My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 58
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My Lord, please bless meWith two far-sighted eyes
And one deep-digging heart.
APR 4568. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 10 January 2007.↩
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The mind’s unwillingnessEventually creates
Catastrophes.
3
Weakness-transformationIs a most difficult task,
But not impossible.
4
My patienceHas stabbed the heart
Of my doubting mind.
5
CriticismIs
A dangerous disease.
6
Life is in betweenPure light
And impure mind.
7
The watersOf my heart-river
Are all peace.
8
If you are not satisfiedWith your life,
How can God
Ever be satisfied
With you?
92
God-invocationIs
Life-exploration.
APR 4576. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 11 January 2007.↩
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MedicineMay cure my body,
But God alone
Can feed my heart.
11
Earth-arrival-journeyIs beautiful.
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Heaven-arrival-journeyIs peaceful.
13
We cannot hideEither from God
Or from time.
14
Heart-flowersGod dearly treasures.
15
Mind-knowledgeCan be quite often
Uncertain.
16
Heart-wisdomIs always
Absolutely certain.
173
Every morningMy soul, my heart and I
Arrive
At a higher destination.
APR 4584. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 12 January 2007.↩
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Every dayMy soul reaches
A sublime height
Of the Unknown.
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Every dayMy heart reaches
A deeper depth
Of the Unknown.
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Every dayMy Supreme commands me
To meditate
On the Unknowable.
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In the outer lifeIgnorance acts like
A thunderbolt.
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In the inner lifeIgnorance acts like
A dangerous poison.
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Desire powerfully locksOur heart-door.
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Aspiration not only unlocksOur heart-door,
But also prayerfully and soulfully
Invites God.
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Earth’s beautyMy heart devours.
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Heaven’s DelightMy soul becomes.
274
When we seekSoulfully and self-givingly,
A new frontier welcomes us,
Garlands us and embraces us.
APR 4594. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 13 January 2007.↩
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Those who do not prayAnd meditate
Will undoubtedly have a future
With no destination.
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Self-doubtIs a very powerful member
Of the mind-society.
30
Non-believersAnd disbelievers
Are very rich in obscurity.
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Self-indulgenceIs a fatal flaw.
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My heart-roomIs the place from where
I begin everything.
33
I need the godsOf the present
And not the gods
Of the long-buried past
To guide and lead
My present life.
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Every dayWithout fail
I go to God’s
Forgiveness-Feet.
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Every time my aspirationDies down,
God most compassionately
Revives it.
APR 4602. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 13 January 2007.↩
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Not every dayBut every minute
My Lord examines
My surrender-breath.
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The miracle of miraclesIs my constant
God-gratitude-heart.
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Every dayMy aspiration climbs up
A more difficult mountain-height.
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A cheerful obedienceIs all my life needs.
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A delightful surrenderIs all my heart needs.
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Ambition prays to GodTo be
A monarch.
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Aspiration prays to GodTo be
A slave of God’s Feet.
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When my mind sighs,God does not give my life
His Wings to fly.
APR 4610. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 15 January 2007.↩
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TodayMy Supreme Lord’s Compassion-Eye
Is calling me.
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TomorrowMy Supreme Lord’s Forgiveness-Feet
Will call me.
46
The day after tomorrowMy Supreme Lord’s Oneness-Heart
Will call me.
47
Our prayers save usFrom making
Small mistakes.
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Our meditations save usFrom committing
Himalayan blunders.
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O seeker,How do you expect
Heart-flowers
From your mind-jungle?
50
WarTakes birth
In the mind-factory.
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PeaceTakes birth
In the heart-sea.
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I am chosen,Divinely chosen,
Supremely chosen,
To be a sleeplessly God-hungry soul
To manifest the Light
Of the Absolute Supreme
Throughout the length and breadth
Of the world.
APR 4619. These prayers were given in Varna, Bulgaria — 16 January 2007.↩
53
The heart has to cryHelplessly and ceaselessly.
Only then will God not remain
A far cry.
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I livedIn the desire-market
For many, many years.
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I am now livingIn the vastness
Of aspiration-sky.
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The mindWants to possess
Everything that it sees.
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The heartWants to embrace
Everything that it feels.
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MistakesAre to be discarded,
And not to be dragged along.
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My Lord Supreme,Will there ever come a time
In my life
When I shall be able to say
That I am no longer ‘mine’?
60
When I walk along my life-road,I suffer and suffer,
But when I walk along my heart-road,
I prosper and prosper.
61
My aspiration-journeyAnd my dedication-journey
Will never come to a halt.
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My newborn lifeSings only
God-gratitude-songs.
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The BeyondIs the only necessity
Of our earth-bound life.
64
Have no complaints.Your life will be empty
Of regrets.
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We live in a worldWhere ignorance every day
Torments us.
66
Mind-closed peopleEventually turn into tyrants.
67
I decorateMy Lord’s Feet
With my heart’s
Streaming tears.
68
My LordDecorates my heart
With His blossoming Smiles.
69
The seedsOf genuine aspiration
Never fail us.
708
PhilosophyIs for the mind-dwellers.
APR 4602. These prayers were given in Bangkok, Thailand — 20 January 2007.↩
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SpiritualityIs for the heart-divers.
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AusterityIs for the cave-lovers.
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My Lord’s BeautyIllumines my heart.
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My Lord’s PowerDazzles my eyes.
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My Lord’s LoveEmbraces each and every breath
Of my life.
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The reasoning mindIs a revolving door
With no escape.
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The aspiring heartCircles God’s Feet
While enjoying
Divinity’s Freedom.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered these prayers during his visit to Varna, Bulgaria and Bangkok, Thailand in January 2007.
