```Be not insincere —
You will be prone to fearful anxietiesAnd worries.
```What do the mighty souls do?
They challenge and conquerThe ignorance-night-pride-armies.
```A God-inspired idea
No missileCan destroy.
```We all have
The God-warrior-spiritDeep within us.
We must bring it to the foreTo challenge and conquer
Ignorance-night. ```Poor God,
He has to take care ofEven the
Ignorance-night-cherishedChildren.
```If I forgive myself
Quite frequently,My God-realisation
Is bound to remainAn impossible task.
```If you lose your soul’s map,
You are bound to haveA God-failure-life.
```O my body and vital,
You think that the mindIs generous.
It is not —It is treacherous!
```The capacity
Of self-relianceIs very limited.
```My Lord has given me
His Heart-BoatFor me to sail
Throughout my life. ```The enthusiasm of the heart
Does not allowThe depression of the vital
To last. ```God-remembrance
NeedsA sleepless reality.
```God-forgetfulness
IsA seeker’s real nightmare.
```God-surrender
MeansA bliss-blossoming heart.
```Our thoughts
Should be kept outside ofOur mind-prison.
```Be pure and be brave
If you want to spend a lifetimeWith God.
```Man is
God-disobedience —And God is fully aware of it.
```I carry
My God-shrineInside my heart-breath.
```God does not know
What a loan is —He just gives.
```A giving heart
MeansLife-expansion.
```God wants each seeker
To beHis choice child.
```Every time my soul and I
Visit God,My heart keeps track.
```When I think of God,
I feel and becomeA wave of God’s
Compassion-Ocean. ```I am so blessed
To be among thoseWho grow and glow
At the Feet of God. ```I clasp my hands
And dance with joyWhen I see and hear that
My Lord is fast approaching. ```My life is no more
A God-empty road. ```The mind’s ignorance-night
Is dark.An ingratitude-heart
Is infinitely darker. ```Insecurity bites us
Unthinkably painfully. ```The human in us
LovesA fantasy-future-world.
```The divine in us
LovesAn ecstasy-present-world.
```The mind
Forgets its desiresQuite soon.
```The heart
Never forgetsIts God-climbing cries.
```Two types of seekers:
One takes and takes from God;The other gives and gives to God.
```The highest type of spirituality
Does not need ritualsAt all.
```I imagine Heaven —
Its beauty is unparalleled. ```I imagine earth —
Its duty is unbelievable. ```To please God
At every momentIs, indeed,
An astounding achievement. ```My heart
IsMy Lord’s age-long Eye.
```Mother Earth waits for me
Indefinitely,Although I am too slow in pleasing
Mother Earth. ```Father Heaven waits for me
Eagerly,Although I am too slow in pleasing
Father Heaven. ```God blesses
A happy heartWith special projects.
```God is always eagerly ready
To receive us,But our endless earth-attachments
Prevent usFrom going to Him.
```Each time I pray well,
God blesses meWith wisdom-plenitude.
```Each time I meditate well,
I feel I am immersedIn poise-infinitude.
```My heart is the nest
Of my aspiration-bird. ```Each divine quality
Is a fruitOf our life-tree.
```No more shall I allow
My God-hunger-heartTo starve.
```The war of night
Is averseTo all-illumining Light.
```For me
There is only one reality:My Lord’s Concern for me.
```My God-devotion-songs
I learnFrom my meditation.
```From Heaven
We importGod’s beaming Smiles.
```From earth
We exportMan’s streaming tears.
```My Lord
Is ready to wait indefinitelyFor my heart-beauty-blossoms.
```A moment
To see God’s Light,A lifetime
To reveal it. ```The Golden Boat carries us
To the Golden ShoreOf the ever-blossoming Beyond.
```Do not delay
Even for a fleeting momentWhen God blows the whistle
To start the game. ```Everything that God has and is
Is sweet —Even His most powerful scoldings.
```Since the beginning of time,
Each human being is prone toMisunderstanding.
```With each passing day,
God treasuresMy aspiration-heart-cries.
```With each passing day,
God and I are closingThe distance.
```Quite often
The mind is reluctantTo hear about God.
```The heart is extremely eager
To hear about GodAll the time.
```God’s Dream-Land
Is a child’sCrying and smiling heart.
```The mind travels
With ideas. ```The heart travels
With ideals. ```The soul travels
With GodAs its constant companion.
```God allows me to use
His direct lineWhen I am in
My highest consciousness. ```When God knocks at my door,
My eagerness-heartImmediately runs to the door
To welcome Him. ```There are thousands of ways
To serve God.I have taken the way of self-giving
To humanity. ```There are two doors
To reality —They are guarded
By Heaven and hell. ```God is eagerly waiting
For us to offer HimA new hope.
```Prayer
Is notWishful thinking.
```Prayer
IsSoulful self-offering.
```Those who love God sleeplessly
Here on earthAre given a front-row seat
In Heaven. ```No relaxation, no!
The outer awarenessAnd the inner vigilance
Are of paramount importance. ```God’s Compassion-Eye
Is for all,Even for the worse than mediocre seeker.
```When all certainties vanish,
One certainty remains:My love of God.
```When God says
He is planning to visit,My heart becomes
A sweet anticipation. ```The outer education teaches us
How to see and judgeThe world.
```The inner education teaches us
How to love and becomeThe heart and life
Of the world. ```Meditation-silence
SpeaksFor the God-seeker
And God-lover. ```When I love God
With every breath,I clearly see the death
Of my ignorance-nightFast approaching.
```Heaven smiles
At earth’s heart-beauty. ```Earth cries
For Heaven’s soul-fragrance. ```I am sure one day
My God-happiness-heartWill be able to tame
My God-unwillingness-mind. ```My aspiration-heart
Does not advise my mind;It only raises and raises my mind
Higher and higher. ```Aspiration-mornings
Decrease desire-hungerDuring the day.
```My inner light
And your inner lightAre the same.
Alas, then why do we fightIn our outer lives?
```My mind’s victory-bell
Is so feebleThat I cannot hear it.
```My heart’s victory-gong
CoversA very long distance.
```Earth tells me:
“You can wait, you can wait.There is plenty of time.”
```Heaven tells me:
“Wake up,March and run.
Time is flying by.” ```God and I
Cherish our possessions.His Heart-Smiles awaken me,
My heart-tears gladden Him. ```My mind,
Since you do not listenTo my soul’s voice,
I have no other choiceThan to discard you.
```Like my soul,
My heart and IWould like to be
Eternal pilgrims. ```The outer world
IsEmpty of joy.
```The inner world
IsFull of peace.
```The beauty of the soul
Is the musicOf the universe.
```Not by struggling
But by surrendering to GodWill we arrive at the Goal.
```Power,
You can neverInspire me.
```Love,
You have been inspiring meFor a very, very long time.
```A real seeker
Has an open heartAt every moment.
```Happiness
Is another nameFor progress-joy.
```My life was born
Only forGod’s Forgiveness-Heart.
```My heart was born
Only forGod’s Delight.
```No divine thought
Can ever beInsignificant.
```Everybody’s heart
Is always ready to appreciateNature’s beauty.
```I feel sorry
For the poor heartThat believes only in sadness
And not in happiness. ```The mind thinks
It has done so muchFor the betterment of the world.
```The heart feels
It still has so much to doFor the betterment of the world.
```God wants me to study
At the gratitude-schoolEvery day.
```When opportunity
Descends from Above,We must take it
As seriously as possible. ```Each disobedient act
Takes us farther and farther awayFrom our Lord’s Feet.
```To my great joy,
My mind is creatingNew God-thoughts
Every day. ```My heart is so eager to have
Only one thing from God:Love.
```Gratitude expressed,
Joy achieved. ```It is always
Mother Earth’s heartThat goes out to
The suffering humanity. ```I feed my heart
Only by forgivingAnd forgetting.
```I have left
My mind-bondageTo follow God’s Footsteps.
```A God-believer
Does not need proofOf God’s Existence
Here on earth. ```We need countless
God-surrender-stridesTo arrive at our Goal.
```The Master may pretend
Not to see,But in reality
Nothing can pass himUnnoticed.
```Our souls know
How to mete out justiceFairly to everyone.
```My inspiration-bird
Is on the wing —Nobody can clip it.
```God tells us
Not to allow anybodyTo trample
Our aspiration-heart-plants. ```Each thought of mine
Struggles for divine perfectionHere on earth.
```The Boatman has promised
Each passengerA safe journey to the Golden Shore.
```The Infinite secretly abides
In the heart-homeOf the finite.
```The desire-road
Has a “dead end” sign. ```The aspiration-road
Is endless. ```The inner journey —
Once we start,We never end.
```Light is a power —
Reveal it and use itFor the betterment of mankind.
```Each opportunity
Is most powerful —Never neglect
A single one. ```Aspiration and dedication
Are for the fullestGod-manifestation.
```I must harvest
My inner silence. ```God’s Compassion-Eye-Road
Is clearly marked. ```He who has God-thirst
IsExtremely fortunate.
```The destination
Of desireIs all confusion.
```When I go to God on foot,
I get much more joyThan when I go to Him by plane.
```My Lord,
Each and every Word of YoursReveals such beauty and fragrance.
```When I am burdened
With the secret and sacred sorrowsOf the world,
I feel that my life is worth living. ```May my self-giving life
Be obliviousTo fatigue.
```Will there ever be a world
Without even one iotaOf war-thoughts?
```God is always ready
To claim our sorrowsAs His very own.
```I wonder if indifferent people
Have even an iotaOf heart.
```God does not want us
To cry,But He does want us all the time
To try and try. ```Difficult but not impossible
To fathom the waysOf our compassionate Lord.
```To waste time
Is to wasteOne’s life-breath.
```My devotion-letters
My Lord readsImmediately.
```In my case,
Peace of mindCame quite unexpectedly.
```No one can say
That God has only one Heart;God’s Hearts are numberless.
```My mind-factory
Every day producesMillions of useless thoughts.
```My heart-garden
Every day producesA few most beautiful
And fragrant flowers,Which I place most devotedly
At the Feet of my Lord Supreme. ```I must and I must
Start from the placeWhere I am now standing.
```Life is either
An ongoing competitionOr an ongoing comparison.
```We all fail,
But if we do not again startAnd continue,
How will we ever sailOur life-boat
To the Golden Shore? ```I use
My heart-courageTo succeed.
```I use
My life-surrenderTo proceed.
```Humility
Is by far the bestGod-given Blessing.
```Of all the things I have,
Silence is my only reliableAnd self-giving possession.
```God loves to watch
The free minglingOf the three rivers:
Aspiration,Dedication
AndManifestation.
```A real Master
Is all compassion.He fights and fights
Against ignorance-nightSo that his disciples do not fall.
```Repentance is not enough;
More determinationIs needed.
```The rivers of beauty
Flow through my soul. ```Never underestimate
The power of doubt. ```There are many ways
To go to God.I have chosen
The devotion-way. ```We must be brave
To fight against the sufferingsOf every day.
```I need
A new wave of inspiration,Aspiration and dedication.
```I need
God’s Smile badlyEvery day.
```My Lord,
Show me the wayTo Your Forgiveness-Dawn.
```My heart,
I do not see you,But I do know that you are inside
My body. ```We must reach
Both the highest heightAnd the deepest depth.
```My life
Is for God’sForgiveness-Feet.
```My heart
Is for God’sCompassion-Eye.
```Every day
I am very eagerTo receive God’s Call.
```Each gratitude-heart
Embodies Heaven. ```I sing
For God’sBlissful Heart.
```God’s Love
Unlocks all our hearts. ```There is only one way
For me:God’s own Way.
```God’s Message
Is my salvation. ```I love God
With my eagerness-heart,My eagerness-eyes
And my eagerness-hands. ```When God is near,
The human in meJumps up and down
With joy. ```When God is far,
The human in meSuffers terrible pangs.
```Aspiration-fire
Has to be keptAlways burning.
```God’s Eye chooses;
God’s Feet bless. ```We live between
Our aspiration-risesAnd aspiration-falls.
```My life’s
Only CommanderIs God’s Will.
```Self-transcendence-victory
Is the only victoryI cherish.
```To listen to the mind
Is sheer stupidity. ```Listen to the heart;
Ecstasy will be all yours. ```Every day
We must try to go beyondOur aspiration-heights.
```Nothing divine in us
Will ever perish. ```Pride means
Eventual failure. ```We do not discover
Our divinity;We uncover
Our divinity. ```Doubt means
Progress on hold. ```Service to God
IsJoy unimaginable.
```We increase
Our devotion and aspirationWith the help of
Our inner faith. ```The real life
Begins withAn inner cry.
```Everything that is divine
We must achieve here and nowAnd not wait for the future.
```We live between
Our life’s joyAnd our death’s peace.
```Our inner cry
ExpeditesOur God-hunger.
```Our self-mastery
Pleases GodImmensely.
```If we choose,
Then our surrenderIs not complete.
```God is more than ready
To guide usRight from the very beginning.
```With aspiration,
I enrich my inner life. ```My meditation
Is my Lord’s CompassionAnd not my talent-expression.
```Without silence,
We cannot havePeace of mind.
```Never neglect
Your aspiration-heart-cries. ```We must always be aware
Of what is happeningIn our inner life
And our outer life. ```God’s Eye
Is both beautifulAnd beyond measure.
```Do not allow your mind
To bring doubt and fearInto your heart.
```My heart
Happily movesAround the world.
```My life
Bravely crosses all the barriersOf the world.
```I am longing
For God’s HourIn my heart’s calendar.
```Do not stand
Before the devotion-ocean —Jump into it.
```Now is the time
For us to frightenIgnorance-night.
```We must not neglect
The hungerOf our souls.
```Peace
Has nothing to doWith old age.
```God’s Compassion-Plant
Grows inside my heartOnly when my mind
Is pure. ```The heart loves always
Inward, upwardAnd forward movements.
```My life
Is a secret admirerOf God.
```My heart
Is a sacred adorerOf God.
```My love of God
Adds to myInner beauty.
```My love of mankind
Adds to myOuter perfection.
```Poor God,
The mind hides from HimEven when He enters into
The mind-cave. ```When I have done my very best
And have not yet completedMy task,
God tells me,“My child, stop, stop!
I shall do the rest.” ```My mind,
One day you are boundTo value
The importance of silence. ```Disobedience,
You are no longer my friend.From now on, I shall take you
As my worst enemy. ```God the music
My outer life likes.God the song
My inner life loves. ```I shall catch
The peace-birdAnd put it into
My mind-cage. ```God interferes
Only when the desire-lifeBecomes unbearable.
```My mind,
You are so stupidTo make friends
With darkness-ignorance-night. ```Silence
Is the seed.Peace
Is the tree. ```God-dreamers
Are everywhere. ```God-servers
Are very rare. ```The mind knows
What self-deception is. ```The heart knows
What God-dedication is. ```Heaven
Is our homeFor vision.
```Earth
Is our homeFor education.
```The beauty of truth
And the ugliness of falsehoodCan never become friends.
```On earth
We know what suffering is. ```In Heaven
We know what delight is. ```My heart’s deep concern
For GodHe proudly admires.
```At first we remain
In the circle of light,Then we become
The circle itself. ```In today’s
Fast-paced world,Nothing is certain.
```There is no time to rest
If you want GodTo take shelter
Inside your heart-nest. ```The inner life of aspiration
Has to be given more importanceThan the outer life of desire.
```Think of
Your present aspiration,And think not of
Your past glories. ```Think of
Your present dedication,And think not of
Your future dream-worlds. ```O seeker,
If you want to please God,Then meditate for God’s Heaven
To descend on earth. ```Hard is it
To tame the mind-monkey. ```Be sleeplessly awake
In the inner world. ```Be fully aware
Of the outer world. ```God tells me:
“My child,You can go slowly,
But you must go straight —Absolutely straight —
Towards your Destination.” ```God tells me:
“Play your fluteAny time you want to.”
```God tells me:
“No matter how tempting it is,Do not blow your own horn.”
```God loves everybody —
Alas, even thoseWe vehemently hate.
```If we share God’s sorrows,
Perhaps we will make fewer complaintsTo Him.
```God has been loving the world
For countless years.Alas, I cannot love the world
For even one single day. ```Ignorance
Has been striking me brutally.How is it that I cannot
Strike ignorance hardEven for a fleeting moment?
```Never forget
That the origin of your heartIs God’s own Breath.
```Flowers depend on
The sunlight.I depend on
God’s Compassion-Height. ```O my life,
God has not asked youTo drown helplessly
In worldliness. ```The divine in us
IsAll simplicity.
```The undivine in us
IsComplexity incarnate.
```When my mind and my vital
Love me strongly,I forget about my Lord completely,
Alas, alas! ```I must know
That ignorance-nightCan never be right.
```May my mind
Be surroundedBy wisdom-light
Every day. ```For the ordinary life,
Time is unending. ```For the seekers,
Time is fleeting. ```After ascending
The aspiration-ladder,I just threw it away.
```The Pilot of my life-boat
Loves to singWhen I spread God-thoughts
All around. ```Sometimes
The outer knowledgeIs nothing short of
Mind-ignorance. ```High meditation
IsThe voice of silence.
```When I listen to my mind,
I do not actually knowWhat ascent is.
```When I listen to my heart,
I ascend and ascendSleeplessly and breathlessly.
```I enjoy my life deeply
When I am in betweenThe invisible and the ineffable.
```May my life become
The beckoning joyOf my Master.
```When we are in
Our highest consciousness,We immediately receive
A Cosmos-EmbraceFrom God Himself.
```What you now have:
Nothingness.What you will fully become:
Infinite fulness. ```When I offer my heart, life
And beauty-blossomsTo my Lord Supreme,
He proudly smiles. ```Unwillingness
IsAn unsatisfied life.
```Willingness
IsA God-cheerfulness-life.
```God loves most affectionately
The eyes that haveSurrender-light.
```I do not follow any more
A zigzag path. ```I now follow only
The sunlit pathTo reach my Destination.
```The story of
Life-transformationWill never be over.
```My heart dreams,
My life blossoms,And I become
A very important treasureOf God.
```Come what may,
I shall always devourThe golden dust
Of my Lord’s Feet. ```My life,
Why are you carryingHeavy ignorance-baggage?
God has never asked youTo do it.
```I do not want
Self-indulgenceAny more.
```I am begging God
To bless meWith His Effulgence.
```The longest journey
Of the mind to God,Alas, has not yet begun.
```The very short journey
Of the heart to GodHas already started.
```Divinity’s Light
Descends.Humanity’s life
Ascends. ```God’s Plenitude-Compassion
Descends.My gratitude-heart
Ascends. ```My outer
Mind-faithIs conquerable.
```My inner
Heart-faithIs invincible.
```To my great surprise,
I do not seeMy life’s lethargy-blanket
Anywhere. ```No matter how difficult it is
For me to come toGod’s Forgiveness-Feet,
I shall try and tryTo place myself there.
```God has countless ways
To come to me,But He comes to me
Only withHis Sweetness-Heart-Silence.
```The outer noise
Deafens me. ```The inner noise
Awakens me. ```God’s secret admirers
Are more in number thanGod’s sacred lovers.
```To study at the inner school
Brings tremendous divine prestigeAnd pride.
```It is easier to wrestle
With our enemiesThan it is to deal
With our emotions. ```Dissatisfaction
And disobedienceAre very close to each other.
```The soul’s final command:
“Body, vital, mind,You need immediate
Disciplinary action.” ```If you are a true seeker,
Then you cannot be preoccupiedOnly with your life.
```Each seeker is undoubtedly
A promise-fulfilling childOf God.
```Our promises
Are like starsThat appear and disappear.
```The Master is astonished beyond words
When the disciples do not obey himAnd do not fulfil his express will
That comes directly from God. ```Ignorance-foundation
Has to be unearthed. ```Long ago
I started my journeyTowards my God-Home.
I have no idea how long it will take. ```Today
God and I hadThe most profitable
And enjoyable time. ```Ego walks.
Faith runs.Surrender sprints.
```God the Dream
I wish to adore. ```God the Dreamer
I used to own. ```How beautiful
IsMy heart’s aspiration-tree.
```How beautiful
I lookWhen I sit under
My heart’s aspiration-tree. ```Drum-music
The human in meEnjoys.
```Flute-music
The divine in meEnjoys.
```Organ-music
I deeplyEnjoy.
```A heart
Empty of faithCan never succeed
In the spiritual life. ```I may allow everything
To leave me,But not my peace of mind.
```Alas,
Desire knowsHow to interfere
In our aspiration-life. ```My Lord,
Do You keep track of what You doEvery moment of Your Life?
“My child,Nothing would be
As stupid as that.” ```You can search for peace
EverywhereOnly to find it
Inside your heart. ```When our aspiration descends,
God getsA tremendous shock.
```Alas,
The world-noise —Will it ever die?
```No failure can stop
An indomitable soul. ```Hesitation kills
The forward marcherIn us.
```We are all equal
But never the same. ```He who is perfect
Sees notOthers’ defects.
```Grace we need
For our Transformation-EmbraceBy God.
```Every day
The soul gives usA new, illumining
And fulfilling message. ```When we pray and meditate,
We definitely enter intoAn inspiring and aspiring realm.
```My God-disappointment
Literally kills me. ```Even an iota of aspiration
In our heartCan help us to cover
A very long distanceTowards God.
```We are always occupied
With our ownDesire-problems.
```Alas,
We have no timeTo think of God’s Needs.
```God does not want
Our heartTo keep any secret
From Him. ```With our devotion-heart,
We can run much fasterThan otherwise.
```If we mix with God,
Then definitely we will grow youngerDay by day.
```I look at God
With my dreaming eyes. ```I enter into
God’s HeartWith my heart’s
Streaming tears. ```My mind
Has a very bad habitOf interrupting God
While He talks to me. ```The real obedience-life
Can haveNo vacation.
```When the world offers me
Appreciation-tributes,I immediately place them
At my Lord’s Feet. ```Patience
Is the only medicineThat God uses
When He deals with us. ```Every day
I try to get rid ofMy uncomely thoughts
That are being heapedOn my head.
```God shares
So many of His SecretsWith my devotion-heart.
```The inner poise
And the outer joyAre God’s
Very special Blessings. ```I am, indeed,
A surrender-countryTraveller.
```Each soul
Has a special messageFrom God
To offer to mankind. ```I deeply enjoy
My heart’sSilence-songs.
```Soulfulness
Is destined to increaseThe intensity
Of our prayers. ```Peace and joy
AreInterchangeable.
```My Lord
Has extendedHis Compassion-Forgiveness-Hours.
```Any hour
Is the most perfect timeFor our prayers.
```When the God-Justice-Hour
Visits us,We get a real chance
To make the fastest progress. ```Alas,
Mine is a lifeThat suffers from
Tidal wavesOf self-doubt.
```I live between
My Lord’s smiling EyesAnd my crying heart.
```My Captain,
You have been enjoying silenceFor a very, very long time.
Please come out ofYour Silence-Life.
```My aspiration
Has to beA fulfilled promise
To God. ```My tears
And God’s SmilesHave magnetic powers.
```I do not allow insecurity
And impurityTo come near my mind and heart.
```My heart’s enthusiasm
Is alwaysA new tower-builder.
```My Lord,
Do save meEven from the smallest
Doubt-attack. ```There is not a single day
That I do not inviteAll and sundry
To come and visitMy heart-garden.
```Do not complain,
Do not complain!Life is not for complaining.
Life is only for accepting challenges. ```Definitely one day
The gratitude-heartOf each and every human being
Will blossom. ```There is only
One SaviourAnd not countless saviours.
```Anything that is
Of the soulCan never be nebulous.
```Everything depends on
The seeker’s receptivity. ```Perfect answers
Cannot be givenTo some questions
In the spiritual life. ```At long last
Ignorance-armyHas surrendered
To my soul. ```The love of the heart
Is the wayTo world-transformation.
```Man is a slave
To his mind. ```Man has to be the child
Of his heart. ```Ego
Is the destroyerOf our golden dream.
```Only the aspiration-heart-songs
Wake us up. ```If I am supposed to read
Only one book,Then I shall choose
My God-obedience-book. ```Purity, purity,
I love you.I need you.
You inspire me.You illumine me.
You fulfil me. ```To bring happiness
Into my heart-home,I must be blessed
By God’s Dream. ```God wants us to be
His Heart’s Dreams,But somehow we enjoy
Our mind’s nightmares. ```May my heart
Be everythingIn God’s Compassion-Eye.
```My Lord,
Will there be a timeWhen my life shall be
A useful hand for You? ```Only a self-giving soul
Can be perfectAt our God-manifestation-task.
```Do not think of
Life’s failures.Think of
Life’s successes. ```Nobody can dislodge me
From the seat that I haveNear my Lord Supreme.
```What is good
And what is badIs not for the human mind
To judge. ```Like the birds,
God’s Messages flyFrom one country to another.
```God has already done everything
For me.I just have to accept it cheerfully.
```Anything
That is divineBegins in the heart.
```May my life be
An undying worshipOf God.
```From:Sri Chinmoy,Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 48, Agni Press, 2007
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