Tuesday, March 10, 2009

Thought for the Day - 9th March 2009 (Monday)


We are unable to comprehend the Atma (spirit) directly. We believe in the existence of the Atma on the strength of the statements made by the great sages who have had the experience of it and who have conveyed it through their teachings. When the Divine is described as One without attributes, eternal, pure, free and self-effulgent, this description will not make the Brahman (God) visible to us. It is only when the state of Brahman is realised by us that its existence is validated to us.


Kita tidak mampu memahami Atma secara langsung. Kita mempercayai keberadaan Atma yang dikuatkan dengan pernyataan para orang suci yang memiliki pengalaman tentang itu dan telah menyampaikannya melalui ajaran-ajaran mereka. Ketika Ketuhanan digambarkan sebagai Yang Tunggal tanpa atribut, abadi, murni, bebas dan bercahaya, penjelasan ini tidak akan membuat Brahman (Tuhan) terlihat oleh kita. Keberadaan Brahman bisa diakui, hanya ketika Brahman itu kita sadari keberadaannya.

-BABA

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