Here Is The Place
A newly released poetry book by Sri Chinmoy, complied by Kusumita Pedersen. The one hundred and twenty five poems in this collection have been chosen entirely from the works between (1973-1979), when Sri Chinmoy began to write large numbers of short poems in English, developing a new poetry style.
The selected poems within this beautifully compiled volume have been arranged in a narrative order. The "I" of the poems, introduced at the outset, is every person who embarks on a voyage towards perfection. Signalling this commitment, he or she answers a call from God.
Purchase from: Sri Chinmoy's official publisher and Book distributor - Aum Publications and Heart-Light Distributors
WHAT I AM
In Heaven
I am a descending promise.
On earth
I am an ascending hope.
In God
I am a weeping prayer.
I SEE
I see the hand that leads me.
Its name is duty.
I see the heart that feeds me.
Its name is purity.
I see the soul that frees me.
Its name is beauty.
I see the God who wields me.
His Name is Necessity.
THE GOAL OF THE BEYOND
Obey and trust,
Trust and obey.
Indeed, this is the short way
To the Goal of the Beyond.
Love and serve,
Serve and love.
Indeed, this is the shorter way
To the Goal of the Beyond.
Surrender and offer,
Offer and surrender.
Indeed, this is the shortest way
To the Goal of the Beyond.
AN EXTRA SOUL
It is an extra eye
That sees God's Beauty,
And
That eye is my heart.
It is an extra heart
That feels God's Satisfaction,
And
That heart is my soul.
It is an extra soul
That becomes God's Perfection,
And
That soul is God.
WHEN I LIVE IN THE HEART
When
I live in the mind,
I think I know
More than I really know.
When
I live in the heart,
I know I am loved
More than I really love.
LOOK FOR THE GOOD
Look for the good:
Everything is God,
Everyone is God.
Look for God:
Everything is good:
Everyone is good.
Look for the good in me;
I shall not confuse you.
Look for the God in me;
I shall not disappoint you.
LEAN UPON ME
Lean upon my heart.
I shall give you
What I have and what I am:
Aspiration-drop.
Lean upon my soul.
I shall give you
What God has and what God is:
Compassion-Sea.
THE SEED
Her God is the Seed
Of eternal Silence.
Her soul is the seed
Of celestial Freedom.
Her heart is the seed
Of universal Love.
Her life is the seed
Of immortal Bliss.
~ Sri Chinmoy
