by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 8
1
So easy to see
The world’s failures, when lost in
Our own reflections.
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2
Each day of good work
To serve our Beloved is
Grace made manifest.
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3
The discovery
Of Your Joy within my heart,
Shocked my doubting mind.
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4
Tomorrow I will
Be swept by the morning breeze
To my Heaven’s Home.
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5
We have but a mere
Moment to gain a foothold
In realms where gods live.
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6
You gave me my name,
My Lord Beloved Supreme
For my soul to claim.
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7
I travel in the
Inspired heights, as my heart
Wings its way to You.
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8
The borderlands that
Divide, are lost on those who
Care for world oneness.
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9
In by-gone ages,
We sat in silence at the
Feet of our Master.
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10
On the tip of the
Highest branch, a new leaf smiles
In shadowless light.
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11
Today my heart has
Found warmer climes, closer to
Your summer palace.
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12
Our feet on earth and
Our minds set on heaven — we
Walk the middle path.
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13
Off to the circus
We go, to charm and to thrill
Our innocent hearts!
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14
A smile that crossed the
Universe, in one moment,
Fell upon my heart.
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15
You are the voice of
Vedic chants, the vision-eye
Of ancient seers.
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16
You transformed my past
Into newness, and newness
Into my future.
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17
If God can dream the
Cosmos into existence,
I should play my part.
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18
They once said the earth
Was flat but even gold fish
Know the world is round!
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19
To do anything,
Something or nothing, please let
Me fulfil Your Will.
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20
It is a high dive
Never before attempted —
Hushed, I stand alone.
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21
I rise, I run, bounce,
Turn, tuck and spin — I am free,
In the hands of God.
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22
A deepening rush
Of silence and the rise of
My gratitude heart.
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23
God believes in us!
He will never allow the
Wild critics to win!
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24
To each friend of ours
God has given His special
Heart of Love for us.
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25
We may not know it,
But when we feel pain, our true
Heart-friends, cry with us.
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26
With God in our hearts,
We smile and sing — riding on
The elephant’s back!
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27
Nothing compares and
Never will, to Your God-life
Manifestation.
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28
Please do not worry,
God is taking care of me
Despite my bumblings.
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29
Guided by the moon
And the stars, our life-boats sail
The mystic ocean.
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30
O Light of the world,
Of the moon and stars, I bow
O my Light Supreme.
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31
There is a world of
Joy just waiting to be born
Every time we smile.
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32
I dip my toes in
The water, and I twirl my
Feet — so refreshing!
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33
Many were the sweet,
Sacred moments we spent in
Your holy presence.
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34
At the edge of the
Universe, and in our hearts,
God’s Dream still unfolds.
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35
So few are still here
To tell the story of the
Grandest play of all.
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36
Fair weather today
And wind in our sails, dear friends.
Landfall awaits us!
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37
We run with the tide,
And our hopes are riding high
On morning’s first blush.
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38
The world’s axis is
Slowly shifting in line with
Your Inner Will.
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39
On rare occasions,
We catch the mere glimpse of Your
Universal form.
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40
Everything fades with
Time, yet memories of You
Will last forever.
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41
We are the drops that
Fell from Heaven, to fill the
Oceans with Oneness.
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42
The divinity
We see in each other is
God’s own Reflection.
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43
We ride the express
Rail — non-stop — to our final
Destination home.
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44
I remember well,
Long ago, You said, there are
Many ways to serve.
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45
We pray before we
Act, so that our hearts can save
Us from the wrong choice.
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46
Our soul within us
Is of the first Light — older
Than Eternal time.
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47
We follow the Path
Our Master carefully laid
Out, to keep us safe.
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48
Happiness must not
Remain a far-distant call —
It is here and now.
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49
Our heads in the skies,
Our feet on earth, and our hearts
Forever open.
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50
Today is the Day
Of days, when our Lord Supreme
Took birth here on earth.
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51
You gave to Bengal
Your fondest Son — and Bengal
Gave Him to the world.
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52
Words born in the depths
Of silence, carry the world
Transformation sound.
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53
Not in anyway
Is it inconsequential
That I pass this way.
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54
How could I have saved
My love for myself and not
Offered You my all?
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55
There are many things
This world can offer us, save
Your blessingful Touch.
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56
By the persimmon
Tree I sit, eating the sweet —
Wild forest berries.
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57
We cannot just let
Our failures be left as sad,
Broken twigs of time.
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58
We will continue
Following the brightest star —
The supernal light.
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59
Failure and success
Grow on the same ever-green
Branch of progress.
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60
With the passing of
An era — our gratitude
Petals at your feet.
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61
What began on earth,
Continues now in Heaven —
Home again, old friend.
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62
I hear your call at
Each turn — in a brush of leaves,
With a passing breeze.
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63
In the hurry and
Flurry near; in the distant
Pitter and patter.
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64
I seek not the loud
Thunder roar, but the sound of
Your faint raindrop fall.
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65
We are neither this,
Nor are we that — we are our
Soul’s pilgrim journey.
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66
From the skies above
We came with God’s delight to
Brighten earth’s sad eyes.
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67
We may be apart
But our hearts can never
Be separated.
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68
The timpani sounds
Of an afternoon thunder
Storm are hushed to calm.
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69
There in the silence
Shimmering, are the tears of
God’s compassion rain.
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70
Thank you for your heart,
Thank you for your tears and smiles,
Thank you for your soul.
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71
Oceans divide us,
Yet our hearts breathe in time with
The cosmic vast.
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72
You have taught me how
To pray with no words,
To give with no end.
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73
The sanctity of
Your life, has opened the door
To the infinite.
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74
By nature, a star
Cannot hide its light, nor a
Smile conceal its joy.
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75
Negotiations
On a new contract with God,
Are proceeding well.
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76
God is my only
Landlord, and he has granted
Me a life-time lease!
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77
Please do not, even
For a moment, feel that I
Have forgotten you.
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78
Our soul-river flows
With myriad waters that
Cross and part and merge.
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79
A pure heart is God’s
Blessing to the entire world.
But does the world care?
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80
We must keep giving
Though the world does not care, for
This is who we are!
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81
By ancient lakes of
Wonder calm; in the stillness
Heaven’s touch abides.
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82
On Lake Windermere
A lone soul-bird glides the
Long shadows of dusk.
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83
Deep at the core of
Crushing defeat, infinite
Bliss is calling us.
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84
How can peace be found
In a crowded terminus
Of scurrying thoughts?
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85
I gaze upon your
Photograph, and I am lost
In the world beyond.
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86
Good old, old friends who
Have walked the same inner road —
One smile is enough.
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87
We need a new road.
Not the uneven ground laid
Centuries ago.
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88
We live our lives on
Possibilities — until
Reality dawns.
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89
This is a passing
Place of forest yearnings and
Lochs drawn to stillness.
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90
We are carried by
Waves of history through the
Endlessness of now.
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91
Little by little
Our mortal days edge closer
To Eternity.
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92
When I think of you
Just for a moment, my heart
Invokes your presence.
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93
Are there regrets in
Heaven? Only if you’re a
Rangers supporter!
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94
The dialectic
Of freedom — bird on the wing —
In a gilded cage.
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95
We rise above the
Treetops, brushing the hem of
Heaven’s sky-blue sleeves.
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96
It is not given
To all but to very few,
This life of blessing.
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97
How precious is the
Life we share — to realise
Our divinity.
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98
In this world of all
Possible worlds, let us not
Regret one minute.
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99
With hearts of longing
We are drawn to prayer
In sweet reverie.
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100
Within the silence
There, the choirs of angels
Are singing — listen!
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