5 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The human life is not for fun.
The human life is for a constant
And continuous run
Towards the Golden Shore.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 5 December 1998, 6:16 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms and one hundred and one times with one arm. (50 right, 51 left in five sets)

6 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My mind’s outer battles
Shockingly weaken me.
My heart’s inner battles
Astonishingly strengthen me,
Plus enlighten me.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 6 December 1998, 5:20 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms, and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

7 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
I have dispelled doubt from my mind.
I have invoked faith from my heart.
The Victory of my Lord’s Compassion-Eye
I now am.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 7 December 1998, 5:22 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred times with two arms and one hundred and four times with one arm. (51 right, 53 left in five sets)

8 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Your Newness does not satisfy me.
Your Oneness does not satisfy me.
Your Fulness does not satisfy me.
Only Your Forgiveness satisfies me.
Your Forgiveness satisfies me fully,
Integrally and eternally.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 8 December 1998, 5:24 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

10 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Your Determination and Your Compassion
Will never mix
With my unwanted unwillingness.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 10 December 1998, 5:18 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and thirteen times with one arm. (55 right, 58 left in six sets)

11 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I am crying for a new strength-discovery
Inside my body, vital, mind,
Heart and soul.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

/Hawaii. 11 December 1998, 5:19 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and twenty-eight times with one arm. (57 right, 71 left in six sets)

12 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May Thy supreme Victory be proclaimed
Even by my idle body, my restless vital,
My stupid mind and my weak heart.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 12 December 1998, 5:16 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and eighteen times with one arm. (59 right, 59 left in six sets)

13 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Every day You perform countless miracles
To make Your children happy.
My Supreme, for me
Your most significant miracle
Is Your Smile.
Your Smile brings my dead body,
Dead vital, dead mind, dead heart
And even my dead soul to life.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 13 December 1998, 5:17 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and fourteen times with one arm. (55 right, 59 left in six sets)

14 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are telling me
That in our spiritual life
The physical must not be rejected,
Must not be neglected.
The physical has to be accepted,
The physical has to be respected.
And also You are telling me
That the physical has a very special role
To perform in Your Cosmic Play.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Hawaii. 14 December 1998, 5:20 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and twenty-four times with one arm. (59 right, 65 left in six sets)

18 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Onward my body marches,
Inward my heart dives,
Upward my soul flies
To be at Your Feet,
To be Your choice instrument,
To please You and fulfil You
In Your own Way,
In Your own Way,
In Your own Way.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Singapore. 18 December 1998, 5:37 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

19 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The doubt of the human mind
Darkens and blights
The aspiration-heart.
The faith of the human mind
Brightens and strengthens
The dedication-life.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Singapore. 19 December 1998, 3:50 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred and two times with one arm. (52 right, 50 left in five sets)

20 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
In the inner world,
My Lord Beloved Supreme
Blessingfully and compassionately
Feeds my heart.
In the outer world,
I prayerfully and self-givingly
Feed my Lord Beloved Supreme.

In the inner world,
God the Creator feeds me
With His infinite Compassion.
In the outer world,
I feed God the creation
With my blossoming love, devotion,
Surrender and gratitude.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Singapore.20 December 1998, 4:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. fifty times with two arms and one hundred times with one arm. (50 right, 50 left in five sets)

21 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
My mind,
Come, come, come!
Be brave, be brave, be brave!
Be pure, be pure, be pure!
Be prayerful, be prayerful, be prayerful!
Be soulful, be soulful, be soulful!
Surrender, surrender, surrender!
This is the time to surrender, my mind.
My Lord’s infinite Patience
Does not astonish you?
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Singapore. 21 December 1998, 5:30 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 110 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position.

Note: This double-arm machine can be used from a seated or standing position. During his workouts, Sri Chinmoy gradually increases the poundage using a selector pin. This lift is completely different from that in which two independent dumbbells are lifted overhead simultaneously.

22 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
When You teach me
In front of Your Third Eye,
My mind becomes happy.
When You teach me
Inside Your Heart,
My heart becomes happy.
And when You teach me
At Your Feet,
My entire earth-existence becomes happy.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Singapore. 22 December 1998, 4:13 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with one arm. (53 right, 48 left in three sets)

22 December 1998 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The moment I touch Your Feet
And place myself lovingly, devotedly
And self-givingly at Your Feet,
You immediately turn me into
Your Message-Light
To cover the length and breadth
Of the world.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Singapore. 22 December 1998, 4:31 a.m. Before using double-arm machine.

23 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my outer life be
Your own Success-Speed-Beauty.
May my inner life be
Your own Progress-Satisfaction-Fragrance.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

/Singapore. 23 December 1998, 8:23 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and one times with one arm. (48 right, 53 left in three sets)

29 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My only happiness
Is in the fulfilment
Of Your Commands.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

/Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 29 December 1998, (after returning from a three-day trip to India) 6:54 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and ninety-four times with one arm. (96 right, 98 left in five sets)

29 December 1998 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
My self-assertion,
You are embarrassing me.
You are weakening my heart.
You are destroying my life.
You are taking me away
Farther than the farthest
From my own divinity.
You are taking me away
Far beyond my own imagination
From my All,
My Lord Beloved Supreme.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 29 December 1998, 7:11 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

30 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
The human in me
Makes deplorable mistakes
Frequently.
The divine in me
Corrects my mistakes
Occasionally.
The Supreme in me
Forgives them and illumines them.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 December 1998, 7:00 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs.

30 December 1998 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
O my past,
Away you go, away you go, away you go!
O my present,
You must always be with me,
In me and for me.
O my future,
I am preparing myself for you,
Lovingly, carefully and prayerfully,
Soulfully, powerfully and eagerly,
Enthusiastically and self-givingly.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 30 December 1998, 7:16 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.

31 December 1998

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My Lord Beloved Supreme,
Smile, smile, smile!
Do You not know, my Beloved Supreme,
That a fleeting Smile of Yours
Can win my crying and bleeding heart
A million times over?
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 31 December 1998, 6:36 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and two times with one arm. (99 right, 103 left in five sets)

31 December 1998 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The divine in me
Loftily and unreservedly
Appreciates, admires and adores
The divine in me.
The undivine in me
Ruthlessly and indefinitely
Fights against the undivine in me.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 31 December 1998, 6:53 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.

1 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my outer service-life
Be the beauty of the New Year.
May my inner aspiration-heart
Be the fragrance of the New Year.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1 January 1999, 8:44 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)

1 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!
My yesterday,
I am all gratitude to you.
My today,
I am extremely, extremely and extremely
Proud of you.
My tomorrow,
You and I together
Shall fulfil our Lord Beloved Supreme
Far beyond the flights of our imagination.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 1 January 1999, 8:58 a.m. Before using double-arm machine.

2 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Out of Your Heart’s infinite Bounty,
You are telling me
To take my world-service-opportunity
As something divinely significant
And supremely sacred.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 January 1999, 7:33 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)

2 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my God-closeness be
An infallible
And
Ever-blossoming experience.

May my God-oneness be
An everlasting
And
Ever-transcending reality.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 2 January 1999, 7:46 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

3 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are telling me
That our belief in You is not sufficient.
We must make You a living Reality
On earth
If we want to prove
That we love You only
And we need You only.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 January 1999, 7:33 a.m. Before lifting 210 lbs.

3 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You have brought me into the world
To tell humanity what I know about You.
You have not brought me into the world
To teach humanity — no, never!
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 3 January 1999, 7:51 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with both arms simultaneously from a standing position.

5 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I do not want to have a mind
That either ridicules me
Or extols me to the skies.
The opinion of the mind
Is of no consequence to me.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I only need a heart
To love You and be loved by You.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 5 January 1999, 8:17 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. six times. (3 right, 3 left)

5 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My name is self-confidence
Only because my self-confidence
Is founded upon
My God-obedience and God-reliance.
When my God-obedience
And my God-reliance
Want me to have self-confidence,
I accept it.
Otherwise, I only want my life to be
God-obedience and God-reliance.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 5 January 1999, 8:29 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

6 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My heart’s gratitude-attitude
Is
My life’s plenitude-altitude.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 6 January 1999, 8:58 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. thirty-two times with one arm. (16 right, 16 left)

6 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I purposely forgot my lower self
To discover quickly my higher Self:
God, my Lord Beloved Supreme.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 6 January 1999, 9:17 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 120 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position; and up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

7 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Why do You not love me
Any more?
“My child, your question deserves
No answer.”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 7 January 1999, 10:53 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

7 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Even if You do not love me
Any more,
Even if You do not speak to me
Any more,
I shall not leave You.

“My child, My child, My child,
You will not be able to leave Me.
You will not be able to run away
From Me.
You will not be able to escape
From My Infinity’s Heart-Home,
My child, My child, My child!”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 7 January 1999, 11:05 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left)

8 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My heart is all gratitude to You
For telling me
That my tremendous concern
For humanity
Certifies my genuine love
For You.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 8 January 1999, 8:17 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (12 right, 12 left)

8 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are telling me that spirituality
Is not a matter of
Rushing towards something.
Spirituality means self-giving
And God-becoming.
Deep within the fulness of time,
Each and every human being
Will realise God, reveal God
And manifest God.
This blessingful Message I am receiving
From You today.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 8 January 1999, 8:32 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position.

9 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I am able to see You every day.
This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.
I am able to speak to You every day.
This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.
I am able to sit at Your Feet
Whenever I want to.
This is, indeed, not my highest privilege.
My Supreme, I am able to kiss
The dust of Your Feet
Every day to my heart’s content.
This is, indeed, my highest,
Absolutely highest privilege.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 9 January 1999, 5:46 a.m. Before lifting 220 lbs. twenty-two times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)

9 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are asking me to be swift of foot
So that I can love You
Unreservedly and unconditionally.
You are asking me to be pure of heart
So that I can serve You
Sleeplessly and breathlessly.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 9 January 1999, 5:59 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

10 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Today my heart’s God-revelation-hope
And
My life’s God-manifestation-promise
Are so happily swimming together
In my soul’s God-oneness-river.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 10 January 1999, 7:18 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-five times with one arm. (10 right, 13 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)

10 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Life is not
A tormenting fear-cloud.
Life is
A challenging, cheering, inspiring,
Illumining and fulfilling
Courage-sunburst.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 10 January 1999, 7:34 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

11 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My life is made of excuses.
Your Heart is made of Forgiveness.
I give You what I have:
My nothingness.
You give me what You have:
Infinitude.
Plus, You give me what You are:
Your Eternity’s Cry,
Your Infinity’s Smile,
Your Immortality’s Self-Transcendence-Dream-Reality.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 11 January 1999, 5:43 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twice. (once with each arm)

11 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
You are so kind to me,
So compassionate to me.
You have given my gratitude-heart
And my surrender-life
Two front-row seats to watch,
Prayerfully and soulfully,
Your world-fulfilment-peace-performance.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 11 January 1999, 5:56 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

12 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I am piloting my heart-boat
To my surrender-harbour,
Where You are so indulgently,
Compassionately and proudly
Waiting for my prayerful
And soulful arrival.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 12 January 1999, 5:36 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (10 right, 12 left, plus once each arm to maximum extension)

12 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
No longer shall I remain
Blinded by the dust
Of my endlessly long desire-road.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Penang, Malaysia. 12 January 1999, 5:49 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a seated position, and 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

14 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
How is it possible for me
To hurt the ones
That I love deeply?
“My child, here is the proof
That you do not actually love them.”

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Now tell me,
Do I not sincerely and deeply
Love You, my Supreme?
Why do You then hurt me so often,
If not always?
“My child, My child,
Go beyond, far beyond,
The boundaries of your futile mind.
Then you will have the answer
From Me.”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 14 January 1999, 5:56 a.m. Before lifting 230 lbs. twenty-four times with one arm. (10 right, 10 left, plus twice each arm to maximum extension)

14 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Am I correct when I say
That each human being
Is a winner in his own way
In the desire-hunger-race?
“Yes, My child, you are correct,
Absolutely correct.”
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 14 January 1999, 6:12 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 130 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

15 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I must not stop halfway,
I must not!
I must reach the Golden Shore,
I must!
I must arrive
At the ever-transcending Beyond,
I must, I must, I must!
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 15 January 1999, 4:42 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and two times with one arm. (49 right, 53 left in four sets)

15 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
In vain I pray to God the Creator
And
In vain I meditate on God the Creator
If I do not love God the creation
And
If I do not serve God the creation.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 15 January 1999, 4:55 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 150 lbs. with each arm separately from a standing position.

16 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The self-made man proudly thinks
That he can do and he can become.
The God-made man devotedly
And unmistakably sees
That God has already done
Everything for him
And
God Himself has chosen him
To be God’s choicest instrument.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 16 January 1999, 8:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and three times with one arm. (97 right, 106 left in five sets)

16 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
The divine within
Welcomes and embraces
The divine without.
The undivine within
Challenges
The undivine without,
And they fight and destroy each other.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 16 January 1999, 9:00 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position, and 140 lbs. with each arm separately from a seated position.

17 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Finally, I have come to realise
That the supremely divine way
Of living here on earth
Is to live
The God-surrender-determination-
Fulfilment-way.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 17 January 1999, 7:29 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and ninety-four times with one arm. (103 right, 91 left in five sets)

17 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Finally, I have come to realise
That to be happy and remain happy
We must forget the past,
We must!
To be happy and remain happy
We must love and serve the present,
We must!
To be happy and remain happy
We must prepare ourselves for the future,
We must, we must!
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 17 January 1999, 7:51 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 150 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

19 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My soul’s
Perfection-freedom-delight
Is my divinity.
My life’s
Imperfection-bondage-unhappiness
Is my humanity.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

/Surabaya, Indonesia. 19 January 1999. 6:43 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. one hundred and eighty-six times with one arm. (95 right, 91 left in five sets)

19 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
With my mind’s courage-sword,
I go forward.
With my life’s patience-shield,
I dive inward.
With my heart’s compassion-flute,
I soar upward.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 19 January 1999, 7:05 a.m. Before using double-arm machine. New record: 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

20 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I live in this world
Neither to possess the world
Nor to be possessed by the world.
I live in this world
To love the world,
To serve the world
And
To become the world —
The beautiful and breathtaking
Creation of God.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 20 January 1999, 7:07 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

20 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My love readily and willingly
Climbs high
To look at Your Eye.
My devotion intensely and eagerly
Climbs higher
To feel Your Heart.
My surrender sleeplessly and breathlessly
Climbs highest
To sit at Your Feet
And
Wait for Your Commands.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Surabaya, Indonesia. 20 January 1999, 6:50 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and four times with one arm. (101 right, 103 left in five sets)

22 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
I must climb beyond
All obstacle-mountains
To reach Your Life’s Pride-Fountain
And
Your Heart’s Satisfaction-Fountain.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Bandung, Indonesia. 22 January 1999. Before lifting 400 lbs. with one arm.

22 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May my aspiration-heart
And my dedication-life
Be both firmly rooted
In my surrender-soil.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Bandung, Indonesia. 22 January 1999, 7:07 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 140 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

23 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
My searching eyes desperately desire
Your outer Concern-Presence.
My crying heart breathlessly desires
Your inner Compassion-Presence.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Bandung, Indonesia. 23 January 1999, 6:50 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

23 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Your Nearness-Presence
Is unimaginably blissful.
Your Remoteness-Presence
Is unforgettably painful.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Bandung, Indonesia. 23 January 1999, 7:04 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and sixteen times with one arm. (109 right, 107 left in five sets)

24 January 1999

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
May I worship You sleeplessly
And breathlessly
In my love-devotion-surrender-delight-
Temple-heart.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Bandung, Indonesia. 24 January 1999, 4:51 a.m. Before lifting 400 lbs. two hundred and eight times with one arm. (108 right, 100 left in five sets)

24 January 1999 (II)

My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme,
Today I am determined
To smash asunder
My mind’s long and strong
Desire-train-chain.
My Supreme, my Supreme, my Supreme!

Bandung, Indonesia. 24 January 1999, 5:05 a.m. Before using double-arm machine up to 160 lbs. with each arm simultaneously from a standing position.

Editor's preface to the first edition

On 4 December 1998, Sri Chinmoy left New York for his annual Christmas trip. During the following two months, he travelled to Hawaii, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India and Nepal. He took with him some of his main pieces of exercise equipment and thus was able to continue his early morning workouts in each new venue, with the exception of India and Nepal.

This book contains the prayers that Sri Chinmoy offered daily before beginning each new lift. Speaking about the prayers, Sri Chinmoy has said, “Every day, with folded hands, I give these prayers for you, for humanity. I do this not for myself. I do it for all my spiritual children. I do not think about what I am going to say on any particular day. I just throw myself into the Universal Consciousness and identify myself with this person or that person. It is like plucking a flower from a garden. The flower that I like most, I take. I see that one particular prayer is most appropriate for that person on that day. Tomorrow I will identify with someone else. It is all oneness, oneness, oneness. Where my spiritual children are, I also am there. If you take me to hell, even there I will go, but with the hope that one day I will be able to bring you to Heaven.”