Selected Flower Flames 161-180 by Sri Chinmoy |

Selected Flower Flames 161-180

by: Sri Chinmoy

 

161

Each Time I Compromise

Each time I compromise

With ignorance-night,

I kill the beauty and purity

Of my climbing heart-plant.

 

162.

God Has Openly Fed You

God has openly fed you

With His Compassion-Sea.

Will you not even secretly feed Him

With your heart’s gratitude-drops?

 

163.

Man’s Modern Fruits

Man’s ancient roots:

His cries and smiles.

Man’s modern fruits:

His laughter and sighs.

 

164.

Only One Answer

You have a multitude of questions,

But there is only one answer:

The road is right in front of you,

And the guide is waiting for you.

 

165.

Do Not Speak Ill of Yourself.

Do not speak ill of yourself.

The world around you

Will always gladly do that

On your behalf.

 

166.

A Smile Carries

An outer smile carries

Today’s earthly dawn to Heaven.

An inner smile carries

Tomorrow’s Heavenly sun to earth.

 

167.

Never Forget One Thing

Never forget one thing:

The Ultimate Truth is your friend

And not your enemy.

 

168.

Totally Mistaken

I was totally mistaken

When I thought I loved God

Unconditionally.

I was completely mistaken

When I thought God did not need me

At all.

 

169.

One Thing To Learn

Every day there is only

One thing to learn:

How to be honestly happy.

 

170.

Two Unnecessary Questions

Two unnecessary questions:

Does God love me?

Do I need God?

 

171.

God Wants To Know

God does not want to know

Why I cry,

But He does want to know

Why I do not smile.

 

172.

Hunger And Feast

What is success?

My expansion-hunger.

What is progress?

My perfection-feast.

 

173.

The Supreme Contribution

The great contribution

Of the human life:

Mind over matter.

The supreme contribution

Of the divine life:

Heart over mind.

 

174.

Only Two Superior Ways

There are only two superior ways

To realise God:

My life’s surrender-way

And my heart’s gratitude way.

 

175.

Satisfaction-Lion and Aspiration-Deer

Satisfaction-lion

Will have to postpone its momentous visit

Because aspiration-deer

Has not yet started its journey.

 

176.

What I Can Do For God

I shall see

What I can do for God

Since I am not doing

Anything worthwhile for man.

 

177.

A Diplomatic Death

Since each thought

Is an atomic power,

You can give each thought

A diplomatic death.

 

178.

Two Ancient Universal Questions

Two ancient universal questions:

How can I realise God

Immediately?

Is unconditional surrender

Ever possible?

 

179.

At Last My Heart Has Challenged

At last my heart

Has challenged my mind,

Not to defeat it

But to transform it.

180

Always Available

God may not be always available,

But God’s Compassion-Sea

And Forgiveness-Sky

Are always available.

 

 

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