My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 16
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A heart-ride-elevator is neededTo meet with our Beloved Supreme
At the topmost floor.
APR 1404. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 7 December 2002.↩
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Every morning without failI must sing
A God-satisfaction-song.
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My prayer-connectionWith my Lord Supreme
Is extremely sweet.
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My meditation-onenessWith my Lord Supreme
Is permanently delightful.
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A sublime meditationMeans an exploration
Of the heart-depth.
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If God asks me twiceTo do something,
Then I am not
A true God-lover.
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Our mind is apt to replayAll our Himalayan blunders.
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Our heart is apt to keepIn secrecy supreme
All our God-pleasing deeds.
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God is God’s highest HopeFor every sincere seeker.
APR 1412. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 8 December 2002.↩
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God’s loftiest Pride I becomeOnly when I am in love
With everything about God.
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My heart-tearsEmbody my soul’s
Ecstasy-thrill.
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To a purity-mind,Real meditation
Is as simple as breathing.
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I have peace of mindOnly when I see everything
From God’s point of view.
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God’s big EarsAre extremely fond of
My little prayers.
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A simplicity-life embodiesGod’s abundant Light
And Delight.
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Every morningDuring my meditation
God visits my heart-home,
And many, many celestial beings
He brings with Him.
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My God-gratitudeIs at once
My heart-expansion
And my life-revelation.
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The body does not fly any flag.The vital flies its own flag.
The mind flies its own flag.
The heart flies God’s Flag.
The soul does not fly any flag,
For God has chosen the soul
To be His own Flag.
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The outer runningBegins on the road
And ends on the road.
The inner running begins
Inside the silence-heart,
And it continues
Along Eternity’s Road.
APR 1422. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 9 December 2002.↩
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In the outer life,Time’s deadline exists.
In the inner life,
Time has no deadline.
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False tearsGod sooner or later forgives.
Real tears
God immediately accepts
And forever treasures.
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When my body, my vital,My mind and my heart
Are absolutely pure,
All the galaxies most beautifully
And most powerfully revolve
In my Infinity’s Eye.
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God the SoundFeeds
My soaring prayers.
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God the SilenceFeeds
My diving meditations.
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My outer frameMay not be beautiful,
But the Real in me,
My Lord Supreme,
Is extremely beautiful.
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My body may not be strong,But inside my body
The real power,
The Power Absolute,
Dwells.
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Do not look at my eyesIf you need anything from me,
But look at my heart.
You will get everything
From my heart.
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My Lord,I sleeplessly long to be
Your breathless slave.
APR 1431. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 10 December 2002.↩
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It is high time for meTo come out of my mind’s
Darkness-confusion-hesitation-cave.
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God powerfully claspsMy heart of gratitude
To His own Heart of Pride.
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Every day we pleaseOur ego-lord.
Alas, how rarely we please
The Pilot of our own life-boat.
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May my heart’s hope-sunNever set.
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No God-loving heartCan ever be short
Of oneness-supplies.
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My heart loves GodIn His infinite
And ever-changing moods.
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I must immensely enjoyMy heart’s millions of pluses
And vehemently reject
My life’s hundreds of minuses.
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My Lord’s Compassion-SmilesAnd my heart’s aspiration-tears
Eagerly, lovingly and self-givingly
Work together.
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Every day my heart and IDesperately long for a glimpse
Of our Lord’s Feet.
APR 1440. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 11 December 2002.↩
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O my mind,Now that you are extremely pure,
I am so proud of you!
Please do not allow yourself to be fouled
By stark ignorance any more.
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A self-giving lifeAlways basks in the sunshine
Of God’s Paradise-Presence.
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When I go far beyond the domainOf my earth-bound mind,
God immediately stops the clock.
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At times God may closeHis Ear to me,
But He never closes
His Eye to me.
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I shall never allowThe beauty of my aspiration-heart
To fade.
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No anxiety, no worryCan ever perturb
A God-surrender-life.
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My sleepless God-devotion-heartDoes not allow doubt-fog
To cloud my horizons.
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This morning my Lord SupremeCame to me and said,
“My child, I am now making you
A permanent member
Of My Universal Heart-Society.”
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My outer race-victory-smileMakes God
Enormously happy.
APR 1449. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 12 December 2002.↩
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My inner race-victory-smileMakes God
Boundlessly proud of me.
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O my God-pleasing readiness,Willingness and eagerness-life,
Wake up, wake up!
Sleep no more!
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The misuse of God’s CompassionExtinguishes our heart’s
Heaven-climbing flames.
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God does not mindWhen I tell Him
Whatever is on my mind.
He does not mind
Even when I ruthlessly
Speak ill of Him.
But He does mind
When I think ill of myself.
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Each self-giving actExpedites our inner journey
To God’s Heart-Home.
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In the spiritual life,There is only one
Unpardonable blunder:
Ingratitude.
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My heart’s gratitude-sweetnessGod incessantly
And breathlessly drinks.
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My Lord Beloved Supreme,When will You be compassionate,
Close and intimate to me again?
“My child, right now!
This is the right time —
This very moment.”
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Alas, my heart’s purity-moonDoes not recognise me and my life
Any more.
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Only in my silence-heartMy soul-bird sings.
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The Hour of God has struck.Humanity once more
Is going to open its heart-garden.
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Affection ascends.Attachment descends.
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My mind multiplies everythingIncorrectly.
My heart unifies everything
Perfectly.
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Each aspiration-cryIs
A God-discovery-attempt.
APR 1463. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 13 December 2002.↩
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Each meditation-depth-attemptIs rich
With God-realisation-promise.
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The mind has endless questions.The heart has only one question:
“Am I really pleasing my Lord Supreme
In His own Way?”
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God’s Compassion-EyeAnd His Forgiveness-Heart
Are showing my life-boat
The Golden Shore.
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I pray to GodTo give me the capacity
To live in the soulfulness of my heart
And in the Fulness of His Will.
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To make the fastest progressIn my spiritual life,
I need a mind watchful,
A heart soulful
And a breath Godful.
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Every dayI must devotedly nourish
My God-willingness-life-plant.
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The perfection of a seeker’s lifeIs a gradual hill
And a throbbing thrill.
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My life’s storyShall eventually end
In my Lord’s loftiest Glory.
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My Lord Supreme tells meThat every day
He requires only four persons:
The dreamer in me, the seeker in me,
The lover in me and the server in me.
708
We can overfeed ourselves easily,But we can never overfeed
Our Lord Supreme
With our love, devotion and surrender.
APR 1473. These prayers were given in Taupo, New Zealand — 14 December 2002.↩
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My only taskIs to accelerate the hour
Of my ego’s demise.
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The transcendental LoveBlooms.
Lo and behold,
The universal Peace
Blossoms.
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Everything that I receiveDuring my deepest meditation
Is handmade by Heaven.
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Determination-volcanoI have.
Patience-sea
I need.
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My Lord Supreme,Your Forgiveness-Heart
Has given my life
Not only a new beginning,
But also a real meaning.
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An unimaginable silence-thrillWe can enjoy
Only when our mind
Is absolutely still.
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At every momentMy Beloved Supreme is devouring
My happiness-eye-smiles
And my sadness-heart-tears.
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My God-surrender-delightIs the polestar
Of my life.
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Fastest I am ableTo sail my life-boat
Precisely because
My God-gratitude-heart
Is full of silver tears.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to New Zealand in December 2002.
