Poems on Peace 1

Oneness    
Is peace-sea.

Peace
Is the oneness-bridge
Between my satisfaction
And the world's satisfaction.

Peace  
Is not in self-assertive
Foolhardiness.

Peace  
Is in God-assertive
All-pervasiveness.

Peace  
Is in self-conquest.

The appearance of desire    
Nowhere  
Is peace.

Possession-greed
Is peace-starvation.

Mind-division-supremacy  
Knows no peace.

Peace    
Is not in kingdom-wealth.

Heart-multiplication-intimacy 
Knows nothing but peace.

I enjoy peace    
Only when I am not afraid
Of changing my stubborn mind.

Peace    
Is my inner life's only choice.

Peace  
Is not world-escape-relief.

Peace    
Is world-transformation-belief.

Peace takes birth    
Only in oneness-love's abundance.

Peace    
Is the connecting link
Between  
My transcendental self  
And my abysmal abyss.

O my mind,    
When are you going to realise  
That your life without peace  
Is nothing  
But a nightmare of nonsense?

My mind wonders if anyone    
Has secretly but kindly noticed  
That it has been praying to God  
For peace.

Poems on Peace by Sri Chinmoy

From:  Peace-Blossom-Fragrance, Part 1 by Sri Chinmoy.