My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 61
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The mind lovesThe zigzag road.
APR 4799. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 10 February 2007.↩
2
The heart lovesGod’s sunlit Road.
3
My God-gratitudeIs my heart’s
Most powerful strength.
4
Cry, cry, sleeplessly cryWithin.
Fly, fly, breathlessly fly
Without.
5
The God-doubting mindEverywhere spies.
The God-searching heart
In the vast blue sky flies.
6
My prayer-lifeIs
My God-addition.
7
My meditation-heartIs
My God-multiplication.
8
The rising sunBeautifies me.
The setting sun
Purifies me.
92
The SourceOf my heart-tears
Is my Lord’s Compassion-Eye.
APR 4807. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 11 February 2007.↩
10
When we really love God,His Voice does not remain
Unheard.
11
When we really worship God,His Feet do not remain
Unseen.
12
My aspirationIs
My Heaven-flying bird.
13
My dedicationIs
My earth-serving hand.
14
My heartHas another name:
God’s
Compassion-Affection-Breath.
15
I ply my life-boatBetween God’s Enthusiasm-Shore
And His Dynamism-Shore.
163
I shall not allow my desire-lifeTo touch my Lord’s Feet.
I shall only offer, again and again,
My aspiration-heart
At my Lord’s Feet.
APR 4814. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 12 February 2007.↩
17
Not the darkness of our mindBut the disobedience of our life
Weighs us down
In our spiritual life.
18
God caresNot only for
The awakened seekers,
But also for
The sleeping seekers.
19
My Lord takes care ofNot only the depths of my heart,
But also the shallows of my life.
20
My soul conductsMy life-symphony
With tremendous care.
21
OpportunityIs of no avail
If receptivity
Is wanting.
22
I believe only inGod-Supremacy
And
God-Authority.
23
God keepsHis Heart-Entrance open
Only to the
Surrender-accomplished seekers.
24
HesitationIn pleasing God
Is a serious spiritual crime.
254
Fear notThe agonies
Prior to transformation.
APR 4823. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 13 February 2007.↩
26
I have alwaysTremendous admiration
For those
Who are ahead of me.
27
In these trying times,Each seeker has to be
Extremely, extremely careful.
28
We must happily and proudlySurrender
To God’s choice Hour.
29
The very nature of the mindIs either to undermine
Or to belittle everything.
30
When I do not pray and meditate,I deal with the theoretical God.
But when I pray and meditate,
I deal with the practical God.
31
God tells meTo sing only two songs:
God-dependence-song
And
Man-interdependence-song.
32
Do not be doomedTo disappointment.
If you have failed this time,
God will give you another chance.
33
God powerfully and proudlyEmbraces
All gratitude-hearts.
345
From God’s EyeMy spiritual journey starts.
APR 4832. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 14 February 2007.↩
35
At God’s FeetMy spiritual journey ends.
36
God allows usTo enter into
His Heart-Kingdom
Even without
Aspiration-flames.
37
A desiring mindIs
A turbulent life.
38
This world needsMillions and millions
Of God-hungry souls
To raise the standard
Of the world.
39
Every dayGod beckons us
To sail and sail and sail
In His Compassion-Affection-Sea.
40
Every dayGod most compassionately
And most carefully examines
My success-smiles
And
My progress-tears.
41
Disobedience-stridesAre dangerous, destructive
And God-defying.
426
My aspiration teaches meHow to see God
Brighter and brighter
Every day.
APR 4840. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 15 February 2007.↩
43
My dedication teaches meHow to feel God
Kinder and kinder to me
Every day.
44
When our heart cries desperately,God’s Grace descends immediately,
Plus unconditionally.
45
When I soulfully pray,My heart beautifully blooms.
46
When I unconditionally meditate,My life exquisitely blossoms.
47
God the Lover,Alone,
Secretly teaches me
How to be
A true God-worshipper.
48
When I enter into God’s Heart,I see myself as God the Life
And not God the Death.
49
The desire-lifeThinks
Everything is possible.
50
The aspiration-heartFeels
Everything is inevitable.
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The world is fullOf God’s
Unblossomed Joys.
APR 4849. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 16 February 2007.↩
52
My strength is inMy crying
At God’s Feet.
53
God’s Strength is inHis smiling
At my eyes.
54
Each human beingIs a unique God-representative
On earth.
55
When I pray and meditate,I drink and drink
From my Lord’s
Delight-Fountain.
56
Alas, will there be a timeWhen all human beings
Embark
On oneness-peace-journey?
57
I was bornAs a God-Authority-fulfilment-dreamer.
58
AspirationPrayerfully rises.
Receptivity
Soulfully increases.
598
God’sTranscendental Greatness
Blesses my head.
APR 4857. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 17 February 2007.↩
60
God’sUniversal Goodness
Embraces my heart.
61
The insincere mindFinally surrenders
To the sincere heart.
62
A reasoning mindCan never be
A blossoming heart.
63
I do not wantThe capacities of my mind,
But I do want
The qualities of my heart.
64
SpiritualityTurns problems
Into opportunities.
65
God will never allowMy aspiration-heart-sun
To be eclipsed.
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My prayerIs my life’s
Morning rose.
APR 4864. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 18 February 2007.↩
67
My meditationIs my heart’s
Morning lotus.
68
A God-seekerHas to be on the alert
Twenty-four hours a day.
69
Each thought comes fromThe unknown,
And each will comes from
The Unknowable.
70
Alas, every dayThere is a new barrier
To cross.
71
PatienceEventually becomes
Victorious.
72
My desire-lifeWas planted
By my mind.
73
My aspiration-lifeWas planted
By God’s Heart.
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O my sleep, I love you —You take away
All my worries and anxieties!
APR 4872. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 19 February 2007.↩
75
Alas, when will TruthReign supreme on earth,
When?
76
My eyes can fool meAnd betray me,
But not my heart,
Never!
77
Another nameFor meditation
Is God-communication.
78
Another nameFor prayer
Is God-pleasure.
79
In vain, my mindWants to interview God.
80
God takes great pleasureIn interviewing my heart.
81
I thank GodFor what He has done for me,
And specially
For what He has not done for me.
8211
Silence isA blissful creation-hour.
APR 4880. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 20 February 2007.↩
83
Sound isA powerful destruction-tower.
84
Alas, when I am ready,God pretends
Not to be ready.
85
Alas, when God is ready,I am nowhere
To be found.
86
My Lord,May my unfulfilled desires
Remain forever unfulfilled.
87
God tells meNot to give undue importance
To my imperfections.
He asks me just to love Him
More and more,
And my imperfections
Will be His problems.
88
I see myselfAs a colossal failure.
89
God sees meAs His own highest
Reality’s Height.
90
Faith and doubt —Each man has to choose
Either faith or doubt
As his tutor.
91
The God-lover’sFirst and foremost task
Is to love God
For God’s Sake.
9212
I cry and cryFor the joy
Of my heart.
APR 4890. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 22 February 2007.↩
93
God gladly allowsMy aspiration-heart
To accompany Him,
And not my desire-life.
94
Just claim GodAnd His Path
Alone.
95
HopeIs my heart-sunrise.
96
DespairIs my mind-sunset.
97
My prayerIs
My life-temple.
98
My meditationIs
My heart-shrine.
99
I have smashed asunderAll my mind’s
Separativity-walls.
100
My Lord does not believeIn an old mind —
He believes only
In a new heart.
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Desire-fireQuickly burns us.
APR 4899. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 23 February 2007.↩
102
Aspiration-flamesSlowly, steadily and unerringly
Awaken us.
103
I have such loveAnd concern
For the roots
Of my life-tree.
104
We welcome darknessBefore we enter
Into the spiritual life.
105
Once we enterInto the spiritual life,
Darkness threatens us.
106
Ignorance,I do not need you,
I do not want you,
I despise you.
Nevertheless,
Your arrogance puzzles me.
107
God-believersAre plenty.
108
God-loversAre rare.
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I cherishMy Lord’s
Powerful Commands.
APR 4907. These prayers were given in Chiang Mai, Thailand — 24 February 2007.↩
110
My Lord treasuresMy fearless promises.
111
I call itMy human birth.
112
My Lord calls itMy divine descent.
113
My LordDoes not count
My countless imperfections.
114
My Lord counts onlyMy readiness, willingness
And eagerness.
115
I am now a perfect strangerTo my life’s idle talk
And my heart’s empty vision.
116
Each human beingWill become
An inevitable God.
Editor's note
Sri Chinmoy offered these prayers during his visit to Chiang Mai, Thailand in February 2007.
