Haiku Inspirations
by Animesh
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Dedicated to my Beloved Guru
— the Peerless Seer-Poet —
Sri Chinmoy
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Volume 18
1
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Shangri-La’s moonlit
Dream of Heaven on earth, still
Inspires our minds.
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I asked myself, where
Are you going? I thought ‘you’
Knew, was the reply!
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There are no goodbyes —
In our hearts’ togetherness —
No separation!
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Never give up — there
Is no turning from the path
Our hearts have chosen.
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In the depths of our
Hearts, we hear the whispering
Secrets of the soul.
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We are the dreamers
Of peace, who received the peace
Torch from God’s Own Hand.
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O bird of Peace, do
Permit me to feel your heart
Of inspiration.
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O bird of Light, do
Stay deep within my mind to
Inspire my thoughts.
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O bird of Bliss, do
Fill my life with the breath of
Your inspiration.
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Down the sweep of time
The divine drama has played
Out upon earth’s stage.
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Our hearts convey far
More than we know of what is
Said and what is seen.
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Morning’s gentle touch
Of beauty — and the rising
Lightness of the soul.
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You sang for us — for
Our sisters and brothers — and
So, we sing for You.
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Faith is our silent
Companion as we journey
Toward dreams unknown.
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The world we PRAY for
Can never succumb to the
Feeble pride of man.
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Does inspiration
Not come because it does not
Want to disturb us?
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God prays in and through
Our hearts, so we can feel the
Presence of His Voice.
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We will survive cold
Winters with warm hearts — and hot
Summers with cool heads!
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There is no time for
Procrastination when God
Urgently calls us.
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A plunge in the cold
Winter sea, empties the mind
Of all its comforts.
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We are never far
From home when our hearts feel the
Smile of belonging.
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From the start, You said —
Your Path was Our Path — and You
Have never failed us.
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God gave the Soul of
America His Heart to
Believe His Promise.
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You believed, and you
Became — O God-chosen Soul
Of America.
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My American
Sisters and brothers, your heart
Became the World-Home.
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Ephemeral as
Rising mist — as silent as
The first fall of snow.
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Our hearts encourage
One another always — not
Just in times of need.
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You say, you have a
Great job! God says, what a great
Job you are doing!
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The river never
Needs to think where it will flow
On its life’s journey.
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Who can fathom
The sacred, unexplored depths
Of Your Compassion!
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Yours is a rare heart —
Blessed with the enchanting light
Of inspiration.
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We could sail the world
On a turtle’s back — if we
Took a few crumpets!
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No matter where I
Go, all points of the compass
Lead me to Your Heart.
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Butterfly wings — there
In the glistening — in the
Whisper listening.
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God is happy when
Our hearts beat in time with His
Universal Heart.
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Everything — even
Nothingness is not untouched
By the hand of Grace.
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To think life could be,
Not for the taking — rather,
All for the giving.
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We are the light of
Tomorrow, not the twilight
Of our yesterdays.
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My heart is but a
Breath away — as words take flight
On the morning breeze.
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Wearied by the world,
We seek a moment’s rest in
The lap of delight.
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Without the light of
The soul and the peace of the
Heart, how can we live?
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Do take me with you,
O my heart, when you rise to
Realms unreachable.
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From Himalayan
Mist-covered heights, ancient streams
Of wisdom descend.
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In finity and
In infinity — the light
Of divinity.
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By some miracle
You found me — yet, our hearts knew
We were always One.
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If we fulfil our
Promise today, the future
Will fulfil its own.
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Subtle are the days —
Of joyful memories — now
Waiting to return.
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Heaven and earth meet
At the event horizon
Of our consciousness.
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In places where stars
Are made, we contemplate our
Universal form.
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God’s Grace can and will
Cure all the ailments of the
Material mind.
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In the busyness
Of life, we rarely hear the
Eternal silence.
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Like a prodigal
Child — gone far from home — we hope
One day to return.
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Our hearts have led us
This far — hold tight in the storm,
We will NOT fail now.
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Divine silence brings
Peace to our hearts, that noise-shaped
Minds can never bring.
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A soulful dream — a
Sign from heaven of what earth
Could one day become.
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At the very core
Of our being, all that is
Possible exists.
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O, my Lord Supreme,
Please impress upon my mind
That it knows nothing!
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We will NOT fail — for
We are hearts illumined by
Universal Light.
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From your dream-eye, a
God-shapened tear fell upon
My heart this morning.
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Each new drop of joy,
Draws us closer to the Heart-
Ocean of Delight.
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Your smile of sweetness,
Brings with it a flood of light
From another realm.
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Humility is
God’s special gift that fills our
Hearts with gratitude.
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When life’s cruel storms rage
Against us, our hearts pray at
Your Compassion-Shrine.
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Though we are in the
Company of mortals — we
Are unlimited.
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Even the bird in
A gilded cage longs to sing
Just one freedom song.
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Inspired hearts rise
Far above the gravity
Of world opinion.
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For incarnations,
You have been preparing our
Hearts to take the lead.
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We need ever to
Remind ourselves that our thoughts
Do not define us.
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The sage asks the frog,
How deep is your pond?
The frog turns — and smiles.
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Hands come together
In prayer — hearts unite in
Peace — world’s in oneness.
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The strongest climb, the
Quickest descent, the perfect
Sprint — le Maillot Jaune.
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History begins
Not with the creation but
With the Creator.
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Your songs sing within
The hearts of those who hear them
With their inner ears.
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God’s Oneness-bond is
The heart’s revelation of
The Power of Love.
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In each self-giving
Heart, dwells a God-smile that
Cannot be contained.
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Each chapter starts with
Hope, when our prayers turn the
Pages of our lives.
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Here within, and there
Without, beats the very heart
Of Divinity.
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There is a perfect
Peace that descends upon us
When we bow our heads.
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In the spotlight of
Truth, a mind of illusion
Has no place to hide.
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Music of the soul
Inspires the dream of a
World-heart symphony.
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You are the God-height
Made unreachable by Your
Own self-transcendence.
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You are the God-depth
Made unfathomable by
Your ocean-vast dream.
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You are the God-mind
Made unknowable by Your
Forgetfulness-trance.
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You are the God-heart
Made lovable by Your own
Oneness-life promise.
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My Lord, do allow
Me to wing the welkin heights
Of your vastness dream.
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Neither here nor there —
Not a single atom can
Separate our hearts.
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In the shimmering,
In the radiance, in the
Effulgence of Light.
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Ordinary thought
Plays the same old mind-movie
Over and again.
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Inspired thought is
A glimpse of newness light that
Illumines us all.
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Thought that is not thought
Touches the silence of the
Great ocean of truth.
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From sovereign heights,
Compassion-rain falls upon
Every crying heart.
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We do not come with
Empty hands, for we are the
Torchbearers of peace.
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The voice of the heart
Speaks, when words fray at the edge
Of definition.
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In all that exists —
In every dichotomy
Of life — we are there.
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From generation
To generation, we ask
The very same questions.
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To become what we
Have always inwardly been —
Is life’s great challenge.
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We shine brightest, when
We are the mirror image
Of our inner light.
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Like rivers that heed
The call of the ocean — all
Souls are beckoned home.
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Even the darkest,
Distant planet, is touched by
The light of the sun.
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Haiku — a flower
Petal wisped by the breeze — comes
Falling to our hearts.
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