My Morning Soul-Body Prayers, part 17
12 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
The God of Silence
Is blooming now
Inside my heart.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
12 December 2004, 4:18 a.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Janani Mirar
2. Sri Aurobindo
12 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
The God of Silence
Has fully blossomed now
Inside my heart.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
13 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
What do I need?
I need a sleeplessly
God-crying heart.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
13 December 2004, 4:10 a.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Hiya pakhi
2. Sundara madhumoy
13 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
In the small hours of the morning
I take the surrender-express train
To arrive at my Destination.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
15 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I have locked my aspiration-eyes
On Your Compassion-Eyes.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
15 December 2004, 3:48 a.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Nrityer tale tale tumi aso
2. Chalo chalo chalo chalo
15 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You have already accepted my heart.
Please, please now accept me
And my all.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
16 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You are telling me
That my unconditional, sleepless
And breathless love for You
Is the beauty of my heart.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
16 December 2004, 3:45 a.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Alpa kathar manush ami alpa katha koy
2. Nidra bihin sangi bihin amar kanna chali ami eka
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin – first day): Bishwa janani amar janani joy hok taba joy
16 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You are telling me
That my unconditional, sleepless
And breathless surrender
To Your Will
Is the fragrance of my soul.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
16 December 2004 (III)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I need only one thing from You:
Your Compassion-Breath
At every moment of my life.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
16 December 2004, 11:23 p.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Ami bholanath srishtir tras
2. Ami bhalobasi sudur desher Japaner antar
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): I came to Your Lotus Feet
16 December 2004 (IV)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You are telling me,
“My child, how is it that
My Friendship is not enough for you?
Why do you need human friendship?”
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
18 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
To approach You with devotion
Is to swim in Your Ecstasy-Sea.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
18 December 2004, 3:43 a.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Eso eso mor jiban majhare
2. Hiyar duar khulte giye
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Hao aguan hao aguan
18 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You are telling me that
You brought me into the world
Only to act for You —
Inwardly, outwardly,
Consciously and self-givingly.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
20 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
O seeker, the sunlit path
Is right in front of you.
Delay not, delay not!
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
20 December 2004, 4:38 a.m. Xiamen, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Kali ma amar Kali ma amar
2. Hasite hasite duhate amare
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Jedike phirai ankhi
20 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
Silence, silence, silence!
Silence is God’s most sacred Name.
Silence, silence, silence!
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
22 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
Each seeker receives
A special dream from You:
How to realise You.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
22 December 2004, 6:19 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Bangalir gan abangali aji
2. Surjya thakur chanda mama
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Tomai dite rishta chite
22 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
The outer strength attacks the enemy.
The inner strength,
Which is infinitely stronger
Than the outer strength, suffers.
The inner strength has no enemy.
The inner strength is all love —
Love for God the Father,
Love for God the Mother,
Love for God the Creator,
Love for God the creation.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
23 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I pray to You to keep me
As a Compassion-beggar of Yours
Forever and forever.
My Supreme, You are telling me,
“My child, if you are not going to be
My Victory-fighter,
My Victory-proclaimer
And My Mission-on-earth-fulfiller,
Then who will be,
Who will be, My child?”
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
23 December 2004, 6:09 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Amar jiban amar maran
2. Pranam janate karibona deri
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Jatri chale jatri chale
23 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
My Supreme,
I have a most sincere question.
I shall be so grateful to You
If You answer my question.
“What is your question, My child?”
My Supreme, how long do I have to stay
In this weightlifting world?
“My child, I answer only
Your sensible questions!”
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
25 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You have given my soul the capacity
To thrive on inner challenges.
You have given my eyes the capacity
To thrive on outer challenges.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
/25 December 2004, 4:03 a.m. Qingdao, China. Non-lifting day.
Songs:
1. Khule dao ankhi khule dao hiya
Sri Chinmoy played “The Invocation” on his synthesizer and read aloud in Sanskrit from the first chapter of the Bhagavad Gita.
2. Ogo bholanath ogo mahadev
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Akarane prabhu chitte tomar
25 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You want me to catch,
You want me to hold
And You want me to keep
The bird of silence.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
26 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I pray to the God
Known and knowable.
I meditate on the God
Unknown and unknowable.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
26 December 2004, 5:24 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Mandire mandire
2. Age nahi bale jadi ghare ele
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Bharater kabi bharater rishi
26 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
My occult power says:
“I can and I do.”
My spiritual power says:
“You only have and you only are.”
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
27 December 2004 (1)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
O my mind, rest assured,
You will never die of overwork!
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
27 December 2004, 4:20 a.m. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Come, come, come, come
2. Hiyar duar khulte giye
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Paper bojha bahan kare
27 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You do not count
How many years I have in my life,
But You do count
How many lives I have in my years.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
28 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I love God-newness.
My heart loves God-oneness.
My life loves God-fulness.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
28 December 2004, 6:24 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Sri Ramachandra adi Avatar
2. Krishna bhagaban Krishna bhagaban
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Debata eseche ruddha hiyar dare
28 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
Self-giving is absolutely necessary
To establish a close and personal
Connection with God.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
29 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
Please give me the capacity
To fix my prayerful eyes
On Your Golden Feet
All the time.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
/29 December 2004, 3:53 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 809 lbs.
Songs:
1. Namo namo namo Buddha deber
2. Sachimata dake Nimai Nimai
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Bharater kabi bharater rishi
29 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You are telling me that
The depth of Your Forgiveness
And the height of my happiness
Are inseparable.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
31 December 2004 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
A oneness-heart
Is
A rainbow God-manifested dream.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
31 December 2004, 5:49 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs. (first day)
Songs:
1. Sri Ramakrishna Sri Ramakrishna joy hok taba joy
2. Sri Aurobindo Sri Aurobindo kandari tumi bhava tarani
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Khunjechi khunjechi dekechi peyechi…mata Bhavani
31 December 2004 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I am determined to emigrate
To the heart-gratitude-country
And settle there.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
1 January 2005 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
The New Year
Is the year of the
Mind-Astonishment,
Heart-Government
And
Life-Fulfilment.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
/1 January 2005, 6:18 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.
Songs:
1. Jatri chal jatri chal
2. Ghumer rani ghumer rani
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Bhitir ratrir habe samapti
1 January 2005 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
The message of self-transcendence
My soul receives from You every day,
My heart receives from my soul every day
And I receive from my heart every day.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
2 January 2005 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
No length of time,
No strength of time,
Will ever dare to separate
My heart from Your Heart.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
2 January 2005, 3:58 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.
Songs:
1. Chinta jagate ami asohai
2. He Shiva Shankara namami Shankara
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin):
1. Abar asibo phire
2. Buddham saranam gachhami
2 January 2005 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
My hope is my Lord’s
Heaven-climber.
My promise is my Lord’s
Earth-supporter.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
3 January 2005 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
I have travelled far and wide
And yet I have not seen
A seeker of soul-beauty.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
3 January 2005, 4:03 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.
Songs:
1. Bahudin dhare sei ek bhul
2. Kemane balibo kemane chalibo
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): E jibane kabhu nahi hate chahi
3 January 2005 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
Angels from Heaven come down
To see my God-gratitude-heart-tears.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
4 January 2005 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
You want my aspiration-heart
To be the richness
Of Your inner Life.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
4 January 2005, 4:05 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.
Songs:
1. Brindabane Brindabane kheli nachi
2. Khunjite chahigo tomar nayan
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Aghatir gati e dharar pati
4 January 2005 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
My eagerness-heart
Knows only one thing:
The full manifestation
Of Your Light here on earth.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
6 January 2005 (I)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
My hope ascends to Heaven
To enjoy Your Beauty.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
6 January 2005, 3:15 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.
Songs:
1. Bahudin dhare sei ek bhul
2. Kemane balibo kemane chalibo
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Chinta jagate ami asohai
6 January 2005 (II)
My Supreme,My Supreme!
My promise descends to earth
To perform
My God-manifestation-duty.
My Supreme,
My Supreme!
Editor's preface to the first edition
During Sri Chinmoy’s trip to China — where he visited eight cities between 24 November 2004 and 15 February 2005 — he would often practise his heavy weightlifting in his hotel room in the small hours of the morning. He concentrated on the seated double-dumbbell lift — beginning with 809 pounds and advancing to 1,006 pounds on 31 December.At these practice sessions, Sri Chinmoy evolved a pattern of prayers, singing, lifting and meditation. He also included a segment which he called “The Eternal Beginner.” Here he played a song on his blue violin. Many times these songs had been composed by him during his trip.
For the first two weeks, Sri Chinmoy concluded each practice session with a humorous joke. But he later mentioned that he found it hard to come down from his meditative state in order to enter into the sweet, joking consciousness and, after 31 December, he told jokes during the evening functions with his disciples.
On the days when Sri Chinmoy’s equipment had not arrived from the previous location, or when he was not feeling well, he often continued the same pattern of prayers, singing, meditation and blue violin.
Each day, during the regular morning prayers with his disciples, Sri Chinmoy would replay the video of his soulful workout, pausing frequently so that they could repeat the prayers and sing each song after him. These precious moments became a highlight of the Christmas trip for all who were present.
