My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 46
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O seeker,Do not slow down!
God’s Heart
Is eagerly waiting
For you.
APR 3662. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 5 January 2006.↩
2
We think of God.We speak about God.
But, alas,
How rarely
We stand up for God!
3
God firmly says to my body,“You must never think
Of your
Old-age retirement-pleasure!”
4
Peace-gongThe mind cannot hear.
Peace-flute
The heart hears,
And the melody of the flute
The heart shares lovingly
And self-givingly
With the rest of the world.
5
My devotion-heart-eyeIs the only eye
That can see
My Lord’s golden Feet.
6
Alas,The human mind
At times enjoys confusion,
Even dissatisfaction.
7
I came into the worldTo see God’s real Smile.
Alas,
God’s real Smile
Is nowhere to be found.
8
Believe me,The Divine Power
Is much greater
Than the power of evil.
9
We longFor reality.
Reality longs
For a divine dream.
10
Despair weakensSooner than the soonest
Our aspiration-heart.
11
Only a stark foolNeither cries
Nor smiles.
12
Until hopeBecomes a promise,
Hope is all brittle.
13
Even a giant egoSuffers a terrible defeat
When the God-Hour dawns.
14
Every dayGod’s Compassion-Eye
Softly, tenderly
And blessingfully awakens
All God-dreamers.
15
The outer freedomMisguides and misleads
The world.
16
The inner freedomCan play the role
Of a saviour.
17
I wish to beBlissfully blind
In following my Lord’s
Express Commands.
182
Our progress-speedIs in God’s Hand
And never in
Our own hands.
APR 3614. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 6 January 2006.↩
19
MeditationIs a gradual
Godward journey.
20
When we do somethingSeriously wrong,
Our souls shed
Bitter tears.
21
Aspiration is at onceOur heart’s divine arrow
And our life’s divine protection.
22
When my aspiration-flamesAnd my meditation-sun
Play together,
It is unimaginably beautiful.
23
If I liveOnly for God,
Then nothing can frighten me,
Nobody can frighten me.
24
ImaginationSometimes can be
Mental hallucination.
25
My devotion-birdHas a very special nest:
My heart.
26
My Lord,How shall I address You?
“My child,
You can address Me
By any name
Or by any form.”
27
SpiritualityHas many privileges.
The first and foremost
Is God-closeness.
28
A delayerWill never be chosen by God
To be a player
In His Cosmic Game.
29
The sweet whispersOf my soul
Give my heart
Tremendous joy.
30
My Lord Beloved Supreme,Please tell me
If there is a place
In Your entire Creation
Where I can live in peace.
31
Each doubt-invasionMust be challenged and conquered
By our most powerful faith
Deep within.
32
The unaspiring human beingsSooner or later will drown
In the vast sea
Of ignorance-night.
33
I belong solely to GodIn the inner world of silence
And
In the outer world of sound.
34
The seeker’s aspiration-lifeEnds
When he allows the mind
To push him
And the vital
To pull him.
353
Every morningMy heart becomes
A rainbow-dream-lover.
APR 3614. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 7 January 2006.↩
36
A desire-lifeIs nothing short of
A weakness-mind.
37
Happiness-starsAre found only
In the heart-sky.
38
The mind divides.The heart brings
Everything together.
39
My God-obedienceIs a resounding success
And progress
In my spiritual life.
40
Every dayThere will be new challenges,
And again,
There will be the brightest sun
From deep within
To help us brave the challenges.
41
The seeker does everythingTo build a spiritual shrine.
The Master gives
The finishing touches.
42
This momentThe mind is a jungle.
Next moment
The same mind becomes
A desert.
Finally it becomes
A useless nothingness.
43
No matter what we do wrong,God is eager to see us
Again and again.
44
EvenSelf-transcendence-attempts
Are most remarkable.
454
Every dayI must dive deep within,
Deeper and deeper,
To become a choice
Student-instrument
Of God.
APR 3614. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 8 January 2006.↩
46
Self-deceptionCan easily be
Contagious.
47
My Lord,I am sacrificing
My long-lost self
To You.
48
Surrender has to beActive and dynamic,
Not merely fascinating
Or dreaming.
49
God’s Victory-SongsThe angels sing
Untiringly and self-givingly.
50
Like the prisoner’sHunger pangs for light,
We needs must develop
Deep, inner hunger pangs
To see the Face of God.
51
God’s chosen childrenAre always on the alert
So that undivine forces
Cannot invade
God’s Inner Circle.
52
Always and alwaysThere is an unknown Source
Of love, devotion and surrender
Deep within us.
53
Earth hasIts multiple and multiplying
Desperation-cries.
54
Heaven hasIts multiple and multiplying
Compassion-expansion-Smiles.
555
My aspiration-heartbeatQuickens
At the very mention of God.
APR 3614. These prayers were given in Kijal, Malaysia — 9 January 2006.↩
56
In my spiritual life,Many, many, many more
Supremely divine things
Are yet to come.
57
Poor God!He sincerely tries
Not to see
The darkness of the world,
But unfortunately
He sees it.
58
There are some thingsThat must be done
Before others —
Such as my aspiration
And my dedication.
59
Ignorance-nightIs dauntless,
Ruthless,
Godless.
Therefore it is useless.
60
Affection, Love,Sweetness, Fondness
God has for me.
Every day I live and grow
Under His Protection-Tree.
61
God with His SmileHas descended upon my head
To shatter my ego-pride
Permanently.
62
There is only one thingThat I do not like about God:
He likes to hide.
63
There are many nice thingsThat I can say about God,
But one thing I would like to say:
His Love for us
Has neither beginning
Nor end.
64
Quite oftenThe mind is empty
Of concern.
65
I must not give up hope.I must carry it with me
Far into the distant future.
66
Pay no attentionWhen ignorance-night
Begs to visit you.
67
Whatever God tells my heartIs absolutely true —
Forever true!
68
To meditate soulfullyAnd powerfully
Is to start our homeward journey
To the Absolute Supreme.
69
My Lord has in mindA full service-schedule for me
Every day.
70
Medicine we needFor the body.
Aspiration we need
For the heart.
Surrender we need
For God.
71
Out of His infinite Bounty,My Lord every day lifts
My heavier than the heaviest
Mind-doubt-weights.
72
I came from GodTo see.
73
I am returning to GodTo be.
74
Divinity,With You
I want to be.
75
Humanity,I know not who you are,
And I have no desire
To know!
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered these prayers during his visit to Kijal, Malaysia in January 2006.
