“THIS PRECIOUS LIFE IS MINE TO LIVE and USE FOR MY HIGHEST GOOD”—a poem about making the most of this golden opportunity before my time runs out

PLUS enlightening wisdom quotes by Yogananda, Chinmayan and Yeshe Gyamtso AND a simple, sweet and soulful kirtan by Yogananda that you can sing that will open your heart and give bliss to your soul!

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JOURNEY Of The HEART Section # 724 Poetry and Love Songs written by Chinmayan to encourage you to keep on doing the inner work of spiritual growth and learning to live in the sanctuary of this present moment

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THIS PRECIOUS LIFE IS MINE TO LIVE—-
AND I WILL NOT WASTE EVEN A 
MOMENT BEFORE I AM CALLED 
TO LEAVE THIS WORLD BEHIND

“It is later than you think
So do not put off until tomorrow
The important things you can
Do or say or share lovingly today”  —Yeshe Gyamtso

I must always remember 
That this beautiful body of
Such vitality in which I now live,
Move, act and make Love with

Will someday be laying on a 
Slab at the undertakers being
Prepared for the fire of cremation
After I have been called away

When my time here will be over
And I must return to the spirit world
For a while—whether I want to or not,
Whether I am ready or not, 

Whether my work here is done or not,
For this is a call I cannot ignore,
When any pleas to be allowed to 
Stay any longer will not be heard—

I remind myself everyday of the 
Teaching I carry called the “Four Ends”—

“The end of all birth is death…
The end of all building is ruin…
The end of all accumulation is dispersion…
The end of all meeting is parting…”

While I am still here in the midst
Of all the vibrant beauty of this world,
I remind myself again and again
To remember that time is shorter

Than I want it to be or like to believe
And that NOW IS THE TIME to 
Love, serve and awaken and do
The work I was sent here to do

Without hesitation, procrastination or
Delay for it is certainly true that no one
Really knows when that call to go will
Come, and if I am wise, I will be ready today!


July 8, 2021
Still Mountain Retreat

A SPECIAL SONG FOR YOU from Chinmayan’s curated inspirational playlists

“Door Of My Heart” Performed by Krishnabai, Bholenath and Brahmadev

This song and this very beautiful music video is one of the most heart touching and soul inspiring devotional songs written by Yogananda. This version is one of the very best, most God calling that is intended for your own personal devotional practice.

It is sung with total devotion by Krishnabai, with back up instruments and voicals by Bholenath and Brahmadev….here are some of the lyrics…

“Door of my heart/Open wide I keep for thee—/ Night and day, Night and day/I look for Thee night and day/Will You come? Will You come?/Will my days fly away/Without seeing you my Lord?”

With a beautiful music meditatiin video that you will love!

“DOOR OF MY HEART” a beautiful kirtan written by YOGANANDA and sung by Krishnabai

THE MOST IMPORTANT PART OF LIFE

“Everything else can wait, but our search for God cannot wait!”

—Yogananda

Sign in the meditation garden of Self Realization Fellowship, Founded by Yogananda in 1920

“Scattering the ashes of our beloved in the river of life…this is what happens when time runs out for every one of us when we are called to leave our bodies, our lives and all we love behind. All the masters teach us to remember this will happen to us too…and to use our precious time for the important things that we were sent here to learn, do and share.” —Yeshe Gyamtso

Original Revelation and Calligraphy by Chinmayan

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