A true disciple

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A TRUE disciple

Never argues

With his Master.

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2.

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A TRUE disciple

Is the divine pride

Of his Master's heart.

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3.

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A TRUE disciple

Smiles

When his Master's eye smiles.

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4.

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A TRUE disciple

Cries

When his Master's heart cries.

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5.

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A TRUE disciple

Lessens his Master's

World-transformation-responsibilities.

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6.

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A TRUE disciple equally loves

His Master's frightening eye

And enlightening heart,

For he knows both are for

His fastest progress-delight.

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7.

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The Master knows

That his TRUE disciple

Is not only available,

But also serviceable

Around the clock.

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8.

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A TRUE disciple

Wants his life to be made of

His Master's nectar-touches

And thunder-kicks. ```

9.

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A TRUE disciple

Insecurity-heart-proof.

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10.

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A TRUE disciple

Jealousy-mind-proof.

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11.

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A TRUE disciple

Negativity-thought-proof.

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12.

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A TRUE disciple

Impurity-vital-proof.

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13.

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A TRUE disciple

Lethargy-body-proof.

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14.

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A TRUE disciple

Unwillingness-life-proof.

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15.

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A TRUE disciple

Adores his Master's

Tiptoe-footstep-whispers.

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16.

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A TRUE disciple's

Genuine surrender to his Master

Is his indomitable courage.

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17.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his Master's eye

Is the only Way

And

His Master's heart

Is the only Goal. ```

18.

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A TRUE disciple

Does not want to know

What his Master does not know.

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19.

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A TRUE disciple

Does not want to know

What his Master

Does not want him to know. ```

20.

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A TRUE disciple

Is the amplifier

Of his Master's silence-life.

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21.

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A TRUE disciple

Has the painful task

Of informing his Master

Of his brother-sister-disciples'

Aspiration-famine-life.

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22.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his Master

Does everything

In God's own Way. ```

23.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his Master

Has no will of his own.

God's Will

Is his Master's will.

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24.

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A TRUE disciple

Loves his Master,

The Love.

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25.

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A TRUE disciple

Serves his Master,

The Service.

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26.

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A TRUE disciple

Never dares

To limit his Master,

The Limitless. ```

27.

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The Master's blessingful smile

Is a TRUE disciple's

Nectar-delight.

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28.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his perfection-dream-life

Is founded upon

His Master's satisfaction-heart. ```

29.

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A compassion-flooded glance

From his Master's eye

Is a TRUE disciple's whole world.

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30.

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A TRUE disciple

Feels that every moment

Is a golden opportunity

To mould and shape his life

To satisfy his Master-Lord.

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31.

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A TRUE disciple

Breathes in and breathes out,

Uttering one solitary mantra:

"My Master for my Master's sake." ```

32.

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A TRUE disciple

Feasts on

His Master's choice Hour.

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33.

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A TRUE disciple

Is the beauty and fragrance

Of his Master's

God-manifestation-promise. ```

34.

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A TRUE disciple

Replaces his self-indulgence

With God-radiance.

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35.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his Master's heart

Is his only home.

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36.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that the unhappy mind

Is the happiness-heart-killer.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows no self-deception

And no God-dissatisfaction.

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38.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that if ever

He disappoints his Master,

He becomes a havoc

To his own self.

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When a TRUE disciple

Asks his Master for protection,

The Master says,

"Behold, immediate rescue!" ```

40.

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A TRUE disciple

Says to his Master,

"Master, as your boosting is powerful,

Even so your scolding is merciful." ```

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A TRUE disciple says to his Master,

"Master, in your compassion-eye

I am complete."

The Master says to his TRUE disciple,

"My child, in your satisfaction-heart

I am complete." ```

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A TRUE disciple begs his Master

To bind him and blind him,

So that he can prayerfully and proudly

Walk with his Master along the way,

All the way.

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43.

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Every day a TRUE disciple

Tearfully begs his Master,

"Master, do bless me with a new life

With the dust of your forgiveness-feet." ```

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A TRUE disciple says to his Master,

"Master, it breaks my heart

That you have to wait

Such a long time

For my God-realisation."

The Master says to his TRUE disciple,

"My child, do not be a fool!

The Goal has already come to you

In the form of your Master."

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45.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his past

Was in his Master's eye,

His present

Is at his Master's feet,

And his future

Will be in his Master's heart.

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46.

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A TRUE disciple does not hesitate

Even for a fleeting second

To claim his Master as his own,

Very own.

Indeed, the Master is extremely proud

Of his disciple's self-taught lesson. ```

47.

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A TRUE disciple

Every day enjoys voraciously

Two meals:

His Master's compassion-eye-meal

And

His Master's forgiveness-heart-meal. ```

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The Master

Every day enjoys voraciously

Two meals:

His TRUE disciple's

Devotion-beauty-meal

And

His TRUE disciple's

Surrender-fragrance-meal. ```

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A TRUE disciple

Begs his Master to juggle his life

At the Master's sweet will.

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50.

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A TRUE disciple

Prayerfully devours

The Master-obedience-nectar-drink.

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51.

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A TRUE disciple

Vehemently shuns

The Master-disobedience-poison-drink.

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52.

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A TRUE disciple

Begs his Master to make of him

A volleyball, basketball, ping-pong ball

And "love-and-serve" tennis ball. ```

53.

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A TRUE disciple

Begs his Master

Not to allow him to remain

A divided man,

But to make him a united man.

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54.

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A TRUE disciple

Embarks on the spiritual journey

Thinking that his Master's way

Is by far the best way.

But while walking, marching, running

And sprinting

On his Master's way,

He realises that his Master's way

Is the only Way.

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A TRUE disciple

Has learnt from his Master

That the way of expectation

Has nothing in it.

But the way of surrender

Not only has everything,

But also is everything.

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A TRUE disciple knows

That his Master's footfalls

Will compassionately, ceaselessly

And unfailingly

Call him to follow.

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Each time a TRUE disciple

Comes to see his Master,

He comes with a burst of song-delight.

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that he came into the world

To proudly hoist

His Master's greatness-life-banner. ```

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that he came into the world

To sleeplessly fly

In his Master's goodness-heart-sky. ```

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A TRUE disciple

Knows that his Master's heart-palace

Has thousands of entrances,

But no exit. ```

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A lifelong prison sentence

The doubting mind receives

From a TRUE disciple.

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62.

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A TRUE disciple

Eagerly collects

The harvest of his Master's will.

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63.

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A TRUE disciple

Leaves his self-assertion-will

Scattered in the dust.

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64.

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A TRUE disciple's heart-cries

And his Master's soul-smiles

Deeply enjoy

The hide-and-seek game. ```

65.

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The Grandfather-God tells

His TRUE disciple-grandchild,

"You are so cute!

You are so adorable!

My Love is all for you.

My Pride is all in you.

I am all for you,

My grandchild!" ```

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The Grandfather-God

Says to His TRUE disciple-grandchild,

"My grandchild, you are so fortunate.

I placed before your father

An infinitely longer way,

But he has unimaginably shortened it

For you."

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From:Sri Chinmoy,A true disciple, Agni Press, 1998
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