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.