Selected Flower Flames 181- 207 by Sri Chinmoy |

Selected Flower Flames 181-207

by: Sri Chinmoy

181

Two Inherited Disasters

Two disasters he has inherited

From his many ignorance-lives:

A doubting mind

And

An unaspiring heart.

 

182.

A God – Climbing Heart

What I need is

A God-climbing heart

And not

A God-manufacturing mind

 

183.

Only Two Reality – Lovers

There are only two reality-lovers:

One is God

The Immortal Singer:

The other is God

The Eternal Listener.

 

184.

Although God Is Infinite

Although God is infinite,

He prefers to live

Inside man’s tiny heart-nest.

 

185.

God Asks Me To Give Him

God asks me to give Him

The things that I myself

Do not at all care for:

My imperfections:

 

186

Eternity’s Infinite Questions

Man has his Eternity’s

Infinite questions.

God has His Immortality’s

Only answer:

Oneness-embrace

 

187.

Two Firm Convictions

True, God has not given me

Everything,

But He has given me

Two firm convictions:

He loves me

No matter what I do;

I shall need Him

No matter what I become.

 

188.

Faith Will Change His Future

Sincerity

Changed his past

Slowly and steadily.

 

Determination

Is changing his present

Powerfully and convincingly.

 

Faith

Will change his future

Amazingly and permanently.

 

189.

God Does Not Laugh

God does not laugh at our prayers,

No matter how insincere they are.

But God does laugh when we think and feel

That our prayers will never be answered.

 

190.

My Dubious Prayer – Life

My dubious prayer-life

May not satisfy God,

But my glowing surrender-heart

Will always satisfy God.

 

191

The Sons of Morning Sang

The sons of morning sang

And reminded me of God the Power.

The daughters of evening sang

And reminded me of God the Peace.

 

192.

God Loves Us

God loves us

Even after we have failed Him.

We need God

Even after we have realised Him.

 

193

God’s “Why?” And “How?”

I came from God

To learn the meaning

Of His “Why?”

 

I shall go back to God

After I have learned the meaning

Of His “How?”

 

194

His Are The Tears

His are the tears

Of disappointed expectation.

His are the tears

Of unexpected inner joy.

 

195

Completely Lost

The world is completely lost

Between your manifested stupidity

And your unmanifested divinity.

 

196

Only One Answer

There are countless questions

About God,

But only one answer:

God is His own Eternity’s

Satisfaction-distribution.

 

197.

Aspiration Without Dedication

Aspiration without dedication

Is like a slow runner

Who knows where the goal is

But is bound to arrive shockingly late.

 

198.

The Sacred Heart of the Moon

The sacred heart of the moon

Comes from the secret Smile of God.

The sacred breath of the sun

Comes from the open Dance of God.

 

199

Two Unaswered Questions

Two are the unaswered questions

That I do not know how to answer:

Does God actually need me?

What will happen

If I become another God?

 

200

Someday

Someday God will forgive me.

It may be soon.

Someday I shall satisfy God.

It may take a little time.

 

201

I Need Three Things Desperately

I need three things desperately:

An ancient heart,

A modern arm

And an ultra-modern eye.

 

202

One Willing Breath

One willing breath

Saw the Face of God.

One surrendering life

Became the Heart of God.

 

203

Because I Am A Truth-Seeker

Because I am a truth-seeker

The future flows towards me.

Because I am a God-lover

I live in the Eternal Now.

 

204

Take Your Choice

Take your choice!

Either allow God

To sit inside your head

Or go and sit

At God’s Forgiveness-Feet.

 

205

Two Incredible Facts

Two incredible facts:

God was chasing away my desire-tiger.

My doubting mind was untiringly

Following God.

 

206

Wrong and Right Prayers

“God, give me!”

This is a wrong and improper prayer.

“God, take me!”

This is a right and proper prayer.

 

207

God The Lover

We pray to God the Power,

But God the Lover

Answers our prayers.