Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 163

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16201

If you live inside the circle
Of God’s Compassion-Eye,
Then your outer success
And inner progress
Can have no limits.

16202

Resentment
Born in a day
May not die
For immeasurable years.

16203

My soul’s sadness-tears
Have purified
My entire heart-existence.

16204

If it is
A God-manifestation-dream,
Then I wish to tell you
That this dream
Can and should come true
In your lifetime.

16205

His determination
Is as strong as steel.
His dedication
Is as beautiful as
An all-blossomed flower.

16206

There is only one dream
That will always be perfect
In your lifetime,
And that is the dream
Of self-transcendence.

16207

Nobody is too weak
To fight against ignorance-night,
For each human being
Has to prove ultimately
That he is a God-lover
And God-fulfiller
On earth.

16208

An insincerity-mind
Always fights against
A sincerity-heart.
Luckily,
The sincerity-heart
Eventually wins.

16209

If you have obedience,
Then God will bless you
With kindness, compassion
And satisfaction
In ever-increasing measure.

16210

With the sadness-heart
Of the suffering Mother Earth
And with the gladness-heart
Of the smiling Father Heaven,
I have begun
My God-discovery-journey.

16211

My heart’s solemn promise,
My mind secretly
And treacherously
Tries to break.

16212

There is only one
Truly faithful companion,
And that faithful companion
Is my God-surrender-heart.

16213

My mind tells my heart:
“Look what I can do
For you.”
My heart tells my mind:
“Look what I have given you
And also
What I am going to give you
In a twinkling.”

16214

Each uncomely thought
Is a self-destructive
Force.

16215

The earth-atmosphere
Never welcomes
The breath and life
Of newly God-loving souls.

16216

Do not waste
Your precious time.
Every day
Try to make it a point
To make real sense
Out of your life.

16217

There is only one right way
For me to go to God,
And that way
Is my heart’s unconditional
Surrender-way.

16218

Suppose that God
Does not reveal Himself
To your mind.
What will you do?
Will you wait
Or will you give up?

16219

Pinnacle-purity-light
You can bring into your heart
Only by taking
Regular surrender-exercises.

16220

Today I can clearly see
That my life’s
Self-discovery-voyage
Is well under way.

16221

If I do not improve
My aspiration-dedication-relationship
With God,
God is not going to consider me
A choice instrument of His.

16222

Suppose God forgets
To bless me.
What shall I do?
Only one thing:
I shall love Him more,
Infinitely more,
For He knows what is best for me.

16223

There is not
A single route to God
That is not paved with
His Compassion-Vision-Light.

16224

For each individual
There is a right way
To go to God, see God
And sit at God’s Feet.

16225

To appreciate others highly
For their good deeds
Is, alas, foreign
To human nature.

16226

As long
As the unlit human mind
Enjoys stupidity,
Fear will not be forced
To disappear
From earth’s atmosphere.

16227

Each peace-prayer
Is a God-worshipping
Purity-garland.

16228

The confusion-mind-territory
Ruthlessly defies
The capacity of a compass.

16229

If we do not soulfully pray
And self-givingly meditate,
We will not be able
To make divine sense
Out of life.

16230

The stupid mind and vital
Quite often consciously visit
The pleasure-supermarket.

16231

A heart of humility
Is an excellent
Pride-prevention-medicine.

16232

There is no harm
In dreaming.
But do not forget
That dreaming is not
The best thing.
The best thing is
Reality-becoming.

16233

Alas,
The human mind and vital
Are quite often fooled
By secret temptation-trickery.

16234

If you are
A fully awakened soul,
Then you can separate
Death from fear.

16235

Without a soulful heart
You cannot have
A powerful meditation.
Indeed,
This is a lesson
We have learnt
From the seekers of antiquity.

16236

God’s Compassion-Eye
And His Forgiveness-Heart
Are solely responsible
For the peace-pact
Between my unwillingness-mind
And my willingness-heart.

16237

Another day
Does not mean
Another doubt-thorn.
Another day
Means a new faith-blossom
Inside my heart-garden.

16238

If you have
A sincerity-heart,
Then you can easily bring
Your aspiration and dedication
Up to date.

16239

O my mind,
I do not approve
Of your frequent visits
To the unlit vital-cave.

16240

Can you not see
That God
Is especially proud of you,
For your monumental
World-responsibility?

16241

There is a great difference
Between possession and renunciation.
If you really want
To win life’s victory,
Then you must side with
Renunciation.

16242

Your life’s
Satisfaction-gates
Must be guarded
By your heart’s
Aspiration-soldiers.

16243

What a joy
To see the collapse
Of our mind’s insecurity
And insincerity-building!

16244

Compassion-game
Is the fondest game
Of my Lord Supreme
On earth.
Satisfaction-game
Is the fondest game
Of my Lord Supreme
In Heaven.

16245

Just one more time,
My Lord Supreme,
Tell me that You love me,
And that You will not let me
Go out of Your View.

16246

Aspiration-escalation
Is not only possible
But inevitable
If you can make friends
With sincerity and purity.

16247

My Lord
Does not mind correcting
My mind’s silly errors
As long as my mind
Is willing to be corrected.

16248

Even when
We quarrel with God,
God does not forget to spread
His Love-Bird-Wings.

16249

To walk hand in hand
With your Father-Lord,
Sow the seed of oneness-faith.

16250

Your heart’s inner flame
Will never be blown out
If your life becomes
A sleepless gratitude-breath.

16251

God’s larger-than-the-largest Ear
Immediately hears
My heart’s faintest hope-whisper.

16252

Every time I see God,
The first thing He asks me
Is to gaze
Deep into His Compassion-Eyes.

16253

O my heart’s
Silence-ecstasy-tears,
I am all fondness
For you.

16254

Alas, I do not know
How I can separate my mind
From its brooding,
Charcoal-black dreams.

16255

God wants me to be a first-class
And not a third-class passenger
On His Heavenward-sailing Boat.

16256

Each soulful thought
In my mind
Adds to the beauty and purity
Of my heart’s glistening chandelier.

16257

Do you want to hide from God?
You certainly can!
But God has not learnt
The art of hiding
From your heart-tears.

16258

Every morning
I am drenched with
My Lord’s Compassion-Rain.
Therefore,
I am of selfless dedication-service
To mankind.

16259

Alas, alas!
What has proud success
Done to him?
His proud success
Has stabbed
His humility-heart.

16260

We cannot realise
The true value of anything
Unless and until
We have purified our mind
Completely.

16261

God does not want us
To be burnt
In the fire of repentance.
He wants us to swim
With a new wave
Of progress-willingness.

16262

When will the proper time come
For you to give
Your mind’s frustration-night
To God,
And receive Illumination-Light
From Him
In exchange?

16263

God is so happy with me
And so proud of me
Because I am making Him work hard,
Very hard,
In and through me.

16264

The proud mind was shocked
When it was finally challenged
By the loving and correcting heart.

16265

Your earth-existence
Has no meaning
Because your life is empty
Of patience-satisfaction.

16266

You will not be satisfied
With a mind-wall.
You will be satisfied
Only with a heart-home.

16267

When I look at the world,
I watch nothing
But a conscious preference-game.
When I look at Heaven,
I watch nothing
But an indifference-game.

16268

O my heart,
I have every confidence
That you will be able
To cure my mind
Of its insecurity-sickness.

16269

The time is not distant
When every man
Will constantly long for
The total transformation
Of his unlit mind.

16270

When I think of this earth,
I suffer from mind-sickness.
When I think of Heaven,
I suffer from sympathy-emptiness.

16271

Do not accept
Conservative philosophy.
Do not accept
Radical philosophy.
Abide by your own spiritual philosophy.
Your philosophy is
Your heart’s willingness to work
For God’s fulness-manifestation
On earth.

16272

The heart-aspiration-boat
Must sail
Even under the thickest
Mind-cloud-sky.

16273

Do not allow your old fear
And your old doubt
To haunt and torment your mind.
Help your mind to be fed
By new imagination, new inspiration
And new dedication-flames.

16274

If my Lord Supreme does not cultivate
From time to time
My heart’s aspiration-tree,
Then my life will be devoid
Of soul-beauty and heart-purity.

16275

The divine love-boat
Continually sails
Towards the Golden Shore.
It does not have to dock anywhere
For repairs.

16276

You should not
Do anything other than
Expect unexpected frustration-failure
From your desire-life.

16277

Do not allow your life
To be a three-ring circus.
Become the life of greatness
And reveal the heart of goodness.

16278

Always be ready
To give full support
To your deserving
Aspiration-heart-cries.

16279

Never allow impatience-night
To destroy your mind’s serenity,
Heart’s purity
And life’s sincerity.

16280

Cultivate a mind of flexibility.
You will easily be able to widen
Your circle of self-giving friends.

16281

Step away from
Your mind’s godless pride.
God’s Magnanimity-Heart
Will immediately claim you
As its very own.

16282

To me, an unrealistic mind
Is not only unproductive
But also self-destructive.

16283

Double check your life’s
Dedication-list.
Make sure that everybody
Who is invited
Is served devotedly
Inside your heart-garden.

16284

God-intimacy,
Not world-supremacy,
Has to be your life’s
Breathless motto.

16285

It is to please God,
Your Inner Pilot,
That every day
You are strengthening
Your heart’s
Aspiration-credentials
And your life’s
Dedication-credentials.

16286

Can you not see and feel
That your soul is desperately crying
For your heart’s
Spiritual hunger-fitness?

16287

Let us take life as it comes.
If we test our strength
By pulling and pushing life,
Then we will altogether lose
The flower-beauty of life.

16288

Always be
Active, dynamic and resolute,
So that your long-standing
Misfortune-troubles
Can soon come to an end.

16289

In your inner life
Build a compassion-bridge,
And in your outer life
Build a tolerance-bridge
Between you and humanity
To bring the real in you
To the fore.

16290

Keep your distance
From insecurity-bite
And impurity-punch
To run the fastest
In your heart’s aspiration-race.

16291

To accept the spiritual life
Is to spread the gospel
Of aspiration-flames
And dedication-drops.

16292

Plunge into soulful action.
God will beckon you
To be the companion
Of His Heart-Life.

16293

When I overestimate
My potential,
I become an object
Of world-ridicule.
When I underestimate
My potential,
I break the Heart
Of my Compassion-Lord Supreme.

16294

Wage war
On your confusion-loving mind.
Your illumination-soul
Will immediately garland you
And crown you.

16295

Do not magnify your mind-problems.
Intensify your heart-cries.
Your mind-problems
Will automatically disappear.

16296

Your soul-charisma
Will come to the fore
If you throw yourself
Willingly and cheerfully
Into God-manifestation tasks.

16297

Cheerfully blow the whistle
On your body’s laziness,
Your mind’s hesitation
And your heart’s insecurity.
God will immediately claim you
As a supremely choice instrument
Of His.

16298

Never allow
Your doubtful mind
To boss you around.
God Himself has chosen
Your faithful heart
To be your only boss.

16299

Do not overlook the daily faults
Of your unaspiring mind.
Do not overestimate
Your heart’s aspiration-cry
For your life’s perfection-smile.

16300

God loves you
For your heart’s
Aspiration-purity.
God loves you
For your life’s
Dedication-intensity.
God loves you
For your soul’s
Omnipresent luminosity.

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