My life-tree
1. My life-tree
My life-treeIs made up of my earth-hopes.
My life-leaves
Are made up of my earth-cries.
My life-flowers
Are made up of my earth-sighs.
My life-fruits
Are made up of my earth-failures.
2. They never get tired
My feet never get tiredNo matter how many miles I walk.
My hands never get tired
No matter how long I work.
My heart never gets tired
No matter how many people I love.
But my mind always gets tired
The moment it tries to chase away
A fraction of a doubt.
3. Not such a difficult task
Try to arrange your thoughts.It is not such a difficult task.
Try to control your thoughts.
It is not such a difficult task.
Try to conquer your thoughts.
It is not such a difficult task.
Try to surrender your thoughts
To the inner Pilot.
It is the easiest thing.
If you do it,
Then you do not have to
Arrange, control and conquer
Your thoughts.
It is all done.
4. There is a difference
Love is love,But there is a difference
Between my love for God
And my love for man.
My love for God
Is for my perfection-light.
My love for man
Is for my expansion-right.
5. Are they happy?
Is your earth happy?Not exactly,
But it tries to be happy.
Is your Heaven happy?
Yes, it is.
It is always happy.
It seems it can never be otherwise.
6. Two exceptions
Man is an exception.He does not have to be
As beautiful as an angel
In God's Vision-Light.
Angels are exceptions.
They do not have to be
As responsible as man
In God's Creation-Reality.
7. Thoughts
A God-lover's thoughts:Acceptance-light,
Rejection-night.
A God-server's thoughts:
Service-opportunity,
Satisfaction-necessity.
My thoughts:
Transformation-duty,
Perfection-beauty.
8. I will do it for you free
I will do it for you free:I will help you realise God.
I will do it for you free:
I will help you reveal God.
I will do it for you free:
I will help you manifest God.
9. Four strangers
A stranger to my will:Failure.
A stranger to my thought:
Success.
A stranger to my life:
Rejection.
A stranger to my death:
Acceptance.
10. How can I forget you?
How can I forget you?It was you who told me
About God.
How can I forget you?
It was you who told me
That God loves me deeply.
How can I forget you?
It was you who told me
That God needs me sincerely.
11. Believe it or not
Believe it or not,You are all I know.
Believe it or not,
You are the only one I love.
Believe it or not,
You are the only one to care for me.
Believe it or not,
My soul and my body
Exist only to please Your Feet.
12. What more do I need?
You love my heart.What more do I need?
You feed my soul.
What more do I need?
You transform my body.
What more do I need?
You cancel my death.
What more do I need?
13. No other choice
I have no other choiceSave Yours, my Lord!
I have no other voice
Save Yours, my Lord!
I have no other bondage-night
Save Yours, my Lord!
I have no other freedom-light
Save Yours, my Lord!
I have no other Perfection-Depth or
Satisfaction-Height
Save Yours, my Lord!
14. We touch
Lord, I touch YouOnly when I feel that You are proud of me.
Lord, You touch me always,
Even when You are not
Proud of me at all.
Lord, Your kindness
Fascinates my heart
And
Baffles my mind.
15. What pulled you down?
What pulled you down?Your wild vital-horse.
What pulled him down?
His stupid donkey-mind.
What pulled me down?
My blind insecurity-cat.
16 My Creator
Who made my heart?God the Lover.
Who made my soul?
God the Seer.
Who made my life?
God the Knower.
17. When I hear time
When I hear time's footsteps,I ignore them.
When I hear time's call,
I ignore it.
When I hear time's threat,
I ignore it.
But when I hear time's pitiful cry,
I love it
And
Die with it.
18. I speak forthrightly
I speak without being biased:You are not meant for God-realisation.
I speak without being prejudiced:
He is not meant for God-journey.
I speak without being falsely modest:
My realisation will take care
Of you both.
19. Two errors
A very common error:When people say that they do not
Need God.
A very uncommon error:
When people think and declare
That they are all God-realised souls.
20. A deathless memory
Your life's gratitudeHas a bad memory.
Your heart's gratitude
Has a short memory.
Your soul's gratitude
Has a deathless memory.
21. A life of innocence-fun
A life of innocence-funI love.
A life of wisdom-light
I love.
A life of perfection-service
I love.
A life of gratitude-song
I love.
22. He who is
He who thinksIs great.
He who acts
Is good.
He who loves
Is perfect.
He who is
Is Eternity's Transcendence-Beyond.
23. Two most deplorable mistakes
You achieved your God-realisationFar too soon;
Therefore, it was not as mature
As it could have been.
You started your God-manifestation
Far too soon;
Therefore, you are encountering
Too many uncompromising,
Undivine and hostile forces.
So you see, you have not made one,
But two most deplorable mistakes
In this life.
24 A world unquiet
Three things have made your world unquiet:Doubt-net,
Jealousy-cloud,
Anxiety-arrow.
Only two things can save you
And your world:
Your love of God-Compassion,
Your surrender to God-Decision.
25. One man in a hundred
One man in a millionCares to hate me.
Am I not lucky?
One man in a thousand
Cares to love me.
Even a little is better than nothing.
One man in a hundred
Cares for my advice.
Unlike billions and trillions,
I, at least, am needed.
26. Four curses
Four tremendous curses:God does not need me really.
Ignorance loves me mercilessly.
My mind leads me ceaselessly.
I hide my imperfections
shamelessly.
27. Three inner meals
God-Light feeds me;Therefore
I am strong.
God-Delight feeds me;
Therefore
I am dynamic.
God-Compassion feeds me;
Therefore
I am perfect.
28. Nothing but amazement
Nothing but bewildermentWhen I look at earth-face.
Nothing but suspicion
When I look at human race.
Nothing but amazement
When I look at God's unconditional Grace.
29. I love my life
I love my service-lifeBecause it is pure.
I love my oneness-life
Because it is sure.
I love my satisfaction-life
Because it is perfect.
30. My earth-face
My dream-journeyI have begun.
My reality-shore
I shall soon reach.
And then I shall value
My earth-face:
God-Grace.
31. I told you
I told you,No dependence on human tongues,
You fool.
I told you,
No independence of God-Grace,
You fool.
I told you,
Do not go elsewhere for God-realisation;
Stay with me through Eternity.
You disobeyed me,
You fool.
32. Not our fault
Your heart is precious.Who does not know it?
Not your fault,
If others do not know it.
His soul is gracious.
Who does not know it?
Not his fault,
If others do not know it.
My life is prosperous.
Who does not know it?
Not my fault,
If others do not know it.
33. It requires no effort
It requires a superhuman effortTo elevate one's consciousness.
It requires no effort,
One can do it with effortless ease,
To love God
And surrender oneself to God
And finally to become God Himself.
34. Born in his divinity-eye
All saints were bornHere, in his purity-heart.
All Yogis were born
Here, in his luminosity-soul.
All Avatars were born
Here, in his divinity-eye.
35. In my career
In my career as a human beingI loved God,
The unrealised man.
In my career as a divine being
I love man,
The unmanifested God.
36. Why waste your time?
Why waste your time on earth?Earth is so unreceptive!
Why waste your time in Heaven?
Heaven is so indifferent!
Why waste your time with yourself?
You are so afraid of self-transcendence!
37. How many can boast?
How many can boast?Not you in the least.
You do not love God.
Not he in the least.
He does not serve God.
Not I in the least.
I do not think of God.
38. The sermon
The God-sermon for yesterday:Give and give.
The man-sermon for today:
Take and take.
The God-and-man-sermon for tomorrow:
Give and take.
39. You will be happy
Step beyond your mind.You will be really happy.
Remain inside your heart.
You will be divinely happy.
Fly with your soul.
You will be supremely happy.
40. God blessed my journey
En route to earthI met God.
He blessed my brave journey
With His Pride supreme.
En route to Heaven
I met God.
He blessed my fruitless journey
With a heavy sigh.
41. An exit everywhere
There is an exitEverywhere on earth
When I cry and surrender.
There is an exit
Everywhere in Heaven
When I dream and promise.
42. Hide not
Hide not, my soul.I have to see your God-Beauty.
Hide not, my heart.
I have to see your God-Grace.
Hide not, my God.
I have to see my own
Perfection-Face.
43. My bondage
I am heart-tied;Therefore
I cannot speak.
I am mind-tied:
Therefore
I cannot teach.
I am vital-tied;
Therefore
I cannot breathe.
I am body-tied;
Therefore
I never dare to leave.
44. I dreamt
Lord,I dreamt I saw Your Face.
It was really beautiful.
Lord,
I dreamt I loved Your Smile.
It was really meaningful.
Lord,
I dreamt I felt Your Grace.
It was really fruitful.
45. What shall I do?
What shall I do with my leisure-life?It has shortened my life.
What shall I do with my pleasure-life?
It is killing my life.
What shall I do with my doubt-life?
It has kept my Lord
Away from my life.
46. Morning prayers, evening gifts
My morning prayers to God:Give me and satisfy me.
God's evening gifts to me:
His Satisfaction-Smile
And
His Perfection-Height.
47. Attachments
One hundred attachments —How can I love God?
One thousand attachments —
How can I see God?
One million attachments —
How can I think of God?
I really do not know.
48. Unhelped by man
Unfrequented by man:My heart-door.
Unchallenged by man:
My spirit's height.
Unhelped by man:
My God-manifestation —
Dream
and
Promise.
49. Where do my Heaven-dreams dwell?
Where do my Heaven-dreams dwell?They dwell in my heart's glowing ecstasy.
Where do my earth-realities live?
They live in my mind's fruitless secrecy.
50. No difference
The differenceBetween man and animal
Lies in the kindness-life.
The difference
Between God and man
Lies in the forgiveness-life.
I see no difference
Between an animal and me
When I live in the body.
I see no difference
Between God and me
When I live in the soul.