Everyone loves to blame somebody else.
But who is that somebody else
If not a portion of
The unrealised universal Self?
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 92, Agni Press, 1984
Daily Poem
12 Oct
“Realisation dawns
When the illusion
Of self-importance
Is totally gone.”
When the illusion
Of self-importance
Is totally gone.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 25, Agni Press, 1984
11 Oct
“Hello hope,
Hello promise,
Hello!
Good-bye doubt,
Good-bye hesitation,
Good-bye!”
Hello promise,
Hello!
Good-bye doubt,
Good-bye hesitation,
Good-bye!”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 129, Agni Press, 1990
10 Oct
“Be kind, be all sympathy,
For each and every human being
Is forced to fight against himself.”
For each and every human being
Is forced to fight against himself.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 129, Agni Press, 1990
09 Oct
“Who is a genuine seeker?
A genuine seeker is he
Who carries wherever he goes
God’s Love in his smile.”
A genuine seeker is he
Who carries wherever he goes
God’s Love in his smile.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 191, Agni Press, 1993
08 Oct
“I came into the world
Not to escape the miseries of life,
But to challenge and conquer
The ruthless torture of misery.”
Not to escape the miseries of life,
But to challenge and conquer
The ruthless torture of misery.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 191, Agni Press, 1993
07 Oct
“What is spirituality,
If not constant self-vigilance
And self-discipline?”
If not constant self-vigilance
And self-discipline?”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 191, Agni Press, 1993
06 Oct
“Silence is always the best teacher.
It can take us safely
Deep into every heart.”
It can take us safely
Deep into every heart.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 239, Agni Press, 1997
05 Oct
“No self-giving here on earth
Will remain unrecognised,
Unapplauded
And unfulfilled.”
Will remain unrecognised,
Unapplauded
And unfulfilled.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 144, Agni Press, 1991
04 Oct
“Is there any earthly problem
That does not have
A purifying and illumining purpose?”
That does not have
A purifying and illumining purpose?”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 144, Agni Press, 1991
03 Oct
“Do you want to make God
Really happy?
Then never give up your hope
Of becoming absolutely perfect.”
Really happy?
Then never give up your hope
Of becoming absolutely perfect.”
02 Oct
“Be not afraid of
Your teeming weaknesses.
Confront them valiantly.
You are bound to succeed.”
Your teeming weaknesses.
Confront them valiantly.
You are bound to succeed.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 196, Agni Press, 1994
01 Oct
“When the silence of your heart
Leads you,
There is no mind-barrier
That you cannot surmount.”
Leads you,
There is no mind-barrier
That you cannot surmount.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 196, Agni Press, 1994
30 Sep
“You must not delay!
You must achieve
As soon as possible,
Before your life fades away.”
You must achieve
As soon as possible,
Before your life fades away.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 47, Agni Press, 1984
29 Sep
“If the heart’s belief
Does not become the life’s action,
Then that belief is hardly better
Than disbelief.”
Does not become the life’s action,
Then that belief is hardly better
Than disbelief.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 253, Agni Press, 1998
28 Sep
“We are born on earth
To prove that every day
A new God
With a new Promise
Takes birth in each human heart.”
To prove that every day
A new God
With a new Promise
Takes birth in each human heart.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 253, Agni Press, 1998
27 Sep
“The more I see the rapidity
Of the machine-world,
The more I see futility
Dancing all around us.”
Of the machine-world,
The more I see futility
Dancing all around us.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 253, Agni Press, 1998
26 Sep
“Devotion is not
An insignificant thing.
It is infinitely more valuable
Than you can ever imagine.”
An insignificant thing.
It is infinitely more valuable
Than you can ever imagine.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 253, Agni Press, 1998
25 Sep
“If we have the armour
Of a clear conscience,
Then fast, very fast we can run
In our spiritual life.”
Of a clear conscience,
Then fast, very fast we can run
In our spiritual life.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 252, Agni Press, 1998
24 Sep
“Just remember a prayerful moment,
A soulful moment
And a self-giving moment.
You will be able to walk again
Along the road to delight.”
A soulful moment
And a self-giving moment.
You will be able to walk again
Along the road to delight.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 252, Agni Press, 1998
23 Sep
“Do not allow yourself to be haunted
By constant regret
That you are not doing well
In your spiritual life.
Be determined!
Go forward!
Go forward!”
By constant regret
That you are not doing well
In your spiritual life.
Be determined!
Go forward!
Go forward!”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 252, Agni Press, 1998
22 Sep
“Do you want to give?
Then ask your heart to have patience.
Do you want to receive?
Then ask your mind to have patience.”
Then ask your heart to have patience.
Do you want to receive?
Then ask your mind to have patience.”
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 41, Agni Press, 1982
21 Sep
“What is spirituality?
It is the unparalleled wisdom
That tells us to leave everything
In God’s safe Hands.”
It is the unparalleled wisdom
That tells us to leave everything
In God’s safe Hands.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 252, Agni Press, 1998
20 Sep
“In the spiritual world
We want unity
And not uniformity.”
We want unity
And not uniformity.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 252, Agni Press, 1998
19 Sep
“If you want to make
Faster than the fastest progress
In your spiritual life,
Stop counting, calculating
And measuring.”
Faster than the fastest progress
In your spiritual life,
Stop counting, calculating
And measuring.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 252, Agni Press, 1998
18 Sep
“When I meditate soulfully,
I make myself five years old.
When I do not meditate,
I become eighty years old.”
I make myself five years old.
When I do not meditate,
I become eighty years old.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 240, Agni Press, 1997
17 Sep
“You do not have to go to anybody
To receive answers
To satisfy your mind.
Just enter into your higher self.
All the answers are already there.”
To receive answers
To satisfy your mind.
Just enter into your higher self.
All the answers are already there.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 240, Agni Press, 1997
16 Sep
“Each inspiring dream
Comes from a higher world
With a special significance
To awaken and illumine this earth.”
Comes from a higher world
With a special significance
To awaken and illumine this earth.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 240, Agni Press, 1997
15 Sep
“When we aspire
Most sincerely and most soulfully,
We come to realise
That there is no such thing
As an unattainable goal.”
Most sincerely and most soulfully,
We come to realise
That there is no such thing
As an unattainable goal.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 242, Agni Press, 1998
14 Sep
“Self-giving and joy
Are so fond of each other
That they have become
Inseparable companions.”
Are so fond of each other
That they have become
Inseparable companions.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 228, Agni Press, 1996