Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 125

12401

Truth compassionately knocks
At the searching mind’s door.
Truth proudly knocks
At the aspiring heart’s door.

12402

Many are the follies of the mind.
But when it cherishes
Its own ignorance-reflection,
That is the beginning
Of its spiritual extinction.

12403

Keep away
From anxiety-horizons.
Then you will never see
Thick worry-clouds.

12404

Because you are a stark fool
You never leave your heart-treasure
In your Lord Supreme’s
Safe-deposit box.

12405

I need
Only one thing:
My ego’s
Ruthless embarrassment.

12406

If you are a genuine God-lover,
Then you must realise
That now is the only perfect time
To check out of ignorance-hotel.

12407

Every morning,
Without fail,
I must renew
My God-surrender-permit.

12408

Give, give,
As long as you live!
And what should you give?
Your world-dedication-smile.

12409

The Compassion-Lord
Never wants any human being
To suffer from
Aspiration-starvation.

12410

When I look in the mind-mirror,
I just bitterly weep
For the countless stupid mistakes
I have made.

12411

It is already too late
For you to bid good-bye
To your mind-dictator,
Because you have allowed your heart
To be imprisoned by doubt.

12412

My heart brilliantly sparkles
The moment I sit
At my Lord’s Compassion-Feet.

12413

O my heart,
Do you not know
That your soul is all compassion?
Do you not know
That its daily
Aspiration-wake-up call
Is totally free?

12414

The aspiration-tree
In every heart-garden
Is cheerfully
And dynamically green.

12415

If you are not spontaneously
Kind to yourself,
Then all your God-satisfaction-attempts
Will badly fail.

12416

A self-giving purity-heart
Is the satisfaction-delight
Of the Lord Supreme.

12417

Two monumental tasks:
To have a sleepless
Aspiration-heart-cry
And an unconditional
Service-soul-smile.

12418

My gratitude-heart
Is the perfect yardstick
To measure
My aspiration-height.

12419

If you do not sleeplessly
And breathlessly cry,
How will you see your heart’s
Blue aspiration-bird
In full flight?

12420

Alas, how can I be perfect,
How can I be happy,
Since there is so much
Aspiration-neglect in my life?

12421

May each moment
Of my life
Be a heart-awakening song!

12422

Alas, in vain
I have been trying hard
To recover from
Frustration-intoxication.

12423

An ungrateful heart
And an impure mind
Are always in collusion
To dethrone God.

12424

A doubting mind
Thrives on misquoting
God the Compassion.

12425

Sleepless dynamism
Is God’s greatest Boon
To the human body.

12426

A self-giving heart
Knows how to make friends
With world-forgiveness.

12427

Every day a secret
And sacred conversation
Takes place between Heaven’s smile
And earth’s cry.

12428

To arrive
At the wisdom-light-shore
Is almost an impossible task
For the weak human mind.

12429

If you want to see
Your heart’s aspiration-beauty,
Then you must first set off
Your inspiration-fireworks.

12430

Who wants to hear
The endless debate
Of the aggression-vital
And the suspicion-mind?

12431

Who loves God most?
He who never expects
Anything from God —
No, not even in his dreams!

12432

To me you are
A failure incarnate
If you do not even attempt
To please God
In God’s own Way.

12433

Don’t be disappointed.
God will grant you
Another God-Hour
To love and serve Him.

12434

Today’s happiness-drop
Is undoubtedly the promise
Of tomorrow’s happiness-sea.
Just keep on praying and meditating.

12435

God has infinitely
More important things to do
Than be tired of humanity’s
Sleeping heart.

12436

Doubt, insecurity
And impurity
Are the three prime
Spiritual death symptoms.

12437

I am extremely worried
Because my heart has not
Heard from God lately.

12438

My Lord is always tired
Of hearing my mind’s sad news,
But He is never tired
Of hearing my heart’s good news.

12439

A gratitude-heart
Immediately knows
How to multiply
Life’s satisfactions.

12440

Smilingly to forgive
And blessingfully to forget
Is a typical day
In the life of our Lord Supreme.

12441

My aspiration-heart
Takes me
To the Giver of Love,
And my dedication-life
Brings me
To the Taker of pain.

12442

Nobody can always escape
The teachings of
Ignorance-tyrant.

12443

The mind sees the opening
Of frustration-gates.
The heart sees the death
Of an insecurity-seeker.

12444

Sincerity and purity
Can definitely reach
The highest oneness-height.

12445

If you have
A surrender-gratitude-heart,
Then God Himself will adorn you
With His Fragrance-Heart-Flowers.

12446

Never breathe “Why?”
If you wish to fly
In God’s Heart-Sky.

12447

Procrastination
Is a fruitless production
Of unlit minds.

12448

A spiritual king is he
Who is the possessor
Of an empty mind
And a full heart.

12449

Because of your unused heart,
Today you have become
A total failure
In your spiritual life.

12450

Morning is the time
For me to offer
My gratitude-heart.
Evening is the time
For me to offer
My peace-life.

12451

For aspiration-flames,
Every day I force my mind
To go to my heart’s
Aspiration-faith-garden.

12452

At last I have thrown away
All my mind’s impurity-presents
And all my heart’s
Insecurity-presents.

12453

To lead a spiritual life
Means to enjoy
The beauty and purity
Of one’s own heart-garden.

12454

I have many homes
To live in,
But my heart’s gratitude-home
Is by far the best.

12455

My heart-troops have to conquer
My mind-territory
So that I can have a fruitful
Satisfaction-life.

12456

A humility-heart
Is bound to win
In humanity’s
Perfection-search-life.

12457

The Master tells the unaspiring seeker
That the Hour of God
He will not be able to escape.

12458

Practise, practise every day
Your life’s aspiration-dedication-songs
If you want to be
A God-fulfilling dreamer.

12459

No fame can buy
Any lasting happiness.
True happiness is in
Sleepless self-giving.

12460

If you want to accelerate
Your self-transcendence-pace,
Then do not be afraid
Of your life’s adversity-surges.

12461

If you want to run
Faster than the fastest
In the inner world,
Then what you need
Is a non-stop self-giving smile.

12462

Cast off immediately
The painful memories of yore,
And try to be inseparably one
With your heart’s
Life-awakening and
God-fulfilling dreams.

12463

What is detachment?
It is our aspiring heart’s
Wisdom-perfection-delight.

12464

Unless and until you make your heart
Your instructor,
You will not be able to become
God’s satisfaction-builder
On earth.

12465

Ancient God-discovery-eagerness
Will inevitably illumine
The confusing and confused mind
Of modern human beings.

12466

O my God-Doctor,
I entirely depend on
Your Compassion-Medicine
To protect my heart’s aspiration-life.

12467

Both man and God
Are apt to tell the stories
Of their victory-flooded lives.

12468

We can easily tame
Our wild doubt-tiger
If we long to be
A mild oneness-lamb.

12469

Nobody has compelled you
To follow the confusion-path.
You have made
This unconscious temptation-choice
Yourself.

12470¹²⁴⁷⁰

Doubt has infected
Your mind.
Fear has invaded
Your vital.
But you must challenge
Both doubt and fear
So theirs is a short life.

12740. The last word (life) has been added by the editor.↩

12471

My heart’s obedience
Is my life’s
Spontaneous love for God
In action.

12472

The sadness of my lost faith
I can neither describe
Nor even imagine.

12473

Obedience is the cheerfulness
Of the outer life.
Gratitude is the fulness
Of the inner life.

12474

Alas, who could even imagine
That my heart’s willingness-obedience
Would be mercilessly attacked
By my mind’s unwillingness-disobedience?

12475

Your determination is crippled
Precisely because
You have not kept your inner faith.

12476

Even the bravest
Of human souls
Find it almost impossible
To survive the attachment-avalanche.

12477

If you are always unaware
Of your heart’s inner shrine,
You will indefinitely have to appreciate
Your mind’s empty hunger-temple.

12478

You can never go beyond
The bondage of thought
If your heart does not enjoy
God’s omnipresent and omnipotent
Faith-Garden.

12479

Come out of your mind’s
Doubt-tent!
God is ready to bless you
With His Heart-Nest.

12480

God-manifestation is beauty’s
Fully blossomed flower.
Man-transformation is duty’s
Fully ripened fruit.

12481

Just love God and serve God
And please God in His own Way.
When the choice Hour strikes,
God Himself will book your passage
To His highest Heaven.

12482

What my life needs
Is the strongest faith-root.
What my heart needs
Is a sleepless self-giving-tree.

12483

As the sun rises
Always in the east,
Even so, willingness rises
Always in the heart.

12484

I am absolutely sure
That my forgiveness-Master
Is infinitely stronger than
My disobedience-disaster.

12485

My life on earth is indeed
Unmistakable proof
That God is at once proud and fond of
Earth-hero-warriors.

12486

To transform human love
Into divine love
A humility-heart
Is of paramount importance.

12487

I assure you
That your mind’s attachment-arrows
Will never be able to penetrate
Your heart’s detachment-shield.

12488

My Lord,
I am bound to You
With the double tie
Of my heart’s love
And my life’s need.

12489

Anything that is given by man,
Handle with care.
Anything that is given by God,
Universally share.

12490

Because of your artificial education,
Today you are forced
To worship ignorance-idol.

12491

God sees no difference
Between my outer life’s pride
And my inner life’s poverty.

12492

Self-giving applies to everyone.
This most precious secret
Originated with God.

12493

You do not have to worry
About your ego’s existence.
Just evict it
From your life-house!
God can and will take care of it
In God’s own Way.

12494

God always blesses us
With a round-trip ticket
The moment He sends us
From Heaven
To work for Him on earth.

12495

Man is worse than an animal
When his heart grows into
The darkest ingratitude-night.

12496

Be wise!
At every moment run
Fast, faster, fastest.
Otherwise,
Ignorance-tiger is bound
To overtake you.

12497

Alas, when will my
Self-styled importance
Come to an end?
God definitely does not need
Another God.

12498

A life of success
Comes and goes.
A heart of progress
Grows and glows.

12499

He who foolishly carries
His excess desire-weight
Is nothing other than
An unaspiring human being.

12500

When morning dawns,
I tell God:
“My Lord, I love
Your Beauty’s soulful Dream.”
When evening sets in,
I tell God:
“My Lord, I adore
Your Duty’s fruitful Reality.”

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