His is a life
Mostly spent in making mistakes.
But his hallowed hunger for God-Love
Will eventually
Not only rectify and justify
But also glorify
All his unavoidable mistakes.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 5 by Sri Chinmoy.
A Life of Mistakes
June 29th, 2009 — Ten Thousand-
The Secret Of Divine Education
June 28th, 2009 — Ten Thousand-
The secret of divine education:
Do not look back.
Your forgotten, hungry wolf-life
Will immediately devour you.
The secret of divine education:
Be sleeplessly on the alert.
Your ego-life can easily
Keep growing without nourishment.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 5 by Sri Chinmoy.
VIEWPOINTS
June 27th, 2009 — spirituality-
A little soul says
God is good.
A big soul says
God is great.
A divine soul says
God boundlessly has.
A supreme soul says
God eternally is
Plus
God eternally proceeds.
Excerpt from The Golden Boat, Part 14 by Sri Chinmoy.
We Are Aspiring For Harmony
June 26th, 2009 — spirituality-
We are aspiring for harmony
In the inner life and in the outer life
I deeply value the oneness
Of all human beings.
- Sri Chinmoy
Three Tearful Prayers
June 26th, 2009 — Ten Thousand-
My Eternity’s Lord Supreme,
Three tearful prayers:
Reinspire my heart-cry,
Rebuild my hope-tower,
Replenish my gratitude-cup.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 5 by Sri Chinmoy.
Don’t Be
June 25th, 2009 — spirituality-
O mind, my mind,
Don’t be a busy old fool.
O heart, my heart;
Don’t be a tortured weakling.
O vital, my vital,
Don’t be a ruthless tyrant.
O body, my body,
Don’t be a marathon sleeper.
O soul, my soul,
Don’t be a fruitless dreamer.
Excerpt from The Golden Boat, Part 14 by Sri Chinmoy.
Hope Never Retreats
June 24th, 2009 — Ten Thousand-
Hope never retreats.
Faith never delays.
Love never sleeps.
Devotion never doubts.
Surrender never fails.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 5 by Sri Chinmoy.
Faith Helps my Heart-Flower Blossom
June 21st, 2009 — spirituality-
Faith helps my heart-flower blossom
Petal by petal in perfect perfection
So that it can respond
To my soul’s delight-call.
Excerpt from Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, Part 57 by Sri Chinmoy.
Just Because
June 20th, 2009 — spirituality-
Just because
Your heart-bird has flown
High above your mind’s clouds,
God is granting you
The Silence, Beauty and Divinity
Of Eternity.
Excerpt from Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, Part 63 by Sri Chinmoy.
Peace
June 19th, 2009 — spirituality-
Peace is not in seeing,
Peace is not in receiving,
Peace is not in feeling,
Peace is not in giving;
Peace is in praying to God
For peace-role
In the seeker’s aspiring life.
Excerpt from Silence-Seed And Sound-Fruit by Sri Chinmoy.