My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 35
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Death is notThe end.
Death is
Our silence-friend.
APR 2802. These prayers were given in Qingdao, China — 21 December 2004.↩
2
DeathHas an end.
Life
Is an eternal flow.
3
My Lord tells meThat my God-obedience
Is far beyond all boundaries.
4
God’s Justice-EyeQuite often
Takes a vacation.
5
The complacent lifeOf a spiritual seeker
Is extremely destructive.
6
Sincere aspiration-seekersAlways succeed.
7
A God-obedience-lifeIs an inner beauty
And an outer beauty as well.
8
God’s Compassion-TrainCarries to the Destination
Only those who have implicit faith
In God’s Compassion.
9
God wants every seekerTo be for the whole world
And for all time.
10
My cheerful surrenderTo God’s Will
Is an express train
To God’s Feet.
11
Our aspiration-momentsExpedite
Our God-arrival.
12
Remember,Your heart-beauty-smile
Is for all.
13
CheerfulnessIs
A most remarkable beginning.
14
Never allowYour aspiration-speed
To slow down.
15
A heart-love finds itselfIn the heart
Of everybody’s love.
162
Life is notA helpless cry.
Life is
A brave journey.
APR 2802. These prayers were given in Qingdao, China — 22 December 2004.↩
17
Inside my self-reliance,Uncertainty
Looms large.
18
Inside my God-reliance,My soul rings
My victory-bell.
19
If you do not want to be homelessIn your spiritual life,
Then consciously place your heart
And your life-breath
In the Heart-Home
Of your Lord Supreme.
20
Our God-securityLives at two places:
Inside our soul-heights
And inside our heart-depths.
213
God says to my heart,“Welcome, welcome,
My aspiration-child!”
APR 2802. These prayers were given in Qingdao, China — 23 December 2004.↩
22
My faith can open upGod’s Heart-Door
At any time.
23
Do not blame anybodyFor this world.
The world is entirely
God’s Creation.
24
Everything that is goodI cherish.
25
Everything that is badI consciously and deliberately
Leave behind.
26
The way misfortune dogs us,Can we not dog the divine ideas
In exactly the same way?
27
The desire-worldIs always empty
Of reality.
28
My realisation-elevatorReaches the highest floor,
Where God accumulates
All His world-transformation-Dreams.
29
I am a proudGod’s Compassion-Feet-beggar.
30
God does not appreciate meWhen I say that His Creation
Is beyond repair.
31
My prayerIs
My life-song.
32
My meditationIs
My heart-sunlight.
33
The world is fullOf one thing:
Ignorance-prisons.
34
My gratitude-heartIs
My soul-beauty’s flower.
35
War breaks.God cries.
36
God’s favourite child, Peace,Consoles God
By promising a new world
Empty of war.
37
How long can my mind hideMy Lord’s Victory-Banner —
How long?
38
My desireWants
World-attractions.
39
My false aspirationWants
World-attention.
40
My sincere aspirationDesires
God-Affection.
41
I desire God’s Manifestation-fulfilment-determination.
42
Aspiration goes upHigh, higher, highest.
43
Transformation goesAround and around,
Here, there and everywhere.
44
DisobedienceIs a seeker’s
Spiritual death-cancer.
45
The negativity-mindRightly deserves
An immediate grave.
46
Do not worry —God will return to your heart.
Just be careful this time!
47
I dearly loveMy soul’s constant
God-fulfilling dreams.
48
How I wishI could be
One choice dream
Of my Lord Supreme!
49
I wish to becomeA genuine God-lover
And God-server.
50
God wants me to beNothing other than
His sleepless and breathless partner.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to Qingdao, China in December 2004.
