My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 53
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I pray and prayAnd pray
To see God’s Feet.
APR 4190. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 21 November 2006.↩
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I meditate and meditateAnd meditate
To feel God’s Heart.
3
I contemplate, contemplateAnd contemplate
To become one with God’s Will.
4
When my prayerIs sincere,
God blesses my head.
5
When my meditationIs deep,
God embraces my heart.
6
What do I need?A heart-throbbing prayer.
7
What do I need?A time-stopping meditation.
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I was bornWith a heart
Of God-beauty.
APR 4197. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 22 November 2006.↩
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I was bornWith a life
Of God-duty.
10
The desire-lifeIs always busy —
It has no free time.
11
God wants our heart’s hopesAlways to be hopeful,
And not hopeless.
12
I ask GodHow He spends His time.
He says to me,
“My child, I spend My time
Without thinking of Me.”
13
God-realisationIs
A solo run.
14
God-manifestationIs
A relay run.
153
Every breath of my heartIs needed
To worship the golden dust
Of God’s Feet.
APR 4204. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 23 November 2006.↩
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Every dayThe Godward speed
Of my heart
Baffles my mind.
17
The aspiration-heartKnows no sunset years,
But the doubtful mind does.
18
There is not a single dayThat God does not show
His red caution-flag
To our disobedient mind and vital.
19
Our heart’s God-devotion-tearsAre full of
God-Touch-thrills.
20
God the CreatorBlesses
My climbing aspiration.
21
God the CreationEmbraces
My spreading dedication.
224
The human in me wantsThe world’s thunderous praise
All the time.
APR 4211. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 24 November 2006.↩
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The divine in me needsBlessingful Grace from God
All the time.
24
To meditateIs to have a quick dive
Into God’s Heart-Swimming Pool.
25
Standing, I can seeThe Golden Shore
From my wide-open
Heart’s door.
26
Limitless delight I enjoyWhen I remain nameless
In my God-love,
In my God-devotion
And
In my God-surrender-service.
27
PrideOpenly challenges.
Soulfulness
Secretly wins.
28
Every morning when I meditate,The singing flowers,
The dancing branches
And the climbing trees
Join me in my meditation.
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God’s outer PresenceIs
Definitely needed.
APR 4218. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 25 November 2006.↩
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God’s inner PresenceIs
Absolutely indispensable.
31
The mind thinks onlyOf pleasing itself.
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The heart dreamsOf pleasing its own
Absolute Lord Beloved Supreme.
33
The tears of my heartAre most devotedly following
The Footsteps
Of my Lord Supreme.
34
I wish my heartTo be
A ceaseless God-hunger-cry.
35
I wish my lifeTo be
A breathless God-Touch-thrill.
366
I have madeMy heart-cottage
With my tears.
APR 4225. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 26 November 2006.↩
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I have builtMy soul-palace
With God’s Smiles.
38
When my meditation is deep,Very deep,
My heart breathes in
God-hunger-breaths.
39
We must braveAll our difficulties,
Problems and failures
In our lives.
40
My LordAnd my Lord’s Forgiveness
Are inseparable.
41
Alas,I always overestimate
The sincerity
Of my prayers.
42
Alas,I always underestimate
The infinite Power
Of God’s Grace.
437
With Silence-BeautyAnd Sweetness-Fragrance-Steps,
My Lord enters into
My tiny human heart.
APR 4232. These prayers were given in Istanbul, Turkey — 27 November 2006.↩
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When I cheerfullyAnd unconditionally
Obey God,
I become immediately
His favourite toy.
45
ConscienceIs the aspiration-heart’s
Clock-alarm.
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Alas,The way to God-realisation
Is very, very long.
47
The desire-lifeIs utterly ignorant
Of hidden dangers.
48
Out of His infinite Bounty,My Lord tells me
That my gratitude-heart
Has the capacity to drown
All my life’s blunders.
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Sleeplessly,My heart-eye is focused
On God’s Compassion-Eye-Star.
508
God-realisation-treesCome into existence
From God-surrender-seeds.
APR 4239. These prayers were given in Belek, Turkey — 29 November 2006.↩
51
Hope-sunDoes not set.
Hope-sun
Is immortal.
52
To walk with lifeIs beautiful.
53
To sleep with deathIs peaceful.
54
My God-surrenderMeans
A life of constant surprises.
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Heaven beckons onlyThe sleepless self-givers.
56
God sings and sings;I sleep and sleep.
I sing and sing;
God dreams and dreams.
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Each additional responsibilityIs another golden opportunity
To please the Inner Pilot
In His own Way.
APR 4246. These prayers were given in Belek, Turkey — 30 November 2006.↩
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An aspiration-heartWithout fail embodies
Many divine qualities.
59
Each seeker’s lifeMust fly into
The highest aspiration-sky.
60
When I pray,I use my humility-knees.
61
When I meditate,I use my world-oneness-heart.
62
A readiness-lifeNeeds
An eagerness-start.
63
Every dayThe Master is
His torrential Heaven-blessings,
His Heaven-love
And his Heaven-concern
For his disciples.
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The Master keepsHis disciples’ sorrows
Not on his shoulders,
But deep inside
His compassion-heart.
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Centuries ago, my Lord,You created me.
Since then,
You have been taking care of me
With Your infinite Compassion,
Infinite Affection
And infinite Concern.
My Lord,
I wish You to take rest!
From now on
I shall most lovingly,
Most soulfully
And most self-givingly
Look after You.
APR 4254. These prayers were given in Belek, Turkey — 1 December 2006.↩
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Immeasurable is my joyWhen God asks me
To devour the dust
Of His Feet.
67
In the morningGod blesses me with the Joys
Of His Higher World.
In the evening
God blesses me with the Peace
Of His Inner World.
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In the small hours of the morning,My Lord checks and checks
And checks
My love, devotion and surrender.
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Every day, unmistakably,God’s Eye cradles
My aspiration-heart
So lovingly and so fondly.
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God’s Compassion-Eye,God’s Affection-Heart
And
God’s Concern-Life
Are renovating my old life.
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God’s unconditional CompassionHas drawn my life close, very close,
To His Heart.
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May my whole lifeBe inundated
With God-obedience-fulfilment-promises.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered these prayers during his visit to Istanbul and Belek, Turkey in November and December 2006.
