Ashram Diary Entry
from Sri Chinmoy’s notes
at the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherery, India
New Year’s Day
Sumantra's mother came with Munnu's little sister and said: " Bonne année" to Nolini-da. Nolini-da was extremely pleased with the child's French pronunciation. Himangshu Niyogi touched Nolini-da's feet and made his most respectful pranam. The poet Sundaram came with a Gujarati lady and offered something to Nolini-da. Dinesh came and made his pranam to Nolini-da. Rajen-da came with some beautiful flowers, which Nolini-da asked me to take upstairs.
Udar came with Lilu and gave twenty-five copies of the new diary to Amrita-da. Amrita-da said: "Udar, please don't cover Lilu. I want to appreciate her sari. She looks so beautiful today."
Udar moved aside saying: "Look, Amrita-da, look and appreciate Lilu's beauty."
In the afternoon Sisir-da came and said: "Nolini-da, please give me ten New Year's calendars."
Nolini-da said: "Ten! Sisir, I can't give you ten."
"But I need them."
"Then tell me the names of the people you need them for."
Sisir-da started giving the names. When he mentioned Sisir Ghose of Shantiniketan I said: "He is in Missouri in America."
Sisir-da said: "That I know. He will be back in March. On his return he will definitely expect one from me." He then mentioned a few more names.
Nolini-da said: "Enough enough, and handed ten calendars to Sisir-da with a smile.
Then Sisir-da said: "Please give me ten copies of the New Year's message which you have translated into Bengali. I wish to send them to some of my acquaintances in Calcutta."
"What will they do with that?"
"Why? I am sure they will appreciate God's Hour."
Nolini-da said: "Do you think that outsiders believe in what we say and do here? Sometimes it seems to me they don't believe in our spiritual activities at all."
Published in A Service-Flame and a Service-Sun
Ten Prayer-Poems
by Sri Chinmoy
in Curitiba, Brazil
My Lord Supreme,
Here and now
Do give me the capacity
To love You and need You only.
I am so ashamed of my mind.
It specialises in doubting
My Lord Beloved Supreme.
My Lord Beloved Supreme,
Long before I prayerfully
And soulfully
Touched the dust of Your Feet,
You had firmly caught my heart.
My Lord,
With Your Love
I become a fulness-heart.
Without Your Love
I become Eternity's nothingness itself.
My aspiring heart
Accepts everything divine
Infinitely faster than
My unaspiring mind can reject.
At long last
I have come to learn
That my loneliness-life
Is, indeed,
My heart-destruction-blow.
My Lord tells me that
My heart's soulful smile
Is my love divine in action.
We must never allow
Our God-manifestation-dreams
To gather dust.
Every day God wants
My God-searching mind
And my God-crying heart
To communicate.
My happiness-heart paves
The clearest and brightest road
To my God-Destination.
Published in My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 2
New Year’s Day Meditation
with Sri Chinmoy
in Christchurch, New Zealand
Video by kedarvideo
Sri Chinmoy meditates on New Year’s Day in Christchurch, New Zealand.
Thrteen Prayer-Poems
by Sri Chinmoy
in Christchurch, New Zealand
I must admit,
In all sincerity,
That God has smiled at me
Infinitely more times
Than I have cried for Him.
Every day
My soul’s fragrance-delight
Is intensifying
My heart’s aspiration-cry.
My desire-life,
It is getting late!
Go to sleep, go to sleep!
My aspiration-heart,
It is getting late!
Wake up, wake up!
The hesitation-mind
And the insecurity-life
Love to live together.
I must shun two things —
Self-doubt and world-indifference —
To make the fastest progress
In my spiritual life.
Since we human beings have created
The darkest night of the world,
It is our bounden duty to illumine
The darkest night of the world.
God’s Mind-Philosophy
Is Forgiveness.
God’s Heart-Song
Is Forgiveness.
God’s Life-Story
Is Forgiveness.
Only my heart-microscope
Can measure the distance
Between my life-tears
And my death-smiles.
Each day
Is a Power-Sun-
Revelation-Manifestation
Of God.
Each night
Is a Compassion-Moon-
Revelation-Manifestation
Of God.
Compassion
Is the success-secret
Of the higher world.
Love
Is the success-secret
Of the inner world.
Smile
Is the success-secret
Of the outer world.
Published in My Christmas-New Year-Vacation Aspiration-Prayers, part 18
The Door Between the Two Worlds
by Sri Chinmoy
in Kuantan, Malaysia
The other day, so many times one of the disciples came to visit from the other world. She asked for a boon, and I sanctioned the boon.
The door between the two worlds is closed. We do not know what is going on that side, and they do not know what is happening here. Once we open the door, we can see those souls and they can see us.
These are two worlds. There is just a door or a curtain between them. We find it difficult to see the other world because our mind is roaming here. Our heart is identifying with the other world, but identification is not enough. We have to go there and see what those souls are doing.
Published in Not Every Day, But Every Moment
As Soon as You Give Up This Body
by Sri Chinmoy
in Kuantan, Malaysia
At the end of your life’s journey, as soon as you give up this body, then you will know who I am.
Published in Not Every Day, But Every Moment