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The concept of the creative artist as an instrument of God proves a constant theme in Sri Chinmoy's work.
From June 10th to June 13th, 1974 Sri Chinmoy composed 365 Father's Day Prayers. While all the poems in this volume do not take the form of prayer, there are a number which exhibit prayer's precatory quality In the following poem, for instance, the poet invokes God's inspiration and realisation--both of which he needs to sustain his creative endeavour:
Later that month, Sri Chinmoy began a lecture tour of Europe. He employed every spare minute in the writing of Europe Blossoms, a fourth series of one thousand poems. We see him absorbed in the core of silence while engaged in multifarious outer activities. He explains the need for the spiritual poet to plumb the depths of silence in a poem from the series:
From June 10th to June 13th, 1974 Sri Chinmoy composed 365 Father's Day Prayers. While all the poems in this volume do not take the form of prayer, there are a number which exhibit prayer's precatory quality In the following poem, for instance, the poet invokes God's inspiration and realisation--both of which he needs to sustain his creative endeavour:
LORD, GIVE ME
Lord, do give me the inspiration to speak.
Needless to say,
I shall speak only about you.
Lord, do give me the realisation to write.
Needless to say,
I shall write only about you.[16]
Later that month, Sri Chinmoy began a lecture tour of Europe. He employed every spare minute in the writing of Europe Blossoms, a fourth series of one thousand poems. We see him absorbed in the core of silence while engaged in multifarious outer activities. He explains the need for the spiritual poet to plumb the depths of silence in a poem from the series:
IN SILENCE
In silence
My heart-life
Prepares my lectures.
In silence
My soul-light
Composes my songs.
In silence
My God-love
Perfects my life.[17]
