Inner Awakening Poems
Poetry by Sri Chinmoy
Whomever I see,
I wish to consider him mine.
I wish to love him
As my very own.
From You I have learned
This secret and scared truth
That we are all one inside.
With each individual we see our oneness
And reality-existence.
Every day your pilgrim-heart
Has to journey far, very far,
To establish a peace-oneness-world
In the heart of humanity.
A great demonstration of strength
Cannot cover more than a few steps.
But the good revelation of oneness
Covers the length and breadth
Of the world.
Curiosity cannot create
Positive energy.
Sincerity can not only create
Positive energy,
But can also offer it to others.
Sincerity has the capacity
To simplify everything.
Purity is the capacity
To enjoy everything.
To be conscious of and conquer
Self-deception
Is almost as difficult
As climbing the Himalayan heights.
Again and again
We are given chance after chance
To dive deep within
So that we can clearly see and feel
That our previous attempts
Lacked either sincerity-light
Or determination-power
Or both.
You pretend, he pretends, I pretend -
Alas!
Will we ever learn
How powerful and destructive
The pretense-sword is
When we cleverly and unnoticeably
Thrust it at one another.
There is only one thing to do,
And that thing is
To conquer the noise
Of your outer life
With the silence
Of your inner life.
There is no such thing
As insignificant work.
Therefore, we must needs do everything
With our heart's love
And our soul's respect.
He who has
At times may be alone.
But he who is
Can never be alone.
Alas, I believe in everything
Except one thing:
My life's unlimited potential.
Since life is but a continuous
Series of experiences,
Everything ultimately helps me
Towards my final enlightenment.
No matter where you are,
You do have the hidden capacity
To climb higher and dive deeper,
Even if it is just an inch.
The art of pure perfection
Is not an impossible dream
But an inevitable reality.
As the years advance upon me, I see
Not only greatness but goodness,
Not only possibility but inevitablility
In every little happening in the cosmos.
First we have to prove to ourselves
That we belong to the Unknown.
Then a day will come
When we will have to realise
That we belong to the Unknowable.
~ Sri Chinmoy
