My Lord,
What is my first necessity?
“My child,
Self-offering to Me
Is your first necessity.”
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 34, Agni Press, 2003.
Self-Offering
Reply
While On Earth
While on earth,
A man of peace
Experiences, reveals
And manifests
The joy of paradise.
Sri Chinmoy, Peace-Blossom-Fragrance, Part 2, Agni Press, 1994.
The Beauty of Nature
The beauty of nature
Puts us to sleep
And helps us enjoy
Beautiful dreams.
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 34, Agni Press, 2003.
Peace Is the Universal Music
Peace
Is the universal music
To inspire God-dreamers
Throughout the length and breadth
Of the world.
Sri Chinmoy, Peace-Blossom-Fragrance, Part 2, Agni Press, 1994.
O Peace-Lover
O peace-lover,
I shall always follow
In your light-flooded footsteps.
Sri Chinmoy, Peace-Blossom-Fragrance, Part 2, Agni Press, 1994.
Time
He who is wise
Flies with Time
And never from it.
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 24, Agni Press, 2002.
Cynicism
Cynicism blocks
Our heart’s
Progress-road.
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 24, Agni Press, 2002.
When I Have a Deep Meditation
When I have a deep meditation,
Then only can I truly know
What is important to God
And what is not important to God.
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 24, Agni Press, 2002.
God Begs Us
God begs us
To gaze into His Eye
Of Compassion
Even for a fleeting second.
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 24, Agni Press, 2002.
O Stupid Mind
O stupid mind,
Do you not have
Anything better to do
Than to worry about
Your future?
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, Part 24, Agni Press, 2002.