by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 10
1
Let us not speak of
Many, when infinity
Is all around us.
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2
Is it earth that walks
Beneath our feet, or Heaven’s
Breath within our hearts?
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3
Out of hopelessness
Something quite unexpected
Comes to lift our hearts.
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4
We catch a glimpse of
Hope, at the intersection
Of troubles and woe.
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5
A timeless flow weaves
Its invisible thread though
Each mystic moment.
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6
We walked together
My friend and I — one mile on
Eternity’s road.
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7
Who counts the inner
Steps that runners take — through joy
And pain; dust and rain.
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8
This is our sacred
Pilgrimage that we must take
Together — alone.
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9
There is a secret
Garden in high altitudes
Where dreams touch the sky.
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10
To catch a single
Drop from a waterfall of
Bliss, is a joy.
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11
Where is the heart’s thrill
If all answers are given;
And mysteries solved?
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12
You say go — we go;
You say stop — we stop; we start
Again, when You say!
13
Your reflection gleams
From waters still and mountains shear.
None can take your form.
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14
Will itself becomes
Frozen by fear, if not for
Imagination.
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15
To play the game well:
Play it strong and play it fair
Till the end is run.
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16
You have blessed me with
Songs to sing on earth for you.
I have songs to sing!
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17
In each step we take
And in every action, our
Destiny is forged.
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18
The adversity
Of winter thoughts concentrates
The distracted mind.
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19
The heart’s temple is
Preparing for worship with
Incense and candles.
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20
Is it music that
Your fingers shape and caress
Or the sound of Light?
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21
I am caught by the
Beauty of your soul and the
Sweetness of your heart.
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22
In the between time,
In the pause when mortals go
To rest, I find You.
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23
Do not worry, do
Not cry now — a thousand smiles
Are waiting for you!
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24
Our yesterdays and
Tomorrows have come to share
Our victory Joy!
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25
Our happiness is
Not the currency of a
Mere fleeting moment.
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26
Happiness is the
Voice of ageless and deathless
Creation within.
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27
In shadowless days
And full-moon nights we walk the
Ancient porticos.
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28
The star-filled evening
Skies give rise to thoughts of the
Transcendent beyond.
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29
Instantly, our minds
Are hushed by the unfolding
Grandeur before us.
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30
O high forest trees —
Presiding sentinels — you
Cast your distant gaze.
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31
Empires rise, crest
And then fall to dust in the
Sweep of centuries.
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32
Yet, you say nothing —
In silence, you watch the world
Play out its follies.
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33
Spellbound — soul-birds flock
In their millions to the sound
Of your golden flute.
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34
So little time left
To fulfil that which began
Long before our birth.
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35
The words You once spoke
Now echo in the stillness
Of hearts near and far.
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36
Those who so quickly
Dismiss life as meaningless
Should not speak too soon.
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37
Let us gather all
Those precious moments on earth
To take to Heaven.
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38
To step around, or
Over puddles — one of life’s
Imponderables!
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39
Our inner glory
Shines within each self-giving
Second we offer.
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40
The pure and sacred
Melodies of the soul, rise
As heaven descends.
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41
It is our choice to
Accept life’s ups and downs with
Gratitude, or not.
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42
You drew a circle
Of protection-light on the
Ground, for us to run.
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43
With every change of
Season, in every turn of
Day, we live and learn.
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44
If you wish to call,
You can always reach my heart
And I will answer.
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45
You have created
Within me, a sure and safe
Place to take shelter.
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46
There will always be
Answers, even when our minds
Run out of questions.
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47
We journey home to
The land of our innocence
With song and prayer.
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48
Deep calm of evening,
Candles and incense burning,
Temple bells ringing.
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49
The night ferry leaves
On its last crossing — with it,
Takes our day’s laments.
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50
The unspoken word
Can be far more powerful
Than the speech itself.
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51
Your heart’s special touch
Has blessed humanity with
The dream of oneness.
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52
We would not take more
Than we give from those we love —
Yet, earth is crying!
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53
Before we have pause
To think, our world is flooded
With grace from above.
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54
Let us step back from
Our worries and allow Peace
To solve our problems.
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55
In the garden of
Eternal delight — here our
Hearts sing together.
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56
If I cannot see
You, then I close my eyes and
You are here with me.
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57
In time, each cell of
My being is transformed by
Your divinity.
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58
I am flooded with
Your presence each time my heart
Is touched by your smile.
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59
Let the four winds rage
And frenzied storms assail us!
We shall stand as One.
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60
The divine seekers
Of the hoary past still walk
The high road they paved.
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61
Believe, believe — your
Life is being taken care
Of — believe, believe!
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62
Believe, believe — yours
Is a divinely chosen
Life — believe, believe!
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63
Believe, believe — our
Hearts are, and always will be
One — believe, believe!
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64
Something familiar
That has defied centuries
Awakened today.
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65
I am returning,
Though not to the same place and
Time I left behind.
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66
We see him not, the
Monk in the shadows — almost,
Immaterial.
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67
I long to be one
With your heart of love, every
Day, in every way.
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68
I long to worship
At your heart’s secret altar
Within and afar.
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69
I long to adore
Your divine infinities —
Spread across the skies.
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70
Where is time hiding?
In the past retreating, or
The future dreaming?
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71
So-called free will — the
Endless cycle of ifs and
Buts — is not freedom.
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72
On the shimmering
Ocean of Truth, I look for
Your homecoming sails.
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73
Years in their passing —
Witness and forgotten — life’s
Mystery goes on.
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74
Without a touch of
Whimsy, life would be ruled by
Mental barrenness.
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75
A single petal
Opens and with it brings a
New world of beauty.
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76
When you ran, even
The ground beneath your feet smiled
With optimism.
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77
My eyes turn skyward,
For a glimpse of your face, in
The pure light of dawn.
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78
Grace, with its divine
Imperative, lifts the veils
Of earthly slumber.
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79
How can I be sad,
When my heart gathers to the
Warm glow of your soul?
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80
To feel the sweep of
Angel wings in the moments
Between wake and sleep.
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81
We will not think of
Meeting ignorance on its
Own deceptive terms!
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82
We must rise when the
Play of indiscriminate
Forces, challenge us!
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83
There can be only
One victory — victory
Of oneness supreme!
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84
We clasp our hands in
Prayer, each time our feet fall
Upon holy ground.
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85
I hear your warm and
Gentle whispers, beside me
In perfect closeness.
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86
For us, the palace
Of the soul, this garden of
Paradise was made.
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87
Only God himself
Could have given you such a
Pure self-giving heart.
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88
Along the rugged
Coast, we ply our hope-ships in
Search of safe harbour.
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89
Misfortune has a
Habit of turning up when
You least expect it!
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90
Thank God for our friends —
Each day they save us from a
Deluge of problems!
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91
I hold a mirror
To my face and count wrinkles
Where my youth should be.
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92
Perhaps I am blind
But I see nothing there that
Gives away my age!
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93
There is the same smile
From years ago that has not
Given in to time.
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94
At times, the loudest
Voice in the room is barely
Worth listening to.
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95
To watch the changing
Light of day drift down stream to
Where the oceans play.
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96
To see the mountain
Mist rise to heavenly heights,
Sailing open skies.
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97
To become the world
In its dreaming and share its
Victory dais.
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98
In the all-alone
Seconds of the day, you fill
My thoughts with your smile.
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99
We speak fondly of
The long-lost golden age, yet
It remains within.
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100
Though a thousand
Poems may fail to rhyme, still
The poet must try.
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