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.