My Master aphorisms

Sri Chinmoy teaches that there is only one true Master, and that Master is God, or as Sri Chinmoy calls God - My Lord Beloved Supreme, My Supreme, My Lord. Our prayers, meditations and service-life fulfil the Supreme within us, serving humanity by serving the Supreme in each and every person.
A real spiritual Master tries to bring to the fore the inner divinity of the disciple from deep within the disciple's heart. It is the spiritual Master's job to make his spiritual children aware of something vast and infinite within themselves, and that is nothing other than God himself.

A selection of 'My Master' poems by Sri Chinmoy taken from Sri Chinmoy's poetry series Seventy-Seven Thousand Service-Trees and Twenty-Seven Thousand Aspiration-Plants.

It gives me great joy
When I think that
My Master was also a seeker
Long, long ago.

The Master brings the disciple
From the mind-jungle
To the heart-garden.

My Master's quick glance
Is flooded with
Affection and sweetness.

My Master's smile
Radiates all the time
Deep inside my heart.

A true Master has the capacity
To illumine you outwardly
And fulfil you inwardly.

Each spiritual Master
Is an everlasting blessing
On earth
For his spiritual children.

If you are a true seeker,
Your true Master
is definetely ordained.

When God creates
A spiritual Master,
He gives the Master
His own outstretched arms
Of compassion.

We need an able Master
To teach us
The message of the soul.

A real Master
Is always anxious and eager
To shelter us
From all the turbulent weather
Of life.

My Master
Is my only source
Of divine inspiration.

When I say "yes"
To my Master's Will,
My soul immediately gets
A tremendous thrill.

We master our life
By pleasing our Master.

The fragrance
Of my Master's love
Strengthens my life
At every moment.

The Master's Compassion-eye
Is unique
From every angle.

When a disciple decides
To examine the Master,
The Master becomes
Ecstatic.

To have a Master
Is to have
A safe harbour.

One moment
With the Master
Is a soulful hope
And a fruitful promise.

My Master tells me that
He is definitely going to help me
To become his heartbeat.

When my Master smiles at me,
It is the most precious moment
In my life.

The Master depends on
The disciple's
Aspiration-cries.

May our inner love of God
Quickly open our outer eyes
To bask in the sunshine
Of our Master's smile.

To obey the Master
Is to see
The smiling Face of God.

My aspiration-day was born
The day I heard
The name of my Master.

Each time I see
My Master's eyes,
I learn something inspiring.

Each time I feel
My Master's heart,
I become something illumining.

I do not think
There has been any spiritual Master
Who had smiling eyes more often
Than a weeping heart.

Each seeker
Should look for
A Himalayan-height-Master.

A true Master has the capacity
To illumine you outwardly
And fulfil you inwardly.

What you need
Is the consciousness awareness
Of your Master's physical reality.

What the Master has
Is his soul's oneness-reality
With your heart's oneness-cry.

If spiritual Master's do not act,
The world will always remain
In ignorance-sleep.

The Universal Light itself
Is
The real Guru.

The Guru embodies not only
The suffering of his disciples,
But also the suffering
Of humanity at large.

The Guru is the messenger boy
Carrying earth's
And Heavens messages
To and fro.

When I cry, I see not how vast
My Master's heart is.
But when I smile, I not only see,
But also become his heart.

God assigns
Each spiritual Master
An almost impossible task.

The Master
And His Compassion-Eye
Cannot be separated,
Never.

The Master is an all-crying heart
And an all-illumining smile
From Heaven.

To feel your Master's grace,
Try not to see his face
But to feel his heart.

No message
Of the Master
Can ever be trivial.

There is no special right-moment.
Every moment is the right moment
To please your Master.

Where can I find
A God-realised soul?
I can easily find him
Inside my Master's
Vision-eye.

If we love God
Inside our Master,
Then our Master will remain
Inside our heart
Even if he is in Heaven.

The sacred
Master-disciple relationship
Can only be felt by both parties
And never described.

What I need
Are my Master's writings
To illumine my heart and life.

Remember,
Your Master's soul tells him
Whenever you do
Something good inwardly.

Your increased love
For your Master
And your faith in him
Will expedite
Your God-realisation.

Your Master's realisation
Is far, far beyond
Your imagination's flight.

Each new Master
Signals a new path,
Illumining and fulfilling,
For humankind.

When your heart
Has genuine tears,
Your true Master appears.

To feel Heaven,
I look at
My Master's heart.

When we are in the company
Of a spiritual Master,
We feel wave upon wave
Of newness-enthusiasm.

My Master wants me to offer
Everything that is divine in me
For his use.

The Master's heart
Is his irresistible
Compassion-affection-tears
And smiles.

Every day
My Master teaches me
How to speak
In silence-eloquence
To him.

My Master is
A forgiveness-bridge
Between his heart
And my life.

The Master
Is the speaking voice
Of the silent God.

The heart of each spiritual Master
Suffers the crushing sorrows
Of millennia
When he tries to transform
Humanity's face.

Each spiritual Master
Lives on earth
For the world's upliftment.


The Master sweeps
The inner path
For us.

We must feel that anything
The Master does for us
Is for the betterment
Of our outer life
And for the enlargement
Of our inner heart.

We all need
An unwavering faith
In our Master.

Whenever I am
In front of my Master,
I let my heart do the talking.

My Master's affection for me
Is endless
And expects nothing
In return.

A spiritual Master
Equally enjoys
The breadth of an atom
And
The life of Infinity.

Choose your spiritual Master wisely,
If you decide to choose,
Give yourself entirely to Him,
If you at all want to give.

When I look at
My Master's heart,
I see his heart is sweeter
Than the moon.

When you have a spiritual Master,
You can immeasurably increase
Your God-ready opportunities.

My Master's heart
Loves me always
For what I am.

O my Lord Supreme
I am eager to see You
Only through my Master's
Ever-new eye.

Each spiritual Master
Comes into the world
To awaken the sleeping divinity
Of human beings.

I shall never forget
All the blessingful smiles
That I have received from my Master
Over the years.

When your consciousness
Is at its highest,
Do not forget that it is
A joint achievement of yours
And your Master's.

If it is true that your Master
Realised God for Himself,
Then it is equally true
That He is manifesting God
For you, only for you.

For God-realisation
Your Master meditated
On his heart
Sleeplessly and breathlessly.

The Master's physical presence
You may not feel,
But your Master's spiritual presence
You are bound to feel
If you can maintain your heart-cry
Always sincerely.

The Master can clear the way
For you,
Not only from time to time,
But every day.
But it is you who have to develop
The hunger
To walk, run and sprint
Along the special way.

Forgiveness-delight
Is what a spiritual Master
Teaches his disciples.

The spiritual Master
Is always Heaven-sent,
Whether the earthly seekers
Believe it or not.

The true Master
Teaches sleeplessly.

May my heart be
The Compassion-Heart
Of my Master.

All our imperfections
Quickly disappear
In our Master's heart.

My Master
Has taught me the
Art of Life.

No book knowledge
Can ever substitute
For the living presence
Of a living Master.

The compassion of the spiritual Master
Is the life-breath
Of the seeker's soul.

May my heart have a glimpse
Of what my Master
At every moment
Is doing for me.

~ Sri Chinmoy