The Wings of Light, part 13

601. A hero with some defects

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I got up late,

I made friends with ignorance-king,

I dined with darkness-prince,

I sang with imperfection-princess,

I danced with weakness-queen.

I must say,

These are all my little indulgences.

Yet

I am not what I was.

Alas,

I am now a hero with some defects.

Of course, these are all minor defects.

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602. Integrity

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You struggle and struggle

For integrity.

Yet

You have no integrity,

You say.

I tell you,

You don’t have to cry

For integrity!

Integrity will run

To embrace you

If you just request

Your heart-friend

To look after it.

Just speak to your heart-friend.

Lo, all integrity is yours.

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603. Two new realities

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Your high conceit-horse

And

Your low vanity-bull

Were your only realities.

But

Now your aspiration-deer

Has offered you two new realities:

Faithfulness-dog,

Service-cow.

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604. His four lives

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When he lives

In his heart,

His heart-life is exemplary.

When he lives

In his mind,

His mind-life is literary.

When he lives

In his vital,

His vital-life is arbitrary.

When he lives

In his body,

His body-life is perfunctory.

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605. What is it?

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Human revolt, what is it?

It is something that strikes and breaks.

Divine revolt, what is it?

It is something that soars and glows.

Human surrender, what is it?

It is something that fears and dies.

Divine surrender, what is it?

It is something that loves and lives. ```

606. Ancient roots and modern fruits

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The dark disputes of the ancients

And the moderns

Over their supremacy,

Who can settle?

None, save and except

The surrendering and fulfilling oneness

Of the ancient roots

And the modern fruits. ```

607. Existence and necessity

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Religion proved

The existence of his home,

And also

The necessity of his sincere

And searching life.

Yoga proved

The existence of his

Conscious oneness with God,

And also

The necessity of his pure

And elevating life.

God proved

The existence of his divinity

And also

The necessity of his sure

And ever-transcending life.

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608. A diamond universe

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Science-prince had

A silver universe.

His mind used it and used it.

He has now

A golden universe.

His heart is now trying and trying to use it.

He soon shall have

A diamond universe.

Once achieved,

His soul will use it

Smilingly,

Lovingly

And

Unreservedly. ```

609. Reason and certainty

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Reason and certainty

Always each other need.

Yes, they do!

But I know and I tell you

Truth-life is

Far beyond the reason-sky

And far above the certainty-sea.

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610. Attacks on his authority

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His attacks on his past authority

Made him sincerity-sky.

His attacks on his present authority

Make him purity-moon.

His attacks on his future authority

Will make him reality-sun. ```

611. Therefore they love me

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I am insecure.

Therefore

God’s Compassion loves me.

I am inadequate.

Therefore

Man’s kindness loves me.

I am insufficient.

Therefore

My consideration loves me.

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612. Another reason

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Another reason for his physical collapse:

He ate too much.

Another reason for his vital collapse:

He fought too much.

Another reason for his mental collapse:

He thought too much.

Another reason for his psychic collapse:

He slept too much. ```

613. The beauties of New York City

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The beauties

Of New York City:

It does not sleep

At night.

It has forgotten how to walk;

It just runs and runs.

It uses little of its necessity

To endear,

And much of its capacity

To steer. ```

614. Two kingdoms

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You are the King

Of two kingdoms:

Self-discovery

And

Life-mastery.

You are the King

For two kingdoms:

God-manifestation

And

World-perfection.

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615. When he lived in the world

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When he lived

In the world ruled by Satan,

He was simply shocked

By its madness.

When he lived

In the world ruled by Death,

He was simply shocked

By its stark coldness.

When he lived

In the world ruled by Hope,

He was simply shocked

By its orphan sadness. ```

616. Love has realised him

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Love, true I have not

Realised You,

But

What can I do?

“Child, be happy

That I have realised you

On your behalf.

You are your forgotten Infinity,

You are your remembered nothingness.”

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617. My desire stays on

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Morning comes and morning goes,

Evening comes and evening goes.

My aspiration comes,

My aspiration goes.

But

My desire neither comes

Nor goes;

It just stays on and on. ```

618. Before he died

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Before he died

He told the world

That the world was unconscious.

Before he died

He told Heaven

That Heaven was inconsiderate.

Before he died

He told God

That God was indifferent.

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619. My God-hunger

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When I lived in the desert,

My God-hunger was simply beautiful.

When I lived in the forest,

My God-hunger was really soulful.

When I lived in the mountain cave,

My God-hunger was divinely fruitful.

When I lived in my Inner Pilot,

My God-hunger was supremely useful. ```

620. They love not

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The talker

In me loves not silence.

The listener

In me loves not sound.

The lover

In me loves not delay.

The beloved

In me loves not reserve. ```

621. Tears in God's Eyes

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I saw tears of Light

In God’s Eyes

When I fought with Him.

I saw tears of Night

In God’s Eyes

When I fought with myself.

I saw tears of Delight

In God’s Eyes

When I transcended myself.

I saw tears of Fulness

In God’s Eyes

When I defeated Him.

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622. For the time being

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For the time being

I shall think only of God,

To love the Real in me.

For the time being

I shall love only God,

To manifest the Immortal in me.

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623. The function

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The function of inspiration

Is to start quickly.

The function of aspiration

Is to continue steadily.

The function of realisation

Is to reach unconditionally. ```

624. The scarcity

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My mind

Is the scarcity of ideas.

My heart

Is the scarcity of ideals.

My life

Is the scarcity of dreams.

My soul

Is the scarcity of goals. ```

625. The only son of God

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He is a son of God,

Who thinks God is great.

He is the son of God,

Who feels God is good.

He is the only son of God,

Who knows that

God is all surrender

To our desire-night

And

To our aspiration-light. ```

626. Also

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Truth for truth alone.

Justice for justice alone.

Life for life alone.

Love for love;

Also

For hate.

Light for light;

Also

For darkness.

God for God;

Also

For Beauty’s nest

And Beauty’s rest.

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627. God's Assistance

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He said quite a few things,

But what did he actually mean?

He actually meant that

He is always flooded

With God’s Assistance

Even though his resistance to God-Light

Is endlessly persistent.

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628. The life that you save

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The money that you save

May be God’s.

The time that you save

May be humanity’s.

The life that you save:

Not only God’s and man’s,

Definitely yours, too.

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629. He died for beauty

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He died for beauty.

Alas!

Beauty was not to be found.

He died for purity.

Alas!

Purity was not to be found.

He died for magnanimity.

Alas!

Magnanimity was not to be found.

He died for divinity’s Reality

and reality’s Divinity.

Lo!

Nothing was missing.

Everything shone perfectly

In its God-ordained place. ```

630. God does exist

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Two are the things besides God

That make us feel and realise

That God does exist:

The smile of an infant

And the tears of a bereaved mother.

And how do we prove

The existence of God?

We prove the existence of God

By becoming the bridge

Between His silver Boat

And His golden Shore. ```

631. I became

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When Love-light was needed in

My life, I became a student.

When Compassion-height was needed in

My life, I became a teacher.

When Perfection-delight was needed in

My life, I became God. ```

632. In this age

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In this age of anxiety

What we need is the wisdom of God the Father.

In this age of insecurity

What we need is the love of God the Mother.

In this age of war

What we need is the embrace of God the Brother. ```

633. They assured me

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Finally Mother Earth assured me

That I was not sick.

Finally Father Heaven assured me

That I was not undivine.

Finally the Supreme assured me

That I was indispensable.

Finally I assured myself

That I was the surrender-bridge

Between man and God.

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634. God was proud

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When I was a rock,

God was proud of my adamantine will.

When I was a tree,

God was proud of my untiring compassion.

When I was an animal,

God was proud of my unyielding striving.

When I was a human being,

God was proud of my heart’s crying.

When I was a divine being,

God was proud of my accepting and rejecting,

And my becoming and being.

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635. You do care

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Who says that you do not care for God?

You do care for God;

Therefore you stay on earth.

Who says that you do not care for Heaven?

You do care for Heaven;

Therefore you embody Heaven’s Light.

Who says that you do not care for earth?

You do care for earth;

Therefore earth is still alive.

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636. Who can tell me?

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Who can tell me

Where God-Light is?

Perhaps my aspiration-friend can.

Who can tell me

Where God-Power is?

Perhaps my prayer-friend can.

Who can tell me

Where God-Delight is?

Perhaps my surrender-friend can.

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637. Be careful!

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O insincere seeker,

You may swerve

From the path of truth.

Be careful!

I tell you

It can easily happen.

O impure seeker,

You may drown

In the sea of ignorance.

Be careful!

I tell you

It can easily happen. ```

638. Be cheerful

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O sincere seeker,

You may realise God

Even in this lifetime.

Who knows?

So be cheerful.

I tell you,

This can easily happen.

O pure seeker,

God may choose you to be

His matchless instrument

To fulfil Him on earth.

Who knows?

So be cheerful.

I tell you,

This can easily happen. ```

639. An outstanding athlete

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You are indeed

An outstanding athlete.

You ran all the way

From your home to God’s Palace

In spite of the fact

That the distance defies

All human calculations.

Of course, you had

God’s Compassion-Heart

To protect your head

From ignorance-rain

And

God’s Protection-Arms

To protect your feet

From ignorance-heat.

Ah, now you even have the capacity

To run every day to God’s Palace

From your home, the earth,

And back again.

You are indeed

An outstanding athlete. ```

640. I am ready

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O earth,

Do you need any help?

I am ready to help you

With my two powerful arms.

O Heaven,

Do you need any help?

I am more than ready

To help you

With my genuine and pure heart.

O God,

Do You need any help?

I am eagerly ready

To serve You

With my unconditional life.

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641. My favourite

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God is my favourite

Because

He hides all my blind and wild weaknesses.

Man is my favourite

Because

He admires most generously

My great and high valour.

Earth is my favourite

Because

She alone shares with me

My weakness-sea and valour-sun. ```

642. How did it happen?

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How did it happen?

How is it that you allowed

Ignorance to steal you

From your Heavenly Palace?

How did it happen?

How is it that you have not

Informed God the Policeman

To make inquiries?

Well, still there is time.

Just go and inform God

The Policeman Supreme.

He will without fail catch the thief

And save you.

I assure you, He will.

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643. Look and see

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Look and see

If you have criticised God.

Look and see

If you have deceived man.

Look and see

If your proud mouth has overestimated yourself.

Look and see

If your timid heart has underestimated yourself.

If you have criticised God,

Don’t worry.

He will illumine you.

If you have deceived man,

Don’t worry.

He will deceive you back.

Therefore you will not owe him anything.

If you have overestimated

Or underestimated yourself,

Don’t worry.

Just dive within

And you will unmistakably know

Where you really stand. ```

644. Three serious faults

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He has just three

Serious faults,

That’s all.

He can’t stop talking,

He can’t start listening.

He can,

But he does not want to

Learn the art of loving God

And thus perfect

His own human life. ```

645. Now you try it

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I have told you

How to pray to God.

Now you try it.

I have told you

How to touch God’s Feet.

Now you try it.

I have told you

How to speak to God.

Now you try it.

I have told you

How to become God’s real favourite.

Now you try it.

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646. Who do you think you are?

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Who do you think you are?

If you really think

That you are God’s son,

Then undoubtedly your brother

Is also God’s son.

Who do you think you are?

If you really think

That you are none but God,

Then I tell you

Once and for all

That I am another

God,

Plus

A far superior

God. ```

647. The inner cry-devouring tiger

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God is not pleased with me;

He does not cherish me any more.

Never mind, I shall bravely

Face all that.

I am not pleased with myself either;

I don’t cherish myself either.

Alas, I do not know

How I can ever

Face myself,

The inner cry-devouring tiger in me. ```

648. I am a child

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I am a child of Heaven.

Therefore

I dream.

I am a child of earth.

Therefore

I serve.

I am a child of sound.

Therefore

I grow.

I am a child of silence.

Therefore

I glow.

I am a child of God.

Therefore

I really am.

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649. He is

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He is near,

Although

I see Him not.

He is dear,

Although

I feel Him not.

He is perfect,

Although

I examine Him not.

He is my all,

Although

I know Him not

At all. ```

650. God knows the art of compensation

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Because

I am a timid deer,

God has granted me

The message of speed

To reach speedily my goal.

I told you, my world,

God knows the art

Of compensation.

Because

I am a timid man,

God has granted me

The message of love

To found His Kingdom on earth.

I told you, my world,

God knows the art

Of compensation. ```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Wings of Light, part 13, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
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