Saturday, December 22, 2007

Thoughts for the Day - 23rd December 2007 (Sunday)




God is present in every human being as a seed. For a seed to become a plant, earth and water are essential, likewise for the Divine seed in man to grow and blossom into a flower of Sath-Chith-Ananda (Being-Awareness-Bliss), it needs Bhakti (devotion) and Shraddha (faith and earnestness). It is not enough if one merely turns the mind towards God, one must endeavour to experience the presence of the Divine in every particle and at every moment. One must fill the mind with pure and sacred thoughts.

Tuhan eksis di dalam diri setiap orang bagaikan benih (tanaman). Agar benih tanaman tersebut dapat tumbuh menjadi sebatang pohon, maka diperlukan tanah dan air. Nah, demikian pula, agar benih Divinity dapat tumbuh dan berkembang menjadi bunga Sath-Chith-Ananda (Kebenaran-Kesadaran-Kebahagiaan), maka dibutuhkanlah Bhakti (devotion) dan Shraddha (keyakinan dan keuletan). Tidaklah cukup bila engkau hanya menolehkan batinmu ke arah Tuhan, sebab masih diperlukan upaya-upaya untuk merasakan kehadiran Divine di dalam setiap partikel dan di setiap waktu. Engkau harus mengisi batinmu dengan pikiran yang suci dan murni.

-BABA

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