The Wings of Light, part 7

301. In you I see

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O sobbing sighs

Of the morning star,

In you I see the Beauty

Of the Lord Supreme.

O blossoming smile

Of the morning sun,

In you I feel the Duty

Of the Lord Supreme. ```

302. The green vast fields

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The green vast fields

Of my aspiring heart

Are waiting for God’s Hour

In my surrendering heart of night.

The blue vast skies

Of my revealing soul

Are offering the power of love

In the fulfilling life of Light. ```

303. My consciousness-tree

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Yesterday I loved

My sapling consciousness-tree

Because

It embodied my journey’s start.

Today I love

My youngling consciousness-tree

Because

It reveals my journey’s speed.

Tomorrow I shall love

My climbing, glowing and spreading consciousness-tree

Because

It will fulfil my journey’s promise. ```

304. Silence-face, Forgiveness-smile

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Life is but a day.

Therefore

I try to finish

All my aspiring

And

All my loving

In the short span

Of one single day.

Life is but Eternity,

Therefore

I sleep and dream,

I sing and dance

And

Dance and sing

In the Silence-Face, Forgiveness-Smile

Of the birthless and deathless Day. ```

305. No more!

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I was my heart’s

Sleeping rocks.

I was my heart’s

Brooding clouds.

I was my heart’s

Burning anguish.

I was my heart’s

Sinking heights.

But no more!

I repeat:

No more!

Again I repeat:

No more, No more!

```

306. I breathe in, I breathe out

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Quickly and lovingly

Smilingly and triumphantly

I breathe in

The blossoming breath

Of my golden morn.

Quickly and steadily

Helplessly and unreservedly

I breathe out

The fading breath

Of my folding eve.

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307. The music of the heart

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The music of the heart

Is the silence-light

Of Perfection-height.

The aspiration-world has discovered

This truth sublime.

The music of the vital

Is the elephant-ignorance

Of destruction-night.

The desire-world shall discover

This truth infallible.

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308. Not born for death

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Not one but three discoveries supreme

I have already made:

My heart of redolent gratitude-blossoms

Was not born for death.

My soul of perfect oneness-vision

Was not born for death.

My life of constant manifestation-light

Was not born for death. ```

309. My eyes need

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My closed eyes

Need

God the Beauty.

My open eyes

Need

God the Duty.

My half-open and

half-closed eyes

Need

God the Sovereignty. ```

310. Vital night and psychic light

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When my vital night

Replaces my psychic light,

I die before I sink.

When my psychic light

Replaces my vital night,

I fly before I try.

```

311. I love

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I love the dancing

Of teeming clouds

Because

Of their thunder-power.

I love the singing

Of passing clouds

Because

Of their diamond-wisdom.

I love the dreaming

Of weeping clouds

Because

Of their sacrifice-soul. ```

312. When I woke up

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Before I went to sleep

I saw my death’s dateless night.

During my sleep

I saw my life’s endless light.

When I woke up

I found Mother Earth’s Compassion

In my aspiration-heart,

And Father Heaven’s Perfection

Around my dedication-life.

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313. Wait a minute, God, please!

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Wait a minute, God, please!

I have more to tell You

About my inner pangs.

Wait a minute, God, please!

I have more to tell You

About my outer triumphs.

Wait a minute, God, please!

I have more to tell You

About my surrender-light.

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314. His is the soul that loves

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His is the vital that loves

The imperious waves.

His is the mind that loves

The spacious skies.

His is the heart that loves

The gracious sun.

His is the soul that loves

The precious moon. ```

315. A good price

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The voice of a singing rivulet

I had.

I sold it at a very reasonable price.

The voice of smashing thunder

I have.

I am begging ignorance to buy it from me.

The voice of the liberating God

I shall have.

I shall give it to Mother Earth

At a good price -

Free,

Absolutely free. ```

316. O pilgrim soul

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O pilgrim soul,

Divinity

Is in your untiring feet.

O pilgrim soul,

Infinity

Is in your unblinking eyes.

O pilgrim soul,

Eternity

Is in your unbending head.

O pilgrim soul,

Immortality

Is in your unthinking heart.

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317. I am telling you the truth

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The power of poise-sky

I had.

I am telling you the truth.

The power of justice-light

I have.

I am telling you the truth.

The power of compassion-moon

I shall have.

I am telling you the truth.

```

318. They shall go and return

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My heart shall go to Heaven

And return.

My heart shall return with more

Compassion-power.

My mind shall go to Heaven

And return.

My mind shall return with more

Perfection-light.

My vital shall go to Heaven

And return.

My vital shall return with more

Justice-height.

My body shall go to Heaven

And return.

My body shall return with more

Patience-length. ```

319. They do not want me

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I have wasted my time;

Therefore

Bliss does not want me.

I have neglected my duty;

Therefore

Peace does not want me.

I have rejected truth;

Therefore

Light does not want me.

```

320. Enough!

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O hope, O eyeless hope,

Cling not.

Enough of your tenacity!

O reality, O vast reality,

Sleep not.

Enough of your cruelty!

O God, O mighty God,

Demand not.

Enough of Your authority!

```

321. My silver key, my golden key

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My silver key

Opens the door

Of my wakeful and tearful heart

For God to come in

And my ignorance to go out.

My golden key

Opens the door

Of God’s Nectar-Smile

For me to talk to God,

To sit on His Throne,

To become His Crown. ```

322. Is it fair?

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God, is it fair

That I am doomed to stay

With my lifeless body?

God, is it fair

That I am doomed to walk

With my cheerless vital?

God, is it fair

That I am doomed to think

With my thoughtless mind?

God, is it fair

That I am doomed to dance

With my soulless heart?

God, is it fair

That I am doomed to dream

With my goalless soul?

```

323. God will be arriving soon

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O my unclean body,

Be careful.

God the Purity

Will be arriving soon.

O my unruly vital,

Be careful.

God the Power

Will be arriving soon.

O my unthinking mind,

Be careful.

God the Light

Will be arriving soon.

O my unaspiring heart,

Be careful.

God the uncompromising King

Will be arriving soon. ```

324. I am a child of Grace

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I am a child of Grace

When I pray soulfully.

I am a child of Race

When I concentrate one-pointedly.

I am a child of Peace

When I meditate silently.

I am a child of Delight

When I contemplate selflessly. ```

325. The supreme Truth

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God is a tiny insect.

This is a strange truth.

God is a huge elephant.

This is a normal truth.

God is a devouring tiger.

This is a peculiar truth.

God is a speedy deer.

This is an infallible truth.

God is a loving cow.

This is the supreme Truth. ```

326. The song of my emptiness

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I need an empty body

To receive God’s Consciousness-Love-Light.

I need an empty vital

To receive God’s Consciousness-Love-Might.

I need an empty mind

To receive God’s Consciousness-Love-Peace.

I need an empty heart

To receive God’s Consciousness-Love-Bliss. ```

327. I touched God's feet

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I touched God’s white Feet.

Purity’s flood I became.

I touched God’s green Feet.

Beauty’s field I became.

I touched God’s blue Feet.

Divinity’s sky I became.

I touched God’s gold Feet.

Reality’s sun I became. ```

328. They declare

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Silently

My soul declares

The Vision of the Supreme.

Tenderly

My heart declares

The Compassion of the Supreme.

Clearly

My mind declares

The Light of the Supreme.

Boldly

My vital declares

The Power of the Supreme.

Unerringly

My body declares

The Love of the Supreme.

```

329. Do you know?

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Do you know that my heart

Is a sacred island?

Perhaps you know.

Do you know that my mind

Is a secret island?

Perhaps you know.

Do you know that my vital

Is an ignored island?

Perhaps you know.

Do you know that my body

Is a treasure-island?

Ah, you didn’t know?

Then learn it once and for all.

```

330. I believe

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I whole-heartedly believe

God is always great and aloof.

I half-heartedly believe

God is always good and kind.

With some difficulty I believe

God cares for me.

With no difficulty I believe

God deserves my criticism. ```

331. My ancient dream

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O Lord Supreme,

Teach my mind

How to sleep without a futile dream.

O Lord Supreme,

Teach my heart

How to regain my ancient dream —

The dream that revealed

You and I are one,

The dream that distributed

Our respective tasks:

You the Monarch of Heaven,

And I the Monarch of earth. ```

332. The thunder

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The thunder of the green earth

Teaches my life.

The thunder of the blue sky

Examines my life.

The thunder of the gold Heaven

Declares my triumphant results.

The thunder of the black hell

Desires my achievement-treasure. ```

333. I wish to remain a practical man

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I love like God.

Therefore

I am an equal partner

Of God the Lover.

I think like God.

Therefore

I am an equal partner

Of God the Thinker.

I dream like God.

Therefore

I am an equal partner

Of God the Dreamer.

But

I act not like God the Doer,

Because

I wish to remain

A practical man.

```

334. Life-root, life-goal

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My life-root silently

Expands.

My life-tree confidently

Ascends.

My life-fruit slowly

Descends.

My life-goal supremely

Ascends. ```

335. God's Eyes

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God’s thinking Eyes

I appreciate.

God’s talking Eyes

I admire.

God’s dreaming Eyes

I adore.

God’s illumining Eyes

I love.

God’s perfecting Eyes

I fear. ```

336. Five messages

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Perfection

Is the message of my soul.

Compassion

Is the message of my heart.

Determination

Is the message of my mind.

Expansion

Is the message of my vital.

Revelation

Is the message of my body. ```

337. The transcendence

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His eyes are the depths

Of the Life Divine.

His mind is the promise

Of the Life Divine.

His heart is the assurance

Of the Life Divine.

His soul is the transcendence

Of the Life Divine. ```

338. My houses

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My soul-house

Was made by God the Dreamer.

My heart-house

Was made by God the Seeker.

My mind-house

Was made by God the Thinker.

My vital-house

Was made by God the Lover.

My body-house

Was made by God the Sufferer. ```

339. My silence-soul

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My silence-soul

Sows,

My silence-heart

Grows.

My silence-vital

Receives,

My silence-body

Achieves. ```

340. I forgot and now I recall

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I forgot

And now

I recall:

God is my Reality’s loving Friend.

I forgot

And now

I recall:

God is my Divinity’s helping Brother.

I forgot

And now

I recall:

God is my Immortality’s sacrificing Sister. ```

341. God's silver ladder, God's golden wings

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My heart and I cried.

Therefore

God gave us His silver ladder to climb.

My life and I surrendered.

Therefore

God gave us His golden wings to fly.

```

342. When I sang the silence-song

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When God sang the sound-song,

I told Him that was not fair:

He was singing my song.

When I sang the silence-song,

God happily and unconditionally

Told me that

Since I had learnt His song

He could peacefully retire.

```

343. The tiniest drop

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The curse of Time

I can easily endure,

The strokes of the Almighty

I can easily brave.

But

The tiniest drop of ignorance-sea

Can easily destroy

The blue-gold dreams of my heart

And

The green-red realities of my life. ```

344. A silent voice tells me

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A weeping voice tells me

God does not want me.

A murmuring voice tells me

God does not care for me.

A whispering voice tells me

God always needs me.

A silent voice tells me

God proudly and eternally fulfils Himself

Only through me.

```

345. Yesterday, today, tomorrow

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Yesterday

I was a homeless soul.

Today

I have a soulless home.

Tomorrow

I shall reach the goalless shore. ```

346. The phantom night, the phantom day

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When

The phantom night struck me

I lost all my Heavenly spheres

Sooner than at once.

When

I struck the phantom day

I won nothing save and except

An endless frustration-night,

A soulless and goalless fight.

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347. The magnet

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A rich smile of God

Is the magnet

That draws my heart,

My life, my all

To God’s ever-transcending Heights.

A rich cry of mine

Is the magnet

That draws God’s Heart,

God’s Soul, God’s Goal

To my ever-sinking nadir.

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348. Will you barter with me?

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O martyr-sun,

Will you barter with me

My martyr-candle?

O martyr-ocean,

Will you barter with me

My martyr-drop?

O Martyr-Immortality,

Will you barter with me

My martyr-death?

```

349. The touch

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In my world

Light is the touch

Of a fulfilling hand,

Delight is the touch

Of a vanishing hand,

Perfection is the touch

Of a vanished hand,

Peace is the touch

Of a broken hand,

Concern is the touch

Of a weak hand,

Compassion is the touch

Of an unusual hand.

```

350. I saw the burial

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I saw the burial of my body.

I laughed and laughed.

I saw the burial of my vital.

I laughed and laughed.

I saw the burial of my mind.

I laughed and laughed.

I saw the burial of my heart.

I cried and cried

Because

What I really had,

What I really claimed

As my own,

Was my sole tiny heart.

```

From:Sri Chinmoy,The Wings of Light, part 7, Aum Press, Puerto Rico, 1974
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