by Animesh

 

 

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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru

— the Peerless Seer-Poet —

Sri Chinmoy

 

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Volume 18

 

 

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Shangri-La’s moonlit

Dream of Heaven on earth, still

Inspires our minds. 

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I asked myself, where

Are you going? I thought ‘you’

Knew, was the reply!

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There are no goodbyes —

In our hearts’ togetherness —

No separation!

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Never give up — there

Is no turning from the path

Our hearts have chosen.

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In the depths of our

Hearts, we hear the whispering

Secrets of the soul.

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We are the dreamers

Of peace, who received the peace

Torch from God’s Own Hand.

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O bird of Peace, do

Permit me to feel your heart

Of inspiration.

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O bird of Light, do

Stay deep within my mind to

Inspire my thoughts.

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O bird of Bliss, do

Fill my life with the breath of

Your inspiration.

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Down the sweep of time

The divine drama has played

Out upon earth’s stage.

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Our hearts convey far

More than we know of what is

Said and what is seen.

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Morning’s gentle touch

Of beauty — and the rising

Lightness of the soul.

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You sang for us — for

Our sisters and brothers — and

So, we sing for You.

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Faith is our silent

Companion as we journey

Toward dreams unknown.

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The world we PRAY for

Can never succumb to the

Feeble pride of man.

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Does inspiration

Not come because it does not

Want to disturb us?

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God prays in and through

Our hearts, so we can feel the

Presence of His Voice.

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We will survive cold

Winters with warm hearts — and hot

Summers with cool heads!

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There is no time for

Procrastination when God

Urgently calls us.

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A plunge in the cold

Winter sea, empties the mind

Of all its comforts.

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We are never far

From home when our hearts feel the

Smile of belonging.

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From the start, You said —

Your Path was Our Path — and You

Have never failed us.

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God gave the Soul of

America His Heart to

Believe His Promise.

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You believed, and you

Became — O God-chosen Soul

Of America.

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My American

Sisters and brothers, your heart

Became the World-Home.

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Ephemeral as

Rising mist — as silent as

The first fall of snow.

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Our hearts encourage

One another always — not

Just in times of need.

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You say, you have a

Great job! God says, what a great

Job you are doing!

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The river never

Needs to think where it will flow

On its life’s journey.

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Who can fathom

The sacred, unexplored depths

Of Your Compassion!

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Yours is a rare heart —

Blessed with the enchanting light

Of inspiration.

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We could sail the world

On a turtle’s back — if we

Took a few crumpets!

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No matter where I

Go, all points of the compass

Lead me to Your Heart.

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Butterfly wings — there

In the glistening — in the

Whisper listening.

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God is happy when

Our hearts beat in time with His

Universal Heart.

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Everything — even

Nothingness is not untouched

By the hand of Grace.

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To think life could be,

Not for the taking — rather,

All for the giving.

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We are the light of

Tomorrow, not the twilight

Of our yesterdays.

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My heart is but a

Breath away — as words take flight

On the morning breeze.

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Wearied by the world,

We seek a moment’s rest in

The lap of delight.

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Without the light of

The soul and the peace of the

Heart, how can we live?

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Do take me with you,

O my heart, when you rise to

Realms unreachable.

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From Himalayan

Mist-covered heights, ancient streams

Of wisdom descend.

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In finity and

In infinity — the light

Of divinity.

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By some miracle

You found me — yet, our hearts knew

We were always One.

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If we fulfil our

Promise today, the future

Will fulfil its own.

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Subtle are the days —

Of joyful memories — now

Waiting to return.

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Heaven and earth meet

At the event horizon

Of our consciousness.

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In places where stars

Are made, we contemplate our

Universal form.

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God’s Grace can and will

Cure all the ailments of the

Material mind.

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In the busyness

Of life, we rarely hear the

Eternal silence.

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Like a prodigal

Child — gone far from home — we hope

One day to return.

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Our hearts have led us

This far — hold tight in the storm,

We will NOT fail now.

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Divine silence brings

Peace to our hearts, that noise-shaped

Minds can never bring.

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A soulful dream — a

Sign from heaven of what earth

Could one day become.

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At the very core

Of our being, all that is

Possible exists.

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O, my Lord Supreme,

Please impress upon my mind

That it knows nothing!

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We will NOT fail — for

We are hearts illumined by

Universal Light.

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From your dream-eye, a

God-shapened tear fell upon

My heart this morning.

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Each new drop of joy,

Draws us closer to the Heart-

Ocean of Delight.

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Your smile of sweetness,

Brings with it a flood of light

From another realm.

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Humility is

God’s special gift that fills our

Hearts with gratitude.

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When life’s cruel storms rage

Against us, our hearts pray at

Your Compassion-Shrine.

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Though we are in the

Company of mortals — we

Are unlimited.

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Even the bird in

A gilded cage longs to sing

Just one freedom song.

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Inspired hearts rise

Far above the gravity

Of world opinion.

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For incarnations,

You have been preparing our

Hearts to take the lead.

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We need ever to

Remind ourselves that our thoughts

Do not define us. 

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The sage asks the frog,

How deep is your pond?

The frog turns — and smiles. 

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Hands come together

In prayer — hearts unite in

Peace — world’s in oneness.

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The strongest climb, the

Quickest descent, the perfect

Sprint — le Maillot Jaune.

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History begins

Not with the creation but

With the Creator.

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Your songs sing within

The hearts of those who hear them

With their inner ears.

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God’s Oneness-bond is

The heart’s revelation of

The Power of Love.

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In each self-giving

Heart, dwells a God-smile that

Cannot be contained.

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Each chapter starts with

Hope, when our prayers turn the

Pages of our lives.

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Here within, and there

Without, beats the very heart

Of Divinity.

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There is a perfect

Peace that descends upon us

When we bow our heads.

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In the spotlight of

Truth, a mind of illusion

Has no place to hide.

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Music of the soul

Inspires the dream of a

World-heart symphony.

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You are the God-height

Made unreachable by Your

Own self-transcendence.

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You are the God-depth

Made unfathomable by

Your ocean-vast dream.

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You are the God-mind

Made unknowable by Your

Forgetfulness-trance.

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You are the God-heart

Made lovable by Your own

Oneness-life promise. 

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My Lord, do allow

Me to wing the welkin heights

Of your vastness dream.

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Neither here nor there —

Not a single atom can

Separate our hearts.

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In the shimmering,

In the radiance, in the

Effulgence of Light.

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Ordinary thought

Plays the same old mind-movie

Over and again.

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Inspired thought is

A glimpse of newness light that

Illumines us all.

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Thought that is not thought

Touches the silence of the

Great ocean of truth.

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From sovereign heights,

Compassion-rain falls upon

Every crying heart.

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We do not come with

Empty hands, for we are the

Torchbearers of peace.

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The voice of the heart

Speaks, when words fray at the edge

Of definition.

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In all that exists —

In every dichotomy

Of life — we are there.

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From generation

To generation, we ask

The very same questions.

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To become what we

Have always inwardly been —

Is life’s great challenge.

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We shine brightest, when

We are the mirror image

Of our inner light.

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Like rivers that heed

The call of the ocean — all

Souls are beckoned home.

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Even the darkest,

Distant planet, is touched by

The light of the sun.

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Haiku — a flower

Petal wisped by the breeze — comes

Falling to our hearts.

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