Europe-Blossoms are a series of 1,000 poems that Sri Chinmoy wrote during a trip to Europe in the summer of 1974. Sri Chinmoy began writing the poetry series on a Pan Am Flight from New York to London on 21 June 1974 and were completed on July 13, 1974. The book was published by Aum Press, Puerto Rico in August of 1974.
During the summer of 1974, Sri Chinmoy gave several lectures at European universities, these talks were published in the series My Rose Petals.
Seven Selected Poems
1. WHY I LOVE YOU
I love you
Because
Yours is the heart
Of an ice-melting flame.
I love you
Because
Yours is the life
Of a love-radiating sun.
I love you
Because
Yours is the soul
Of a compassion-flowing moon.
65. I LOVE YOUR LIGHT
I love, I love,
I love your light
Because
Your light is my source.
I love, I love,
I love your shadow
Because
Your shadow inspires me to follow you
And reach my destined Goal.
90. I HAVE MORE TO GIVE
I have more light,
Just wait and see.
I have more light to give,
Just empty your mind and receive.
I have more love,
Just dive within.
I have more love to give,
Just smile and achieve.
301. THREE ARE THE GUIDES
Three are the guides that lead us
To the stairs of hell:
Mind’s doubt-poison,
Vital’s jealousy-frown,
Body’s ignorance-crown.
Three are the guides that lead us
To the stairs of Heaven:
Soul’s love-sky,
Heart’s devotion-moon,
Life’s surrender-sun.
424. ANOTHER CHANCE
I am tired of this world.
The world is tired of me.
What shall we do?
Perhaps we should give each other
Another chance.
World, my world,
This time I shall happily be
One with the flow of your life.
“Seeker, my seeker,
This time I shall unconditionally surrender
To your soul-glow.”
633. RULES
Earth-man needs
A set of rules.
Heaven-soul needs
No rules at all.
God-lover has only one rule:
God comes first.
707. PATHS TO GOD
What is Life divine
If not a straight path to God?
What is Light divine
If not a sunlit path to God?
What is Love divine
If not a straight, sunlit short cut,
A supreme short cut
To God?
Photos from Book
Photos from within book. Probably photos taken during the European tour, but no captions.
Europe-Blossoms Songs
On 28th November 1974, Sri Chinmoy set 300 poems from Europe-Blossoms to music. The songs are later published in Surrender-Lotus-Blossoms and Surrender-Rose-Blossoms.
Europe-Blossoms at Sri Chinmoy Library
Further Reading