My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 38
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I see my Lord dancingInside
His own Infinity’s Smile.
APR 3064. These prayers were given in Xian, China — 16 January 2005.↩
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Light and Power togetherAre most significant
Representatives of God
Here on earth.
3
Only the heart-eyeDoes not have
The fear of death.
4
Life asks deathMany questions,
But death never answers.
5
When I stopped lookingAt the face of expectation,
A mighty transformation
Took place in my life.
6
Knowledge-factsHave to bow their heads
In humility
To wisdom-light.
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Wisdom-lightHas to bow its head
In humility
To a fleeting Smile of God.
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We can never imagine how strongAre the walls
Of our mind’s inconscience.
9
My Lord’s invisible EyeIs behind
His visible Smiles.
10
My Inner PilotMakes all the decisions
Of my outer life.
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The mind-doubt-arrowsCannot penetrate
The silence of the heart.
12
Only the aspiration-fireCan burn down
The mind’s ignorance-walls.
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I must loveThe unloved ones —
I must.
APR 3076. These prayers were given in Xian, China — 17 January 2005.↩
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CuriosityIs
A progress-extinguisher.
15
A self-giving heartIs
Beauty unparalleled.
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Faith has the capacityTo pass through
The darkest tunnels.
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Pure humilityIs absolutely necessary
To make progress
In the spiritual life.
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A desire-life,Indeed,
Is an abysmal abyss-life.
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Intellectual excellenceI want not.
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Spiritual excellenceI want,
I need,
At every moment.
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When our surrender is complete,We are assured by God Himself
Of our certain victory.
22
No enemyCan forever remain
Infallible.
23
My Lord tells meThat my life’s perfection-hours
Are fast approaching me.
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There are no real surprisesIn the self-giving life.
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Pure thoughtsHave enormous capacity
To turn our vices
Into virtues.
26
We want to manifestThe Divine within us.
Alas, we are manifesting
The animal within us
Instead.
27
The present-day lifeIs made of
Superficialities.
28
God breaks the sad news:I must work very hard
To make my inner progress.
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A good thoughtCan easily champion
A good cause for us.
30
My heart-roomIs full of
God-dreams.
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We must discardAll our regrets —
Past and present.
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Alas,I do not know
When the face of doubt
Will fade away.
333
The desire-riverHas no destination.
APR 3096. These prayers were given in Xian, China — 19 January 2005.↩
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Each good thoughtCarries
My aspiration-seeds.
35
Our mind-forestIs empty of
God-Smile.
36
Desire-life we had.What we need now
Is the speed of aspiration-life.
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God and I treasureOur whisper-messages.
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CheerfulnessIs the very beginning
Of a fulness-life.
39
A very long distanceSeparates our dream-heart
From our reality-life.
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God-obedienceReminds us
Of our roots.
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God-obedienceGives us wings
To fly in the sky
Of God’s Love.
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I cannot recollectWhen I started walking
Along God’s Road,
And I have no idea
When it will ever end.
434
I always liveIn between
My prayerful tears
And my soulful smiles.
APR 3106. These prayers were given in Xian, China — 21 January 2005.↩
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Our God-realisationCannot remain a far cry
If our prayers and meditations
Breathe in
Simplicity, sincerity,
Intensity and immensity.
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Do not delay,Even for a fleeting moment,
When God asks you
To do something.
If you delay,
That means you have reached
The height of your stupidity
And the length of your audacity.
46
Everything elseCan be divided,
But not our devotion.
Our devotion
Has to be undivided.
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My heart feels miserableThe day it fails to keep
Its closest connection
With my soul.
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My Lord,I do not know
Why You are allowing me
To enjoy
A sleeping life.
APR 3111. These prayers were given in Huangshan, China — 25 January 2005.↩
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Aspiration has to beTotally empty
Of unwillingness.
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Sympathy has to beThe living philosophy
Of each seeker’s life.
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As God’s CompassionIs infinite,
Even so, I must have
Receptivity boundless.
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Anything that God gives usIn the inner life
Is always free of charge.
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God takes onlyOne religion seriously,
And that religion
Is our love of God.
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My heart-devotionImports all the divine qualities
From Heaven.
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We have not come into the worldTo renounce anything.
We have come into the world
To announce only one thing:
God’s constant Victory.
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Real aspirationIs an ever-climbing flame
From the heart.
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Selfless serviceAnd intense prayer —
There is no difference.
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Each momentIs a God-sent opportunity
For us to become
God’s supremely choice instruments.
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God does not come alone.When He comes to visit us,
His brighter than the brightest Smile
Accompanies Him.
60
Without a God-obedience-mind,We cannot go very far.
61
God-realisationIs neither an empty book
Nor a sealed book.
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My heart-criesAre very strong
Godward pulls.
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My soul-smilesAre very powerful
Ignorance-pushes.
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My heart-roadIs paved with God-devotion
From the beginning to the end.
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Only genuine seekersAre blessed with God’s
Heart-telephone line.
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Silence and peaceEvery day visit
Each other.
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To be always on God’s sideIs not an act of blindness,
But of an ever-blossoming
Wisdom-heart.
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I just love the wayMy heart loves God,
Thinks of God
And prays to God.
APR 3131. These prayers were given in Huangshan, China — 27 January 2005.↩
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We are all eternal seekers,But unfortunately
We are not aware of it.
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Each inner seekingNeeds
A new inner way.
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I long for experiencesIn my Heavenward journey.
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The ancient pilgrimsHad a most sublime goal.
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The modern travellersDo not care for any goal.
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God wants every seekerTo be his own
Pathfinder.
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Humanity can move forwardFast, very fast,
If it can listen to the dictates
Of the Divinity within.
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I am a readerOf only inner books:
Love, devotion, surrender.
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We can make our heart rich,Very rich,
By becoming a flood
Of God-tears.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to Xian and Huangshan, China in January 2005.
