by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 9
1
After all these years,
I found a sweet message from
You — deep in my heart.
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2
My Lord Supreme, do
Create new miracles to
Bless your dear children.
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3
We look on in awe,
As our long-forgotten dreams
Unfold before us.
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4
At the end of the
Day, all I can say is, thank
You, thank you, thank you ...
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5
How can I ever
Feel alone, when you are but
A hush breath away?
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6
Soul-birds fill the skies
In their millions — drawn by the
Hand of the Master.
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7
Indifference says
Yes — only when No is no
Longer an option.
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8
How did I know you
Already knew I would stay
Deep inside your heart!
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9
Let me stay for a
While in this garden of peace,
To play in Your Light.
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10
A tiny bird sings —
Sounds of ancient forest green —
Nature’s symphony.
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11
Over the next hill —
The call of my journey’s dream
Is beckoning me.
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12
Long, long ago before
My mind and heart learned to crawl
You were with me then.
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13
No matter where they
Are born, Great Souls will rise and
Lift the world with them.
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14
The temple grounds are
Aglow; night sounds chime in the
Quietude of prayer.
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15
There is a silence
So still, the passing of time
Itself leaves no sound.
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16
How I wish to swim
Inside the ocean-vast smile
Of your perfect gaze.
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17
Heaven blesses those
Chosen hero souls who lead
The world freedom cause.
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18
We try to speak for
Those who have no voice — because
We have heard their cries.
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19
I sing my heart-prayers
For you every day, hoping
To rise like the moon.
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20
The ephemeral,
The here and now, the beyond
And the tiny gaps.
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21
Even when blessings,
Come our way, ingratitude
Thinks it deserves more.
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22
There is nothing that
Saddens our souls more than our
Own ingratitude.
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23
No matter if, at
Every moment, God gave us
JOY, we would say NO!
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24
Everything we are
Given disappoints us — such
Is ingratitude.
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25
Our gratitude is
Our very special link with
The divine in us.
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26
From the first dawn light
To night’s closing moment — life
Is an act of Grace.
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27
A life well lived is
Grace in action — age made of
Self-giving seconds.
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28
Empires of the
Mind stand upon building blocks
Of uncertainty.
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29
Where is the divide
Between the many and One —
The drops and ocean?
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30
When will you next come
Again, to touch my heart-life
With your sweetness smile?
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31
What a privilege
It is to even ask the
Question — who am I?
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32
Waves set in motion,
Long ago by God’s hand, now
Lap our inner shores.
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A falling leaf — the
Pond ripples in tune with the
Untouchable void.
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An ancient water
Clock drips and tips its way through
Out eternity.
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35
There is no wasted
Time, when I care to dream of
You, my Beloved.
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36
Storms may gather at
The rim and thunder crack, but
Nothing can strike You.
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37
If one twinkling star
Pleases you, then let there be
Vast constellations!
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38
Goodness in the world,
Far exceeds the tyrannies
That lie before us.
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39
Your heart speaks to me
In mysterious ways, as
Only you can do.
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40
You cast one gentle
Look our way, and quell the room
Of din and banter.
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41
O Armada of
Peace, do come to conquer the
World of hopelessness!
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42
You wrote your songs of
Love on our hearts for us to
Sing for the world soul.
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43
Our minds are given
To fleeting thoughts — that are gone
Before we know it.
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44
Two tragedies in
Life — praying for desires —
And then, to get them.
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45
I recall the slow,
Measured steps of a saint the
First time you walked by.
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46
The wave of peace that
Carried us with you as you
Passed, still lingers on.
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Absorbed in silence,
It seemed Heaven followed you
Wherever you stepped.
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48
A flurry, a gust —
Leaves scatter, and fall once more
Into the stillness.
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49
In a world taken
Leave of its senses, we must
Hold fast to our hearts.
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50
Our hearts dream of the
Possible, for in them the
Impossible dreams.
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51
Not by the wonder
Of serendip, nor by fate,
But by our soul’s choice.
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52
Eventually
To the oasis of the
Soul, all things are drawn.
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Each day I must do —
But first I must offer my
Heart’s gratitude songs.
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54
The heavenly scent
Of frangipani, brings charm
To the morning air.
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55
Waters of the great
Himalayas carry forth
Their message of Hope.
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56
The moon is rising
High in the east — a lone night-
Bird calls to the sky.
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Carefully, we still
Tread so not to disturb the
Sages in their trance.
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Elephants are on
The march — oh, to join them — with
Each purposeful step.
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The ways that lead to
Your heart-palace are many —
I need but just one!
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60
Though we have travelled
On parallel roads, our paths
Were destined to meet.
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61
The stage of life is
Waiting for us — all to play
Our brief moment well.
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We do not know what
We do not know but we do
Know Someone who does.
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If we could see that
Animals are human too —
We would feel their souls.
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At the centre of
The hurricane, at the core
Of chaos — is peace.
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We wake to a new
Promise — all our yesterdays
Are now behind us.
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Words are easily
Spoken but sometimes take a
Lifetime to fulfil.
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Soul’s promises are
Exchanged and recorded on
Eternity’s page.
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I will never leave
You, because our hearts are one —
Inseparable!
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We are all in play —
The world turns and we spin — in
This we have no choice.
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In a choiceless world
Still there are choices for us,
If we trust in Grace.
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71
Our outer freedom
Eventually is a
Prison of choices.
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72
Someone is tapping
At my window — who is there?
Hello, rain again!
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73
The eye of the moon
Peeking through the high leaves, to
Bless our sacred ground.
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74
When we are planning
God is praying — when we are
Praying, God then smiles.
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75
Sometimes I need my
Glasses to see — sometimes I
Do not need to see.
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76
When we are happy,
The world responds in one voice —
“I am happy too!”
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77
The path of the heart
Directly follows the line
Of least resistance.
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There was once a time
Of innocent joy — that still
Remains within us.
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God’s restaurant is
Open and He himself is
Feeding us with Peace.
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80
This is the place where
Angels work — putting Love in
Every single bite!
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81
God is quietly
Sitting at your table, as
You chat with your friends.
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82
As you leave, you look
Back hoping to take all the
Smiling hearts with you.
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83
They spoke of You — O
Avatar of the Era —
Harbinger of Light.
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84
They will speak of You,
Forever — for You fulfilled
Your Mission Supreme.
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85
Let us not be a
Mere footnote in spiritual
History — never!
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86
We all have roles to
Play, specially created
By our Lord Supreme.
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87
Sound of a song bird,
Carried on the morning breeze,
Calls our hearts to flight.
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88
Sometimes we must stretch
Out on the smallest limb to
Reach the largest fruit.
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89
A continuous,
Unbroken thread connects us
And, protects us — both.
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90
In the gathering
Stillness — a pool of light and —
Night’s luminous vigil.
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91
You said you would not
Fail us — let us not fail You,
Now, and forever.
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Where is the song born
Not of sound but of the depths
Of silence itself?
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Once more we are drawn
To the silence heart of our
Spiritual home.
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94
In my gratitude
Life, I remember You as
The breath of Heaven.
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95
Ambitions built and
Destroyed — castles of sand razed
By the desert winds.
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96
No words capture the
Luminous mystery of
The soul like a smile.
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97
Though we know nothing,
We are asked our opinion
About everything!
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98
Prayer to myself:
Let it go, all that binds; let
It go, all that blinds.
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99
Each day, a new race.
Each day, a halo of hope
Descends upon them.
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100
From the far reaches of
The uncharted vast, I hear
Your Victory call.
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