“Not the doubting mind
But the faithful heart
Is always ready
For changes and improvements.”
But the faithful heart
Is always ready
For changes and improvements.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 225, Agni Press, 1995
Daily Poem
27 Aug
“For God to take human form
Is, indeed, a reality
That is far beyond
Even our sweetest dreams.”
Is, indeed, a reality
That is far beyond
Even our sweetest dreams.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 245, Agni Press, 1998
26 Aug
“His heart’s constant inner occupation
Is to offer purity-sanctified thoughts
To the four corners of the world.”
Is to offer purity-sanctified thoughts
To the four corners of the world.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 74, Agni Press, 1984
25 Aug
“God’s final Decision:
He will never end the world,
No matter how bad the world becomes.”
He will never end the world,
No matter how bad the world becomes.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 261, Agni Press, 1998
24 Aug
“Tolerance
Is a secret and sacred way
To enrich our human life.”
Is a secret and sacred way
To enrich our human life.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 261, Agni Press, 1998
23 Aug
“A vice does not remain a vice
When I am absolutely determined
To transform it into a virtue.”
When I am absolutely determined
To transform it into a virtue.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 202, Agni Press, 1994
22 Aug
“O humanity,
I do not want to be
Even one step above you.
I want to be
On the same footing,
Not only to make you happy
But also to make myself really happy.”
I do not want to be
Even one step above you.
I want to be
On the same footing,
Not only to make you happy
But also to make myself really happy.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 202, Agni Press, 1994
21 Aug
“What you need is
Determination-fire.
Uneasiness, unwillingness and unreadiness
Will all surrender
To the beauty and fragrance
Of determination.”
Determination-fire.
Uneasiness, unwillingness and unreadiness
Will all surrender
To the beauty and fragrance
Of determination.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 202, Agni Press, 1994
20 Aug
“What do we gain
By interfering?
We gain nothing.
We just become a victim
Of our own stupidity.”
By interfering?
We gain nothing.
We just become a victim
Of our own stupidity.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 202, Agni Press, 1994
19 Aug
“Be wise!
You must overcome
All your difficulties,
Not try to escape from them,
For there is no such thing
As escape.”
You must overcome
All your difficulties,
Not try to escape from them,
For there is no such thing
As escape.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 202, Agni Press, 1994
18 Aug
“Do not complain;
Do not complain.
Just train your mind
To look at the world
With a compassion-eye.”
Do not complain.
Just train your mind
To look at the world
With a compassion-eye.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 201, Agni Press, 1994
17 Aug
“Be brave, sleeplessly brave.
Do not surrender
To the inevitable.
The strength of your soul
Can silence the buffets of fate.”
Do not surrender
To the inevitable.
The strength of your soul
Can silence the buffets of fate.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 201, Agni Press, 1994
16 Aug
“Although I stumble,
I shall not fail.
Even though I fail,
I shall not give up,
Never!”
I shall not fail.
Even though I fail,
I shall not give up,
Never!”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 203, Agni Press, 1994
15 Aug
“What can God’s Grace
Do for us?
It can do in a minute
What would take a lifetime
Otherwise.”
Do for us?
It can do in a minute
What would take a lifetime
Otherwise.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 203, Agni Press, 1994
14 Aug
“Your heart-offering
Must be for all.
There is nobody
Who does not deserve it.”
Must be for all.
There is nobody
Who does not deserve it.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 203, Agni Press, 1994
13 Aug
“Your half-hearted attempts
Are not only delaying you
But also robbing you
Of your own inner strength.”
Are not only delaying you
But also robbing you
Of your own inner strength.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 206, Agni Press, 1994
12 Aug
“You will drown
In the sea of tears
If you daily,
Consciously and deliberately
Disobey the illumination-whispers
Of your soul.”
In the sea of tears
If you daily,
Consciously and deliberately
Disobey the illumination-whispers
Of your soul.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 206, Agni Press, 1994
11 Aug
“I protest popularity contests,
I protest supremacy contests,
For these contests interfere with
My inner oneness-life.”
I protest supremacy contests,
For these contests interfere with
My inner oneness-life.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 209, Agni Press, 1994
10 Aug
“O let my heart sow!
Let others’ lives reap!”
Let others’ lives reap!”
Sri Chinmoy, The caged bird and the uncaged bird, Agni Press, 1998
09 Aug
“One life for each to give —
Therefore,
Each can smilingly choose
To give his own life to God.”
Therefore,
Each can smilingly choose
To give his own life to God.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 205, Agni Press, 1994
08 Aug
“Take all activities
Not as obligations,
But as opportunities
To arrive at the destined shore.”
Not as obligations,
But as opportunities
To arrive at the destined shore.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 205, Agni Press, 1994
07 Aug
“We must prayerfully accomplish
Everything
That we are supposed to accomplish
As soon as possible,
For we are endowed
Only with brief and flickering
Life-flames.”
Everything
That we are supposed to accomplish
As soon as possible,
For we are endowed
Only with brief and flickering
Life-flames.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 205, Agni Press, 1994
06 Aug
“A heart of compassion
Is the real possessor
Of happiness.”
Is the real possessor
Of happiness.”
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 28, Agni Press, 2002
05 Aug
“Happiness lost
Can be regained
By sincerely loving others.”
Can be regained
By sincerely loving others.”
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 13, Agni Press, 1999
04 Aug
“Eternal happiness
Grows on
Life’s service-tree.”
Grows on
Life’s service-tree.”
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 46, Agni Press, 2006
03 Aug
“Truth-beauty
And
Happiness-fragrance
Are inseparable.”
And
Happiness-fragrance
Are inseparable.”
Sri Chinmoy, Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants, part 168, Agni Press, 1992
02 Aug
“Happiness,
Not pleasure,
Is another name for beauty.”
Not pleasure,
Is another name for beauty.”
Sri Chinmoy, Ten Thousand Flower-Flames, part 91, Agni Press, 1983
01 Aug
“Happiness is where your heart’s rainbow-beauty breathes.”
Sri Chinmoy, The secret of beauty, Jharna-Kala Card Co., 1995
31 Jul
“Never forget
Even one happiness-dream
Of yours.”
Even one happiness-dream
Of yours.”
Sri Chinmoy, Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees, part 45, Agni Press, 2006
30 Jul
“May my mind
Be as happy as hope.
May my heart
Be as fulfilled as peace.”
Be as happy as hope.
May my heart
Be as fulfilled as peace.”
Sri Chinmoy, Peace-Blossom-Fragrance, part 4, Agni Press, 1994