My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 39
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God takes very seriouslyA disobedience-mind.
APR 3141. These prayers were given in Huangshan, China — 29 January 2005.↩
2
There is no way to call GodBy the wrong name.
3
If we can smileSoulfully and self-givingly,
God’s Compassion-Eye
And
God’s Satisfaction-Heart
Will always accompany us.
4
Every day I pray to GodFor His Satisfaction,
And not for my promotion.
5
The outer worldDoes not care for my help,
Yet I am eager to help.
6
The inner worldNeeds my service desperately.
Alas, I am nowhere to be found!
7
The more hunger we haveFor the fulfilment of our desire-life,
The sooner we become impoverished
In our inner life.
8
Aspiration-qualityAnd dedication-quantity
I long for.
9
May I live all the timeIn the beauty of patience
And
In the fragrance of silence.
10
DevotionIs the heart’s
Most precious wealth.
11
I hideWhen I am in
My desire-life.
12
I get an ecstasy-rideWhen I am in
My aspiration-heart.
13
Never take a false startIn your aspiration-race.
14
There can be nothingMore natural
Than our meditation-dive.
15
I am happyBecause my life
Is an inspiration-fountain.
16
I am happyBecause my heart
Is an aspiration-mountain.
172
The soul-singersAre God’s choicest singers.
APR 3157. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 3 February 2005.↩
18
The heart-singersAre God’s choice singers.
19
The mind-singersAre God’s failure-singers.
20
The vital-singersAre God’s Heart-collapse-singers.
21
The body-singersAre God’s stranger-singers.
22
I am, at once,God’s satisfaction-singer
And
God’s frustration-singer.
23
I am God’s satisfaction-singerWhen I sing
Only for God.
24
I am God’s frustration-singerWhen I sing
Only for
The thunder-applause of humanity.
25
When I look beyondAll I have ever known,
God gives me
His sweetest Smile.
26
When I give to the worldFar beyond my intended willingness,
God immediately embraces me
And tells me:
“My child, you are, indeed,
My tomorrow’s
Golden Dream-Boat-passenger.”
273
IntensityShows me the Way.
APR 3167. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 4 February 2005.↩
28
ImmensityLeads me to the Goal.
29
God’s Compassion-EyeLifts us high, very high,
With a single Glance,
But, alas, we prefer to come down.
30
My complete surrenderTo God’s Will
Is God’s proudest
And happiest news.
31
Individuality-loversAre
Universality-strangers.
32
The affectionOf the heart
Is the sunshine
Of life.
33
In the morning,My heart is
A God-worship-flower-beauty.
34
In the evening,My life is
A God-surrender-flower-fragrance.
35
I enjoyMy heart’s God-beauty-tears
And
My life’s God-duty-smiles
Equally and unreservedly.
36
With my sobbing eyesI touch
My Lord’s Feet.
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With my throbbing heartI feel
My Lord’s Heart.
38
Clasp,Clasp God’s Feet
If you want to grasp
God’s Beauty.
394
The source of real greatnessIs humility’s beauty.
APR 3179. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 5 February 2005.↩
40
The source of real goodnessIs the fragrance
Of selflessness.
41
Like Eternity,Our longing for Eternity
Also shall know no bounds.
42
Quite oftenOur expectations are found
In wasteland-debris.
43
Compassion from Above,Aspiration from below
Together
Are miracle-performers.
44
I must hearAt least once in my life
My soul’s sweetest
God-satisfaction-song.
45
Not our renunciation-mind,Not our possession-life,
But our God-Creation-acceptance-heart
The Lord Supreme treasures.
46
Wandering through ignorance-nightIs the very beginning
Of God-Light-invocation.
47
Divinity’s journey beginsOnly after the transcendence
Of all man-created jungle-confusion.
48
Counterfeit sincerityAn unaspiring life is.
49
My mind, get up,My vital, get up,
My body, get up
Immediately,
And start going God’s Way —
The only Way.
505
The seeker needsMany, many, many God-dreams
Long before he meets with God
In reality.
APR 3190. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 6 February 2005.↩
51
Each time we meditate,The very first thing
We have to invoke
Is peace.
52
My heart lives in betweenMy God-surrender
And my God-bliss.
53
Every morningIs a God-sent
Unprecedented opportunity.
54
Our sincere aspirationIs the source
Of genuine God-hunger.
55
The red lightFights against ignorance-night
To establish
God’s Victory on earth.
56
The white lightIllumines
Ignorance-night.
57
The blue lightDevours
Ignorance-night.
58
God’s Compassion-EyeWatches me.
59
God’s Justice-MindCatches me.
60
God’s Forgiveness-HeartLiberates me.
616
Alas, God-awarenessIs still individual
And not universal.
APR 3201. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 7 February 2005.↩
62
The sadnessOf Mother Earth
Has an undying breath.
63
There is no dearth ofFalse smiles —
False smiles are all-where.
64
My Lord,I am too weak
To be crushed
By Your Indifference-Feet.
65
My heart-sunKnows no eclipse.
66
Alas, I have no ideaWhen I became fond
Of my expectation-mind.
67
Our God-surrenderHas the longest
Progress-strides.
68
We suffer so much dailyFrom our uncertainty-mind,
Yet we allow it to linger.
69
I live in betweenMy laughable mind
And
My lovable heart.
70
Alas, we have nothing better to doThan to blame God
For our failure-sadness-life.
71
The mind always livesIn the lip-deep prayers.
72
God tells me that my taskIs to encourage the seeker,
And that His Task
Is to perfect the seeker.
73
I touch God’s FeetOnly to be embraced
By God’s Heart.
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God’s Strictness-MindIs for
The chosen few.
APR 3214. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 8 February 2005.↩
75
God’s Compassion-EyeIs for
All and sundry.
76
In God’s Heart,Each seeker
Is unique.
77
Each and every pilgrimNeeds must visit
God’s Heart-Temple.
78
The unaspiringAnd undivine thoughts
Never wait for an invitation.
79
Our God-surrender-trainRuns the fastest
Towards the Destination.
80
The doubt-doorHas to be kept closed tight
All the time.
81
Spirituality does not houseA narrowness-mind
And a shallowness-life.
82
Doubt-stormsCannot sink
Faith-ocean liners.
83
God’s HeartGives a wide berth
To stark complainers.
84
Each God-realised soulIs
A mighty mankind-fort.
85
RenunciationIs a philosophy
Alien to my heart.
86
God wantsOnly the most devoted seekers
To strike
His Victory-Drum.
878
In the spiritual life,An intellectual and powerful mind
Can be a great obstacle.
APR 3227. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 9 February 2005.↩
88
There is not a single momentThat is not ready to help us
To please God.
89
I swim in the tearsOf my earth-bound life
And in the smiles
Of my Heaven-free dreams.
90
MeditationIs by far
The best soul-exercise.
91
AspirationIs by far
The best heart-exercise.
92
DedicationIs by far
The best life-exercise.
93
My surrender to God’s WillIs by far
My best exercise.
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Our Absolute Lord Beloved SupremeIs all Attention
To the exquisite beauty
Of the seeker’s inner life.
APR 3234. These prayers were given in Nanjing, China — 11 February 2005.↩
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Our Absolute Lord Beloved SupremeIs all Pride
In the unprecedented fragrance
Of the seeker’s inner breath.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered the following prayers during his visit to Huangshan and Nanjing, China in January and February 2005.
