Service-Trees No. 45

Poetry by Sri Chinmoy

I wish to sacrifice
My entire life
For the betterment of
God the Creation.


The more the world treats me badly,
The closer I feel the Presence of God
Inside me.


Those who can live without love
Are not ready
For the world of aspiration.


Self-discipline
Is the only thing that can expedite
Our inner journey and our outer journey.


Each seeker
Needs a heart
Of boundless poise.


The future is here -
In the heart of
Here and Now.


The happiest life
Is the life that gives and gives
With no expectation.


My God-faith
Is a perfect stranger
To my mind-hesitation.


Not how long we meditate,
But how deep our meditation is,
Is of paramount importance.


Every day comes
With new charms and hopes
For me to be a better person.


The heart
Wants to collect Truth
From deep within.


Single-mindedness
Is the root
Of all our success and progress.


Is there any reason
Why I should have to wander on earth
Indefinitely?


God wants me to know
That my inner journey's start
Was perfect.


Every time I long for
An inner journey,
I receive very special Blessings
From my Lord Beloved Supreme.


God is always eager
To bring to the fore
Our inner capacities
So that we can truly be
Of service to Him.


My Lord, out of His infinite Bounty,
Does not pay attention
To my constant failings.


A day of God-love
Is the only real day
In my heart.


Humanity's peace-hunger
Is what I stand for.


I do not have to prove to the world
That I am a most sincere God-lover.
My Lord tells me that it is His Task.


We must invoke
God's blessingful Presence
At least forty times a day.


I wish to become
A child of freedom.


Nobody can overestimate
The joy of service
To God's Creation.


The real self
Is not an invention
But a discovery.


Each good thought
Is an open door
To a brighter sky.


The heart loves to be
A collector
Of God's Blessings.


God has kept His Treasure
Inside our hearts,
But we must look for it.


God wants me
To keep Him alive
Even in my tiniest thought.


Every day
We must look towards
A new horizon
To make progress.


I offer God every day
The newness of my life.


Oneness-hearts
Are unimaginably beautiful.


My progress
Depends entirely
On my heart's cry.


The inner confidence
Comes from
God's abiding Presence
In our life.


Cheerfulness
Always succeeds.


Keep an open heart
To allow the world
Lovingly and faithfully
To come in.


~ Sri Chinmoy


continued...