1.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Every morning
A new divinity-sun rises
In my aspiration-heart-sky.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

7 January 2005, 5:31 a.m. Qingdao, China, Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

2.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

My soul and my heart
Have already become members
Of Your Inner Circle.
Like them, I, too, wish to become
A member of Your Inner Circle.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Ghumer rani ghumer rani
2. Ami habo paramer jyotir nandan
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin) Ogo Bholanath ogo Mahadev.

3.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

A self-giving life
Is a very fast approach
To God.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

8 January 2005, 6:11 a.m. Qingdao, China, Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

4.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

My God-obedience
And my God-ecstasy
Are next-door neighbours.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Sri Chinmoy spontaneously set tune to the first weightlifting prayer.
2. Ajike amar hridaya duar
3. Sri Chinmoy spontaneously set tune to the second weightlifting prayer.
4. Jiban debata daki animesh
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): I came to Your Lotus-Feet

5.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

The outer success dies in the dust,
But not the inner progress.
The inner progress is immortal.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

9 January 2005, 4:12 a.m. Qingdao, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

6.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I walk and jog and run
Only on Your inner track.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Sri Chinmoy spontaneously set tune to the first weightlifting prayer.
2. Joy joy joy joy Sri Ma Mira joy
3. Sri Chinmoy spontaneously set tune to the second weightlifting prayer.
4. Jaya jaya jaya Sri Aurobindo jagat gurur joy
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Jedike phirai ankhi

7.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Wherever I look, I see only
Your ever-blossoming Compassion-Eye.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

10 January 2005, 7:04 a.m. Qingdao, China. Non-lifting day

8.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Loneliness cannot attack
A true God-lover.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Swapane aso swapane hasho
2. Gana tana sabrita
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Khule dao ankhi khule dao hiya

9.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Our indulgence-imperfections
Prevent us from arriving
At Your Heart-Door.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

14 January 2005, 6:35 a.m. Xian, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

11.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

The power of silence
Conquers all —
No exception, no exception!

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Bahudin dhare sei ek bhul
2. Sri Chinmoy spontaneously set tune to the first weightlifting prayer.
3. Aghatir gati he dharar pati
4. Sri Chinmoy spontaneously set tune to the second weightlifting prayer.
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Thakbona ar maner baner

12.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

My aspiration-heart
Is
Your ever-blossoming Victory-Song.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

15 January 2005, 7:40 a.m. Xian, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

13.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I know, I know
That ignorance-night
Is bound to betray us,
Sooner or later.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Dibya premik hate chahi aji
2. Dipti kothai shanti kothai
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): He dharani pal he dharani pal

14.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

No self-doubt-extinction,
No real God-realisation.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

16 January 2005, 6:09 a.m. Xian, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

15.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

A sweetness-fragrance —
This is what precisely
A God-seeker’s heart is.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Srastha amar jagater jyoti
2. Jiban swapan maran swapan
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Bela jai bela jai bela jai

16.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Your visible Nearness-Presence
I love and I love,
My Supreme, my Supreme.
Your invisible Nearness-Presence
I worship and I worship.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

17 January 2005, 11:43 p.m. Xian, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

17.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Silence,
You are the only friend
That I need and treasure.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Hiyar duar khulte giye
2. Hasite hasite duhate amare
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Gurudev tumi amar lagiya

18.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Today my heart is extremely happy
Because my mind has finally surrendered
All its freedom
To our Beloved Lord Supreme.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

19 January 2005, 6:10 a.m. Xian, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

19.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Today my soul, my heart, my mind,
My vital and my body
Are exceedingly happy
Precisely because our prayer has won
The highest flying race
And our meditation has won
The deepest diving race.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Dheyane nehari janani tomar
2. Sri Aurobindo…prabhur nimeshe
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Dhol dhol sor gol bhalo lagena

20.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

You want me to be
A most reliable representative
Of both Heaven and earth.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

25 January 2005, 6:48 a.m. Huangshan, China. Non-lifting day

21.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Every morning God sounds
My receptivity-depths.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Surjya thakur chanda mama
2. Ghumer rani ghumer rani
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Khule dao ankhi khule dao hiya

22.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

You are telling me that
My world-indifference-desire
Is the height of my stupidity.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

26 January 2005, 6:01 a.m. Huangshan, China. Non-lifting day.

23.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

My soul is a member
Of the Heaven-fragrance-society.
My heart is a member
Of the earth-beauty-society.
And I am a member
Of God’s Will-fulfilment-society.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Aghatir gati he dharar pati
2. Dibya premik hate chahi aji
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Ogo Bholanath ogo Mahadev

24.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

The joy of my aspiration-heart
Is unimaginable.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

28 January 2005, 7:02 p.m. Huangshan, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

25.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I must try to inspire
The whole world
With the silence
Of my meditation.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Amar jiban amar maran
2. E jibane jadi tomare harai
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Akashe phutilo chand

26.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

You are telling me
That the receptivity-seekers
Are Your most favourite children.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

31 January 2005, 5:40 a.m. Nanjing, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

27.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I am inspired only by God-News
And by no other news.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Hari nam balo hari nam balo
2. Amar hiyar ruddha duar
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin):
1. Ami phire ogo (traditional)
2. Shanti pabo tripti pabo

28.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Your philosophy does not
Believe in tomorrow.
Your philosophy is
Here and Now.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

7 February 2005, 7:09 a.m. Nanjing, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

29.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

You wonder why it is not possible
For us to think of You,
Pray to You and meditate on You
At least four hours a day
Out of twenty-four hours.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Hari nam balo hari nam balo
2. Amar hiyar ruddha duar
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin):
1. Ami phire ogo (traditional)
2. Chinta dhara ashru dhara

30.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

You are so kind to me.
You have blessed me
With endless ways to please You
In Your own Way.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

8 February 2005, 7:11 a.m. Nanjing, China. Non-lifting day.

31.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Today my heart’s aspiration-boat
Is sailing extremely fast.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Madhur madhur nidra madhur
2. Bhalobasi ami chira nutanere
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Bela jai bela jai bela jai

32.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I do excellent meditations
Only when I meditate
In my God-heart-temple.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

9 February 2005, 4:17 a.m. Nanjing, China. Seated double-dumbbell lift: 1,006 lbs.

33.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Every day I play
On the blue violin of my heart
To invoke the blessingful presence
Of my Goddess-Mother Saraswati.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Jiban debata daki animesh
2. Gurudev tumi amar lagiya
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin): Aruna swapan

34.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I love and adore
The tranquil voice
Of my meditation-heart.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

10 February 2005, 4:02 a.m. Nanjing, China. Non-lifting day.

35.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I have come to realise
That the happiness of my mind
Has a shockingly short breath.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Dheyane nehari janani tomar
2. Hiyar duar khulte giye
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin):
1. Ami phire ogo (traditional)
2. Pranam janate karibona deri

36.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Please, please
Do not allow my mind
To have ambition-fire.
My Supreme, my Supreme,
Please give my heart
Aspiration-flames
To illumine my entire life.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

13 February 2005, 6:02 a.m. Nanjing, China. Non-lifting day.

37.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Every morning
We exchange our possessions:
I give You
The sorrows of my heart;
You give me
The Smiles of Your Eye.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Bishwa janani amar janani
2. Jago jago jago jago…mayer kripa
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin):
1. Ami phire ogo (traditional)
2. Langhiya chali

38.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

The God-fulfilling,
God-pleasing inner journey
Never ends, never, never!

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

15 February 2005, 8:55 a.m. Nanjing, China. Non-lifting day.

39.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

I have only one desire:
I wish to claim You
At every moment
As my own, very own.

My Supreme,
My Supreme!

Songs:
1. Hiya pakhi egiye chalo
2. Sundara madhumoy
The Eternal Beginner (Blue violin):
1. Satranga rabi eso eso prane
2. Spontaneous improvisation

“This is the end of our journey.”

– Sri Chinmoy

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.