21.
The God-Hour Strikes
An unfinished Dream of God
Brought me down:
The God-Hour then struck.
An unending Reality of God
Will take me up:
The God-Hour will once again strike.
22.
Even My Shadow Avoids Me
Even my shadow avoids me.
Even my body dislikes me
Even my life disappoints me.
Even my God forgets me.
23
The Very Last Step
A heart of gratitude
Is the next-to-last step
Before we reach Heaven.
A life of surrender
Is the very last step
Before we reach Heaven.
24.
Mistaking Earth For Heaven
Mistaking earth for Heaven,
He sighed.
Mistaking Heaven for earth,
He died.
25.
Can This Be True?
Can this be true?
No desire binds me,
No temptation haunts me,
No imperfection blights me.
Can this be true?
26.
Don’t Take A Late Start
Don’t take a late start.
You may lose the race altogether.
Keep your love-devotion-surrender
Always on the alert.
Then you cannot have a late start.
27.
O Descending Blue
O descending Blue,
I love you.
O ascending Green,
I love you.
O divine Gold,
I love you.
28.
Aspiration Tells Me
Aspiration tells me
That my God is
Compassion-Mother.
Realisation tells me
That my God is
Liberation-Father.
God-oneness tells me
That my God is
Perfection-Friend.
29.
A Tiny Island
God alone knows
When the Kingdom of Heaven
Will finally descend on earth.
In the meantime,
God is begging His aspiring children
To try to create
At least a tiny island
Which He can call Heaven on earth.
30.
What Has God Given Me?
What has God given me?
A beautiful heart.
What shall I give Him?
A soulful face.
31
The Twentieth Century
The twentieth century
Is flooded
With self-styled master-rogues
The twentieth century
Is flooded
With monster disciple-fools.
32.
A Weeping God
A thinking mind
Is a sinking life.
A sinking life
Is a dying promise.
A dying promise
Is a weeping God.
33.
An Interesting Question
An interesting question:
Where is God?
An inspiring question:
What is God doing?
An illumining question:
Who is God?
A fulfilling question:
Who else’s love do I need,
If not God’s alone?
34.
Whether You Like It Or Not
My Lord Supreme,
Whether You like it or not,
I shall come to You daily.
Whether You like it or not,
I shall tease You smilingly.
Whether You like it or not,
I shall place You on my shoulders surprisingly.
35.
A Good Place
A good place to begin:
My soul’s soulful nest
A good place to continue:
My heart’s psychic core.
A good place to transform:
My mind’s mental chamber.
36.
Science Is
Indeed,
Science is man’s
Breath-taking advance.
Indeed,
Spirituality is God’s
Breath-immortalising romance.
37.
Music Is
Music is entertainment.
Music is enlightenment.
Music is the animal bark
Of man.
Music is the God-Song
And God-Dance for man.
38.
Four Elevators
Doubt-elevator never works.
Fear-elevator seldom works.
Confidence-elevator occasionally works.
Aspiration-elevator sleeplessly works.
39.
How Could This Be True?
My Lord Supreme,
You rang my alarm clock.
How could this be true?
You prayed for my salvation.
How could this be true?
You concentrated on my illumination.
How could this be true?
You meditated for my realisation.
How could this be true?
You contemplated on my perfection.
How could this be true?
You lived for my satisfaction.
How could this be true?
40.
Pray For Me, Please!
Heaven, pray for me, please!
I need the dream
Of oneness-perfection.
Earth, pray for me, please!
I need the reality
Of fulness-satisfaction.
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