“My own gratitude-heart
Is all
That matters.”
– Sri Chinmoy
When all is said about gratitude, when all is written, all is felt and experienced, this simple aphorism remains: a stark, unassailable fire-pure revelation of absolute truth.
When we feel gratitude in our heart, when gratitude grows and blossoms within our heart, when we enter into our gratitude-heart, then all else is left behind and obliterated – we become our gratitude-heart.
Our gratitude-heart is enormous, and when we become our gratitude-heart, we become enormous. Initially we do not realise how enormous – the deeper we enter into our gratitude-heart, the vaster we become, till we realise we have merged with the infinite.
Our gratitude-heart universe is brighter than the sun, deeper than the ocean, vaster than the sky. In this ever-expanding, ever-blossoming, ever-smiling, ever-dancing, ever-creating and ever-transcending infinitude, there is simply no room for darkness in any form: no doubt, no fear, insecurity, confusion or jealousy, no frustration, hatred, impurity or delusion. Here is absolute safety, perfect clarity, total certainty, utmost felicity.
Our gratitude-heart knows it is in safe hands, knows it is being guided and carried to the ultimate goal, knows all its needs are taken care of, all its aspirations fulfilled. To live in our gratitude-heart, to become our gratitude-heart is its own reward, and more.
Our gratitude-heart is ever-transcending. Our gratitude-heart alone knows it is our most precious possession, most treasured gift and highest blessing. For a gratitude-heart to be aware of itself is automatically to deepen and transcend itself, as a continually plunging, upwardly-spiralling, ever-expanding self-fulfilment. To experience our gratitude-heart is to become the beauty and fragrance of our gratitude-heart; to become our gratitude-heart is to offer our gratitude-heart; to offer our gratitude-heart is to become our ever deeper, purer, more complete and most sublime perfection-satisfaction.