8501. No Need Of Miracles!

No need of miracles!
Ask man and God for nothing.
Let the beauty of silence
Reign supreme in your life.

8502. Do Not Try To Bind Love

Do not try to bind love,
For love alone
Can change the face
Of this ill-fated earth.

8503. He Is Not The Loser

He is not the loser
And he can never be the loser,
For his heart’s surrender-flower
And his life’s gratitude-fruit
God has proudly accepted.

8504. Two Questions

Your first question is:
Is God-realisation
Everybody’s birthright?

Your second and last question is:
How can the human cry
Be transformed into a divine smile?

8505. A Sacred Thirst

If your life has a sacred thirst,
Then God is bound to grant you
His own secret Well to quench it.

8506. Love Your Heart Ever More

Love your heart ever more.
And do something further:
Reawaken your imprisoned heart-flames!

8507. Stay Where You Are

My desire,
Stay where you are.
I am running towards you.
What for?
To reduce your life’s
Loud clatterings.

8508. Sleepless Perfection

Sleepless perfection,
Will you ever be mine?
Sleepless satisfaction,
Can I be yours, only yours?

8509. I Once Promised Myself

I once promised myself
That I would not try to escape
Any appropriate punishment
If I misbehaved in my inner life.
Yet my promise remains unfulfilled.

8510. Beautiful Is His Heart's Loyalty

Beautiful is his heart’s loyalty.
Soulful is his mind’s enthusiasm.
Fruitful is his life’s obedience.

8511. The Mind's Barrier

Unless I cross the mind’s barrier,
How can I see beauty’s face,
Purity’s heart
And divinity’s soul?

8512. What Can My Little Hands Do?

What can my little hands do?
They can paint the Face
Of God the Beauty.
What can my heart’s soulful will do?
It can liberate man,
The bondage-slave.

8513. A Purity-Heart Has The Capacity

A purity-heart
Has the capacity
And is the capacity
To live inside
The heart of Infinity’s Love-Light.

8514. My Mind's Ignorance-Dreams

If I can keep my life safe
From my mind’s ignorance-dreams,
Then I do not see why and how
I cannot become a perfect instrument
Of my Beloved Supreme.

8515. Gratitude Is All-Powerful

If humility is mighty,
Then purity is almighty.
If surrender is powerful,
Then gratitude is all-powerful.

8516. The Scorn Of Multitude-Tongues

No matter how divine and how perfect
A human being is,
He is subject to the scorn
Of multitude-tongues.

8517. If God's Mind Is Subtle

If God’s Mind is subtle,
His Heart is simple.
If God’s Compassion-Eye is powerful,
His Satisfaction-Life is blessingful.

8518. Each Human Desire

Each human desire
Is an arrow
Which is quite often apt
To miss the target.

8519. Each Human Being Is Blessed

As a flower is blessed
With fragrance and beauty,
Even so, each human being is blessed
With inner purity and divinity.

8520. His Unparalleled Inheritance

Because he has divine thoughts
As his unparalleled inheritance,
His life is a constant expression
Of his heart’s intense gratitude.

8521. His Firm Belief

His firm belief:
Unless his entire being cries
For fulness-splendour in life,
Tears will drain
His aspiration-heart dry.

8522. When Imagination Fails You

When imagination fails you,
Do not feel sad.
Just smile and remain serene.
From Above you will get another chance
To catch the imagination-bird.

8523. Refuse To Sing With Your Mind

Just refuse to sing with your mind.
Behold!
Your heart is all ready
To teach you its own soulful songs.

8524. God Will Treasure You

If you can cherish
What you have already received from God,
God will, without fail,
Grant you His Eternity’s Treasure-Smile.

8525. What Hurts You More

Be sure to know
What hurts you more:
To teach the world
Or to learn from the world.

8526. Inside Your Heart

No matter what your physical appearance,
There is always a most beautiful person
Inside your heart
Who can make your face truly beautiful.

8527. There Is No Perfect Desire

As there is no such thing
As a perfect desire,
Even so, there is no such thing
As imperfect aspiration-surrender.

8528. The Causes Of Sudden Death

A doubtful mind,
A fearful heart
And a hateful life
Are the unmistakable and powerful causes
Of sudden death in the spiritual life.

8529. We Need Many Things From God

We need many, many things from God
To become His divine instruments.
But what we need most of all
Is to keep our heart’s door
Sleeplessly open to Him.

8530. If You Do Not Know How To Smile

If you do not know how to smile
When you descend,
Then God in His Infinite Compassion
May not appear
To help you ascend once again.

8531. Your Imagination-Bird Is Locked Up

You say you are
A genuine God-lover.
If so, how is it
That your imagination-bird
Is mercilessly locked up
In a tiny cage,
And your aspiration-bird
Is tightly locked up
In a tiny cave?

8532. God Is Always For You

You can love the world dauntlessly
Because God is always for you.
You can serve the world unconditionally
Because God is always with you.

8533. My Unaspiring Life Is Aware

As my doubting mind is aware
Of God’s Compassion-Eye,
Even so, my unaspiring life is aware
Of God’s Forgiveness-Heart.

8534. As God Intended

When I use my heart
As God intended,
Only then can I say
That I live for God’s Love alone.

8535. Do You Not See?

Do you not see
That God is unfolding Himself
Before your very eyes?

Do you not see
That your heart and God’s Heart
Are two open books to each other?

8536. You Say That You Pray

You say that you pray every day.
But if you really prayed,
Your prayer would definitely sink into
Your aspiration-heart and gratitude-life.

8537. His Heart Is Crying

His heart is crying
For God’s Supreme Love.
His mind is crying
For man’s lofty appreciation.
Alas, what is man doing?
Man is dying
To see his fall.
And what is God doing?
God is unveiling Himself
To be claimed powerfully by him.

8538. The Curse Of The Mind

The mind tells the heart
That it will never see
The Face of God.
The heart receives Blessing-Light
From the soul,
Which buries the curse of the mind
In oblivion-night.

8539. When My Soul Invites Me

When my soul invites me,
It is all in perfect silence-light.
When I invite my soul,
It is all in imperfect sound-might.

8540. If Thoughts Are Flocking

When you meditate,
If thoughts are flocking,
Then try to imagine
That God Himself is rocking
Your heart-cradle.

8541. When The Mind Reigns Over Matter

When the mind reigns over matter,
You can conquer the outer heights.
When the inner depths conquer the mind,
Your aspiration-dedication-life
Becomes unparalleled.

8542. My Lord Is Pleased

My Lord is not pleased
When I say I am not worthy of Him.
My Lord is pleased
Only when I say
I am definitely going to be
His choice instrument.

8543. Nothing Is Worth Believing

Nothing is worth believing:
This is what the human mind
Tells us.

Doubt is worth nothing:
This is what the divine heart
Tells us.

8544. The Cynical Eye Distrusts

The cynical eye distrusts.
What does it distrust?
It distrusts man,
The God-representative on earth.

8545. Doubt Immediately Surrendered

His heart called out,
“Doubt, the bandit,
Must be seized and imprisoned!”
Doubt immediately surrendered,
And longed to be transformed
Into the heart’s choice instrument.

8546. My Dedication To The World

My dedication to the world
Should be a beautiful gift
And not a demanding expectation.

8547. His Mind Has Unparalleled Poise

His mind has unparalleled poise.
Do you know why?
Because his heart is in constant touch
With Eternity’s Silence-Smile.

8548. Your Fallen Self-Expectation-Tree

Do you know what has crushed
Your life’s pride?
It is your huge,
Fallen self-expectation-tree.

8549. What The Weeping Multitudes Need

What the weeping multitudes need
Is a divine strength
Beyond human hope.

8550. The Supreme Guest Will Come

Although you are not aspiring
To His Satisfaction,
Just because you are still aspiring,
The unexpected Supreme Guest
Will come to you
With His inexplicable Splendour.

8551. Sorrow-Rain Will Fall

Sorrow-rain will eventually
Fall heavily on you
If you always remain
Self-enamoured.

8552. Aspiration Is The Beginning

Aspiration is the beginning
Of self-mastery.
Self-mastery is the halfway point
To God-discovery.

8553. My Lord's Earth-Born Child

My heart’s sleepless cry
Is my Lord’s earth-born child.
My soul’s matchless smile
Is my Lord’s Heaven-born child.

8554. Hope Is My Heart's God

Determination is my mind’s God.
Hope is my heart’s God.
Promise is my soul’s God.
Surrender is my life’s God.

8555. Why Do I Choose To Hide?

Why do I choose to hide?
Not because I am a thief,
But because the God-Hour
Has not yet struck
For me to reveal myself.

8556. My Search

My search for satisfaction within
Is yet unfinished.
My search for perfection without
Is yet to begin.

8557. Hint Of Surrender-Light

At your slightest hint
Of surrender-light
God will come to you
With His Infinity’s Satisfaction-Delight.

8558. Expand Your Heart

Expand your heart,
Transcend your mind!
Lo, your ego-life
Is all gone.

8559. The Treacherous Queen

Open the door
Of your gratitude-heart.
Anxiety, the treacherous queen,
Will no longer be able
To rule your life.

8560. Only One Pure Heart

To serve mankind
You need only two clean hands.
To serve God
You need only one pure heart.

8561. Two Monsters Of Waste

A doubtful mind
And a fearful heart
Are indeed
Two monsters of waste.

8562. Your Earthly Role

Self-contempt will cling to you
Unless you become aware
Of your earthly role:
You are Eternity’s pilgrim
On Immortality’s road.

8563. God's Choice Instrument

If you allow your mind
To be chained to time,
How can you be God’s choice instrument
In the heart of mankind
Or even in the Heart of God?

8564. Only One God-Trodden Path

There is only one God-trodden path,
And that path lies
Inside your heart,
Not before your eyes.

8565. If You Keep Your Heart-Eye Veiled

If you keep your heart-eye veiled,
Naturally you will be pierced
By the wild shafts
Of darkness-night.

8566. His Inner Glimpse Of God's Smile

His heart of love
And his life of service
Are always guided
By his inner glimpse
Of God’s outer Smile.

8567. A Ruined Paradise

When the heart does not listen
To the dictates of the soul,
The heart is bound to become
A ruined paradise.

8568. Laugh At Yesterday's Despair-Night

How can you proceed today
If you do not laugh
At your yesterday’s despair-night?

8569. A Visible Aspiration-Flame

Unless I become
A visible aspiration-flame
In the depths of my heart,
An invisible frustration
Will torture my life.

8570. God Will Cheerfully Allow You

If you are silent
And uncomplaining,
God will cheerfully allow you
To join Him
In His own eternal Hunger
For self-transcendence.

8571. Family Of Sighs

Fear, doubt and worry
Will have to leave eventually
With their family of sighs.

8572. The Universal Burden-Bearer

You do not have to run away
From yourself.
God not only will carry your burden
But He will also carry you,
For He knows that He alone
Is the universal Burden-Bearer.

8573. A Questioning Mind

A questioning mind
Does not want to perceive.
A questioning heart
Does not want to receive.
A questioning life
Does not want to achieve.

8574. O Fearful Heart

O fearful heart, believe me!
This world is not as undivine
As you think.
This mind is not as important
As you think.
Heaven is not as remote
As you think.

8575. How Can Your Heart Be Pleased?

How can your heart be pleased
With anything here on earth
When your mind is critical
Of everything there in Heaven?

8576. A Splendid Victory

Your outer service to mankind
Will give your inner faith
A splendid victory.

8577. Because Your Life Enjoys

Because your life enjoys
Trivial and worthless activities,
Your God-loving heart
Is still locked
In an amazingly cruel prison.

8578. Who God Is

O unbelieving mind,
I shall show you
Where God is.

O unaspiring heart,
I shall tell you
Who God is.

8579. His Heaven-Life Saw

His Heaven-life saw
A mountain of promise.
His earth-life is now dying for
A flicker of hope.

8580. Your Soul Has Planned Your Life

Because your soul has planned your life
From the beginning of time,
You are eager to extinguish
Your earth-desire-flames.

8581. Who Wants To Have You?

O fearful freedom,
Who wants to have you?
No, not my crying heart.

O soulful freedom,
Who wants to have you?
No, not my doubting mind.

8582. When I Live In My Heart

When I live in the very depths
Of my heart,
I run towards my destined goal.
When I live inside my mind,
My desire-life runs towards me
Fast, very fast.

8583. My Mind Is Not Satisfied

My mind is not satisfied
With newness.
Therefore, I am unhappy.

My heart is not satisfied
With fulness.
Therefore, I am unhappy.

My Lord and I are satisfied
With our oneness.
Therefore, we are eternally happy.

8584. On The Wrong Train

A money-minded seeker
Is on the wrong train.
His train will have no destination.
No, never!

8585. Only For You

My Lord,
My dream-sky exists
Only for You.
My reality-clouds exist
Only for You.

8586. Self-Confessed Insecurity

You are a broken-hearted seeker
Just because your heart has become
A self-confessed insecurity.

8587. The Presence Of Peace

If your outer liking
And your inner disliking
Of the world
Keep you always upset,
Then invoke the presence
Of peace;
It will grant you
Eternity’s oneness-reality.

8588. A Fountain Of Joy-Tears

Since you are no longer
The slave of fear,
I shall shed a fountain
Of joy-tears.

8589. Eternity's Peace-Distributing Self

If you want to become
Eternity’s peace-distributing self,
Then never give in
To the falsehood-power of neutrality.

8590. The Chains Of My Sinful Life

My Lord,
You do not have to break
The chains of my sinful life.
Just show me how I can chain myself
To Your Compassion-Feet.

8591. The Sunlit Frontier

Do not allow your hope
To disappoint you.
Let your hope be
The sunlit frontier
Of your God-searching mind.

8592. Few Will Equal You

If you can become
An unconditionally surrendered seeker,
You will see that few
Will take birth on earth
To equal you
And your unparalleled achievement.

8593. A Universal Favourite

Because of your beauty’s mind,
Because of your purity’s heart,
Because of your divinity’s life,
You have become a universal favourite.

8594. Perfection Means

Perfection means constant rejection
Of your desire-life.
Perfection means constant acceptance
Of your aspiration-heart.

8595. His Life's Doubt-Clouds

Each time a new wave of faith
Enters into him,
His mind marshals
His life’s doubt-clouds.

8596. The Beginning Of Death

Disobedience is
The beginning of death
In the spiritual life.
Ingratitude is
Permanent death
In the spiritual life.

8597. The Day Of My Heart

I pray and meditate
To lengthen the day
Of my heart.

I pray and meditate
Not only to delay but also to cancel
The arrival of ignorance-night.

8598. A Spiritually Full Man

A spiritually full man
Is he who fans the flame
Of his aspiration
Each new day
More cheerfully and more powerfully.

8599. God Helps The Seeker

God helps the seeker
Create his tomorrow’s world today
When the seeker’s life becomes
A surrender-moon and a gratitude-sun.

8600. You Have My Tomorrow

My Lord,
You have my tomorrow
Inside Your Heart.
Can I not have Your Today
Inside my heart?

Editor's introduction to the first edition

This is the eighty-sixth volume in a series of ten thousand “flaming flower-poems” which Sri Chinmoy is placing devotedly, unreservedly and unconditionally at the Compassion-Feet of God, our Beloved Supreme. They stand as a supreme offering from the unfolding beauty of his flower-heart and the flaming heights of his realisation-sun. Indeed, a treasure-tower which will at once be claimed by humanity’s self-ascending cry and Divinity’s God-descending Smile.

Editor's note to cover photo

Sri Chinmoy presents New York’s Mayor Abraham D. Beame with copies of the 300 books he wrote during his first 12 years in America, in the Mayor’s office on 7 December 1976.